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We believe that creating the future the world wants, requires changing how the world grows.
Masashi Sugiyama
Professor, Department of Complexity Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Regarding AI research and development, universities and firms in the U.S. and China, including GAFAM, are promoting international funding, acquisition of human resources, data collection, and basic research for business development at their individual levels. However, the pace of technological innovation is rapid, and the battle for leadership in next-generation AI technology is chaotic.
Prof. Sugiyama is one of Japan's leading experts in advanced machine learning, its application to bioscience, and the development of AI infrastructure technology.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Artificial Intelligence
Data Mining
Signal and Image Processing
Robotic Control
Statistical machine learning
EDUCATION
Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Director, Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, RIKEN