Kenichi Murata

Kenichi Murata

  • Real-time OS
    Distributed systems
    Networks

    Programming languages
    Information security

In terms of information technology as well as communications, networking and information security technologies, I worked for a long time on systems that were associated with real things, such as embedded systems. Cars and their peripheral systems will serve as the culmination of all these technologies. ICT is coming to the car industry as a big wave that will bring about changes. There is now a demand for people who can actively conduct research and develop important technologies themselves, who can boldly collaborate with external parties with regard to technologies that require speed, and who thoroughly understand the current directions of where technology and business are going in order to achieve this kind of work.

  • Department

    • Fellow, Software Development Center

  • Biography

    • 2018-
      2019

      Toyota InfoTechnology Center Co., Ltd. CTO (concurrent post)

    • 2008-

      My roles included Global Chief Engineer of onboard multimedia/telematics systems at Toyota Motor Corporation. I have since been responsible for formulating and driving Toyota's connectivity strategy.

    • 2000-
      2008

      Engaged in development on embedded RTOS and software platforms for various products at Sony Corporation. Subsequently, I was posted to Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., where I was an Architect for gaming machine OSes and system software, as well as a member of the Cell processor architecture board.

    • 1996-
      2000

      Conducted research on distributed systems, meta-level programming languages and compilers at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.

    • 1993-
      1996

      Visiting researcher at University of Victoria.
      Launched a research project on distributed/object-oriented operating systems.

    • 1997

      Quit with completion of study of Ph.D, Computer Science Dept., Keio University

    • 1993

      MEng. - Computer Sceience, Keio University

  • Publication List/Conference presentation

    Paper

    • "Toyota's Connected Strategy", Journal of Society of Automotive Engineering of Japan, Vol.72, No.5, 2018

  • Commendation/Memberships

    • Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) : President & Chairperson of the Board of Directors

    • Smart Device Link Consortium (SDLC) : Vise Chairman

    • Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) : Advisory Board

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