Welcome, I'm Toma.

I'm interested in creating physical and digital systems to track our information streams and ultimately create biopersonalized algorithms by integrating physiological data. You can find some of my writing related to these topics.

Currently, I'm working on Lifestack by DeMind Inc. as a co-founder and head of product.

I'm a PhD dropout, who worked on various Human-Computer Interaction and Neurotechnology projects at Columbia University. Previously, I was an undergrad at the Unversity of Washington, exploring Ubiquitous Computing, Neural Engineering, and Entrepreneurship. I am also a Neurotech enthusiast, previously led Synaptech and wrote articles with NeurotechJP.

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News

2025-0601: Joined DeMind Inc. as a co-founder and head of product! Excited to solve time!

2025-0531: I've officially dropped out of my PhD program at Columbia.

2024-0603: I'm headed to Tokyo to attend MobiSys24' to present preliminary workshop work on laser power delivery!

2023-1102: Excited to share that Pikachu won me People's Choice Award at UIST24's Student Innovation Contest!

2023-0410: I'm happy to share that I'm headed to Columbia University to start my PhD in Computer Science and the MobileX Lab! I have also been awarded the NSF GRFP!

Writing

My first post, Personal Information Space: a reflection on how to best contribute to information space, along with my thoughts on how personal information space will fit into our future.

My take on desktop Windows as Attention Streams: thoughts on the desktop experience and taking a more intentional approach to workflows can further help us track our overall experience.

Contact

Reach out on Twitter or email me at tomaitagaki at gmail!