Super Creators Certified under the MITOU Program (Exploratory IT Human Resources Project)!

1. Outline

METI launched the MITOU Program (Exploratory IT Human Resources Project) in FY2000 as a program to discover and develop outstanding IT talent. This program has produced over 1,800 Creators to date. Of these Creators, some have been certified as Super Creators, in recognition of their particularly outstanding ability.

Out of the 36 Creators chosen in FY2021, 18 were certified as Super Creators, which brings the total of Super Creators to 383.

2. Certified Super Creators

In FY2021 18 individuals were chosen as Super Creators, in recognition of a wide range of achievements. Their creations include a VR system optimized for in-bed use; an AR try-on mobile application that enables users to try on clothes in real time using their phone cameras; an octopus-shaped robot and simulator that adheres to bathtub walls and cleans them; and a system that enables low-latency digital video transmission, created with racing drones and other machines that require advanced real-time performance in mind. The ages and affiliations are as of May 27, 2022.

Sakoda Yamato (19)

Affiliation: Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
CEO of Diver-X Inc.
Project name: Development of VR System Optimized for In-bed Use

Asano Kei (19)

Affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Science, Columbia University
Co-Founder of Diver-X Inc.
Project name: Development of VR System Optimized for In-bed Use

Sakaguchi Raku (22)

Affiliation: Department of Computer and Information Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University
Project name: Development of a Programming Learning Platform Utilizing Web Technology

Mochizuki Soma (20)

Affiliation: 2nd year, School of Informatics, College of Media Arts, Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba
Project name: The Feel of the Sound Created by a 3D Printer

Suzuki Yuto (24)

Affiliation: 1st year of Master's Program, Course of Computer Science and Information Technology, Information Science and Technology Major, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
Project name: Development of Software That Helps Users Learn How to Use Their Bodies in Aikido

Arai Kohei (25)

Affiliation: Freelance
Project name: AR Try-on Mobile Application That Enables Users to See Clothing Sizes Interactively

Koizumi Yunosuke (25)

Affiliation: Merlogi, Inc.
Project name: AR Try-on Mobile Application That Enables Users to See Clothing Sizes Interactively

Nozaki Tomohiro (20)

Affiliation: RALLY inc.
Project name: Development of a Support Tool for Brainstorming Using a Chat-style Interface

Mihashi Yuki (18)

Affiliation: Interaction Design Course, Department of Information Design, Faculty of Art and Design, Tama Art University
Project name: Development of a Support Tool for Brainstorming Using a Chat-style Interface

Kiuchi Akihiro (25)

Affiliation: Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Project name: Window System for XR

Eguchi Taishi (23)

Affiliation: Master's Program, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Project name: Window System for XR

Yamamoto Kosuke (22)

Affiliation: 1st year of Master's Program, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo
Project name: Development of a System and Device that Documents Muscle Training Fully Automatically

Shimojima Ginshi (22)

Affiliation: 1st year of Master's Program, Emerging Design and Informatics Course, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Project name: Development of a System and Device that Documents Muscle Training Fully Automatically

Ebihara Yusuke (22)

Affiliation: 1st year of Master's Program, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Project name: Development of a System and Device that Documents Muscle Training Fully Automatically

Harada Kei (23)

Affiliation: Arai Laboratory, Master's Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Project name: Development of an Octopus-shaped Robot and Simulator That Cleans Bathtubs

Yaota Takahiro (25)

Affiliation: Representative of Pianoforte
Project name: Development of a Statically Typed Scripting Language that Compiles into Shell Scripts

Mizuno Fumiaki (23)

Affiliation: 2nd year, Graduate school of Media and Governance, Keio University
Project name: Development of Low-latency IP Video Transmission System for Racing Drones

Sekiguchi Daiki (25)

Affiliation: HIBINO SEKKEI Inc. + Youji no Shiro
Project name: Development of a Support Tool for Building Playgrounds Autonomously

Related Links

*Details and evaluations of each Creator’s project are available on the IPA website.

• Results of Certifying Super Creators in the FY2021 MITOU Program (in Japanese)
• Results of the FY2021 MITOU Program (Exploratory IT Human Resources Project) (in Japanese)

Reference: About the MITOU Program

• METI launched the MITOU Program (Exploratory IT Human Resources Project) in FY2000 through the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA) in order to discover and develop outstanding individuals that possess the creative ideas and skills needed for innovation in IT as well as the ability to utilize and realize them.
• What is unique about the MITOU Program is that project managers with outstanding skills and track records at the forefront of industry and academia find and choose individuals with potential and support their creative development.
• For more information, please visit the IPA website: MITOU Program portal site (in Japanese)

Division in Charge

IT Innovation Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau