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Jovan David Rebolledo-Mendez, PhD, Dr. Eng.

Summary

  • Developed and applied machine learning techniques to research in multiple disciplines, including vision, robotics and bioinformatics.
  • Published peer reviewed articles in international journals and presented research at conferences.
  • Helped in design and development of the core technologies for 50+ startups coming from Singularity University, located in Silicon Valley.
  • Selected and interviewed by the Cabinet of Japanese Government for innovation in Japan.
  • Teaching experience beginning with tutoring in high school, from children to graduate students in different subject areas, from rural areas in Mexico to Stanford, Keio U., University of Tokyo and NASA Ames Research Park.
  • Worked with US Astronaut and co-led workshops with IBM Watson creator.
  • Thinker and Exponential Technology Leader across multiple nations (Japan, Mexico, USA and Congo).
  • Connect communities and their leaders among Asia, Americas and Africa, and creating new synergies among them.
  • Inspired and transformed mindsets of Keio University SDM masters-level students to produce outstanding projects.
  • Drafted and submitted patents in USA and Japan, including petent pending final approval.

Education

Dr. Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Computational Science – Machine Learning

Kanazawa University, Japan

Researched and designed Machine learning technique proposal for biological databases

Proposed and designed Intelligent Agents Method based on self-feeding mechanism

2009

MSc in Engineering and Computer Science – Adaptive Systems 

Kanazawa University, Japan

Investigated optimization methods of adaptive systems for Brain Computer Interface 

2006

MBA Training (non-degree seeking)

University of Louisville, USA

Led winning project of platform for educating children, using A.I. principles of software adaptation

2012

Management Of Technology (MOT)

Kanazawa University, Japan

Learnt administrative skills for technology creation and management. 

2006

Robotics Training at Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan

Assisted in the development of Robotic arm for library (sub-process).

2002

Business Administration

ITESM, Mexico

Learnt concepts of managing a company, in a very intensive course. 

2001

BE Management of Information Systems 

University of Veracruz, Mexico

Compared Object Oriented Methodologies 

1998

Leading Innovation for Regional Impact

Director, Asian Exponential

Asian Exponential

  • Connect with relevant leaders in Asia (Singapore, Taiwan, China, India, and others).
  • Pushing for a new cryptocurrency Asian coin.
  • Co-organizing the first Exponential Technologies Asia Summit (possibly with Singularity University)
  • Promoting innovation across the different countries where this institution will be functioning.

Since 2018

Ambassador for Japan, ANA Avatar XPRIZE

XPRIZE

  • Promoter of future Avatar Technologies in Japan (and Asia).
  • Avatar XPRIZE evangelist in Japan

Since 2018

Ambassador for Japan, IBM Watson AI XPRIZE

XPRIZE

  • Promoter of ongoing AI XPRIZE in Japan.
  • Engage AI community in Japan to the AI world community.

Since 2017

Ambassador for Japan, SingularityU Tokyo Chapter

Singularity University

  • Community leader in Tokyo who organizes activities in Tokyo.
  • Engage Singularity University with Japanese society, companies and Government.

Since 2016

Ambassador for Japan, SingularityU Japan Global Impact Competition

Singularity University

  • Organizes a national (Japan) contest about innovation.
  • Connect innovation and entrepreneurship activities between Japan and Silicon Valley (specifically, Singularity University)

Since 2016

Employment

Researcher & Instructor in AI (Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Research Center) 

The University of Tokyo, Japan

  • Involved in teaching AI to students at University of Tokyo, with a new original course in proposal to be taught in the coming months
  • Researching technologies for education in AI (VR and human-emotion recognition applied to robotics)
  • Researching on AI for applications to human emotional state recognition, pain meters, etc.
  • Proposed, designed and organized the first University of Tokyo AI Solutions Global Competition & led group to SU Global Summit.
  • Collaborative research with Japanese corporations.
  • Drafting books, book chapters and other publications.

Since 2017

Board of Directors

JBS, Japan

  • Provide state-of-the-art exponential technology intelligence for this big privately owned corporation.
  • Connect this company with opportunities outside of Japan

2017– 2018

Co-Founder

EnerDrones, HongKong

  • Helps with the strategic technology vision for the company.
  • Helps building drone industry and connects among related parties.

