Summary
Toshifumi Kuga is the founder and CEO of TOSHI STATS, an AI consultancy in Tokyo that applies deep learning, NLP, and computer vision across industries—most recently launching an AI Go project inspired by AlphaGo. With eight years leading AI ventures and a prior decade-plus in financial risk and internal audit roles at institutions like Citigroup and BNP Paribas, he combines production ML skills (TensorFlow/Keras, Python, R, MATLAB) with rigorous risk and compliance experience. He has a strong track record building credit risk and probability-of-default models, fraud detection systems, and big-data digital marketing analytics. Comfortable moving between research and product, he brings hands-on modeling expertise and a rare blend of fintech credibility and applied AI entrepreneurship.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of mechanical engineering, Bachelor of mechanical engineering at Shizuoka University
Kobe Institute Diploma, Principles of Economics, Kobe Institute Diploma, Principles of Economics at St Catherine's College Oxford Kobe Institute
Japanese, Chinese