Born in Firenze, Italy, in 1976, he received a bachelor's degree with a major in Image Science from Chiba University in 2001, a master's degree with a major in Music Composition from Toyama University in 2003, and a Ph.D. degree with a major in Knowledge Science from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) in 2006. His general research interests include entertainment computing and human-computer interaction.