About Me

Name: Shu Sakamoto

Education: Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University

Keywords: Music & Neuroscience (Neuromusic), EEG, Auditory Imagery, Predictive Coding, Emotion, Cognitive Neuroscience, Brain Computer Interface

Hobbies: Music: both performing (piano, guitar, trumpet, saxophone) and appreciation (late-romantic orchestral, J-Rock)

Email: ssakamoto21 [at] keio [dot] jp

Google Scholar: Shu Sakamoto

Education

Keio University

Graduate School of Media and Governance September 2020 - Present

Studying neuroscience and music, co-supervised by Dr. Atsushi Aoyama (@Aoyama Lab), Dr. Shinya Fujii (@Neuromusic Lab), and Dr. Patrick Savage (homepage) while doing a teaching assistant at Neuromusic Lab. Matriculated with full scholarship (GAO scholar).

Keio University

Faculty of Environment and Information Studies (Bachelor’s-Master’s Four-Year Integrated Education Program) September 2017 - August 2020

Graduated in three years instead of four. Studied neuroscience and music under Dr. Atsushi Aoyama (@Aoyama Lab) and Dr. Shinya Fujii (@Neuromusic Lab), while doing a student assistant at both labs and being a member of the Multidisciplinary Translational Research Lab at Keio Med school. Final GPA was 3.86/4.

Phillips Academy

High School Diploma June 2017

A boarding school in Andover, Massachusetts. Activities included: lead or second trumpet player at various orchestras and bands, workshop facillitator at a regional conference, and many other student activities. Graduated with 5.33/6 (4.15/4) GPA.

Keio Senior High School

High School Diploma June 2017

A private high school in Yokohama, Japan. Activities included: trumpet player and elected captain at the school orchestra, paritipant in Stanford e-Japan program, and many other student activities. Graduated with 3.65/4 GPA.

Activities

Sony Computer Science Laboratory

Research Assistant February 2021 - Present

A research assitant under Shinichi Furuya, Ph.D.

Society for Young Researchers on Neuroscience

President April 2021 - Present

Staff April 2018 - March 2021

A society where young researchers on neuroscience can connect via special lectures and training camps. Link.

JABSA

Director, Japan Branch July 2017 - Present

Japan America Boarding School Association. Aims to form a commmunity of Japanese boarding school alumni and provide information for prospective students via annual school fairs, videos, and blogs. Link.

Past Activities

NTT Communication Science Laboratory (February 2018 - March 2020)

A research intern under Makio Kashino, Ph.D. Investigating music perception from a psychophysiological perspective. Link.

HLAB (March 2018 - December 2018

Mentored high school students and worked at the public relations office. Link.

Keio Health X (July 2018 - December 2018)

Worked as a CTO towards a need-based technological innovation in the medical field. Link.

Publications

Awards

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Experience

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