Summary
Reiko Yusa is a coordinator and researcher with 12 years’ experience bridging life sciences and game production, currently working in corporate planning and research roles at FLAME and coordinating activities for an AI-robotics initiative in Japan. She holds a master's in lifelong education and biology and pursued doctoral research on cellular aging, then transitioned from pharmaceutical and university research into leading visual and asset production for major game titles like Yakuza Kiwami and HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE!. As a project manager and researcher she combines scientific rigor with creative production workflows, having also served on the SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Computer Animation Festival committee. Her background in bench research and screening at Astellas, plus technical work at the University of Tokyo, gives her a rare fluency in both laboratory science and interactive media pipelines. Active in environmental volunteering to restore eelgrass, she brings community-focused stewardship to her professional practice. Colleagues rely on her for cross-disciplinary coordination that turns complex research and creative projects into delivered products.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
博士(理学), 生命環境科学, coursework completed without degree, 博士(理学), 生命環境科学, coursework completed without degree at 筑波大学
修士(教育学), 教科教育専攻, 修士(教育学), 教科教育専攻 at 宮城教育大学
English, Japanese