Ryota Kanai — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder & CEO of Araya, Inc.
Project Manager for the Moonshot Research & Development Program
Leads the JST CREST project on Artificial Consciousness (2015-present)
Holds a PhD from Utrecht University and trained at Caltech and UCL
Formerly an Associate Professor (Reader) at the University of Sussex

Biography

Ryota Kanai is the Founder and CEO of Araya, Inc., an organization focused on research and development. He also serves as a Project Manager for the Moonshot Research & Development Program. His expertise lies in cognitive and computational neuroscience, as well as artificial intelligence.

Kanai holds a PhD from Utrecht University and received training at Caltech and UCL. He previously held the position of Associate Professor (Reader) at the University of Sussex.