Susumu Saito
Machine Learning Engineer at 早稲田大学 WASEDA University
Chiyoda, Japan
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Top SchoolSusumu Saito is a Tokyo-based Machine Learning Engineer and product leader with 11 years of experience, combining a Ph.D. in Machine Learning with hands-on full-stack engineering and startup founding experience. He has led AI product strategy and team workflows as Product Manager and Scrum Product Owner for AI-driven English conversation solutions, and co-founded an AI infrastructure company where he served as COO. His background spans academia and industry—research roles at Waseda University and a visiting scholar stint at CMU—giving him a strong bridge between research and product delivery. Fluent in Japanese and English, he excels at translating complex ML research into production-ready features while fostering cross-functional collaboration. Outside work he’s a committed cat lover, and although not actively looking to change jobs, he’s open to conversations that offer meaningful technical or product challenges.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Program, Exchange Program at University of California, DavisDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science of Engineering, GPA: 3.8, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science of Engineering, GPA: 3.8 at 早稲田大学Visiting Scholar, Human Computer Interaction Institute, Visiting Scholar, Human Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University
Japanese, ChineseProgramming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
iflb/docker-compose-vue-ducts
Apr 2021 - Jul 2022
Contributions:11 commits, 37 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
iflb/tutti
Nov 2020 - Mar 2022
Contributions:304 pushes, 14 branches, 19 tags in 1 year 3 months
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