Hiroaki Miyoshi
NEC Fellow, Aerospace and National Security Business Unit
NEC Corporation
Graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics in 1991 and joined NEC Corporation’s Space Development Division the same year. During his student years, he was involved in the research and development of the ion engine for the asteroid explorer “Hayabusa”. After joining NEC, he worked on the development of onboard computers and spacecraft autonomy for Earth observation satellites “Midori” and “Daichi”, as well as the satellite communication systems connecting space stations and the ground. He spent about 10 years working on the development of space data systems, which realized the fusion of space and ICT.
For the next 15 years, he was in charge of project management for large-scale, practical ICT systems that created social values, contributing to establish Japanese national infrastructure for science, national security and positioning, navigation and timing.
He is currently active as an NEC Fellow, promoting new commercial space utilization markets through the combination of our space technology and IT network technologies.
