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Hiromu Kitamura

Hiromu Kitamura

Kit Kitamura is a Principal Expert at the Japan AI Safety Institute (J-AISI) and an Expert at the Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Japan, where he leads and contributes to technical initiatives on AI safety, governance, and related areas, with a particular focus on governance frameworks, management systems, and trustworthy AI deployment. He also serves as an Instructor in AI Governance at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts, Toyo University, where he teaches AI governance and fundamentals of systems informatics, and is engaged in educational and research activities related to AI safety, auditing, risk management, and global governance frameworks.
His work spans government, academia, and industry, contributing to the development of the national AI Guidelines for Business. He has been involved in AI governance-related initiatives led by METI, as well as advisory and research efforts on AI auditing, civil liability, and responsible AI utilization.
He is also a member of the Advisory Board on Advanced AI Utilization at the Digital Agency of Japan. In addition, he is a Visiting Researcher at the University of Tokyo and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), conducting research on AI governance and quality management. Through these roles, he works to bridge technical, legal, and institutional perspectives in the governance of advanced AI systems.
At Toyo University, the Faculty of Information Sciences and Arts promotes an interdisciplinary approach that connects technology and society across a broad range of fields, including AI and data science. The university’s founding philosophy, “The basis of all studies lies in philosophy,” underpins a systematic approach to education that is highly relevant to AI ethics in an era of increasingly complex and advanced AI systems. Within this environment, his teaching emphasizes not only the development of AI systems, but also their evaluation and assurance from a governance perspective in real-world contexts, preparing students to address emerging global challenges in AI safety and trustworthiness.
Kitamura’s areas of expertise include AI safety, AI governance, AI risk management, AI management systems (including ISO/IEC 42001), and AI ethics. He has contributed to a range of publications and collaborative works in these areas, including AI governance frameworks, audit methodologies, and risk management approaches, as well as contributions to policy-orie…

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    Japan AI Safety Institute (J-AISI)
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    Principal Expert for Technical Management
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