is a Japanese mathematician and engineer working in

probability theory Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with probability. Although there are several different probability interpretations, probability theory treats the concept in a rigorous mathematical manner by expressing it through a set o ...

, applied algebraic geometry and

Bayesian statistics Bayesian statistics is a theory in the field of statistics based on the Bayesian interpretation of probability where probability expresses a ''degree of belief'' in an event. The degree of belief may be based on prior knowledge about the event, ...

. He is currently a professor at

Tokyo Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology, one of first five Designated National University and selected a ...

in the Department of Computational Intelligence and Systems Science. He is the author of the text, Algebraic Geometry and Statistical Learning Theory, which proposes a generalization of Fisher's regular statistical theory to singular statistical models.

Books

* ''Mathematical Theory of Bayesian Statistics'',

CRC Press The CRC Press, LLC is an American publishing group that specializes in producing technical books. Many of their books relate to engineering, science and mathematics. Their scope also includes books on business, forensics and information tec ...

, 2018, ISBN 9781482238068 * ''Algebraic Geometry and Statistical Learning Theory'',

Cambridge University Press Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII of England, King Henry VIII in 1534, it is the oldest university press in the world. It is also the King's Printer. Cambr ...

, 2009.

References

External links

Algebraic Geometrical Method in Singular Statistical Estimation
Presentation at Algebraic Statistics Seminar, MSRI, December 17, 2008 (video) 20th-century Japanese mathematicians 21st-century Japanese mathematicians 1959 births Living people Academic staff of Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology alumni Machine learning researchers People from Nakano, Tokyo {{Japan-mathematician-stub