Dr. Daichi Wada is a Researcher in Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, where he has been since 2015. He received his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Tokyo in 2013. Following his PhD, he worked as Project Researcher and Project Assistant Professor in the University of Tokyo. In 2019-2020, he was a Visiting Research Fellow in University of Bristol.

His research involved fiber optics and its application to structural monitoring. He also focused on machine-learning-based aircraft control.