2018

Staff Scientist

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan

  • Developed computational methods for Bioinformatics/ Pipelines in Metagenomics
  • Programmed RESTful MFC’ Data UX; applied grants for novel algorithms in metagenomics

2015– 2017

Director

Exponential Japan, Japan

  • Directed outreach activities and organized events for tech community in Tokyo
  • Designed and developed a new methodology for adopting exponential thinking (original design was developed and used for the Keio course and now the organization runs courses and workshops for Japanese corporations using modified versions of this content).

Since 2015 

CTO/ Co-Founder

Tactile Analogics LLC, USA

  • Directed R&D of innovative A.I. interface & hardware haptics for tele-sensing methods.
  • Secured grants for this project & recruited collaborators to carry on the work.

2013 – present 

Co-Founder

EnerDrones, HongKong

  • Directed R&D of innovative A.I. interface & hardware haptics for tele-sensing methods.
  • Secured grants for this project & recruited collaborators to carry on the work.

2018 

Technology Fellow

Singularity University, USA

  • Mentored and assisted 15+ teams in crafting and developing their core technologies.

2016 -2017 

A.I. & Robotics Teaching Fellow

Singularity University, USA

  • Created workshops and taught about AI & Robotics, including work with IBM Watson.
  • Designed and taught artificial intelligence and deep learning courses.

2014 -2017 

Postdoctoral Associate 

University of Louisville, USA

  • Developed and applied computational methods for animal genome mapping
  • Developed next generation sequencing data analysis methods

2010 -2013 
  • Identified miR-mRNA relationship
  • Investigated and evaluated bioinformatics tools at the molecular level
  • Evaluated and developed AI methods for gene classification and clustering 

Software Developer

Laguna Verde, Mexico

  • Administrated, supervised and developed implementation of computational solutions to a variety of problems.
  • Obtained special security clearance to work in nuclear power plant systems (organized and remodeled LANs, installed and operated network management, etc.).

2003 

JICA Scholar

Osaka & Kanazawa, Japan

Analyst and Software Developer

Veratech S.A. de C.V., Mexico

  • Developed java-based systems oriented to internet and e-business for BusinessBots and Wells Fargo, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A. (2000-2001), functional and technical assessor for these and other USA companies. 
  • Designed and modeled the Veratech Software Development Methodology

            2002

2000 -2001

Peer-Reviewed Publications since 2006 (Total = 12)

  • Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., A.I. in Fighting Cancer: a short review and trends, International Journal of Molecular and ImmunoOncology 2017.01
  • Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Hestand, M.S., Coleman, S., Zeng, Z., Orlando, L., MacLeod, J.N., Kalbfleisch, T.  Comparison of Equine Reference Sequence with the Source Data used to Derive It, PLoS One, June 24 2015, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126852
  • Schneider, J., Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., McNamara, S.  A Grayscale Pneumatic Micro-Valve for use in a Reconfigurable Tactile Tablet for Vision-Impaired Individuals, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 25:1 December 30, 2014, 015008 doi:10.1088/0960-1317/25/1/015008
  • Andreeva, K., Zhang, M., Fan, W., Li, X., Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Cooper, N.G. Time-dependent Gene Profiling Indicates the Presence of Different Phases for Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury in Retina.  Ophtalmology and Eye Diseases 2014:06, Libertas Academica
  • Yampolskiy, R.V., Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Hindi, M.M.  Password Protected Visual Cryptography via Cellular Automata.  Transactions on Data Hiding and Multimedia Security(DHMS). Special Issue on Visual Cryptography. Springer. 2013. (ISSN: 1864-3043)
  • Vaishnav, R.A., Liu, R., Chapman, J., Roberts, A.M., Ye, H., Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Tabira, T., Fitzpatrick, A.H., Achiron, H., Running, M.P., Friedland, R.P., Aquaporin 4 molecular mimicry and implications for neuromyelitis optica, J Neuroimmunol. 2013 Jul 15;260(1-2):92-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.04.015. Epub 2013 May9
  • Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Vaishnav, R.A., Cooper, N.C., Friedland, R,P.,  Cross-kingdom sequence similarities between human micro-RNAs and plant viruses, Commun Integr Biol 2013; 6: e24951. http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/cib.24951
  • Friedland RP, Shah JJ, Farrer LA, Vardarajan B, Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Mok K and Hardy J Behavioral v ariant frontotemporal lobar degeneration with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with a chromosome 9p21 hexanucleotide, Front. Neur. 3:136. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00136
  • Rebolledo-Mendez Jovan David, Satou Kenji, Nakayama Kenji, Characterization of microarray dataset from the perspective of feature importance, PhD Thesis, Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, 2009.09
  • Higashihara,M., Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Yamada,Y., Satou,K., Application of a Feature Selection Method to Nucleosome Data: Accuracy Improvement and Comparison with Other Methods, WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol.5, Issue 5, pp.95-104, 2008.5
  • Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Higashihara,M., Yamada,Y., Satou,K.,  Characterization and Clustering of GO Terms by Feature Importance Vectors Obtained from Microarray Data, WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, Vol.5, Issue 7, pp.163-172, 2008.7
  • Rebolledo Méndez Jovan David, Nakayama Kenji, Brain Computer Interface Based on ICA and Neural Network, Master Thesis, Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, 2006.09

