Summary
Takanori Ugai is a research specialist based in Tokyo with over 30 years of experience (10+ in current research-focused roles) at the intersection of knowledge engineering and enterprise systems, including long tenures at Fujitsu and AIST. He specializes in Knowledge Graphs, Semantic Web, Knowledge Management, Requirements Engineering, and groupware, translating complex ontologies and semantic technologies into practical, collaborative solutions. His career blends deep academic credentials (MEng, DEng from Tokyo Institute of Technology) with hands-on applied research and industry secondments—such as work on distributed IT architectures during the ANSA project—that drove real-world deployments across healthcare, banking, and large-scale data systems. Known for bridging rigorous research with product-facing applications, he often tackles the hard problem of turning formal knowledge models into usable groupware and requirements engineering tools.
10 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering, Computer Science, Master of Engineering, Computer Science at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japanese, English