Meet the Judges
Experts who evaluated each project in order to find the most talented people who are developing innovative technological solutions for the problems of modern society.
Hiroyuki Morikawa
Professor, the University of Tokyo
Miyoko Watanabe
Senior Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Chieko Asakawa
IBM Fellow and Chief Executive Director, The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Jun Murai
Professor, Keio University
Hideyuki Nakashima
President, Sapporo City University
Emi Tamaki
H2L, Inc. CEO / Professor, The University of Ryukyus
Jun Rekimoto
Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo / Fellow, Deputy Director of Research, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.
Akiko Matsuo
Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Tomoko Arai
Principal Staff Scientist, Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiharu Tokoro
Professor, Waseda University and The University of Tokyo
Seita Emori
Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo / Senior Principal Researcher, Earth System Division, The National Institute for Environmental Studies
Takashi Kiyoizumi
Executive Manager, Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology (JFIT), UC San Diego / Managing Director, Kiyoizumi Advisory LLC
Kenichiro Hata
Chairperson of the Forum for Innovative Regenerative Medicine