About Me
Hi there! My name is Tatsuhiro Shimizu. I am a Master’s student in Statistics and Data Science at Yale University.
Research Interest
- Theory
- Machine Learning
- Foundation Models
- Large Language Models
- Reinforcement Learning
- Computer Vision
- Natural Language Processing
- Causal Inference
- Observational Studies
- Machine Learning
- Applied Area
- Precision Medicine
- Recommender Systems
- Personalized Education
Education
- Yale University, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Aug 2024~Dec 2026
- GPA 4.00/4.00
- Received NSK Scholarship (USD 70,000 per year)
- Relevant Coursework:
- Deep Learning Theory and Applications
- Causal Inference and Applied Machine Learning
- Optimization and Computations
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Probability Theory
- Linear Models
- Data Analysis
- Algorithms
- Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics, Apr 2020~Mar 2024
- Valedictorian
- GPA 3.96/4.00
- Relevant Coursework:
- Advanced Causal Inference
- Probabilistic Machine Learning
- Natural Language Processing
- Reinforcement Learning
- Vector Analysis and Integration on Manifolds
- Discrete Mathematics
- Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
- Programming Techniques and Data Structures
- Yale College, Aug 2022~May 2023
- GPA 3.95/4.00
- Relevant Coursework:
- C/C++ Programming
- Database
- Networking Technology
- Linear Algebra
- Multivariable Analysis
- Logic
- Causal Inference
- Machine Learning and Econometrics
- Statistics
- Data Science
- Game Theory
Work Experience
- 2023 Jun~2024 Aug Hanjuku Kaso, Inc., Machine Learning Research Intern
- 2023 Jun~2024 Jul CyberAgent, Inc. AI Lab, Machine Learning Research Intern
- 2022 Aug Waseda University, Causal Inference Teaching Assistant
- 2022 Aug XCat, Inc., Data Science Intern
- 2021 Sep ADK Marketing Solutions, Data Analysis Intern
- 2021 Aug MyNavi, Inc., Software Engineer Intern
Publications
- Shimizu, T., Kawamura, K., Muroi, T., Narita, Y., Tateno, K., Udagawa, T., and Saito, Y. Off-Policy Evaluation and Learning for the Future under Non-Stationarity. Proceedings of the 31st ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining V. 1 (pp. 1256-1264).
- Shimizu, T., Tanaka, K., Kishimoto, R., Kiyohara, H., Nomura, M., and Saito, Y. Effective Off-Policy Evaluation and Learning in Contextual Combinatorial Bandits. Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Recommender Systems.
- Shimizu, T. and Forastiere, L. Doubly Robust Estimator for Off-Policy Evaluation with Large Action Spaces. Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence.
- Shimizu, T. Diffusion Model in Causal Inference with Unmeasured Confounders. Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence.
Awards
- 2023 Jul. Waseda University, Okuma Memorial Scholarship
- Ranked in the top 1 of approximately 863 students in terms of GPA at the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in 2023
- 2023 May. Yale University, End of Term Report
- Recognized as an exceptional work at the graduate seminar: Advanced Topics in Causal Inference Methods
- 2022 Jul. Waseda University Okuma Memorial Scholarship
- Ranked in the top 1 of approximately 863 students in terms of GPA at the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in 2022
- 2022 Mar. Waseda University School of Political Science and Economics Dean’s Scholars Award
- Ranked in the top 1 of approximately 863 students in terms of GPA at the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in 2022
- 2021 Sep. The Glory of Waseda Scholarship
- Scholarship for the studying abroad program at Yale University
Grants
- 2023 Oct. Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics Overseas Research Travel Grant Program.
- 2023 Oct. IEEE CIS Conference Travel Grant
Certifications
- 2022 Mar. Japan Statistical Society Certificate Grade Pre-1. Pass with credit
Membership
- 2023 Sep~2024 Aug. IEEE
- 2023 Sep~2024 Aug. IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
Volunteering
- 2023 Sep. 2023 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence. Reviewer
- 2023 May~2024 Mar. Waseda University. Studying Abroad Adviser
Language
- Japanese (native)
- English (IELTS Academic Overall 7.5)
Hobby
- Sports
- Kendama
- Achieved the Kendama-do 5th dan, the de facto second most difficult title to achieve
- Posted Kendama tricks on YouTube
- Running
- Participated in Tokyo Ekiden as a 2nd district at Ajinomoto Stadium during my middle school years as a representative of Shibuya ward
- Basketball
- A previous member of a basketball team for 3 years at my middle school
- Soccer
- A previous member of a soccer club team when I was a primary school student
- Kendama
- Beverage
- Smoothie
- Coffee
- Tea