Yutaka Matsuo
{{Short description|Engineer in Japan}}
{{Infobox academic
| image = Yutaka Matsuo cropped 2 Sanae Takaichi Fumio Kishida and Yutaka Matsuo 20231221.jpg
| alma_mater = University of Tokyo (BEng, MEng, PhD)
| discipline = Engineer
| sub_discipline = Artificial intelligence, deep learning, web engineering, social media engineering
| workplaces = University of Tokyo
| birth_place = Sakaide, Kagawa
| caption = Matsuo in 2023
| native_name = 松尾 豊
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_date = {{birth date|1975|01|26}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.ymatsuo.com/en/}}
}}
Yutaka Matsuo is a professor in the Department of Technology Management for Innovation at the University of Tokyo. He specialises in artificial intelligence and web engineering.{{Cite web |title=Yutaka Matsuo’s Bio – TELEXISTENCE inc. |url=https://tx-inc.com/en/matsuo-bio-en/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |language=en-US}} He also focuses on real-world applications of technology and encourages his students to start their own businesses, which has led to the foundation of multiple listed companies.{{Cite web |title=松尾豊 |url=https://ymatsuo.com/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=ymatsuo.com |language=ja}}{{Cite web |title=異見交論 第8回 東京大学教授 松尾豊氏 国立大学は今の100倍稼げる！｜文部科学 教育通信｜ジアース教育新社 |url=https://www.kyoikushinsha.co.jp/rensai/ikenkoron/008/index.html |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=www.kyoikushinsha.co.jp}}
Education and background
Matsuo was born in Sakaide, Kagawa. His family has produced multiple noted individuals, including Yoshio Utsumi, who served as the secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and Yo Matsuo, who was a pioneer in the study of living environment systems. Both of them are his uncles and were educated at the University of Tokyo (UTokyo). After attending Marugame High School in his hometown, he followed in their footsteps and attended UTokyo, where he studied at the Department of Information and Communication Engineering (電子情報工学科). He obtained his master's degree and PhD from the same institution.{{Cite web |title=松尾豊 {{!}} Profile |url=https://www.ymatsuo.com/profile/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=松尾豊 {{!}} Profile |language=ja}}
Acedemic career
File:Ken Saito Sanae Takaichi Fumio Kishida and Yutaka Matsuo 20231221.jpg Fumio Kishida, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ken Saito and Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Sanae Takaichi in December 2023]]
After earning a PhD in engineering from UTokyo in March 2002, he began working at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. Later, he worked for the Center for the Study of Language and Information (CSLI) at Stanford University, before returning to his alma mater in October 2007 as an associate professor. He was subsequently promoted to professor and has held the position since.
He has served as an adviser in multiple government committees on science and technology policies and utilisation of information technology. He has also served as a non-executive director of the Softbank Group since June 2019.{{Cite web |last=日本放送協会 |title="ぜんぶ"読めます！ AI研究者 松尾豊 が語る"知能のフロンティア" - フロンティア |url=https://www.nhk.jp/p/frontiers/ts/PM34JL2L14/blog/bl/p5Pg6V0E7D/bp/pgrPeKJjK4/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=フロンティア - NHK |language=ja}}