Summary
Toru Takahashi is a technology-focused co-founder and researcher with 13 years leading product and research teams at Stroly and prior R&D roles across ATR and NICT. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Engineering from Nara Institute of Science and Technology and combines deep academic expertise in AI, interaction design, and augmented reality with hands-on product leadership. Toru has guided commercialization of research into museum and exhibition technologies, multi-touch interfaces, and location-aware experiences, translating lab prototypes into customer-facing apps and services. As Co-CEO he blends user-experience sensibility with technical oversight, steering cross-disciplinary teams from concept to deployment. Based in Kyoto, he’s known for bridging cognitive science research and practical interaction systems—an unusual mix that helps teams design experiences grounded in human behaviour.
12 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Information Engineering at Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Doctor of Engeering, Information Science, Doctor of Engeering, Information Science at 奈良先端科学技術大学院大学