Lead Scientist
Meiji Co., Ltd., Japan
Ryota Wakayama is a lead scientist at Meiji. Co., Ltd. He is also an affiliate assistant professor at Nara Institute of Science and Technology and a visiting researcher at National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition. His work focuses on the nutritional profiling system and data science on nutrition. He developed the Meiji NPS, a unique nutritional profiling system of Meiji Co., Ltd. Examples of his work include the paper in the fields of data science on nutrition, “Application of a Two-Dimensional Mapping-Based Visualization Technique: Nutrient-Value-Based Food Grouping”. Currently, he is engaged in research projects related to the Meiji NPS. He graduated from the graduate school of Nara Institute of Science and Technology. His hobby is touring castles and hot springs in Japan.