TAKAHASHI Lauren
Assistant Professor
AI and Robotics for Automated Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry

Theme | Development of Chemical AI Using Machine Learning, Ontologies, and Large Language Models, and DIY Chemical Robots |
Field | Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Materials Informatics, Catalyst Reactions & Design, Ontology, Natural Language Processing |
Introduction of Research
I am pursuing the complete automation of chemistry by developing artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous robots that can think, formulate hypotheses, and conduct experiments like human researchers.
In AI development, I utilize natural language processing and semantics to construct intelligent systems capable of understanding and reasoning about chemical reactions and catalyst design from scientific data. In parallel, I design and build robots that autonomously synthesize and evaluate catalysts, employing embedded systems, 3D printing, and CAD to create precise experimental apparatus.
By integrating AI and robotics, my goal is to realize a data-driven yet hypothesis-driven research system a thinking research system — that collaborates with human scientists as an intelligent research partner.
Representative Achievements
Related industries
Academic degree | Ph.D. |
Academic background | 2008, B.A., Department of Linguistics, The University of Arizona 2011, M.S., Department of Applied IT, Gothenburg University 2018, Research Assistant, Mi2i, National Institute for Materials Science 2019, Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University 2020, Ph.D, Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo 2022, Specially-appointed Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University |
Affiliated academic society | American Chemical Society |