Takumi Kato
Senior Specialist, Policy Division at 文部科学省
Japan
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Top SchoolTakumi Kato is a senior policy specialist with 10 years’ experience shaping Japan’s science and technology agenda, currently leading R&D budget and economic security initiatives at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and seconded to ESPI in Vienna for space policy research. He combines deep technical expertise—a Ph.D. in Electronics and Photonics from Keio University and doctoral work on microresonator-based optical frequency combs, including collaboration at Harvard—with hands-on policymaking across AI, big data, cybersecurity, space exploration, and satellite constellations. Takumi has repeatedly translated cutting-edge research into national policy, from crafting AI and IoT research strategies to steering satellite and launch-system programs. Comfortable at the intersection of science and government, he brings both laboratory rigor and practical implementation experience to complex, security-sensitive technology decisions. An understated strength is his ability to manage international collaboration and research integrity issues while navigating budgetary and regulatory constraints.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
博士, 電子工学, 博士, 電子工学 at 慶應義塾大学修士, 医科学, 修士, 医科学 at 慶應義塾大学大学院
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Github Skills (78)
python10
quantum-programming-language10
scientific-computing10
quantum-algorithms10
quantum-computing10
scipy10
algorithms10
editor9
mypy9
sdk9
visual-studio9
stub9
microsoft9
visual-studio-code9
electron9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
Qaqarot/qaqarot
Aug 2018 - Oct 2022
Quantum Computer Library for Everyone
Contributions:21 releases, 618 commits, 160 PRs in 4 years 3 months
pythonquantum-computingquantum-algorithmsquantum-informationquantum-computer-simulator
arXivQuration/arXivQuration
Jul 2018 - Mar 2020
Contributions:24 commits, 21 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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