Design engineering expertise in diverse fields from hardware and software to interactive art. Major projects include UI design for Toyota Motor Corporation’s NS4, prototype direction for Japanese government’s RESAS (Regional Economy Society Analyzing System) big data visualization system, and art direction for Mimicries on NHK’s Educational Channel. Judge for Good Design Award, Kokuyo Design Award, Britain’s D&AD Awards etc. Tagtype, a device for typing Japanese, acquired by Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York for its permanent collection. Graduated from Department of Mechano-Informatics, University of Tokyo. Completed Industrial Design Engineering course at Royal College of Art (UK). Previously with Leading Edge Design. Visiting Professor, Innovation Design Engineering, at Royal College of Art (UK) from 2014.