Yuki Kita
代表取締役CEO at Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Summary
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Top SchoolYuki Kita is the CEO and founder of Gaia Vision and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo, combining entrepreneurial leadership with rigorous climate science expertise. With a PhD in Environmental Studies and eight years of experience, he focuses on wave dynamics, bomb cyclones, ocean mixing layers, and river flood risk to translate climate science into actionable risk analysis and products. Before founding Gaia Vision he researched natural disaster risk at a major risk-consulting firm, blending academic modelling with industry-facing applications. He also contributes to open-source engineering work—improving compiler code in the Scala 3 project and enhancing Argo CD Helm charts—demonstrating strong SRE and backend skills unusual for a climate scientist. Based in Tokyo, he bridges academia, startup building, and operational software engineering to tackle climate-driven hazards. Colleagues describe him as a scientist-entrepreneur who turns complex atmospheric processes into practical tools for resilience and decision-making.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
University of Tokyo
Japanese, English
Github Skills (20)
kubernetes10
charts10
scala10
argocd10
dotty10
compiler-compiler10
helm10
kubernetes-pods10
compiler10
refactoring10
documentation10
yaml9
file-access9
fileio9
file-handling9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
argoproj/argo-helm
Apr 2021 - Jan 2023
ArgoProj Helm Charts
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:974 reviews, 109 commits, 451 PRs in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Yuki primarily contributed to the project by modifying the Helm chart documentation and updating configurations related to the Argo CD deployment. This includes adding changelog links and install guides to the README files for various charts, such as argo-workflows, argo-rollouts, and argocd-apps. The user also addressed specific issues by incorporating code changes, fixing documentation errors, and improving the upgrade process. These contributions collectively enhance the usability and maintainability of the Argo CD Helm charts.
chartshelmhelm-chartsargoprojkubernetes
scala/scala3
May 2020 - Jun 2020
The Scala 3 compiler, also known as Dotty.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 3 PRs, 6 comments in 21 days
Contributions summary:Yuki primarily refactored and updated the Scala 3 compiler's codebase. Their commits focused on replacing deprecated packages and modernizing code style and declarations within various core files like `ClassPath`, `ZipArchive`, and `Directory`. They also addressed unused arguments and adjusted method chains for clarity.
compilerscala3scaladottyepfl
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