Kento Sasano

Kento Sasano
笹埜健斗
Born(1994-06-15)June 15, 1994
Okayama, Japan
Alma materKyoto University Facurity of Law, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo(GSII)
Known forEducationnal DX with using Generative AI, AI co-creation education, Information governance, Information security, Sustainable management studies
Scientific career
FieldsSocial informatics, Sustainability science
InstitutionsKeio Research Institute at SFC, Kento Sasano’s labo, XBRL Japan, Inc., booost technologies, Inc.

Kento Sasano (born June 15, 1994) is a Japanese Socio-Informatics scientist and sustainability scientist and inventor. He is a senior fellow of Keio Research Institute at SFC.,[1] the representative of Kento Sasano’s labo, the director of XBRL Japan Inc. and the advisor of booost technologies, Inc.

Sasano specialized in educational DX with using generative AI(GenAI) and in SX: Sustainability Transformation and is known for his study and development firstly on the sustainability of IoMT security, to enhance Information governance and Information security.

His SDGs/ESG data science research for the realization of sustainable society, including sustainable management, incorporated Human capital management. He has also contributed to the developing technology of Prompt engineering to apply AI and ChatGPT as one of leading experts in Sustainability Science in Japan.

Sasano currently conducts joint research on the educational programs of AI co-creation and runs a Facebook group for the network of adopting DX high schools for the purpose of disseminating information and exchanging opinions on educational DX.

Early life and career

Kento Sasano was born in Okayama, Japan, on 15 June 1994. He had wandered the borderline between life and death by an accident and its circumstances and awakened to philosophy in his high school days.[2]

In 2011, he participated the 19th International Philosophy Olympiad in Vienna, Austria, as won the gold medal in its national qualifiers.[3]

Sasano graduated from Kyoto University in 2018 with a degree in law and politics.[4] In the same year, he enrolled at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies (GSII), and then served at several organizations and industries as CSO: Chief Sustainability Officer or SDG strategic advisor.

In 2021, Sasano launched Scrumy Inc., an R&D: Research and Development type startup from the University of Tokyo, as the CEO.[5] Since 2022, he has assumed the role of Representative Director at the Sustainability Research Institute. As of 2023, he is a fellow of Keio Research Institute at SFC. He has served as an adviser of the Sustainable Community and as Director of XBRL Japan since June of this year.

As of 2024, Sasano graduated from the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies. He has served as a senior fellow of Keio Research Institute at SFC since April[1] and he was appointed as the advisor for booost technologies, Inc. in June of this year.

Research and awards

Single authored papers
  • 『今、サイバー攻撃に対して病院は如何に対処すべきか: 本邦の医療情報システムの脆弱性を鑑みて』 ([特別寄稿]狙われる医療情報システムを護るために) 「月刊新医療」Vol.49, No.7, 2022, p45-49.

(in English) How should hospitals counter cyber assalts at present: Considering protecting the IoMT systems in the country (Special Contribution; to protect IoMT systems as targets)[6][7]

  • 『持続可能なIoMTセキュリティに向けた法政策: サステイナビリティ学の視座からの政策提言』(特集 デジタルヘルスを取り巻く法と倫理) 「Journal of internet of medical things: IoMT学会誌」Vol.5, No.1, 2022, p26-29.
    (in English) Law and Policy for Sustainability IoMT Security: Policy Proposal from Sustainability Science (Special Feature on Law and ethics enclosing digital health)[8][9]
Awards

In 2022, he and his mentor, Shota Isoda from GCP, received G-startup Audience Award in recognition of his work in digital learning innovation.[10]

In January 2023, he was awarded the SMBC GREENxGLOBE Partners Award at acceralation or incubation program, the Mirai Cross 2023.[11]

Inventions

  • Countermeasure system program against social media defamation

Sasano developed the system program utilizing generative AI technology that warned and hid the defamatory comments on social media and other online, and has applied for a patent.(No.2023-199424)

System features
  1. Advanced natural language processing capability: it considers even the subtlest nuances of the Japanese language and detects libels and slanders with high accuracy, using ChatGPT's latest AI model.
  2. Filtering depending on context: it supports unique Japanese expressions and slang, allowing analyses in the appropriate context.
  3. Real-time support: it monitors online conversations in real-time and instantly identifies any problematic content.
  4. Evolving algorithms: it incorporates user feedback and has self-learning so its defamation detection algorithm is continually improved.

Publications

He had not a few appearance to media, such as radio program "Evening Stream" in FM Chubee in 2019, CNA TV program "Click To Ransom" in 2022,[12] and more. His papers and comments with contribution, he explained on interviews by FRIDAY DIGITAL, a Japanese Internat media from Kōdansha.

He lectured on Scrumy Media's movie series "SDGs Hakunetsu Kyōshitsu" for students and workers.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Sustainable Future Dialogue: 09 Keio University". MUFG (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  2. ^ "[Special Interview with Lecturer] Kento Sasano, First Part, Attention by the World! Focus on the real face of sustainability scientist considering sustainablity as view of "The CEO of Japan"". SBrain (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. ^ "The 19th International Philosophy Olympiad:IPO". Keiwa College (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  4. ^ He would receive a LL.B. from Kyoto University, same as Universities in Japan.
  5. ^ "Scrumy Inc., which is engaged in the first GaaS: Governance as a Service business in Japan, established to raise approximately 45 million yen in a seed round". Gyōkai Channel (in Japanese). 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  6. ^ 健斗, 笹埜 (July 2022). "Thesis>Projects>Kento Sasano". 月刊新医療 (in Japanese). 49 (7): 45–49. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  7. ^ "NEWMED Vol.49". Monthely Shin Iryō (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  8. ^ 健斗, 笹埜 (October 2022). "Thesis>Projects>Kento Sasano". Journal of Internet of Medical Things: Iomt学会誌 / Iomt学会編集委員会 編 (in Japanese). 5 (1): 26–29. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  9. ^ "Journal of internet of medical things Vol.5". Journal of internet of medical things (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  10. ^ "Held accelarator's program "G-STARTUP" the forth period demo-day（成果発表会）". GLOBIS (in Japanese). 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  11. ^ "Accelaration program mirai cross 2023 Result announcement in the final review". MiraiCross (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  12. ^ "Click To Ransom". ChannelNewsAsia (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  13. ^ "SDGs Hakunetsu Kyōshitsu". Scrumy (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-08.