B.1987, Media Artist, Associate Professor at University of Tsukuba, PhD (Applied Computer Science / University of Tokyo, 2015), CEO of Pixie Dust Technologies.inc, From 2015, joined University of Tsukuba, School of Library Information and Media Studies as Assistant Professor. He is the head of Digital Nature Laboratory. From 2017 to 2019, he works as Advisor to President of University of Tsukuba. From 2017, he is the director of Strategic Platform for Digital Nature in University of Tsukuba.