
Electric Power to the People
Energy/Data Scientist at Oxford | Toyota
About Me

Masaki Adachi (足立 真輝)🇯🇵🇬🇧
I am a second-year DPhil student in Engineering Science (Information Engineering) in the Bayesian Exploration Lab | Machine Learning Reading Group at the University of Oxford under primary supervision of Prof Michael Osborne. My secondary advisor is Prof David Howey from Battery Intelligence Lab. I am also a Clarendon Scholar. Simultaneously, I belong to Toyota Motor Corporation. My research interest is in the interdisciplinary field between machine learning and energy science, applying Bayesian machine learning to the proliferation of electric vehicles and renewable energy. I wish to create solid motivations for renewables introduction not for the "forced" reasons of legislation and political demands but to provide economic benefits.
Research Interests
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Gaussian Process, Bayesian Quadrature, Bayesian Optimization
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Simulation-based inference, Battery modeling (physics-based, data-driven)
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Reinforcement Learning
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Working Experiences
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Academic Background
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Awards
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Publication & Patents
SNS
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GitHub: https://github.com/ma921
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masaki-adachi-b349311a2/
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/masaki_adachi
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Affiliation
Recent News
[24.03.2023] I will give an invited talk at Machine Learning Group hosted by Prof. Motonobu Kanagawa, EURECOM, France.
[09.03.2023] I will give an invited talk at Data Science and AI Research Group hosted by Dr. Festus Adedoyin, Bournemouth University, UK.
[06.03.2023] I gave an invited talk at the Machine and Human Intelligence research group hosted by Prof. Luigi Acerbi, University of Helsinki, Finland.
[03.03.2023] Our paper has been accepted at IFAC 2023, "Bayesian Model Selection of Lithium-Ion Battery Models via Bayesian Quadrature".
[08.02.2023] New coauthored preprint has been released, "Machine learning benchmarks for the classification of equivalent circuit models from solid-state electrochemical impedance spectra", under review for JES.
[08.02.2023] I gave an invited talk at Battery Modelling Webinar Series (BMWS) hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, "Bayesian quadrature - make any battery model a human-friendly machine-learning model".
[27.01.2023] New preprint has been released, "SOBER: Scalable Batch Bayesian Optimization and Quadrature using Recombination Constraints", under review for ICML 2023.
[01.01.2023] I have founded my startup company, Inferable Energy Ltd. Now I can give consultancy and lecture on machine learning for energy science. The website will be opened soon.
[28.10.2022] New preprint has been released, "Bayesian Model Selection of Lithium-Ion Battery Models via Bayesian Quadrature", under review for IFAC 2023.
[08.10.2022] I was awarded for a NeurIPS 2022 Scholar Award.
[15.09.2022] Our paper has been accepted at NeurIPS 2022. "Fast Bayesian inference with batch Bayesian quadrature via kernel recombination".
[22.06.2022] BatteryDEV was featured by German Publisher ZEIT für Klima, broadcasted on YouTube [link]
[09.06.2022] A new preprint "Fast Bayesian inference with batch Bayesian quadrature via kernel recombination" has been published.
[20.03.2022] Organised the international battery data science hackathon event as one of organisers. https://www.battery.dev
[14.03.2022] Oral presentation at ModVal18 with the title of "Bayesian Quadrature for Fast Parameter Estimation of a Lithium-ion Battery" https://modval2022.welcome-manager.de
[04.03.2022] Invited talk at Toyota Research Institute at California https://www.tri.global
[14.12.2021] Poster presentation at NeurIPS workshop AI for Science https://openreview.net/forum?id=xJhjehqjQeB
https://ml4physicalsciences.github.io/2021/ [13.12.2021] Poster presentation at NeurIPS workshop Machine Learning and the Physical Sciences


Working Experiences
Data Scientist
Toyota Motor Corporation
Data-driven design of next-generation batteries and motors for revolutionising electric vehicles:
intrapreneur based on intelligent experimental data analytics service
Machine learning analysis of manufacturing & experimental data (Python, R)
Deep learning model development (Pytorch)
Research on next-generation batteries, including materials discovery of new materials using machine learning
APRIL 2018 - PRESENT

