


AI Panel Discussion
Speaker

Tsukamoto Koji / LY Corporation
Senior General Manager, Data Science Group,Data Group
Joined FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD. in 1998, engaged in research and development related to natural language processing. Served as a visiting researcher at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information for one year in 2004. Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation in 2009 (Yahoo! JAPAN Research). Became the Head of Data Science in 2015. In 2018, appointed as Executive Officer and Head of D&S Headquarters. Engaged in research and development of data science in service areas such as advertising and core technology areas. Assumed current position following the merger of LINE and Yahoo! JAPAN in October 2023.

Namiki Ryouta / LY Corporation
Senior General Manager of Data Engineering Group, Data Group
Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation as a new graduate in 2006, engaged in the development of PIM and social services, as well as platforms. In 2012, seconded to Kakao Japan to develop Japan-specific features for KakaoTalk. Returned to Yahoo! JAPAN in 2014 to launch data utilization systems. From October 2024, overseeing the entire data platform.

Yoshioka Kei / LY Corporation
Service Infrastructure Group TD
Technical Director of the Service Infrastructure Group. Participating in a project to improve development productivity through AI since April.

Ishikawa Takahiro / LY Corporation
General Manager of Division 1, Data Science Group, Data Group
Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation as a new graduate in 2011, engaged in the development of search engines and large-scale distributed processing. In the field of data science, held positions such as Manager, TD, VPoE, and Search Engine Black Belt. Currently, serving as the Head of DS Division 1 at LY Corporation , responsible for technical areas including search, natural language processing, and generative AI.

Kamata Shigenori / LY Corporation
Head of Technology Strategy Office, AI Development Division, Generative AI Headquarters
Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation (now LY Corporation) as a mid-career hire in 2007. Began a career in planning work centered on natural language processing and has been involved in supporting the introduction of AI, such as machine learning, for many years. Responsible for bridging technology and organization through technical proposals to management based on research results of the latest technologies and planning and implementing employee education.