Summary
Kazuhiro Homma is an IoT engineer and startup founder with 14 years of experience building connected products and cloud services, most notably as a founding member and Tech Lead/CTO at Photosynth Inc., creator of the smart lock robot Akerun. He blends hands-on expertise across AWS, Rails, iOS, Android and embedded BLE development with product leadership from early-stage app launches to operating high-traffic services. His background includes research in evolutionary optimization and neuroscience at ATR, a creative streak in media art and live visuals, and technical leadership that scaled teams and shipped hardware-software systems. A frequent conference speaker and former main programmer on Japan’s NASA-sponsored Space Apps Challenge team, he combines academic rigor, maker culture and startup grit from Niigata.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science, Master of Engineering - MEng, Computer Science at Nagaoka University of Technology