Other Publications and Presentations since 2006 (Total = 26)

  • Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Exponential Technologies Solve The Biggest Climate Change Challenges, Singularity-Hub [Draft in printing]
  • Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Prosser M., SingularityHub, AI is Kicking Space Exploration Into Hyperdrive – Here’s hown Space https://singularityhub.com/2018/10/07/ais-kicking-space-exploration-into-hyperdrive-heres-how/
  • Rebolledo-Mendez, J.D., Trends in Human Interfaces with Exponential Technologies (Book Chapter) from Augmented Intelligence: Smart Technologies and the Future of Work and Learning [In printing]
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Exponential Technologies and Exponential Innovation, WIRED Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 2016.10
  • Kalbfleish T., Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Mapping the Original sanger Sequencing Reads from “Twilight” to the Reference Equine Genome Assembly they Produced, XXI Conference of Plant & Animal Genome, San Diego, California, USA, 2013.01
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Vaishnav, R.A., Frieland, R.P., CRORNATM: A computational cross-kingdom micro-RNA sequence discovery system, 10th Annual Conference Ohio Valley Affiliates for Life Science (OVALS), Louisville, Kentucky, 2012.10
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., WixelTechTM: Towards a Tactile Intuitive Revolutionary Display, 10th Annual Conference Ohio Valley Affiliates for Life Science (OVALS), Louisville, Kentucky, 2012.10
  • Vaishnav, R.A., Roulan, R., Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Roberts, A., Yakkanti, R., Frieland, R.P., Bioinformatics of protein sequences and structures to identify mimotopes, Research!Louisville 2012, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 2012.09
  • Vaishnav, R.A., Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Raha-Chowdhury, R., Nandi, S., Roberts, A.M., Palmer, K.E., Cooper N.C., Frieland, R.P., Progranulin regulator miR-107 shows cross-species homology with plant viruses, 22nd Annual Neuroscience Day, Louisville Chapter, and at the Proc. of the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 2012.04
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Cooper N., Time series classifier model for miR-mRNA interaction, Proc. of the ISMB/ECCB 2011, Vienna, Austria, 2011.07
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Nakayama K., Méndez-Morales A., Proposal of an innovative interface for a tangible communication between PCs and visually impaired people by using air propelled new technique of wind elements (wixel), Proc. of IEEE TENCON 2008. Hyderabad, India, 2008.11. 
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Nakayama K., Adaptive Self-feeding Natural Language Generator Engine, Proc. of the 8th International Conference, IVA 2008. Tokyo, Japan, 2008.09 
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Higashihara M., Yamada Y., Satou K., Finding Hidden Relationship among Biological Concepts in Gene Ontology, Proc. of the 1st WSEAS International Conference on BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONICS and BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS (BEBI’08). Rhodes, Greece, 2008.08. 
  • Higashihara,M., Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Yamada,Y., Satou,K., Ranking and Selection of Features for Improved Prediction of Nucleosome Occupancy and Modification, Proc. of the 9th WSEAS International Conference on MATHEMATICS & COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY (MCBC ’08), pp.188-193, 2008.6
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Nakayama K., Brain Computer Interface Based on correlations of ICs, Proc. of the Electrical Society Hokuriku Branch Conference, 2006.08
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Teaching kids in developing countries without teachers, Japan Update, http://www.japanupdate.com/2015/04/teaching-kids-in-developing-countries-without-teachers/, 2015.04
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Access to innovation and democratization of high achievements, Japan Update, http://www.japanupdate.com/2015/03/access-to-innovation-and-democratization -of-high-achievements/, 2015.03
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Leveraging innovation to solve problems, Japan Update, http://www.japanupdate.com/2015/02/leveraging-innovation-to-solve-problems/, 2015.02
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Thinking exponentially gets you anywhere fast, Japan Update, http://www.japanupdate.com/2015/02/thinking-exponentially-gets-you-anywhere-fast/, 2015.02
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., et al., Disaster Prevention by Alarm Reporting – Communication as a means to enhance closer relations between civil society and the United Nations, Report for the UNU Global Seminar 2009 – Evolving United Nations and Global Civil Society, 2009.10, Kobe, Japan
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., La Universidad de la Singularidad, La Jornada en la Ciencia, http://ciencias.jornada.com.mx/investigacion/ciencias-sociales-y-humanas/investigacion/la-universidad-de-la-singularidad/, 2009.09 
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., et al., Results and personal conclusions from the 7th UNU Global Kanazawa, “Globalization and Cultural Diversity,” Report for the UNU Global Seminar 2007 – Globalization and Cultural Diversity, 2007.10, Kanazawa, Japan

