CV

Contact Information

Name Yuki Okamoto

Research Interest

Machine learning: Deep generative models (DDPMs, flow matching), Variational inference
Mathematics: Probabilistic modeling, Stochastic processes, Bayesian inverse problems
Application: Medical imaging, Environmental monitoring, Marine technology, Sustainability

Education

  • 2024 - 2026

    Stockholm, Sweden

    Master of Science
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology
    Applied and Computational Mathematics
    • Mathematics of Data Science track
  • 2020 - 2024

    Tokyo, Japan

    Bachelor of Engineering
    The University of Tokyo
    Systems Innovation
    • Exchange studies at KTH during August 2022 - June 2023

Research experience

  • 2026 - 2026

    Stockholm, Sweden

    Master's Thesis Student at Division of Probability, Mathematical Physics and Statistics
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology
    Supervisor: Asst. Prof. Soon Hoe Lim.
    Thesis Title: Planning as Conditional Generative Sampling: Belief- and Reward-Conditioned Diffusion Planners for Informative Path Planning
    • Developed a conditional generative framework utilizing diffusion models (DDPMs) to sample high-reward trajectories for autonomous underwater vehicles.
    • Evaluated the model’s out-of-distribution generalization, proving that feasible OOD conditioning allows the planner to synthesize novel behaviors absent from the training demonstrations.
  • 2025 - Present

    Stockholm, Sweden

    Research Engineer at Physics of Medical Imaging Group
    KTH Royal Institute of Technology
    Supervisors: Prof. Mats Danielsson, Assoc. Prof. Mats Persson, Per Lundhammar
    • Designed and implemented a permutation-equivariant deep learning model using Set Transformer to infer temporal ordering of unordered photon detection data in SPECT imaging.
    • Reduced inference complexity from factorial time to a single forward pass while achieving competitive ordering accuracy for short chain lengths against a maximum likelihood baseline.
  • 2024 - 2024

    Tokyo, Japan

    Research Assistant
    National Ocean Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
    Supervisors: Prof. Toru Sato, Toshiro Suzuki, Takamasa Nakamura
    • Developed a stochastic risk assessment model using Bayesian Monte Carlo simulations to quantify the frequency and magnitude of global mineral resource supply disruptions.
    • Evaluated the economic security value of domestic mineral resource development by modeling the avoided production losses enabled by strategic stockpiling.
  • 2023 - 2024

    Tokyo, Japan

    Bachelor's Thesis Student at Laboratory of Environmental Modeling and Synthesis
    The University of Tokyo
    Supervisor: Prof. Toru Sato.
    Thesis Title: Proposal and cost evaluation of observation point placement method for underwater monitoring of sub-seabed CCS
    • Developed a cost-efficient monitoring framework for offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS).
    • Performed large-scale numerical simulations to analyze environmental impacts of CO₂ leakage.
    • Designed and implemented a modified greedy solution for optimal coverage problems.

Publications

Conference Oral Presentations

  • Y. Okamoto and T. Sato, “Proposal and cost evaluation of observation point placement method for underwater monitoring of sub-seabed CCS,” presented at 17th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, Calgary, Canada, October 20-24, 2024.
  • Y. Okamoto and T. Sato, “Proposal and cost evaluation of observation point placement method for underwater monitoring of sub-seabed CCS,” presented at The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers 2024 Annual Spring Meeting, Kanazawa, Japan, May 27-28, 2024.

Seminars

  • Y. Okamoto, “Diffusion Planner for Underwater CO₂ Monitoring”, presented at KTH Climate Action Centre, Stockholm, Sweden, May 26, 2026.
  • Y. Okamoto, “Proposal and cost evaluation of observation point placement method for underwater monitoring of sub-seabed CCS,” presented at Imperial College London (UK), University of Bergen (Norway), and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK), February 10-18, 2024.

Awards

  • 2025
    Environmental Research Grant

    Granted 50,000 SEK for a thesis project focused on environmental sustainability

  • 2024
    Travel Grant

    Granted 450,000 JPY to fund research presentations at the University of Bergen, Imperial College London, and Plymouth Marine Laboratory

  • 2023
    Graduate Fellowship

    Highly selective national scholarship (max. 3 recipients annually) granting 10,000,000 JPY covering two years of graduate studies, extendable for doctoral studies

  • 2022
    Study Abroad Fellowship

    Competitive scholarship granting 1,350,000 JPY awarded to support exchange studies at KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Skills

Programming: Python, Git, MATLAB
Tools & Frameworks: PyTorch, GPyTorch, Hydra, NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Scikit-learn
Languages: Japanese (native), English (professional), Swedish (advanced)
Soft Skills: Leadership, Project management, Problem solving, Team collaboration