Embedded Researcher
University of Cambridge
Belonging to two laboratories at the same time:
Machine Intelligence Laboratory, Department of Engineering (Host: Professor Roberto Cipolla)
Electron Microscope Laboratory, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy (Host: Professor Caterina Ducati)
Collaborating with Professor Clare Grey
FEBRUARY 2020 - JANUARY 2021

Energy Scientist
Toyota Motor Corporation
Simulation-Based Design of Lithium-Ion Battery for Hybrid Vehicles (4th Prius)
Development of simulation software
Robust designing of commercial lithium ion batteries (HV, PHV, and EV)
Experimental skills of lithium ion batteries (fabrication & measurements)
APRIL 2015 - MARCH 2018

Education

OCTOBER 2021 - PRESENT
DPhil in Machine Learning
University of Oxford
Clarendon Scholar (the crème de la crème of the incoming cohort)
Thesis: Fast Bayesian Inference with Quadrature for Battery Control
Primary supervisor: Professor Michael Osborne,
Secondary supervisor: Professor David Howey

APRIL 2013 - MARCH 2015
MEng in Electronic Engineering
University of Tokyo
Summa cum laude (ranked 1st in the cohort of 3,074 MEng graduates)
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems,
Thesis title: Neuromorphic computing using frustrated magnetic thin films
Awarded President’s Prize (the best master’s thesis in the cohort)
Superviser: Professor Hitoshi Tabata
Awards
Oxford Period (5 awards)
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NeurIPS 2022 Scholar Award, NeurIPS, 2022
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Clarendon Scholarship, Clarendon Fund, 2021
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Oxford Kobe Scholarship, University of Oxford, 2021
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Toshizo Watanabe International Scholarship, The Watanabe Foundation, 2021
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BCJA Scholarship, British Council, 2021
Toyota Period (5 awards)
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Best Research Award, Toyota Engineering Society, 2019
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Best Research Award, Toyota Engineering Society, 2018
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Most Invented Prize, Toyota Motor Corporation, 2017
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Outstanding Youth Commendation, Toyota City Council, 2016
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Most Invented Prize, Toyota Motor Corporation, 2016
Univ. Tokyo Period (6 awards)
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Young Researcher Award, 47th international conference on Solid-State Devices and Materials, 2015
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President's Award, University of Tokyo, 2015
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Dean's Award, Department of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 2015
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Best Master's Thesis Award, EEIS University of Tokyo, 2015
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Outstanding Student Completion Award, Institute of EICE society, 2015
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JASSO Scholarship, JASSO, 2015
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles (3 first author papers, 3 co-author papers, 1 under review)
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H. Yamahara, B. Feng, M. Seki, M. Adachi, et al., (2021). Flexoelectric Nanodomains in Rare-Earth Iron Garnet Thin Films under Strain Gradient, Communications Materials 2, 95
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W. Xiaohan, J. Billaud, I. Jerjen, F. Marone, Y. Ishihara, M. Adachi, Y. Adachi, C. Villevieille, Y. Kato (2019). Operando Visualization of Morphological Dynamics in All-Solid-State Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials 9, 1901547
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M. Adachi., M. Seki, H. Yamahara, H. Nasu, H. Tabata. (2015). Long-term potentiation of magnonic synapses by photocontrolled spin current mimicked in reentrant spin-glass garnet ferrite Lu3Fe5-2xCoxSixO12 thin films. Applied Physics Express 8,4, 043002-1-4.
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M. Adachi., H. Matsui, M. Seki, H. Yamahara, H. Tabata. (2015). High-temperature terahertz absorption band in rare-earth gallium garnet. Physical Review B 91, 085118.
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H. Yamahara, M. Seki, M, Adachi, M. Takahashi, H. Nasu, K. Horiba, H. Kumigashira, H. Tabata. (2015). Spin-glass behaviors in carrier polarity controlled Fe3-xTixO4 semiconductor thin films. Applied Physics 118, 6, 063905
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M. Adachi., H. Yamahara, S. Kawabe, H. Matsui, H. Tabata. (2014). Strong optical reflection of rare-earth garnets in the terahertz regime by reststrahlen bands. Physical Review B 89, 205124.
