Friction Engineering / Developer Infrastructure

Curriculum Vitae [pdf]

I enjoy understanding complex systems and turning that knowledge into practical software, infrastructure, and educational tools. My interests span developer infrastructure, distributed cyber-physical systems, industrial automation, and open-source software. I will join Keio Research Institute at SFC as a Senior Research Fellow in September 2026.

I like (hoppy and hazy) beers (see my Untapped, sauna, swimming, and Onewheeling.

Past Works

2022

[Defense] “PhD Research Proposal Defense”

Video

[Supervision] Jonas Brüstch (ETH Zürich) “The Web of Things Extension for Motion Control of a 7-DoF Robotic Arm towards Adaptable Factories” (Master’s Thesis)

2021

[Talk] “Integrating Multi-Disciplinary Offline and Online Engineering in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems through DevOps” at 11th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT ’21)

[Talk] “Towards Provenance Integration for Field Devices in Industrial IoT Systems” at Provenance Week 2021

[Supervision] David Montani (University of St.Gallen) “A Survey on Problem Detection in Industrial Automation Systems” (Bachelor’s Thesis)

[Supervision] Felix Wohlgemuth (University of St.Gallen) “Electromyography-based Kinesthetic Teaching of Industrial Collaborative Robots” (Master’s Thesis)

[Supervision] Jonas Brüstch (ETH Zürich) “Transparent Field Device Management for Complex Cyber-Physical Industrial Automation Systems” (Semester Thesis)

Link to the online library

2020

[Talk] “Explainable Industrial Automation” at 8. GS1 Systemtagung with GS1 Switzerland

[Supervision] Steve Zwicky (University of St.Gallen) “Implementation Of A Manufacturing Execution System With Increased Explainability” (Master’s Thesis)

2019

[Demo] “Mixed Reality Interface for Fault Detection and Diagnostics in Manufacturing Automation” at General Assembly of the St.Gallen-Appenzell Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK)

Demo video on YouTube

[Supervision] Claire Schneeberger (University of St.Gallen) “Mixed Reality Inspection Interface for Building Automation Systems” (Master’s Thesis)

Link to Google Books

2018

[Thesis] “Robust and High Performance RFID Middleware with Entropy Filtering [pdf]” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Media and Governance [M.M.G.] at the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan

[Project] “Cross-Domain Information Retrieval for Augmented Reality Interactions” as Taikichiro Mori Memorial Research Fund Project

Original

[Project] “Mixed Reality Interface for Integrated Information Access” in KEIO EDGE Global Innovator Program

Talk

2017

[Project] “UR5 Robotic Arm Trajectory Design through Microsoft HoloLens Mixed Reality User Interface” at Web of Systems research group, Siemens Corporate Technology, Berkely, CA, USA

Demo video

[Project] “Semantically Enabled Machine Access Through Augmented Reality” at Web of Systems research group, Siemens Corporate Technology, Berkely, CA, USA

Demo video

2016

[Demo] “An RFID Reader Emulator for Multicode environments” at The 6th International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2016) and WoT 2016: Seventh International Workshop on the Web of Things

Demo on YouTube

[Supvervision] Haruka Kuji (Keio University) “Maximum Liklihood Estimation of RF Tag Localization with Mechanically Controlled Antenna” (Bachelor’s Thesis)