Ichi Kanaya
Professor at Engineering Academy of Japan
Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
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Top SchoolIchi Kanaya is a computer scientist, entrepreneur and visiting professor with 15+ years of experience bridging media art, design and applied computing. As founder and chief engineer of Pineapple Computer and creator of STEAM unconference, he blends hands-on engineering with public-facing programs that include TEDxKyoto and numerous hackathons. His academic career spans faculty roles at Nagasaki, Osaka and Nagoya Universities, focusing on media art & design research and the use of computing for cultural heritage conservation. He also serves on national and international steering bodies such as the Engineering Academy of Japan and the Dialogue for Global Innovation. Beyond academia and startups, he applies technology to field projects—ranging from digital surveys to restoration efforts for cultural properties—which reflects a rare mix of creative practice and conservation impact. Based in Nagasaki, he couples deep technical training (PhD in Information Science) with sustained community-building and interdisciplinary collaboration.
15 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Information Science (Computer Science), Ph.D., Information Science (Computer Science) at Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyB.E., Electric Engineering, B.E., Electric Engineering at Kansai University
Japanese, English, Italian, Russian
Github Skills (18)
json-api7
breeze6
redux5
redux-actions5
integrate5
reducers4
soft-delete4
laravel4
php4
react4
json3
nette3
laravel-package3
ruby2
rails2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ichi/dotfiles
Apr 2011 - Feb 2022
Contributions:182 commits, 44 pushes in 10 years 11 months
ichi/ladder_note
Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:14 PRs, 65 pushes, 21 branches in 4 months
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