Azby Brown
Lead Researcher at Musashino Art University (MAU)
Yokohama, Japan
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Top SchoolAzby Brown is a researcher and educator who blends 12+ years leading the Tokyo Future Design Institute with long-term stewardship of Safecast’s citizen-science environmental monitoring, especially post-Fukushima radiation work. He combines design-thinking, architecture and sculpture training from Yale and the University of Tokyo with a hands-on, analog-forward approach to technology and public communication. A sought-after instructor for the IAEA and visiting professor at multiple Japanese universities, he translates technical data into accessible narratives for publics and policymakers. Author of influential books on Japanese architecture and sustainable practices, he maintains active writing and speaking portfolios that bridge academia, think-tank strategy, and community science. Notably, his career emphasizes tactile, human-centered design sensibilities applied to contemporary environmental and urban challenges.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
University of TokyoJesuit High SchoolBFA, sculpture, architecture, BFA, sculpture, architecture at Yale University
Japanese
Github Skills (9)
pelican10
survey10
counter10
react2
map-editor2
tilemap2
kaios2
api2
tilesets2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (3)
Safecast/bGeigieNanoKit
May 2014 - Feb 2019
bGeigieNano is a kit version of the bGeigie mobile survey geiger counter designed to fit into a Pelican Micro Case 1010.
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push in 4 years 9 months
geiger-counterfitpelicansurveycounter
Safecast/Tilemap
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
Safecast web map
Contributions:1 commit, 1 push, 4 comments in 1 day
reactweb-mapmap-editortilesettilemap
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