What is your position or role in the DESI project?
I am currently a co-lead of the HOD Topical Group in GQP Working Group. Modeling galaxy-halo connection for DESI tracers is one of the most important model ingredients for a realistic high-fidelity synthetic simulation that can be of a wide use and interest among DESI.
In addition, I am a co-convener of the Professional Development Committee where we try to monitor and improve the atmosphere of the entire collaboration and to support career development for junior members.
Where were you born?
I was born in Tokyo, Japan, and grown up in Aichi, Japan, which is between Tokyo and Kyoto.
Where do you live now?
I am currently living in the middle of nowhere in the U.S.; a small university town called Rolla in Missouri.
What do you do as part of DESI?
My main interest is to infer cosmology and galaxy-halo connection simultaneously by combining large- and small-scale clustering measurements.
What is the most interesting or exciting thing about your job?
It is the most beautiful and peaceful thing that people from different backgrounds and cultures collaborate and work together towards same scientific objectives.
Any advice for an aspiring scientist?
Find people you can trust and listen to their advice.
What do you do for fun?
My lifetime hobby is soccer. I am getting too old to play competitively, but I still try my best to beat my 8-years-old son.
If you weren’t a scientist, what would be your dream job?
A cosmologist is my dream job. I have never thought about any other possibilities, so I have no idea.
What excites/interests you most about DESI?
I contributed to the BOSS survey in SDSS III in the past, and many of people in BOSS are involved in DESI. For me it is exciting to collaborate with them again.
