My campus life at Hosei University was filled with both learning and friendship. My lab members became very close to me, teaching me many things inside and outside research. Together we shared adventures such as going to training camps and playing baseball games. One unforgettable memory was walking back from a baseball match in Koganei Park at the hour of 片割れ時, which is close meaning to “twilight”, with nearly twenty of us from Iyatomi Lab. Everyone was tired yet happy, softly talking as we walked. It felt like stepping into an anime scene, and I thought, “This is the Japan I came looking for.”
During my PhD, I worked on integrating physics-inspired principles, especially from optics, into AI systems for medical imaging. These approaches proved effective in improving model robustness and generalization. This background now drives my vision of bridging optical instrumentation and AI for future space missions. I see strong potential in automating observation systems by combining calibration, machine learning, and optical design into transparent pipelines. My long-term goal is to contribute to space-based camera systems, where AI can support anomaly detection and data interpretation. The foundation I built at Hosei gave me both the skills and the confidence to keep chasing that goal.
IIST is a place where you can test your limits and discover new ones you never imagined. The guidance, the friendships, and the challenges all push you forward. If you embrace them fully, I believe you will leave not just with research results, but with a stronger sense of who you are and who you want to become.
The above information is at the time of the interview.
