Yury Mishustin

In high school, Yury focused much of his work on robotics and machine learning. His internship experiences include developing and testing a computer vision model to measure user engagement on advertising boards equipped with cameras, conducting field research and preparing a report on delivery robots, and integrating a vision system into a robotic arm for food packaging to enable full automation in variable environments.

His research has also centered on robotics and artificial intelligence. He built a camera-controlled platform using omnidirectional gearing to improve transport efficiency in industrial settings, created a modified A* path-planning algorithm designed to minimize energy consumption, and developed a transformer-based algorithm to refine data from a low-cost lower-body motion capture system. This latter work was published and presented at the 38th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence.

Beyond research, Yury has been committed to education and accessibility. As the leader and captain of his school’s VEX robotics team, he guided his team to a Worlds qualification and mentored younger members. He also served as vice president of the Community Oriented Student Action club, leading efforts to teach English to students supported by a local NPO, many of whom came from low-income families or faced personal challenges but aspired to study abroad. Outside of school, he volunteered to teach basic programming to elementary students across Japan.

Outside academics, Yury enjoys going to the gym, creating 3D art in Blender, and watching anime.