Masaki Nakada

CEO

NeuralX, inc

masakineuralx [dot] ai

I am a CEO of NeuralX Inc.

Recently awarded the MIT Technology Review Innovator Under 35 and Forbes Next 1000.

I was a Postdoc at the Computer Science Department at University of California, Los Angeles, under the supervision of Prof. Demetri Terzopoulos from the University of California, Los Angeles.

I received my Ph.D. in computer science from University of California, Los Angeles, under the supervision of Prof. Terzopoulos, and recieved my M.Sc. in Pure and Applied Physics at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, under the supervision of Prof. Morishima.
Previously, I received my B.Sc. in Applied Physics from Waseda University.

I am interested in Deep learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision, Biomechanics, Machine Learning, Fashion x AI, Fitness x AI, Web 3.0, Artificial Life and Metaverse.

To learn more about my work, visit my linkedin

I am looking for some interns/ collaborators for a research project that involves machine learning, computer vision, computer graphics, biomechanics, neuroscience as well as other projects. Email me for more details.

CV

Publications and Manuscripts


DeepFoids: Adaptive Bio-Inspired Fish Simulation with Deep Reinforcement Learning.
Y. Ishiwaka *, X. Zeng *, S. Ogawa, D. Westwater , T. Tone, M. Nakada
*Equal contribution.
Paper PDF at
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 35 (NeurIPS 2022), December 2022. (Presented at NeurIPS 2022, New Orleans, U.S.A., December 2022) , 2022
Demo at Video
Motion Transition and Tiredness Controllers for Deep Reinforcement Learning based Character Animation.
A. Hadj-Chaib, M. Nakada, D. Terzopoulos
International Symposium on Intelligence Design, 2022
Best Poster Award!
Foids: Bio-Inspired Fish Simulation for Generating Synthetic Datasets.
Y. Ishiwaka *, X. Zeng, M. Eastman, S. Kakazu, S. Gross, R. Mizutani, M. Nakada *
*Equal contribution.
Paper PDF at
In ACM Transactions on Graphics, 40 (6):1–15, December 2021. (Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH 2021, Tokyo, Japan, December 2021) , 2021
Demo at Video
Neuromuscular Control of the Face-Head-Neck Biomechanical Complex With Learning-Based Expression Transfer From Images and Videos.
X. Zeng, S. Dwarakanath, W. Lu, M. Nakada, D. Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
International Symposium on Visual Computing, 2021
Facial Expression Transfer from Video Via Deep Learning.
X. Zeng, S. Dwarakanath, W. Lu, M. Nakada, D. Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
The 20th Annual Symposium on Computer Animation, 2021
Demo at Video
Locally-Connected, Irregular Deep Neural Networks for Biomimetic Active Vision in a Simulated Human.
M. Nakada, H. Chen, A. Lakshmipathy, D. Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
International Conference on Pattern Recognition, 2021
Deep Learning of Neuromuscular and Visuomotor Control in a Biomimetic Simulated Humanoid.
M. Nakada, T. Zhou, H. Chen, A. Lakshmipathy, D. Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 2020
Multimodal Post Attentive Profiling for Influencer Marketing.
S. Kim, J. Jiang, M. Nakada, J. Han, W. Wang
Paper PDF at
The Web Conference, 2020
Biomimetic Eye Modeling & Deep Neuromuscular Oculomotor Control.
M.Nakada, L.Arjun, H.Chen, N.Ling, T.Zhou, D.Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
In ACM Transactions on Graphics, 38(6):1–14, November 2019. (Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH 2019, Brisbane, Australia, November 2019) , 2019
Demo at Video
Fast and Scalable Position-Based Layout Synthesis.
T. Tomer, A. Litteneker, N. Duncan, M. Nakada, C. Jiang, L. Yu, D. Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics , 2018
Biomimetic Perception Learning for Human Sensorimotor Control
M. Nakada, H. Chen and D. Terzopoulos.
Paper PDF at
In Advances in Visual Computing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 11241, G. Bebis et al. (eds.), Springer Nature, Switzerland, 2018, pp. 68-78 (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), Las Vegas, NV, November 2018) , 2018
Deep Learning of Biomimetic Sensorimotor Control for Biomechanical Human Animation
M.Nakada, T.Zhao, H.Chen, T.Weiss, D.Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
In ACM Transactions on Graphics, 37(4):1–14, August 2018. (Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH 2018, Vancouver, Canada, August 2018) , 2018
Demo at Video
Deep Learning of Biomimetic Visual Perception for Virtual Humans
M.Nakada, H.Chen, D.Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
ACM Symposium on Applied Perception (SAP), Vancouver, Canada, August 2018. , 2018
Learning Biomimetic Perception for Human Sensorimotor Control
M.Nakada, H.Chen, D.Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
In IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshop on Mutual Benefits of Cognitive and Computer Vision, Salt Lake City, UT, June 2018, pp. 1–6 , 2018
AcFR: Active Face Recognition Using Convolutional Neural Networks
M.Nakada, H.Wang, D.Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
In IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshop on Vision Meets Cognition, Honolulu, HI, July 2017, pp. 35–40 , 2017
Automated Layout Synthesis and Visualization From Images of Interior or Exterior Spaces
M.Nakada *, T.Weiss *, D.Terzopoulos.
*Equal contribution.
Paper PDF at
In IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshop on Vision Meets Cognition, Honolulu, HI, July 2017, pp. 41–47 , 2017
Deep Learning of Neuromuscular Control for Biomechanical Human Animation
M. Nakada and D. Terzopoulos.
Paper PDF at
In Advances in Visual Computing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 9474, G. Bebis et al. (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2015, pp. 339–348 (Proceedings of the International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC), Las Vegas, NV, December 2015) , 2015
Demo at Video
Learning Arm Motion Strategies for Balance Recovery of Humanoid Robots
M. Nakada, B. Allen, S. Morishima and D. Terzopoulos
Paper PDF at
In 2010 International Symposium on Learning and Adaptive Behavior in Robotic Systems, Canterbury, UK, September 2010, pp. 165–170 , 2010
Demo at Video
Database and GUI Design for Automobile Shape Design
M. Nakada, T. Hayakawa, S. Sugimoto and S. Morishima
Paper PDF at
In 2009 Proceedings of the IEICE General Conference 2009, Ehime, March 2009, pp. 109. , 2009
Demo at Video

