This document provides a summary of recent publications related to research conducted at the WPI-ICReDD. It lists five publications from 2018-2019 related to catalysis and materials science. It then discusses the research projects and personnel involved in the JST CREST program that is funding this work. The document outlines the goals of using data-driven approaches and machine learning to optimize materials discovery and design. It proposes a multilevel framework that combines in-house and public data along with quality control and annotations to advance the field.