Before joining Heriot-Watt in March 2026, Kazu Akiyama mentored 2 postdocs, 6 graduate students and 20+ undergraduate students at MIT. Please see in his CV.

Core Members at Heriot-Watt University

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Kazu Akiyama

Professor | Group Leader
Royal Society Faraday Discovery Fellow

E-mail: k.akiyama@hw.ac.uk

Website: Personal | LinkedIn
Publications: Pure | Google | ORCID | SciX

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Uniyal Akhil

Postdoctoral Research Associate

E-mail: a.uniyal@hw.ac.uk

Publications: Google | ORCID

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Hina Suzuki

Doctoral Candidate

E-mail: hs4064@hw.ac.uk

Website: LinkedIn
Publications: ORCID

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Renjie Shen

Doctoral Candidate

E-mail: rs4098@hw.ac.uk

Website: LinkedIn
Publications: ORCID

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Our research group is a part of BASP Lab, a world-leading research initiative led by Prof Yves Wiaux, dedicated to advancing computational imaging across disciplines, bridging fundamental theory, algorithm design, and real-world applications from astronomy to medicine.

See also the members of the entire BASP Lab.

Affiliated Students

Students at other institutions who actively collaborate with and receive ongoing research mentorship from the group

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Yuto Akiyama

Doctoral Candidate
Yamaguchi University, Japan
(Research Mentor: Kazu Akiyama)

E-mail: f001wbw@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp

Publications: ORCID

Hikaru Yoshida

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MSc Candidate
Ibaraki University, Japan
(Research Mentor: Kazu Akiyama)

E-mail: 25nm157h@vc.ibaraki.ac.jp

Publications: ORCID