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2026. 1. 1: HAPPY NEW YEAR :)!
2025.12.22: Invited to give a lecture at the Kagurazaka Seminar
2025.12.18: Served as an English–Japanese interpreter for a PrEP APPEAL study seminar at NPO akta
2025.12.16: Gave a seminar at the University of Tokyo
2025.12.15: Discussed research ideas with Dr. Byung Kwang Yoo and Dr. Karina Gin Yew-Hoong
2025.12.15–12.23: Visiting researcher at the University of Tokyo (WBE)
2025. 11. 20: Gave a General Chemistry lecture at Pace University
2025. 9. 19: Gave a seminar at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York (CHE)
2025. 8. 14: Visited Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM)
2025. 7. 24: We've released our modeling platform MIGHTI!
2025. 7. 15: Presented at IAS 2025
2025. 6. 16: Our research paper on HIV hotspot formation has been published in PLOS Computational Biology Check it here!
2025. 6. 1: Started a visiting researcher position at the Laboratory of International Wastewater-based Epidemiology, Research Center for Water Environment Technology, University of Tokyo
2025. 5. 22: Organized and moderated a hybrid seminar on DoxyPEP at NPO akta
2025. 5. 7-9: Attended a EMODpy training!
2025. 4. 10: Attended a meeting at the Research Center for Water Environment Technology, University of Tokyo
2025. 4. 9: Invited to give a lecture for the INSPIRE Learning Course
2025. 2. 6: Invited to give a lecture at the University of Eswatini (UNESWA)
2025. 2. 5: Presented on the MIGHTI project at the workshop in Eswatini
2025. 2. 4 - 5: Attended a workshop on the Health Benefit Package in Eswatini
2025. 1. 26: Invited as a commentator for an online symposium organized by the Nishihara Cultural Foundation
2025. 1. 16: Organized and moderated a hybrid seminar at NPO akta to promote LGBTQ+ health awareness
Profile
Education
- PhD in Applied Mathematics for Life and Social Sciences, Arizona State University
- Master of Public Health, Hokkaido University
- BSc in Mathematics, University of British Columbia
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, Capilano University
Work
- Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University Langone Health
- Instructor, Arizona State University
- Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Arizona State University
- Technical Staff, Kyushu University
- Research Assistant, Hokkaido University
- Teaching Assistant, Hokkaido University
- Research Assistant, The University of Tokyo
Publications
- Uncovering the impact of randomness in HIV hotspot formation: A mathematical modeling study
- Performance analysis of mathematical methods used to forecast the 2022 New York City Mpox outbreak
- Body mass index trajectories and mortality risk in Japan using a population-based prospective cohort study: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study - Published on October 25, 2023
Presentations
- Contributions of Early HIV Epidemic Fluctuations to Persistent HIV Hotspots in sub-Saharan Africa: A Mathematical Modeling Study, NYC Epidemiology Forum, April 4, 2024
- Infectious disease modeling, Workshop for Infectious Disease Modelling: An Introduction, Aga Khan University, January 24, 2024
- Integrating Spatial-Temporal Dynamics and Graph Embedding in PDE-Based Models for Predicting COVID-19 Spread, BEER 2023, November 6, 2023