Other Oral and Poster Presentations since 2002 (Total = 48)

  • Keynote Speaker at SMF 2018, Exponential Growth, Singapore, 2018.07.24.
  • Keynote Speaker at 第151回 日本PFI・PPP協会セミナー, Investing and Developing AI to positively impact faster Japan and the World, Tokyo, Japan, 2018.07.12.
  • Keynote Speaker at Academy Hills Series, Inside Singularity University, How to Think Exponentially, organized by SONY. Tokyo, Japan. 2018.04.18.  
  • Keynote Speaker at NTT Data Summit, Current State and Trends in AI, organized by NTT Data. Tokyo, Japan. 2018.02.04.  
  • Keynote Speaker at Innovation Festival Epicentro, Exponential Technologies in Education, organized by Guadalajara Government (ITESM). Guadalajara, Mexico. 2017.11.03.
  • Keynote Speaker at ITESM National Faculty Summit, Exponential Technologies in Education, organized by Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM). Guadalajara, Mexico. 2017.07.04.  
  • Keynote Speaker at Symposiumシンギュラリティ時代の未来のあり方, AI, ロボティクスの次のテーマを解き明かすシンポジウムを開催します, organized by SONY. Tokyo, Japan. 2016.11.19.  
  • Keynote Speaker at Future Conference from Institute Tecnológico y de Estudios Superior de Monterrey (ITESM), Guadalajara, Mexico, 2016.11.12 
  • Keynote Speaker at WIRED Conference 2016, Toranomon Hills, Tokyo, Japan. 2016.10.19.
  • Keynote Speaker about Current State of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for SRE Special Seminar at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, 2015.08.02
  • Special Presentation on How to Succeed in this Technological World at San Jose Community College, San Jose, CA, USA, 2015.07.29
  • Attended 1st Okinawa Global Session 2015, OIST, Japan.  2015.05.23
  • Attended 2014 Entrepreneur Training Program, OIST, Japan 2014.11 – 2015.01.
  • Rebolledo-Mendez J.D., Computational Biology, Machine Learning, Biological Databases & Knowledge Extraction, Few Examples Presentation @ OIST.  Okinawa, Japan.  2014.11.14
  • Attendance to the 28th Symposium of Japanese Society of Computational Statistics. OIST, 2014.11.14
  • Attended 3rd Okinawa Global Session 2014, OIST, Japan.  2014.09.06
  • Organized a Lecture about Singularity University and Exponential Technologies to the exclusive entrepreneur program from Mexican Government and its Foreign Affair Department (SRE).  Singularity University, NASA Research Park, Moffett Field, CA, August 4th, 2014
  • Attended Ideas City (“Ciudad de las Ideas”) as Gifted Citizen, Puebla, Mexico, 2013.10
  • Attended SBIR/STTR course, Lexignton, KY, USA, 2013.10
  • Attended LaunchIt!, iHub, Louisville, KY, USA, 2013.09
  • Attended SU Labs Lean Agile Product Development, Singularity University, NASA Ames, Moffet Field, CA., 2013.05
  • Attended SU Labs Lean Development Program, Singularity University, NASA Ames, Moffet Field, CA., 2013.04
  • Participation in The Founders Distillery 2013, Louisville KY, July 27th, 2013. 
  • Attended Kentucky Innovations Conference 2013, Lexington KY, May 16th-17th, 2013.
  • Attended Singularity University LA Summit, Los Angeles, CA, 2013.03.
  • Attended the XXI Plant & Animal Genome Conference, San Diego, California, USA, Jan 12-16, 2013.
  • Attended 10th Annual Conference Ohio Valley Affiliates for Life Science (OVALS), Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 1-2, 2012.
  • Attended the 8th Kentucky Innovation & Entrepreneurship Conference, Louisville, KY, June 1, 2012.
