Koichi Sugimoto

Koichi Sugimoto has a strong background in software development and cryptography. Koichi worked as an Engineer at GlobalSign K.K., where they were involved in the development of various systems, including remote signing, authentication, and authorization systems. Koichi also worked on cryptocurrency mining software and a personal identification system using national IDs. Prior to that, Sugimoto served as a Development Manager at SECOM Trust Systems Co.,Ltd., where they worked on security card management systems and SSL certificate delivery systems. Koichi also contributed to the development of the Identrus system. Sugimoto began their career as a Researcher at TOYO Communications Co., LTD., where they focused on researching, analyzing, and designing cryptosystems. Koichi worked on projects related to ECC and pseudo-random generators/stream ciphers. Sugimoto also presented at educational conferences and wrote patents during their time at TOYO Communications Co., LTD.

Koichi Sugimoto holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from Chiba University. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Physics from Tokyo University of Science.