Akio Kodaira
Chief Executive Officer at Shizuku AI
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAkio Kodaira is a CEO and AI researcher with eight years of experience building real-time generative video systems and personable AI companions. Currently leading Shizuku AI to create the world’s most lovable AI companion, he previously contributed to video generation research at Luma AI and conducted real-time interactive video work as a GenAI research intern at Meta. A PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley with degrees from Tokyo Institute of Technology, he blends rigorous academic training with product-focused research. His background reflects a rare combination of mechanical engineering fundamentals and cutting-edge machine learning applied to embodied, interactive agents. Based in San Francisco, he also develops the AI Vtuber “Shizuku,” signaling a strong interest in human-centric AI and creative applications beyond traditional research. Colleagues describe him as a founder-researcher who moves quickly from prototype to product while keeping user affection and experience central.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Mechanical Engineering at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Engineering - MEng Mechanical Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Mechanical Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Github Skills (9)
lidar8
3d-mapping8
building-blocks7
slam7
self-attention7
odometry4
pytorch3
transformers3
ai2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cumulo-autumn/StreamDiffusion
Dec 2023 - Dec 2024
StreamDiffusion: A Pipeline-Level Solution for Real-Time Interactive Generation
Contributions:3 releases, 24 reviews, 28 PRs in 11 months
cross-progress/ndt_mapping
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
ROS1 package of localization and mapping in Autoware
Contributions:2 PRs, 7 pushes, 4 branches in 1 day
ros1autowaremappingroslocalization
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