Summary
Toshiki Hirao is a founder and CEO with 11 years’ experience bridging academic research and industrial AI productization, leading dTosh to provide end-to-end AI talent development, strategy consulting, and system development for major clients like NTT and Itochu. He holds a PhD in engineering from Nara Institute of Science and Technology, served as a JSPS DC1 fellow, and led international research on AI automation of software development at McGill and industrial AI robotics R&D at ABB in the US. As a visiting assistant professor and industry collaborator, he applies empirical software engineering and big-data methods to improve software quality assurance and design. Unusually, he combines deep empirical MSR expertise with hands-on startup leadership, enabling translation of theoretically grounded research into commercial AI systems and corporate training programs.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer and Information Sciences, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer and Information Sciences, General at Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Information Technology at Osaka Kyoiku University