Hiroaki
Kitano
Profile
Dr. Hiroaki Kitano is CEO of Sony AI Inc. Additionally, he is Executive Vice President and Officer in charge for AI Collaboration for Sony Corporation and CEO of Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. He also serves as the director of Sony Global Education. He is the Founding President of the RoboCup Federation, a recipient of The Computers and Thought Award in 1993 and Nature Award for Creative Mentoring in Science (Mid-carrier award) in 2009. He has served as the president of International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (2009-2011) and has served as a member of scientific advisory boards for numerous academic institutions including European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). He currently serves as a professor at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate School. Most recently he was named a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (2021).
Publications
Many potential applications of artificial intelligence involve making real-time decisions in physical systems while interacting with humans. Automobile racing represents an extreme example of these conditions; drivers must execute complex tactical manoeuvres to pass or block…
Blog
June 21, 2021 | Life at Sony AI
Dr. Hiroaki Kitano’s Vision Behind a New Grand Challenge is Published in Nature’s Npj Systems Biology and Applications Journal
A paper by Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, CEO of Sony AI Inc., entitled, “Nobel Turing Challenge: Creating the Engine for Scientific Discovery,” has been published in npj Systems Biology and Applications, part of the prestigious Nature Portf…
A paper by Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, CEO of Sony AI Inc., entitled, “Nobel Turing Challenge: Creating the Engine for Scientific Discover…
January 26, 2021 | Life at Sony AI
Sony AI - A Place for Grand Challenges
The Origin of Sony AISince the early days of my academic career, I’ve had a strong desire to understand the universe, life, and intelligence, and a deep passion for designing and building electronic devices — mostly audio systems…
The Origin of Sony AISince the early days of my academic career, I’ve had a strong desire to understand the universe, life, and i…
News
March 15, 2022 | Press Release
Sony AI’s Hiroaki Kitano Appointed to Continue as Member of Singapore’s Advisory…
Tokyo, Japan – March 15, 2022 -- Hiroaki Kitano, CEO, Sony AI, has been appointed by Singapore’s Minister for Communications and Information to continue to serve as a member of Sin…
February 1, 2021 | Press Release
Sony’s Dr. Hiroaki Kitano Named Fellow by the Association for the Advancement of…
Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, CEO of Sony AI and Executive Vice President, Officer in charge of AI Collaboration at Sony Corporation, is named fellow by the Association for the Advancement o…
February 1, 2021 | Press Release
ソニー（株）常務北野宏明が米国人工知能学会の「AAAIフェロー」に選出
ソニーAIのCEOであり、ソニー㈱ 常務の北野宏明が、この度、米国人工知能学会（Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence）の…
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