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Mitsubishi Electric Researcher Named Kaggle Competitions Master in World's Largest AI CompetitionTitle, presented to Kaggle's top 1%, recognizes mathematical-optimization and machine-learning skills

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Dr. Kenji Ueda of Advanced Technology R&D Center

TOKYO, March 27, 2025 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that Dr. Kenji Ueda, a researcher at the company's Advanced Technology R&D Center in Japan, has been awarded the title of Kaggle Competitions Master by Kaggle, INC., a Google LLC subsidiary and the world's largest AI competition platform.

Kaggle medals recognize competitors who use superior skills in mathematical optimization or machine learning to develop effective solutions to challenges posed by companies and government agencies. The title of Kaggle Competitions Master is awarded based on the total number of medals a competitor accumulates. Dr. Ueda was awarded his title as a result of accumulating one gold medal and two silver or higher medals in competitions over the past few years, thereby fulfilling the requirements for the award.

Dr. Ueda has used his advanced skills and experience in mathematical optimization and machine learning, honed through daily research and development, to compete in Kaggle competitions in collaboration with internal and external team members. Previously, Dr. Ueda won a silver medal by placing 29th out of 1,054 teams in the Santa 2023 - The Polytope Permutation Puzzle1 competition to efficiently solve 3D puzzles using AI.

He also won a gold medal by placing 10th out of 1,427 teams in the ARC Prize 20242 competition to harness the abstract reasoning abilities of AI. In addition, he secured a silver medal by placing 28th out of 1,514 teams in the Santa 2024 - The Perplexity Permutation Puzzle competition3 to minimize the perplexity of the large language model (LLM) by using AI to reorder English word sequences. He also won a silver medal by placing 43rd out of 1,120 teams in the FIDE & Google Efficient Chess AI Challenge,4 competing against chess AI with CPU, memory and file size constraints.

Dr. Kenji Ueda said: "I am very pleased to have achieved the title of Kaggle Competitions Master. I would like to express my gratitude to all those who have teamed up with me. I will continue to enjoy participating in external competitions to further enhance my skills and contribute to solving societal problems encountered in our company's diverse business fields."

Mitsubishi Electric is leveraging its strengths in physical modeling, simulation technology and compact AI developed through robust components to create AI agents that evolve with users to meet various workplace needs, such as maintenance and manufacturing. The company will continue to advance its R&D by integrating the high technical skills of its AI engineers, including Dr. Ueda.


  1. 1Held from December 19, 2023, to February 1, 2024.

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