Kiyoshi Kurihara
学術専門職員 at 東京大学
Setagaya, Japan
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Top SchoolKiyoshi Kurihara is an AI and speech synthesis expert with over a decade of engineering experience and a Ph.D. in Engineering, known for launching Japan’s first AI News Anchor at NHK and deploying it during real-world emergencies. He combines deep research credentials—9 patents, multiple top-conference papers, and industry awards—with hands-on broadcast engineering and program management experience across NHK and academic roles. At NHK he bridged research and operations, defining governance for generative AI, managing Azure at scale, and leading production-grade voice synthesis projects that matched human-recorded quality in Japanese. Now based in Setagaya and active in both university and industry labs, he focuses on practical AI deployments that respect linguistic nuance and societal impact. Notably, his work has been adopted across broadcasters and used in emergency broadcasts, showing rare operational maturity for a research-led technologist.
11 years of coding experience
Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical Engineering Program, Master of Engineering - MEng, Electrical Engineering Program at Meiji UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology at University of Tsukuba
English, Japanese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (23)
pytorch10
python10
data-science10
machine-learning10
deep-learning10
tensorflow10
neural-network9
jax9
quadratic8
d-wave7
wave7
placement7
solver7
clipboard6
vim6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
kivantium/mahoro
Oct 2014 - Sep 2021
はやく人工知能になりたい
Contributions:2 reviews, 27 commits, 15 PRs in 7 years
kivantium/playground
Apr 2020 - Jun 2020
Contributions:78 commits, 97 pushes, 2 branches in 2 months
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