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M. Seki, M. Takahashi, M, Adachi, H. Yamahara, H. Tabata. (2014). Fabrication and characterization of wüstite-based epitaxial thin films: p-type wide-gap oxide semiconductors composed of abundant elements. Applied Physics Letters 105, 112105
Refereed conference publication (5 first author papers, 1 co-author paper)
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M. Adachi, S. Hayakawa, M. Jørgensen, H. Oberhauser, M.A. Osborne (2022). "Fast Bayesian inference with batch Bayesian quadrature via kernel recombination", 36th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) (Poster)
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M. Adachi (2021). High-Dimensional Discrete Bayesian Optimization with Self-Supervised Representation Learning for Data-Efficient Materials Exploration, 35th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Workshop; AI for Science: Mind the Gaps (Poster)
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M. Adachi (2021). Mixture-of-Experts Ensemble with Hierarchical Deep Metric Learning for Spectroscopic Identification, 35th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Workshop; Machine Learning and the Physical Science (Poster).
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M. Adachi, I. Budvytis, C. Ducati, R. Cipolla (2020). Physics-Aware Image-to-Image Translation to Explore Long-Life Solid-State Batteries, 34th International Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) Workshop; Machine Learning and the Physical Science (Poster).
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M. Adachi, H. Yamahara, M. Seki, H. Matsui, H. Tabata (2014), Terahertz magnonics using ultrathin films of samarium ferrite garnet, 39th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz) (Oral).
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Y. Ohki, M. Adachi, M. Komatsu, M. Mizuno, K. Fukunaga (2013), Detection of polymer degradation and metal corrosion by terahertz imaging using a quantum cascade laser and a THz camera, IEEE International Conference on Solid Dielectrics (ICSD) (Oral).
Conference Presentations
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Oral Talks (4 international and 7 domestic conference)
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Posters Presentation (3 international and 1 domestic conference)
Patent
Patent Issued (5 Patents)
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Electrolyte of non-polar solvent and bipolar salt LiBPh4 for lithium ion batteries, Issued Jun 9, 2021 Patent JP06895079
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Fluoride ion conductor PbSnF2 coated negative electrode for five volt lithium-ion batteries, Issued Apr 21, 2021, EPP3547409, DE3547409, FR3547409, GB3547409, US3547409
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high-power lithium-ion batteries using cyclopentyl methyl ether of electrolyte, Issued Nov 26, 2020, JP06799783
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Mixed Zeta potential oxides coated cathode materials for high power lithium ion batteries, Issued Nov 4, 2020, EPP3547419, DE3547419, FR3547419, GB3547419, US3547419
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Magnetic-phase-transitional porous metal-complex nanocoils for high-power lithium-ion batteries, Issued Jun 14, 2019, JP06536908
Patent Filed (8 Patents)
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Algorithm to efficiently discover the desired materials, Aug 2021
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Algorithm to support the chemical elemental composition inference from crystal structural spectra, Aug 2021
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Algorithm to support the new material discovery from spectral data mining, Aug 2021
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Automatic spectral identification of materials using hierarchical deep metric learning, Aug 2021
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Automatic inspection of hue/texture anomaly for car leathers based on camera images, Mar 2021
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Nano-porous micro-structured silicide alloy framework for high-capacity lithium-ion solid-state batteries, Filed Mar 23, 2021, 202100588JP00
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Novel cathode material Bi2FeCoO3F6 for high-capacity fluorine-ion batteries, Filed Sep 6, 2019, 201904863JP00
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Si - NiTi nano-composite sub-nanoparticles for high-capacity lithium-ion solid-state batteries, Filed Feb 7, 2018, 180892JP
Organisation
The University of Tokyo President's Association