Kento Sasano

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Kento Sasano
笹埜健斗 (SASANO, Kento)
Born(1994-06-15)June 15, 1994
Alma mater Kyoto University Facurity of Law LL.B.
Known for Information governance, Information security, Sustainable management studies
Scientific career
Fields Sustainability science
InstitutionsThe Sustainability Research Institute, Scrumy Inc.

Kento Sasano (born June 15, 1994) is a Japanese sustainability scientist and social entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Scrumy Inc. [1] and the Representative Director of Sustainability Research Institute. As of 2023, he is a fellow of Keio Research Institute at SFC. [2]

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He 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.

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. [3]

In 2011, he participated the 19th International Philosophy Olympiad in Vienna, Austria, as won the gold medal in its national qualifiers. [4]

Sasano graduated from Kyoto University in 2018 with a degree in law and politics. [5] 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, he launched Scrumy Inc., an R&D: Research and Development type startup from the University of Tokyo, as the CEO. [6] 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 serves as an adviser of the Sustainable Community and as Director of XBRL Japan from June 2023.

Research and awards

Single Authored Papers

(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) [7] [8]

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. [11]

In January 2023, he was awarded the SMBC GREENxGLOBE Partners Award at acceralation or incubation program, the Mirai Cross 2023. [12]

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, [13] 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. [14]

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