Nao Tokui
Founder CEO at Keio University
Chiyoda, Japan
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Top SchoolNao Tokui is an artist-technologist and founder-CEO who has spent 14+ years at the intersection of AI, music, and human-computer interaction. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Tokyo and has led research and creative labs—founding Qosmo in 2009 and most recently Neutone—to develop AI tools for audio creators. His work has been exhibited at MoMA and the Barbican and performed at festivals like MUTEK and Sónar, demonstrating a rare blend of academic rigor and stage-ready creative practice. As an academic he has held professorial roles at Keio University, translating research into practical tools and public-facing art. He combines deep technical research with entrepreneurial leadership, building products and performances that make generative audio technologies tangible. Colleagues note his ability to move fluidly between code, scholarship, and live performance, often revealing novel artistic uses of AI that aren’t obvious from papers alone.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at 東京大学 / The University of Tokyo
English, Japanese
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Github Skills (63)
dance10
python10
ui-components10
variational-autoencoder10
gradio-interface10
autoencoder10
midi10
audio10
music10
data-science9
music-generation9
pytorch9
machine-learning9
deep-learning9
data-analysis9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
naotokui/M4L-CreativeGAN-Rhythm
Dec 2019 - Apr 2021
Rhythm GAN/CAN player for Ableton Live / Max for Live
Contributions:27 commits, 4 PRs, 16 pushes in 1 year 3 months
ableton-live
naotokui/MaxMSP_Objects
Oct 2014 - Nov 2016
Legacy Max/MSP Objects I developed back in 2000-2005
Contributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 2 years 1 month
msp
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