Atsushi Shimono
Team Member at W3C
Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolAtsushi Shimono is a multidisciplinary engineer with 15 years of experience blending research-grade optics and astrophysics with web standards work at the W3C. With a PhD in Astrophysics from Kyoto University, he transitioned from telescope and nano-optics research into roles at the University of Tokyo and now contributes to the WebXR Device API as a technical writer and maintainer of specification clarity. His strengths lie in precise documentation, metadata and accessibility improvements—skills that help keep complex standards accurate and usable for implementers. Based in Japan, he pairs deep scientific rigor with practical standards work, bridging academia and web platform development in ways that are both technical and communicative.
16 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Science, Astrophysics, PhD, Science, Astrophysics at Kyoto University
Github Skills (6)
markdown10
virtual-reality10
webxr10
markdown-it10
augmented-reality10
documentation10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
immersive-web/webxr
Feb 2019 - Dec 2022
Repository for the WebXR Device API Specification.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:1 release, 59 commits, 40 PRs in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Atsushi primarily focused on updating the WebXR Device API specification document. Their contributions involved correcting metadata, fixing markdown formatting, adding image alt text, and updating links. These edits maintained the accuracy and presentation of the specification, ensuring it remained up-to-date with the latest standards and best practices. The user’s work reflects a focus on documentation and the clarity of the API's description.
api-specificationwebxrvirtual-realityaugmented-realityweb-api
bug-ja/bugzilla-ja
Mar 2016 - Mar 2018
Contributions:4 releases, 10 pushes, 8 branches in 2 years
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