Naoya Takashima

Entered graduate school at the University of Hyogo through early admission and earned a master's degree for research on medical imaging AI. Won a gold medal in RSNA 2024, a Kaggle medical imaging competition. As CTO of Elith Inc., leads the development of GENFLUX and also works on research and development in AI safety and AI security. Board member of AMAIL, a nonprofit organization. Co-author of "Understanding How Large Language Models Work by Building One" (Nikkei BP, 2026).