Thesis

Deep Learning of Neuromuscular and Sensorimotor Control with Biomimetic Perception for Realistic Biomechanical Human Animation
M.Nakada
Thesis PDF at
Ph.D. thesis, Computer Science, UCLA , 2017

Research Videos

DeepFoids: Adaptive Bio-Inspired Fish Simulation with Deep Reinforcement Learning, 2022

Foids: Bio-Inspired Fish Simulation for Generating Synthetic Datasets, 2021

Facial Expression Transfer from Video Via Deep Learning, 2021

Biomimetic Eye Modeling & Deep Neuromuscular Oculomotor Control, 2019

Deep Learning of Biomimetic Sensorimotor Control for Biomechanical Human Animation, 2018

Deep Learning of Neuromuscular Control for Biomechanical Human Animation, 2015

Startup Videos

NeuralX: Tech Demo for AI Remote Fitness Platform (3D Biomechanical Motion Estimation, Human Simulation)

NeuralX: Realisitc Human Animation with Deep Learning and Biomechanical Human Simulation

vuSearch: Visual Search AI for Fashion E-Commerce and Trend Analytics (Style, Design, Color)

vuSearch: Visual Search and Natural Language Processing AI for Micro-influencer Search Platform

Automated Mosaic Editor AI for TV News Live Broadcasting (Japanese TV station)

Funning: Crowdfunding Platform with Video Content to Make Dreams Come True for Talents

vuPad: AR Furniture Visualization for Better Online Furniture Shopping Experience

vuPad: AR Furniture Visualization for Better Online Furniture Shopping Experience

Mentoring

2020 Xiao Zeng, PhD, Computer Science, Biomechanical Human Face Simulation.

2020 Santosh Yadav, PhD, Computer Science, Human Activity Recognition.

2020 Deepti Rawat, BS, Computer Science, Human Activity Recognition.

2020 Siyal Sonarkar, MS, Computer Science, Human Activity Classification.

2020 Xiao Yang, BS, Computer Science, Lighting & Rendering for Synthetic Human Dataset.

2019-2020 Surya Dwarakanath, MS, Computer Science, Synthetic Human Motion Dataset.

2019-2020 Jianzhi(Ryan) Liu, BS, Computional Mathematics, 3D Human Pose Estimation.

2019 Vikas Gupta, MS, Computer Science, Biomechanical Human Pose Estimation.

2019 Ian Michael Costello, BS, Computer Science, Particle Effects and Human Pose Estimation.

2019 Kevin Chuang, MS, Computer Science, Particle Effects for AR.

2018 Sarah Gross, BS, Computational Biology, Biomechanical Human Body Control.

2016-2018 Honglin Chen, BS, Math & CS, Biomimetic Human Vision.

2017-2018 Arjun Lakshmipathy, MS, CS, Neuromuscular Control of a Biomechanical Human Eye.

2017-2018 Dennis Van Ee, BS, CS, Biomechanical Human Ocular Lens Simulation.

2018 Gestina Yassa, BS, CS, Biomimetic Cortical Mapping.

2018 CJ Ordog, BS, CS, Biomimetic Visual Sampleing.

2018 Yutian Zhang, MS, CS, Biomechanical Face Swapping.

2018 Xin Ling, BS, CS, Biomechanical Human Eye Rendering.

2018 Adrien Hadj-Chaib, BS, CS, Deep Reinforcement Learning for Biped Locomotion.

2018 Dan Fang, MS, CS, Multiple Viewpoint Face Recognition.

2018 Qi Qu, MS, CS, Fine-grained Flower Image Classification using Deep Transfer Learning.

2017 Pranav Sodhani, MS, CS, Face Recognition using Space Variant Sensors.

2016 Han Wang, MS, CS, Active Face Recognition using Convolutional Neural Networks.

Reviewing

2022 ACM Transaction of Graphics (TOG).

2021 ACM Eurograph.

2020 ACM Transaction of Graphics (TOG).

2019 ACM SIGGRAPH Asia.

2019 IEEE Access.

2019 ACM SIGGRAPH.

2018 IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems.

2018 ACM Eurograph.

2018 ACM SIGGRAPH Asia.

2018 International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR).

2011 Motion In Games (MIG).