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Roy Sugimura, Ph.D

Roy Sugimura, Ph.D

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Supervisory Innovation Coordinator at National Research Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

  • Education

    • INSEAD

      1996 - 1998
      Diploma for IMPM International Master for Practicing Management

    • Kyoto University

      1975 - 1980
      Bachelor Information Science

      Activities and Societies: Develop Firmware Evaluating System for the dynamic microprogramiing computer QA-1 at Hagiwara Laboratory. Lead Kyoto University Music Research Society as General manager for 5 years.Good at Piano Playing (Chopin, Beethoven) and Loved toSing Chorus.

    • Lancaster University

      1996 - 1998
      MA in IMPM International Business

      Activities and Societies: Prof. Henry Mintzberg's 1st cource for Managers not MBA. Got Professor's 1st recommendation for final nominated presentation for the class.

    • Kyoto University

      1996 - 1998
      Ph.D Computer Science

      Activities and Societies: Mentor: Professor Makoto Nagao. Thesis Title: Logic Based Japanese Sentence Analysis (English)

  • Experience

    • Institute for New Generation Computer Technology (ICOT)

      Jun 1984 - Mar 1989
      Researcher

      Challange: Create the New AI technology to lead the world as a project leader for multiple projects with completely new colleagues coming from different IT companies.Logic Based Natural Language Processing+ Duals Project+ Language Toolbox Project+ SAX and PAX project for parallel Parser+ LAX project for Lexical Analysis+ Won prise from Japanese Society of Artificial Intelligence

    • Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd.

      Apr 1989 - Sept 1999

      New Challange: Create many methodologies and visions for CTO to Lead corporate Level R&D, as a member of Staff for Panasonic Coporate R&D Member of Staff for Informaiton Systems Research Group New Challange: Develop world's Number One MT system in Translation Performance as a project leader with completely new colleagues.Machine Translation Project: Japanese to English, and English to Japanese.+ Designed & Implemented Translation System Language for Translation & Dictionary Description & Compilation.+ Achieved one of the fastest performance in the world.

      • Manager

        Oct 1997 - Sept 1999

      • Manager

        Oct 1995 - Sept 1997

      • Project Leader

        Apr 1989 - Sept 1995

    • Panasonic OWL

      Oct 1999 - Sept 2001
      Managing Director (CEO), member of the Board

      New Challange: Sell new technology to Panasonic Group with sincere support from respected Scotish employees !!+ Shipped Authoring System for BS-Digital for NHK, Japan+ Launched SD Card Project Team for Symbian+ Project Lead & Finalize DTV using MHEG runtime in UK.

    • Global Scots

      Jan 2001 - now
      Member

      Pleased to help companies in Scotland from variety kind of perspectives, especially from mobile industry connections.

    • Japan Quality Award Coucil

      Oct 2001 - Sept 2012
      Self Assessor

    • Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd

      Oct 2001 - Sept 2003
      The Head of Mobile Network Research Laboratory (Director)

      New Challange: Aquire Knowledge on Wireless Technology from the beginning to lead the laboratory !New Challange: Establish Vision for Mobile Technology for coming 10 years !

    • Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,Ltd.

      Oct 2003 - Sept 2004
      Corporate Project Producer for World First 3G phone on Linux

      New Challange: Transform many negative legacy made by the previous huge project into Positive chance to create world's 1st Linux based cell phone !!

    • Panasonic Mobile Communications

      Oct 2004 - Sept 2006
      Director

      Launched world's 1st Linux Mobile Phone (product) for DoCoMo

    • Symbian

      Apr 2005 - Jun 2007
      Director for Supervisory Board

      New Challange: Fresh experience on NOKIA's lead in Symbian.Representing Panasonic Mobile Communications, as a shareholder of Symbian.

    • ESTEEMO

      Oct 2006 - Oct 2008
      Deputy Managing Director, member of the board

      New Challange: Under sudden change of business context of share-holding companies (NEC & PMC), I lead all the procedure to close down the company with new acquired legal and financial knowledge specific for Japanese companies.

    • Japanese Society of Software Science and Technology

      Jun 2007 - Mar 2011
      Auditor

      Create preparatory work to change the society from private group into a corporation.

    • Panasonic Mobile Communications

      Oct 2008 - Sept 2012
      Senior Coucilor

      New Challange: Lead M&A project on PMSE deal with NTT-DATA, with new aquired legal and financial knowledge !

    • Tizen Association

      Feb 2009 - Sept 2012
      Director and Officer as Treasurer

      New Challange: Lead Limo as a treasurer with new aquired legal and financial knowledge specific for U.S.A. and U.K. New Challange: Lead negotiation with IRS U.S.A.

    • The Japanese Society of Artificial Intelligence

      Jun 2009 - Jun 2011
      Director

      We are esponsible to lead and create exciting organization to lead research in Artificial Intelligence.

    • NTT DoCoMo

      Oct 2012 - Mar 2016

      Tizen as the chairman, international liaison including top communication among operators, Mobile companies, and also academic parties including universities and research institutes. Financial operation as the treasurer, and also responsible for special task force of the board.

      • Director, Product Department

        Jun 2013 - Mar 2016

      • Director, Global Alliance

        Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

    • Tizen Association

      Mar 2013 - Mar 2016

      Lead Tizen as the chairperson of the board.

      • A member of Advisory Board

        Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

      • Board Chairman

        Mar 2013 - Mar 2015

    • The FIDO Alliance

      May 2015 - Mar 2016

      • Chairman of Deployment at Scale Working Group

        Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

      • Director (Alternate)

        May 2015 - Sept 2015

    • National Research Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

      Apr 2016 - now
      Supervisory Innovation Coordinator

    • NID

      Apr 2017 - Sept 2022
      Company Advisor

    • Nformation Processing Society of Japan/Information Technology Standards Commission of Japan

      Apr 2018 - now
      The Head of Japan National Body for ISO/IEC JTC1/SC42 Artificial Intelligence

    • Waseda University

      Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
      Tentative Lecturer

      Made lecture on IT industry involving AI, PF, business change, and cognitive perspective for executives, directors, managers.

    • University of Tsukuba

      Jun 2019 - now
      Visiting Professor

    • Fuetrek

      Jun 2021 - now
      External member of the board, Member of Audit and Supervisory Committee

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Self Assessor

      Japan Quality Award Council
      Jun 2004

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Roy Sugimura, Ph.D
      Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Oct 2025 Excellent Achievement in Standards Development, Certification and Authentication Department
    • Awarded to Roy Sugimura, Ph.D
      Best Paper at annual conference of Japanese Society of Artificial Intelligence Japanese Society of Artificial Intelligence Jul 1998 Prize for my paper titled "Constraint Analysis of Logic Based Grammar"

  • Volunteer Experience

    • A member of the specialists committee for the Study on Smart System Standardization

      Issued by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Apr 2021
      Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryAssociated with Roy Sugimura, Ph.D

    • Director of General Affairs

      Issued by The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence on Jun 2009
      The Japanese Society for Artificial IntelligenceAssociated with Roy Sugimura, Ph.D

    • A member of the committee for Studying the Practice of AI Principles "AI原則の実践の在り方に関する検討会"

      Issued by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Apr 2021
      Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryAssociated with Roy Sugimura, Ph.D

    • A member of the study group for AI governance and its International Trend "AIガバナンスの国際動向に関する検討会"

      Issued by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Apr 2019
      Ministry of Economy, Trade and IndustryAssociated with Roy Sugimura, Ph.D