About
Undergraduate at Stanford University (Computer Science), focusing on interaction with digital characters. Interested in AI and human-computer interaction. Also interested in history, international relations and sociology.
Personal projects explore the intersection of AI, real-time interaction, and multimedia experiences.
Affiliations and Experience
Student
- Financial Officer — Stanford Taiko
- Financial Officer, Room Host — Stanford-Japan Exchange Conference
- Bassist — Sexy Craig
- Stanford Japanese Student Society (in progress)
- Resided for 3+ years each in Sri Lanka, Canada, Ghana, Japan
Industry
- Product Management Intern — Indeed Recruit Technologies Inc.
- Co-Founder — Terrasis, Inc. (ML algorithms for drones)
- Founder, Chief Translator — Tsu Translation
Projects
Simulacra Automata
A series of LLM/Generative AI, 2D/3D animation, and creative projects centered around creating a unified digital identity. "Xylo" is a multimedia character development project exploring Jean Baudrillard's ideas of simulacrum and hyperreality, incorporating multimedia AI companions, custom image generation, and Blender simulation.
Links: Website
Pupper
Developing a quadruped robot from fundamentals. Implemented PID control for actuators, forward/inverse kinematics, control algorithms through deep reinforcement learning, and computer vision to recognize and track objects. Integrated LLMs to parse verbal instructions into chains of commands. (Stanford CS123).
Links: GitHub
MikuHologram
Prototyped and developed an extremely low-cost method (~$2) of achieving the Hatsune Miku concert experience locally. Created hologrammic projections from everyday materials, modeling and 3D printing a custom-designed setup.
Links: YouTube Demo
Dark VR
Integrated EMG (muscle tension) sensors and nerve feedback as novel information input/output mechanisms for VR in Unity. Explores unorthodox Human-Computer interfaces, looking to improve on existing accessibility.
Links: YouTube Demo, DevPost, GitHub
Skills
CS
- Python
- C / C++ / C#
- Kotlin
- Unity / Unreal Engine 5
- React, HTML, CSS
- ML (Deep Learning)
- REST/Streaming API
Design
- Blender 3D modeling & animation
- Live2D / digital illustration
- TouchDesigner
- 3D printing
- Character & logo design
- HCI and UX development
Other
- Product Design / Management
- Scuba Diving (Certified)
- Japanese-English Translation (Certified)
- Taiko / Bass Guitar / Classical Guitar
Contact
Looking for internships.
- Email: issasadamoto [at] gmail.com / issas [at] stanford.edu
- GitHub: TsuRS / xmslvs
- LinkedIn: sadamoto
