is a Japanese engineer, professor, and writer. Since 1994 he has been a professor at

Doshisha University , mottoeng = Truth shall make you free , tagline = , established = Founded 1875,Chartered 1920 , vision = , type = Private , affiliation = , calendar = , endowment = €1 ...

, where he oversees the Intelligent System Design Laboratory (ISDL). He received his graduate degree from

Osaka University , abbreviated as , is a public research university located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is one of Japan's former Imperial Universities and a Designated National University listed as a "Top Type" university in the Top Global University Project. ...

in 1978. In addition to his academic research on

parallel computing Parallel computing is a type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously. Large problems can often be divided into smaller ones, which can then be solved at the same time. There are several different fo ...

and intelligent systems, he has written opinion columns for ''

Sankei Shimbun The (short for ) is a daily newspaper in Japan published by the It has the seventh-highest circulation for regional newspapers in Japan. Among Japanese newspapers, the circulation is second only to ''Yomiuri Shimbun'', Seikyo Shimbun, ''Asah ...

'' on education, technology, and employment.Selected opinion columns: * * *

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Intelligent System Design Laboratory

Doshisha University
1950 births Living people Japanese computer scientists {{japan-scientist-stub