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Portfolio / Tokyo, Japan

Akifumi
Sekihara

Infrastructure / Software Engineer

I develop research software and web applications. With a background in materials science and computational chemistry, I currently work as an infrastructure engineer.

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Akifumi Sekihara · Tokyo, Japan

Projects

Research software

YuiHalo

Quantum ESPRESSOWeb application

A prototype web application for research using Quantum ESPRESSO, integrating structure editing, calculation preparation, and execution management in one environment.

I was responsible for design, technology selection, and implementation management, using coding agents during development. Related research was published as a peer-reviewed letter in JCCJ. Development is currently paused following my graduation.

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Background

Software Engineering

I have worked on workflow design and the integration of web applications, APIs, and computing infrastructure. I use Codex in development.

Technologies
PythonTypeScriptReactFastAPI

Computational Science

My research focused on first-principles calculations and catalysts.

Technologies
Quantum ESPRESSOEnvironASEpymatgen

Education & Experience

  1. Graduated from the Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tokyo College

  2. 2026 –

    NTT-ME, Infrastructure Engineer

Interests

Looking ahead

I am interested in AI agents, their evaluation, and design systems. I would also like to explore AI security and human–agent collaboration.

AI AgentsDesign Systems