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Super Creators Certified under the FY2023 MITOU Program (Exploratory IT Human Resources Project)
-Certifying outstanding young IT human resources who create new added value-
June 3, 2024
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has been promoting the discovery and development of human resources with outstanding IT abilities in order to create new added value for the economy and society through technological innovation in the IT field. As part of this, METI has been involved in the MITOU Program (Exploratory IT Human Resources Project) through the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA). In this program, persons with outstanding capabilities among those who have completed the program are certified as Super Creators. This year, 25 individuals have been certified as Super Creators.
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 1,900 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 FY2023, 25 were certified as Super Creators, which brings the total of Super Creators to 433.
2. Certified Super Creators
In the FY2023 program, 25 individuals were chosen as Super Creators in recognition of a wide range of achievements. Their creations include: VR competitive karuta that allow anyone to play on an equal footing, a Cloud-Based Reverse Lexicon from Japanese Sign Language to Japanese Utilizing Sign Language Recognition Technology; An underwear device for measuring menstrual blood volume aimed at alleviating stress during menstruation period; and Capability-based Microkernel for Enhanced Security. The affiliations of the Super Creators below are as of June 3, 2024.
O Hosei
Affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo;
Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Project name: Training Data Analysis System for Soccer Goalkeepers
MATSUO Yugo
Affiliation: Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Project name: Training Data Analysis System for Soccer Goalkeepers
SOMEYA Taiga
Affiliation: Department of Language and Information Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Project name: Training Data Analysis System for Soccer Goalkeepers
DOHI Msayoshi
Affiliation: Freelancer
Project name: High-Accuracy Model-Based Flight Controller: Leveraging URDF for Enhanced Physical Modeling
MARUYAMA Ayaka
Affiliation: Graduate Program in Mathematics and Computer Science, Tsuda University
Project name: Kyogi Karuta for all
TAKAHASHI Ryota
Affiliation: AVILEN, Inc.
Project name: Development of a Cloud-Based Reverse Lexicon from Japanese Sign Language to Japanese Utilizing Sign Language Recognition Technology
YOSHIDA Saya
Affiliation: School of Life Science and Technology, Department of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Project name: An underwear device for measuring menstrual blood volume aimed at alleviating stress during menstruation.
TSUNETSUGU Mai
Affiliation: School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Project name: An underwear device for measuring menstrual blood volume aimed at alleviating stress during menstruation.
TAKAYASU Yuta
Affiliation: Master’s degree course, School of Computing, Department of Computer Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Project name: An underwear device for measuring menstrual blood volume aimed at alleviating stress during menstruation.
NOZAKI Naoki
Affiliation: Master’s degree course, Engineering Sciences and Design Course, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Project name: An underwear device for measuring menstrual blood volume aimed at alleviating stress during menstruation.
TAKEMI Kazuki
Affiliation: Program of Computer Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Nagoya Institution of Technology
Project name: An application to support the creation of a plan to maximize users' satisfaction at an amusement park
KOJIMA Sota
Affiliation: BuySell Technologies Co., Ltd.
Project name: An application to support the creation of a plan to maximize users' satisfaction at an amusement park
TONE Yukihiko
Affiliation: DeNA Co., Ltd.
Project name: An application to support the creation of a plan to maximize users' satisfaction at an amusement park
KOYASU Ryuji
Affiliation: Frontiers in Production Sciences Course, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
Project name: Development of an Interactive Selective Weeding Robot
OKADA Takuma
Affiliation: Fujitsu Limited
Project name: Development of an Espresso Extraction Control System Aimed at Maximizing Emulsification
UEDA Souichiro
Affiliation: Course of Communications and Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
Project name: Unikernel designed for Wasm and Wasm Compiler
NOZAKI Ai
Affiliation: Department of Information Physics and Computing, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Project name: Unikernel designed for Wasm and Wasm Compiler
KATO Yu
Affiliation: Founder, dot-hzm Corporation
Project name: Circular platform actualized by a design system using generative AI
MORIGUCHI Ryota
Affiliation: Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo ; Founder & CTO, a.s.ist Inc.
Project name: Circular-type platform achieved by a production system using generative AI
KITSUKI Aoi
Affiliation: Chairman, dot-hzm Corporation; Master’s degree course, Architecture Course, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba University
Project name: Circular platform actualized by a design system using generative AI
SHIBAYAMA Shunsuke
Affiliation: Master’s degree course, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Project name: Development of a statically typed programming language that can be transpiled to Python
HASEGAWA Taito
Affiliation: Master’s degree course in design, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba; Fuller, Inc.
Project name: Developing electronic musical instruments that harmonize with the environment.
FUKUYAMA Masahide
Affiliation: Master’s degree course, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
Project name: Development of a Secure and High-Performance Database System with TEE
OHTA Ryosuke
Affiliation: Master’s degree course, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies, The University of Tokyo; Turing Inc.
Project name: NextMicon: A User-Friendly Development Environment for Custom Microcontroller Design
IMAMURA Shota
Affiliation: Course of Environment and Information Studies, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
Project name: Design and Implementation of a Capability-based Microkernel for Enhanced Security
Related Links
Details and evaluations of each Creator’s project are available on the IPA website below.
Reference : Outline of the MITOU Program
- METI launched the MITOU Program (Exploratory IT Human Resources Project) in FY2000 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.
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