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Shuhei M. YOSHIDA, PhD

Researcher in machine learning and computer vision

Visual Intelligence Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation

I am a researcher in machine learning and computer vision at Biometrics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, and a visiting researcher at RIKEN AIP. My main research interest is in the field of machine learning algorithms that work with limited supervision, such as weakly supervised learning and transfer learning.

I got my Ph. D. in physics at The University of Tokyo. The theme of my Ph. D. study was universality in strongly correlated quantum gases and few-body systems.

“Shuhei Yoshida” is such a common name that I once met a guy with the name in an physics conference! Please don’t confuse me with other “Shuhei Yoshida”. Most of my publications in English have the middle initial “M” in my name.

Interests

  • Machine learning with limited supervision (weakly supervised learning, transfer learning)
  • Deep learning algorithms, theories, and their application to image/video recognition

Education

  • PhD in Science, 2018

    Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

  • MSc, 2015

    Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

  • BSc, 2013

    School of Science, The University of Tokyo

Professional experience

 
 
 
 
 

Visiting Researcher

RIKEN AIP-NEC Collaboration Center

Oct 2018 – Mar 2022 Tokyo, Japan
 
 
 
 
 

Researcher

Visual Intelligence Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation

Apr 2018 – Present Kanagawa, Japan

Awards

Student Presentation Award

2017 Autumn Meeting, Division 1, Japan Physical Society

Dean’s Award

Elite Science Student Visit Abroad Program

Prizes in science competitions

I participated in several competitions when I was a high-school student:

  • Japanese Olympiad in Informatics: Honorable mention (Feb. 2007) / Bronze prize (Feb. 2008)
  • Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad: Bronze prize (May 2007)
  • Physics Challenge (a domestic competition): Bronze prize (Aug. 2007) / Gold prize (Aug. 2008)
  • International Physics Olympiad: Bronze prize (Aug. 2008)

Fellowship

JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (DC2)

Advanced Leading Graduate Course for Photon Science

Teaching / Outreach

TA for Intensive Course

Special Topics in Physics AIII on “Quantum Topological Computation”, by Sir Anthony James Leggett

TA for Integrated Course

“Fundamental Equations and Their Meanings”, by Prof. Masahito Ueda

Volunteer staff & TA

Non-Profit Organization “Wings for Mathematical Science” (数理の翼)

The NPO organizes summer / winter schools for science-oriented high-school students. I participated in the executive committees for the 32nd (2011), 34th (2013), and 35th (2014) Summer Seminar as a volunteer staff, a TA, and the Vice-Chairperson, respectively. I also organized the One-Day Workshop in 2009, the 2nd Winter Seminar (2010), the Okawa Seminars in 2010, 2011, and 2013 as a volunteeer staff.