  • Attended the Kentucky Entrepreneurship Seminar, Lexington, KY, May 5, 2012.
  • Poster presentation at the 22nd Annual Neuroscience Day, Louisville Chapter, and at the Proc. of the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
  • Keynote speaker in CONSCA 2011, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Presenting “Current topics of Bioinformatics and the opportunities it carries.”
  • Attended A Course in Molecular Neuroanatomy, from the Allen Institute for the Brain, and OIST.  Okinawa, Japan.  October 2011.
  • Presented poster at the ECCB/ISMB 2011 Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 2011.
  • Attended the NKS Summers School 2011, Boston, MA, USA, June-July 2011.  Presented poster at NKS Summer School 2011. 
  • Attended the UofL Bioinformatics Retreat 2011, Louisville, KY, USA, June 2011, UT-ORNL-KBRIN Bioinformatics Summit 2011, Memphis, TN, USA, April 2011.  Attended the NSHMBA Conference 2010, Chicago, IL, USA, October 2010.  Attended the UofL Bioinformatics Retreat 2010, Louisville, KY, USA, July 2010.
  • Attended the Second Session of Cooperation Industry-University Seminar. Poster Session.  Kanazawa 2009.10.27 (産学官連携セミナー)第２部産学官マッチング).  Attended Fair of Business Encounter Hokuriku Business Highway.  Kanazawa 2009.10.23 (しんきんビジネスフェア、北陸ビジネス街道)
  • Attended UNU Global Seminar 15th Kobe Hyogo Session “Evolving United Nations and Expanding Global Civil Society.” 2009.09. (国連大学)
  • Attended International Symposium “The Silver Market Phenomenon: Business Opportunities and Responsibilities in the Aging Society.” Tokyo, Japan. 2008.10. 
  • Attended 8th International Conference “IVA 2008.” Tokyo, Japan. 2008.09. [Poster Session] 
  • Attended UNU Global Seminar, 8th Hokkaido Session “Cultures and Languages in the Era of Globalization.” 2008.08. (国連大学)
  • Attended UNU Global Seminar, 7th Kanazawa , “Globalization and Cultural Diversity.” 2007.11(国連大学)
  • Attended UNU Global Seminar, 5th Kanazawa Session “Human Security: The Role of the United Nations, Governments and Society.” 2005.11. (国連大学)
  • Attended UNU Global Seminar, 5th Hokkaido Session “Working together for international peace and the role of civil society.” 2005.08. (国連大学)
  • JAIST Summer School 2005.08. 
  • JICA Training “Intelligent Control,” 2002.11. 
  • Course on “Computer Oriented Intelligent Control,” Kanazawa Institute of Technology (KIT), Kanazawa, Japan, 2002.05-2002.11. 
  • Attended JAIST International Symposium on Nano Technology. 2002.08. 
  • Spanish Teaching Certification Course, EEE-UV, Xalapa. 2002.04. 

Honors and Awards               (Total ~575,000 USD)

Startup Research Grant

The University of Tokyo internal grant for research startup

2018

NSF SBIR Phase I Award

USA NSF Agency award for the development of technology

2017

Featured in “We are TOMODACHI”, Japanese Government Cabinet

Japanese Cabinet Government selection for outstanding contributors to Japan

2016

Mexico National Researcher Candidate, CONACyT, Mexico

Nomination from Mexican Highest Research Committee 

2014 – 2017

Gifted Citizen

Competitive prize for outstanding individuals and projects, plus travel award of $2,000 USD

2013

Vogt Invention & Innovation Awards 2013, Greater Louisville Inc., USA

$20,000 USD from Business Competition & $25,000 matching grant from University of Louisville

