D. (Life Sciences) from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo in 2007. D. in Life Sciences from the University of Tokyo in 2007. After an internship period of about 3 years during his doctoral studies, he joined LIVERNESS Corporation in 2008. After serving as the General Manager of the Osaka Office and the General Manager of the Regional Development Division, he has been the General Manager of the Strategic Development Division since 2022. He is involved in building a regional ecosystem to create R&D-oriented ventures that will spread their wings to the world from research institutes in various regions using the concept of "Tech Planter," and supporting new business creation of core regional companies.

Born in Okayama, Japan in 1966, Mr. Kurokawa graduated from the graduate school of Ehime University (master's degree) in 1992, and joined Daicel Corporation (then Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.). After joining the company, he was sent to a doctoral course at a graduate school in Japan, where he obtained a doctorate in engineering. In 2010, he was assigned to the Otake Plant (Hiroshima Prefecture), where he inspected products and manufacturing processes throughout the plant and was involved in quality control and quality assurance for organic chemical products. As a representative of the department, he has been working on problem solving and problem finding for the entire company from the aspect of evaluation and analysis. On his days off, he enjoys walking around Kanazawa and cooking (making pancakes and baked potatoes). 2022-present.

I am currently working as a research fellow in the field of skin aging. I am excited about this opportunity to speak with the next generation of talented young people. We are conducting research on current consumer health needs and topics that require future attention, and hope to bring "health" to our customers in Japan and around the world in areas ranging from health products to regenerative medicine to food. We look forward to discussing further with you on future research prospects. I believe that this is where the next generation of researchers in Japan, Asia, and around the world will begin, as they are exposed to the various challenges and unique research that all students bring to the program.

D. from the Graduate School of Science at Hiroshima University (Doctor of Science). After working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Research Center for Synchrotron Radiation Science, Hiroshima University, and as an assistant professor and associate professor at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, he assumed his current position in 2022. Specialized in solid state physics. He also serves as the Deputy Director of the Osaka Public University Cooperative Research Center's Future Doctoral Fostering Laboratory, and is involved in science communication activities for junior and senior high school students, who are the future leaders of Japanese society.

He has been an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University since May 1989, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology since April 1993, and a professor at the same university since April 2001. His research interests include software engineering, especially software metrics.
From 2020, he will be in charge of a long-term internship program for students of Nara-kita High School in Nara Prefecture. In addition, from FY2023, he will be in charge of implementing one of the JST's "Next Generation Science and Technology Challenge Programs (High School Type)", "The Future of Independence through Co-Creation: Developing Next Generation Science and Mathematics Talent through High School and Graduate School Collaboration and Extensive Academic, International and Regional Networks".