Profile
Bio:
Kotaro Nakayama is the Representative director of NABLAS Inc, a private research institute. He received the Ph.D. degree in Information Science and Technology from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, in 2008. He has careers in the both academic and industrial area including; CEO of Kansai Informatics Institute, Assistant Prof. of CSK, the University of Tokyo and Assistant Prof. of Matsuo Lab, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. He published 9 computer science-related books including "Data Science Bootcamp in the University of Tokyo" and translation of Y. Bengio's "Deep Learning". His research interest includes; AI, Web mining, Deep learning, Scalable computation models & HPC and Brain-inspired computation.
Short Vita:
Oct 2000 – Sep 2003
CEO and director of "Kansai informatics institue"
Apr 2002 – Mar 2004
Lecturer of “Internet architecture” at Doshisha woman colledge
Mar 2007
Ph.D. of information science from Osaka University
Apr 2007 – Mar 2008
Postdoctoral fellow, Osaka University
Apr 2008 – Dec 2014
Assistant Prof, Center for Knowledge Structuring, The University of Tokyo
Dec 2014 - Oct 2018
Assistant Prof, Matsuo Lab, School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo
Oct 2018 - Mar 2020
Matsuo Lab, School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo
Oct 2018 -
CEO, NABLAS Inc.
Prizes:
Mar. 2004
Imagine Cup Software Development Category: Japan regional 1st prize.
Mar. 2005
Imagine Cup, Software Development Category: Japan regional 1st prize.
Sep. 2005
Imagine Cup World Final: Best 8.
Mar. 2006
Imagine Cup, Software Development Category: Japan regional 1st prize.
July. 2006
Imagine Cup World Final: Best 6, finalist certificated.
Aug. 2007
Yamashita Research Prize from IPSJ (Information Processing Soceity of Japan)
Sep. 2007
Innovation Japan, Microsoft Innovation Research Award Academic category
Nov. 2007
Computer Science Area Research Award from IPSJ (Information Processing Soceity of Japan)
Nov. 2010
Best Paper Award in WebDB Forum
Nov. 2011
The Best Paper Award DBSJ 2010
Mar. 2012
Yamashita Research Prize from IPSJ (Information Processing Soceity of Japan)
Others
7 prizes on business plan contests and 1 prize on technology contest.
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