2021.06.08
The Mitou IT Talent Discovery and Development Program is a project organized and implemented since fiscal year 2000 by the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Its purpose is to "discover and nurture outstanding IT talent" by finding and developing Japan's genius creators who will change the world using IT. In this program, the following SFC students have been certified as 2020 Super Creators and selected for the 2021 program.
2020 Mitou IT Talent Discovery and Development Program Super Creator Certification
From among the creators selected for the Mitou IT Talent Discovery and Development Program, individuals recognized as having particularly outstanding abilities are certified as "Super Creators."
Project Title: NIC-based Security Mechanism that Does Not Require Software Installation
Project Title: Development of Algorithmic Robot Design
Selected for the 2021 Mitou IT Talent Discovery and Development Program
The objective is to discover and nurture outstanding individuals (creators) who possess original ideas and technologies capable of creating innovation in software-related fields, as well as the ability to utilize them, under the guidance of project managers (hereinafter "PMs") with excellent abilities and achievements.
To achieve this objective, project themes are solicited from "young talents (under 25 years of age as of April 1, 2021) who are trying to realize a theme that is unique and innovative, has the potential to have a future social impact, and could create innovation."
Selected creators will aim to improve their skills and technologies by carrying out development projects on the themes they have proposed, receiving guidance and advice from their PMs.
Daiki Sekiguchi (2nd year, Master's Program, Graduate School of Media and Governance)
Theme: Development of a Creation Support Tool for Play to Realize Autonomously and Decentrally Deployed Playgrounds
Fumiaki Mizuno (1st year, Master's Program, Graduate School of Media and Governance)
Theme: Development of a Low-Latency IP Video Transmission System for Racing Drones
Hiroto Sakoda (1st year, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies) *Joint Project
Theme: Development of a VR System Optimized for Use While Lying Down
From: General Affairs Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office