2013

Who’s Who in America (Engineering), USA

National award from private company 

Since 2011 

NSHMBA Scholarship Recipient, USA

Scholarship for taking MBA-related courses

2010 – 2012

Ballard Morton Business Competition (Third Place), UofL, USA

$3000 USD Prize from Business Competition

2011

MARC Fellowship, USA

$2000 USD Travel Award granted from selected paper filter

2011

Japanese Government Scholarship Recipient, MEXT, Japan

180,0000 yen Monthly Scholarship

2004-2009

Google Full Scholarship, Google, USA

$25,000 USD from Google to attend the Inaugural Singularity University program

2009

First Place “Entrepreneur Contest 2008”, Kanazawa University, Japan

Prize of 200,000 yen for best innovation in Kanazawa University

2008

Sponsored for Patent Application

1,000,000 yen for Patent review, writing and application, from Kanazawa University

2008

Japan International Cooperation Agency Scholarship Recipient, JICA, Japan

120,000 yen Monthly Scholarship, plus Travel Award

2002

First Prize at the first “Premio Nacional Veracruz 2025”, Gov. Veracruz, Mexico

$20,000 MXT Prize for Best Proposal for Developing Mexico in following 25 years.

2002

IMJ Scholarship, Mexico

Full scholarship for attending Alliance Française from IMJ

1998-2001

Teaching Experience

Lecturer; The University of Tokyo, Japan

  • Collaborated in the large class teaching Deep Learning.
  • Spring (10 sessions).

2017, 2018

Lecturer; Keio University, Japan

  • Taught about Exponential Thinking, Exponential Organizations, Exponential Innovation, among others subjects.  Masters level.
  • Spring (5 sessions in English) and Autumn courses in 2017 (1 session teaching in Japanese).

Since 2016

Mentor; Singularity University, USA

  • Mentoring teams formed by interdisciplinary and multicultural leaders from different areas and backgrounds.

Since 2014

Faculty; Singularity University, USA

  • Courses and workshops in Deep Learning and Robotics. The students came from different backgrounds.

Since 2014

Subject Adjunct Lecturer; University of Louisville, USA

  • Developed bioinformatics lab based on Mathematica and Allen Institute for the Brain Sciences tools.

2011

Teaching Assistant; Kanazawa University, Japan

  • Adaptive Systems Lab, undergrad and grad levels. 

2006-2009

Extracurricular,Volunteer  and Board Level Activities (since 2006)

  • Organized Robotics Workshop for After-School Students.  OIST, Japan. 

2016

  • Organized Robotics Workshop for Tedako School Students.  OIST, Japan.

2015

  • Mentor for pre-participation to the Singularity University GSP 2012

2012

  • Board of Directors in Education, and University Relations for NSHMBA Louisville 

2011-2013

  • Steering Committee Board Member of NSHMBA Louisville CIF 

2010-2011

  • Toastmasters International Card Club Board Director, University of Louisville 

2010-2011

  • Ishikawa Foundation for International Exchange (IFIE) at: Unoke Elementary School in Kahoku-city (かほく市宇ノ気小学校); Morimoto Junior High School (金沢市立森本中学校); Asanogawa Junior High School (金沢市立浅野川中学校); Toita Elementary School (金沢市立戸板小学校);  Tsurugi Junior High School (白山市立鶴来中学校);  Nishikigaoka Junior High and High School (石川県立錦丘中学校)

