Yu Ishihara
Researcher at Sony | R&D
Kawasaki, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolYu Ishihara is a research software engineer at Sony with 11 years of experience applying deep learning and reinforcement learning to robotics, and he leads development of Sony’s nnabla-rl Deep RL library. He has a strong embedded and Android background—designing voice-interactive robot software (Xperia Hello), HDMI-CEC features for Android TV, and middleware for BRAVIA TVs—paired with hands-on expertise in C/C++, Python, Kotlin, and Java. Academically trained with a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from Keio University and a master’s in mechatronics, he blends research rigor with production-grade system design. Yu’s work spans motion planning, localization, and control theory, and he has contributed practical RL and planning solutions that bridge simulation and real agent robots. Certified as an S-rank programmer in Japan, he maintains an active GitHub and publication record, signaling a sustained commitment to open research and deployable robotics software.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, Master’s Degree, Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering at 慶應義塾大学Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, 1st year PhD student, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Artificial Intelligence, 1st year PhD student at Keio University
Spanish, English, Japanese
Github Skills (15)
machine-learning4
deep-learning4
python4
q-learning3
sac3
pytorch3
deep-reinforcement-learning3
mujoco3
reinforcement-learning2
actor2
actor-critic1
computation1
scalable1
data-science1
chainer1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
yuishihara/chainer-naf
Mar 2020 - Apr 2020
Contributions:32 commits, 26 pushes, 1 branch in 29 days
yuishihara/A3C-tensorflow
Jun 2017 - Jul 2018
Contributions:58 commits, 15 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
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