Born in Kure, Hiroshima in 1986. MBA from Kyoto University Graduate School of Management. Completed doctoral coursework at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Informatics. Founded Exa Intelligence (now ExaWizards) in 2016, achieving a listing in 2021. Since 2018, has been conducting research on generative AI (GAN) at Kyoto University and studying the construction of metaverse spaces. Founded Terraverse in 2022. Has extensive experience in data analysis and AI development along with a strong entrepreneurial track record.

Born in Hiroshima in 1980. Completed doctoral program at Kyoto University Graduate School, Doctor of Literature. Since 2023, Professor at Kyoto University's Institute for the Future of Human Society. Concurrently serves as Head of the Uehiro Ethics Foundation Endowed Research Division since 2017 and as Numata Professor at the University of Vienna since 2018. Specializes in Buddhist studies (India, Tibet, Bhutan) and Bon religion. Author of numerous works. As co-founder, leads the academic side of 'Traditional Knowledge Technology'.