Daisuke Sato
Software Engineer at WHILL
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolDaisuke Sato is a Tokyo-based software engineer with 10 years of experience specializing in robotics, embedded systems, and autonomous driving. He moved from four years as a robotics engineer at RT Corporation to developing autonomous driving services at WHILL, blending low-level driver work with higher-level control systems. His open-source contributions include maintaining Japanese localization for the widely used Rufus USB utility and developing Raspberry Pi device drivers with I2C support and Pi 4 fixes, showing attention to both user-facing detail and hardware reliability. Trained in engineering at Chiba Institute of Technology, he combines practical embedded debugging skills with a strong focus on robustness and internationalized user experience—often surfacing subtle fixes that improve stability across platforms.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
工学専攻, 工学専攻 at 千葉工業大学Tokyo Tech High School of Science and Technology
Japanese, English
Github Skills (10)
c1710
i2c10
embedded10
internationalization10
localization10
raspberry-pi10
device-driver10
c1110
sys10
windows7
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
rt-net/RaspberryPiMouse
Feb 2017 - Dec 2022
Raspberry Pi Mouse Device Driver
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:9 reviews, 58 commits, 43 PRs in 5 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Daisuke primarily focused on developing the device driver for a Raspberry Pi Mouse. Their contributions involved updating the driver, adding I2C module support, and fixing potential issues. They modified the device file names, fixed segmentation faults, and added support for Raspberry Pi 4. Further contributions included adding exception handling and formatting settings.
raspberry-piraspbianraspberrymouseraspberry-pi-mouse
pbatard/rufus
Dec 2015 - Apr 2021
The Reliable USB Formatting Utility
Role in this project:Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Localization / Internationalization SpecialistContributions:11 commits, 4 PRs, 10 comments in 5 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Daisuke's contributions primarily revolve around updating and maintaining the Japanese language translation for the Rufus USB formatting utility. Their commits consistently focused on incorporating the latest translations and fixes, indicating a dedication to keeping the Japanese localization current with new versions and features of Rufus. The changes involved modifications to the `rufus.rc` file, which suggests interactions with the application's resource files for text strings and UI elements. These updates reflect the user's commitment to ensuring a high-quality, localized user experience for Japanese-speaking users.
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