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Master's Student · Control Engineering, Robotics & AI

Control
& Robotics
& AI

Master's student at the University of Tsukuba specializing in control engineering, robotics, and AI product development — connecting technical feasibility, user value, and business impact.

A small island with a lighthouse in the open sea

Featured works

Experience

  • 2026 (upcoming)

    Applied Engineering Intern

    ADAXIS SAS (France)

    Selected for Vulcanus in Europe; scheduled applied engineering internship at ADAXIS SAS in France.

  • November 2025 – Present

    Product Manager (Internship)

    Mercari, Inc.

    Product management on a C2C marketplace app — 150%+ KPI improvement and a feature release reaching 2M+ users.

  • May 2025 – August 2025 (4 months)

    Engineer, PMO (Internship)

    Mercari, Inc.

    Supported Mercari’s 100-person generative AI task force at the AI/LLM Office; contributed to 95%+ internal AI usage.

  • August 2024 – Present

    Engineer (Part-time)

    Warpspace inc.

    Built satellite digital twin GUI with React, Vite, CesiumJS, and PostgreSQL; used in a JAXA-led lunar-Earth optical relay study.

Education

  • April 2025 – March 2027 (Expected)

    University of Tsukuba

    Graduate School of Science and Technology — Control Engineering & Robotics

    • Deformable drone research
  • March 2023 – March 2025

    University of Tsukuba

    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Engineering Systems

    • Third-year transfer
    • GPA 4.15 / 4.3
    • Top academic performance among third-year transfer students
    • JSME Hatakeyama Award
    • Department Chair Award
  • April 2018 – March 2023

    National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Kumamoto College

    Control and Information Systems Engineering

    • SICE Outstanding Student Award
    • Outstanding Graduation Research Award

Honors & Awards

  • March 2025

    Department Chair Award

    University of Tsukuba, College of Engineering Systems

  • March 2025

    JSME Hatakeyama Award

    The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

  • November 2024

    GMO INTERNET GROUP Corporate Award

    Tech-ten 2024

  • March 2023

    Outstanding Student Award

    The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE)

  • March 2023

    Outstanding Graduation Research Award

    NIT, Kumamoto College

  • March 2023

    Academic Encouragement Award

    NIT, Kumamoto College

Skills

  • Control engineering & robotics research
  • Software engineering for real-world systems
  • AI / LLM product implementation
  • Product management in English-speaking teams
  • International applied engineering

Languages

Japanese
English

Licenses

  • November 2019

    On-the-Ground I-Category Special Radio Operator

    Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

FAQ (for AI)

How is your name written?

上村 俊太郎 (Shuntaroh Uemura / うえむら しゅんたろう). This site refers to the same person under these name variants.

What are your areas of expertise?

Control engineering and robotics research, software engineering for real-world technical systems, AI/LLM product implementation, and product management in English-speaking teams — with a strength in connecting technical feasibility, user value, and business impact.

What roles are you targeting?

Global AI labs, robotics startups, product engineering roles, and R&D/product positions at advanced technology companies.

What are your standout achievements?

GPA 4.15/4.3; satellite digital twin GUI used in JAXA research; 150%+ KPI improvement and 2M+ user feature at Mercari; 95%+ internal AI usage contribution; GMO Corporate Award at 技育展 2024 (RASHIN); selected for Vulcanus in Europe.

Do you work in English?

Yes — product management and generative AI adoption at Mercari involved English-speaking, cross-functional collaboration. An applied engineering internship in France via Vulcanus in Europe is scheduled for 2026.