Junichi Chikazoe


Professor, Affective Data Science Division
BMK Center, Hiroshima University

Research Director

  • Neural basis of human taste perception
  • Neural basis of human olfactory perception
  • Neural basis of integrative information processing of vision and audition
  • Integration of deep learning and functional MRI
  • Elucidation of the monetary properties of emotion
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Trung Quang Pham

Assistant Professor, Affective Data Science Division
BMK Center, Hiroshima University

  • Integration of deep learning and functional MRI
  • Neural basis of human tactile perception
  • Development of algorithms for transforming EEG and fMRI signals
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Postdoctoral Researcher: Daniel Lee

  • Modeling individual differences in preferences across the five senses

Research and Educational Assistant (Full-time): Haruki Niwa

  • Elucidation of mechanisms underlying value representation using deep learning
  • Analysis of cognitive dynamics
  • Development of biomarkers for psychiatric and neurological disorders

Graduate Student (M2): Mai Duc Dat

  • Elucidation of representations of basic taste qualities in the human gustatory cortex using fMRI

Graduate Student (M2): Pham Dang Khoa

  • Investigation of neural representations of human tactile perception using fMRI

Graduate Student (M2): Duy Phan

  • Research on improving autonomic nervous system function through weak electrical stimulation

Master's Student (M1): Li Shuo

  • Development of algorithms for translating between EEG and fMRI signals

Master's Student (M1): Maika Ando

  • Development of methods for decoding emotional information from functional MRI data

Research Student: Zhao Heng

Research and Educational Assistant: Yohei Takeuchi

  • Development of novel functional connectivity analysis methods using deep learning
  • Estimation of individual characteristics based on deep-learning–based functional connectivity analysis

Research and Educational Assistant: Yoshiki Kanda

  • Development of methods for decoding emotional information from functional MRI data

Research and Educational Assistant: Dai Shimizu

  • Development of recommendation algorithms using artificial neural networks

Research and Educational Assistant: Yuta Todoroki

  • Development of denoising methods using autoencoders

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​Alumni

Takaaki Yoshimoto — Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Aichi Medical University

Shotaro Funai — Researcher, RIKEN

Yutaro Koyama — Chief Research Officer, SandBox

Hiroki Narita — Sansan, Inc.

Shota Nishiyama — ZOZO, Inc.

Ryo Hori — Entered the Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University (Social Informatics)

Yuta Nohara — Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

Balbir Singh — Wake Forest School of Medicine

Yukihiro Kato — Entered a master's program at Tokyo Institute of Technology

Hoang Tran Xuan — FPT Japan Holdings Co., Ltd.

About Our Team

The Affective Data Science Division is part of the Brain, Mind and Kansei Sciences Research Center (BMK Center) at Hiroshima University. Through functional MRI research on the five senses, we aim to gain an integrated understanding of human perception, emotion, and cognition.

Our team brings together researchers, graduate students, and research assistants with diverse backgrounds. Trung Quang Pham is employed by Hiroshima University and conducts research integrating deep learning and functional MRI. Hiroki Niwa and Daniel Lee are supported by public research funding. Yohei Takeuchi, Yoshiki Kanda, Dai Shimizu, and Yuta Todoroki are undergraduate students who contribute to machine learning research as research and education assistants.

We welcome inquiries from prospective graduate students and individuals interested in research internships. We are also interested in collaborative research with academic institutions and industry partners.

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