Gent Imeraj received a BSc. and MSc. (Eng.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Epoka University in Albania in 2019 and 2021, respectively. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. studies at Hosei University in Japan, majoring in Applied Informatics, and is supported by the Japanese government's MEXT scholarship. From 2020 to 2022, Gent has been involved in key roles such as assistant lecturer at Epoka University, project assistant at the HORIZON 2020-funded "PANBiORA" project, and project manager at the EU4TECH-funded “MOHCI” project. Gent specializes in biotechnology, particularly medical imaging. He is committed to advancing knowledge in his field, contributing through publications in journals and conferences.
Hitoshi Iyatomi received a B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. (Eng.) from Keio University in Japan in 1998, 2000, and 2004, respectively, and a second Ph.D. in medical science from Tokyo Women’s Medical University in 2011. From 2000 to 2004, he was a technical consultant with Hewlett-Packard Japan. In 2004, he joined Hosei University as a research associate, where he is currently a professor with the Department of Applied Informatics. From 2016 to 2017, he was a visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University. He has authored or coauthored more than 160 peer-reviewed journals and conference papers in various research areas based on machine learning, such as computer vision, medical engineering, and natural language processing.