Jahn-Takeshi Saito, a Japanese German computer scientist, and AI- and game researcher with focus on Monte-Carlo and Proof-Number Search. He studied Computational Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence at University of Osnabrück and received a Master’s thesis on Computer Go in 2005, and a Ph.D. in 2010 on Solving Difficult Game Positions at Maastricht University [1]. Along with Guillaume Chaslot, Jahn-Takeshi Saito is author of Go playing program Mango performing Monte-Carlo Tree Search.
Jahn-Takeshi Saito [2]

Photos

Rémi Coulom and Jahn-Takeshi Saito, 11th Computer Olympiad, Turin 2006 [3]

Selected Publications

2005 ...

• Jahn-Takeshi Saito (2005). A pattern-based approach to monte carlo Go. Master’s thesis, University of Osnabrück
• Jaap van den Herik, Jeroen Donkers, Jos Uiterwijk, Guillaume Chaslot, Sander Bakkes, Jahn-Takeshi Saito (2006). Intelligent Search Techniques Proof-Number Search. MICC/IKAT Universiteit Maastricht
• Jahn-Takeshi Saito, Guillaume Chaslot, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (2006). Monte-Carlo Proof-Number Search for Computer Go. CG 2006
• Jahn-Takeshi Saito, Mark Winands, Jos Uiterwijk, Jaap van den Herik (2007). Grouping Nodes for Monte-Carlo Tree Search. CGW 2007, pdf
• Mark Winands, Yngvi Björnsson, Jahn-Takeshi Saito (2008). Monte-Carlo Tree Search Solver. CG 2008, pdf
• Jahn-Takeshi Saito, Mark Winands, Jaap van den Herik (2009). Randomized Parallel Proof-Number Search. Advances in Computer Games 12, pdf

2010 ...

• Mark Winands, Yngvi Björnsson, Jahn-Takeshi Saito (2010). Monte Carlo Tree Search in Lines of Action. IEEE Trans. Comput. Intellig. and AI in Games 2(4): 239-250
• Jahn-Takeshi Saito (2010). Solving Difficult Game Positions. Ph.D. Thesis, Maastricht University, pdf
• Akihiro Kishimoto, Mark Winands, Martin Müller, Jahn-Takeshi Saito (2012). Game-Tree Search using Proof Numbers: The First Twenty Years. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 3

External Links

• Jahn-Takeshi Saito's ICGA Tournaments
• Jahn-Takeshi Saito – Google+

References

1. ^ Jahn-Takeshi Saito (2010). Solving Difficult Game Positions. Ph.D. Thesis, Maastricht University, pdf
2. ^ BiGCaT Bioinformatics
3. ^ 11th Computer Olympiad 2006 , Photo by Gerd Isenberg
4. ^ DBLP: Jahn-Takeshi Saito

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