Philipp Michel is a Project Assistant Professor at the Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Research Center and the Department of Mechano-Informatics at the University of Tokyo. His recent professional experience includes global AI strategy advisory for Toyota Motor Corporation as well as leading Toyota Research Institute's machine learning efforts. Previously, he worked as a senior roboticist at Google X, before which he served as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Japan, trading derivatives across Asia. He holds a Ph.D. in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University as well as degrees in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. He speaks German, English, Spanish and Japanese.