Fellows (4th-term)

YAJIMA, Hidenobu

Assistant Professor
Center for Computational Sciences
University of Tsukuba

Research fields
Astrophysics, Medical Physics, Big-data science
Research project
Innovative optical diagnostics through the fusion of numerical simulations and AI
Keywords
Numerical simulation, Medical physics, Astrophysics
Researchers Information
https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000004173
researchmap
https://researchmap.jp/hidenobu_yajima

Biography

March 2010: Ph.D. in Physics, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba

April 2010 – June 2013: Postdoctoral Researcher, Pennsylvania State University

June 2013 – November 2014: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Edinburgh

November 2014 – March 2015: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University

April 2015 – May 2018: Assistant Professor, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University

June 2018 – Present: Associate Professor, Center for Computational Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Research Outline

Near-infrared light irradiated from the body surface penetrates into the body and, after undergoing multiple scattering events, some of it returns to the surface. By utilizing this, it is believed to be possible to safely diagnose cancers and hemorrhages within the body. However, the clinical application has been slow due to the significant difficulty in modeling the scattered light as it travels through the body. I aim to overcome this challenge by combining large-scale numerical simulations with AI technologies, laying the foundation for next-generation medical diagnostic technologies. If this technology advances, the miniaturization of devices will be possible, allowing for wearable monitoring to check for diseases on a daily basis and enabling treatment before symptoms progress.

What is my goal as a transborder researcher?

What I find most enjoyable about my research is when phenomena or scales that seem completely unrelated connect, potentially leading to new research or development. The moments when I feel that my skills and knowledge might be useful are incredibly exciting. To experience as many of these interesting moments as possible, I thoroughly hone my core skills and engage in discussions with a variety of people as I conduct research. My motto is to 'try things with my own hands first,' and I aim to be a researcher who continuously challenges new things.

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