Hidekazu Kubota is a lecturer and seasoned developer with a Ph.D. in Engineering and over a decade of experience spanning academic research, startup leadership as CTO, and applied AI. He specializes in interaction design, personal knowledge management, and enterprise Java, with a track record of award-winning problem solving in collaborative software. At NEURONET he guided technical strategy and at Kyoto Computer Gakuin he translates research into practical teaching; his contributions to Logseq show a hands-on commitment to making open-source knowledge tools accessible for Japanese users. Known for leading teams to success in business competitions, he combines rigorous academic training with pragmatic product and localization work.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
M.S., Engineering, M.S., Engineering at Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Ph.D., Engineering, Ph.D., Engineering at 東京大学
B.S., Engineering, B.S., Engineering at Kyoto University
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: http://trello.com/b/8txSM12G/roadmap
Role in this project:
Localization / Internationalization Specialist
Contributions:3 reviews, 11 commits, 7 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Hidekazu primarily focused on adding and updating Japanese language translations for the Logseq application. Their work involved modifying dictionaries and shortcut definitions to support Japanese language display and input. They addressed localization issues in the tutorial, dummy notes, and various user interface elements, contributing to a more accessible and user-friendly experience for Japanese-speaking users. The contributions also included fixing translation errors and adding translations for new features.
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