技術の進歩と明るい未来へ、基礎研究への投資が不可欠な理由
深く掘り下げてみると、バイオテクノロジー、ロボティクス、宇宙探査、量子技術といった分野において、私たちが画期的な進展だと考えているものは、実はそれほど画期的なものではありません。多くの場合、数十年前に実施された基礎研究にその起源をたどることができ、より正確には「進化的」と表現するのが適切でしょう。
Kazuhiro Gomi
Kazuhiro Gomi serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NTT Research Inc., the global research and development arm of NTT Inc.
NTT Research, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, conducts fundamental research in the fields of Optical Computing, Advanced Cryptography, Cardio-Vascular Bio-Digital Twin, and Physics of Artificial Intelligence.
Mr. Gomi has been with NTT for over 35 years and has been involved in its United States operation since 2004. He held the position of CEO of NTT America Inc. from 2010 to 2019 before assuming his current role. Additionally, he served on the Board of Directors at NTT Communications from 2012 to 2019. In September 2009, Mr. Gomi was recognized as one
of the 100 most influential individuals in the telecommunications industry, as part of the Global Telecoms Business Power100 list.
Mr. Gomi holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSIE) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from Keio University in Tokyo. Furthermore, he is the President of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California, a member of the board of directors at the Japan Society of Northern California, and a member of the President’s Advisory Board at the US Japan Council.
