Hi! I'm Aya Oshima, an AI engineer based in New York.

Selected Work

Thesis: Dimensional Reduction Techniques for Neural Data

Explored dimensional reduction techniques (PCA, TCA) applied to large-scale neural datasets. Conducted analysis on complex neural patterns, providing insights into brain activity and computational neuroscience, under the guidance of Prof. Robert C. Froemke.

PCATCAComputational NeuroscienceData Analysis
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Experience

Open Source Contributor

Python Typed APIs Project - Supervised by Prof. Kamen Yotov

2024 - Present
  • -Developing type-safe Python clients for widely-used services in an open-source project, automating API generation to address gaps in the software development industry.

Research Assistant

Neuroscience Kiani Lab, NYU Center for Neural Science

2023
  • -Contributed 5k+ eye-tracking data as a subject for the lab's decision-making experiments.
  • -Developed a DeepDream algorithm using pre-trained CNNs (ResNet/VGG-16) to generate dream-like images, aiming for future use in neural decision-making experiments on primates.
  • -Gained insights into research methodologies and expanded knowledge of neuroscience.

AI Robotics Engineer

Nihon Business Data Processing Center

2021 - 2022
  • -Developed and deployed a voice-to-motion robotics system showcased to 10k+ exhibition visitors, leading the AI development as the sole AI engineer on a team of 5.
  • -Integrated voice recognition (Julius/SRILM) and speech synthesis (JACK/OpenJTalk) into the robot, enabling seamless interaction between humans and robots.
  • -Researched NLP for the future voice chatbot product, adjusting pre-trained models (BERT/GPT2/Blender), developing original small models (LSTM), and preprocessing messy 400kb data (MeCab/NLTK).
  • -Played a project management role, leading cross-functional collaboration, timelines, and deployment strategies.