About
PhD Candidate researching Human-AI Collaboration at The University of Tokyo, focused on developing frameworks that enhance expert decision-making through synergistic human-AI interaction.
Experience
Research Assistant
UTokyo X Prudential Research Project, The University of Tokyo
2023 - 2023
Research Intern
Sony Group Corporation, China R&D Team
2022 - 2022
Data Scientist Intern
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
2021 - 2021
Doctoral Research
Intelligent System Design Laboratory, The University of Tokyo
2023 - Present
Teaching Assistant
The University of Tokyo
2022 - 2023
Education
PhD in Human-AI Collaboration
The University of Tokyo
Sep 2023 – Present
Master of Science
The University of Tokyo
Sep 2021 – Sep 2023
Bachelor of Science
The University of Melbourne
Feb 2017 – Jan 2021
Publications
Zhang, Y., Hiekata, K., Nakashima, T., & Shao, Q. (2025). Towards a Predictive Human Partnership Framework: Designing AI-First Decision Systems with Human Refinement in Time-Series Forecasting. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies.
Zhang, Y., Hiekata, K., Nakashima, T., & Shao, Q. (2025). Bridging Human Cognition and AI Systems: A Transdisciplinary Engineering Study of Temporal Interaction Patterns in Collaborative Forecasting. Proc. 32nd Int. Conf. Transdisciplinary Engineering (TE2025).
Zhang, Y., Shao, Q., Hiekata, K., & Nakashima, T. (2025). Multimodal Analysis of Human-AI Collaboration in Adaptive Forecasting in Electricity Demand Prediction. INCOSE Complex Adaptive Systems.
Zhang, Y., & Hiekata, K. (2024). Human Decision Making Assisted by Artificial Intelligence: Electricity Demand Forecasting in Japan. Advances in Transdisciplinary Engineering.DOI: 10.3233/ATDE240936
Skills
Languages
- Mandarin
- English
- Japanese
Technical
Python · R · SQL · C · JavaScript · Git · Docker · LaTeX · TensorFlow · PyTorch
Research
Human-AI Collaboration · Machine Learning · Time Series Analysis · Experimental Design · User Studies
Honors & Awards
E-Gov Data Competition
Government of Japan · 2023
Top 20% Ranking (Group Leader)
Spring GX Program
University of Tokyo · 2022
Cross-disciplinary Talent Program
Exchange Scholarships
University of Melbourne · 2019–2020
LSE · SJTU · ETH Zurich
Academic Competitions
Australia · 2018
Top 20% in Mathematics & Science