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Kosuke Saito is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of artificial intelligence and robotic surgery, with a focused expertise in surgical-phase recognition and learning-curve evaluation for robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE). His major contributions center on developing AI-driven systems that automatically identify and classify distinct surgical phases during complex esophageal procedures, enabling objective assessment of operative efficiency and surgeon proficiency. Saito’s landmark 2022 study on automated surgical-phase recognition, which has garnered 60 citations, demonstrates how convolutional neural networks can parse real-time robotic video feeds with high accuracy, offering a scalable tool for surgical training and quality assurance. His subsequent work, including an author reflection on AI’s role in evaluating the surgical learning curve, further explores how these technologies can quantify skill acquisition and reduce variability in patient outcomes. Though his publication record is nascent, Saito’s research has already attracted attention from the surgical AI community, positioning him as a rising voice in the drive to integrate machine learning into the operating room. His work holds promise for transforming how surgeons are trained and how robotic procedures are standardized globally.