2006-2009

  • Translator. Doulos. Kanazawa 

2007

  • GET Teacher. Peaceboat 55th Global Voyage 

2006

Skills

  • Leadership.  I have created and lead groups from different backgrounds in order to construct or build communities.  Among the ones I have led: in 2018 I am creating the “Exponential Asia”, a group of leaders from different Asian countries (Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, India, China and others), where I am leading this organization and the first main projects (SingularityU Asia Summit and a cryptocurrency, among others); I have presented in Mexico before leaders in business; I have organized development projects in Congo; since 2015, at OIST, I started a group of Latinos (Spanish-speaking) in a frequent gathering and activities; since 2014, in Tokyo, I have led a meeting group of people to talk about exponential technologies; since 2016, I have started the first SingularityU Chapter in Japan; in 2011, in USA, I also led a group of Latinos to start a NSHMBA chapter in Louisville; I co-started a Journal Club in Louisville, USA; I have helped organizing different groups and congresses; my first leadership was when I was in Junior High School when I co-lead an after-school for children who could not attend elementary school, in 1992.
  • Innovation.  I have created a new type of haptics that is based on flowing fluid bursts; I have helped in brainstorming, drafting, directing and/or developing over 40 technological solutions, and many of them have been core technologies of startups in Silicon Valley and around the world.  Besides creating new systems of detecting emotional states (including pain), I am using AI methods to also build a platform that will enable future cryptocurrencies so new paradigms of economic system will be created, by giving importance to the impact that products and services actually have on people, instead of basing prices just in material, energy and skills needed to produce those products or services.  This will be increasingly relevant with growing demonetization and decommoditization trends.
  • Exponential Technology Advisor.  I have helped more than 50 projects that converted into startups, as an internal advisor in Singularity University main program, GSP, especially in areas of AI and Robotics.  My help varied from ideation to actual prototyping and market validation, involving even patent creation and coding.  
  • Exponential Organizations.  I am capable of transforming big corporations into new-exponential-technology-oriented companies that can survive the next 10 to 20 years.  I have also been consulting/ advised many startups to become ExO from the start.
  • Adaptive Systems.  I have investigated about Brain Computer Interfaces and ways to get better performance of correct classification of the waves used from the EEGs. 
  • Data Mining & Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence.  I have not just used different clustering and machine learning techniques but also as part of my PhD dissertation I created a new method for knowledge extraction from databases.  I have presented with IBM Watson creator, Robert High, and developed a Watson instance.  I have coached several projects using deep learning, and have taught machine learning and deep learning on many different occasions.  I proposed new artificial neural network architecture to Google Brain section, and generated interest.  I have developed techniques for extracted knowledge leveraging machine learning and A.I. techniques.  
  • Neuroscience. My first postdoc took place in a Hospital Graduate School, in the department of neuroscience.  I not only learnt many new concepts, but also proposed ways of visualization and finding molecular interactions related with the brain.  I also participated in the Allen Institute for the Brain Sciences course at OIST.  Furthermore, I collaborated with the Chair of Neuroscience Department in Louisville on novel research.
  • Scientific Research.  I have not just followed the rigorous scientific method in different fields, but also I have evaluated methodologies of software development and I have even created a methodology for outstanding innovation (tested in Keio University in 2016)
  • Academic R&D.  I have carried out many academic activities like poster presentations, publications in peer reviewed journals, and served as a reviewer in journals, a judge in competitions, an organizer in academic meetings, and co-led a Journal Club in Louisville, USA.
  • Bioinformatics.  I have not just used intensively different databases, software and packages, but I have also contributed in developing new methods of analysis and also helped to correct analyses of genomes, and helped in building databases.  I have worked with a diverse range of organisms from microbes to mammals.
  • IP generation (USA and Japan).  I have brainstormed, drafted, and written (just USA) patent applications.  Patent application US 61/315,968 will be granted in the coming months (expected: already accepted by Patent Officer).  I have also helped writing patents for an Israeli startup (which was sold to a big company) and for other startups in Silicon Valley and around the world.
  • System development and testing. Besides helping with development I was in charge of a team to test a large e-commerce system developed for Wells Fargo (USA).
  • Teaching.  I have been told many times that my teaching is one of my strengths.  Since I was a teenager, I have taught children, teenagers, college students, graduate students, professors, and even elderly people.  I have taught in different disciplines.  My most recent very successful experience was teaching to Keio University SDM, where I not only taught concepts, but I was told that I could contribute with outstanding projects producing a new mindset in the students.
  • UNIX administration.  In different occasions, I have been an admin for linux and unix servers and network systems.  I have had to administrate not only wiki and emails servers, but also admin servers for load balancing java applications, web services, repositories, and even security-related tasks.

CS Skills: 

  • Programing: C/C++, unix-shell, SQL, MatLab, Java, Javascript, XML, Perl, Mathematica, G, Python, HTML.  
  • Bioinformatics: R, bam, samtools, phd.   
  • OSs: RedHat, Ubuntu, Fedora, Solaris, Windows, Mac OS X.  
  • High-performance computing: hpcc thor, amazon ec2.  Single Board computer: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, NVIDIA, NeuroMem.  
  • Others: IBM Watson & Bluemix;  DL Platform: Theano, TensorFlow

Languages: English (fluent/near native); Spanish (mother tongue); Japanese (fluent); French (intermediate)