OUR TEAM
Our team is packed with strong experienced people in Remote sensing and Satellite technology. We come from different fields Agriculture, Financial, Information technology, computer vision, machine learning and deep learning. Our unique goal is to provide good services, and develop optimum solution in order to deliver the best product to our customers.
President, CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Yumiko Nagai
Master degree at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). She had worked at AIT Asian Center for Research on Remote Sensing as Research Associate, then Research Associate at Nihon University, an Research Fellow at Yamaguchi University Center for Research on Remote Sensing, and COO of ListenField Co., Ltd., she founded NSI. She is an expert in GIS and open data.
CSO (Chief Strategy Officer), Vice President | Research Solution
Dorj Ichikawa PhD
Ph.D. in Remote Sensing, Chiba University, Japan and Data Processing, Academy of Science, Russia. He has professional experience as Professor, Yamaguchi University, Senior Engineerof JAMSS, Expert Engineer in IDEA Consultants Inc., Ltd, Assistant Professor, Iwate University of Japan. He also has worked in Mongolia as Head of Computer Science and Statistics Department, National University and Assistant Professor, National Technical University.
CFO (Chief Financial Officer) | Sales
Hiroshi Senzoku
After joining a major U.S. securities firm, he was involved in business restructuring and turnaround projects for financial and business corporations in the investment banking division. After that, he worked for an investment consulting firm and a law firm, where he was in charge of providing solutions for financial issues including fundraising and business restructuring. Currently, he is engaged in project management in collaboration with several academia, with the theme of creating new value and innovation by integrating new thinking, new technology, and current business. His current business theme is geospatial information science.
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | Solution Development
Chairath Sirirattanapol, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. He has strong experiences in Geospatial data analytics with different applications such as time series crop changes, crop damage assessment. He also worked in various Thailand financial institutions responsible for developing platforms.
CAO (Chief Analytics Officer) |
Solution Development
Nopphawan Tamkuan, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Previously, she had been worked at Yamaguchi University for several years. She has expertise in remote sensing data analyses both SAR data and optical images especially for disasters and agriculture applications.
CIO (Chief Information Officer) | Research Solution
Vaibhav Katiyar,
Ph.D.
He is very much motivated to find innovative solutions for society at large using Remote sensing and artificial intelligence. Previously, he had experience in working with geospatial and computer vision focused organisations. He received a master's from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and a doctoral from Yamaguchi University, Japan.
Research Solution | Remote sensing engineer
Carcellar Bienvenido III Gromeo
He received a Master of Science degree in Geomatics Engineering from University of the Philippines, and Master of Engineering degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from Yamaguchi University. He has strong background on Remote Sensing and GIS applications for spatiotemporal analysis.
Solution Development | Back-end developer
Palot Manapanyadet
He has been experiencing in geospatial data interoperability following OGC standards with Geoserver. He used to work as full-stack developer in different projects related to API back-end platforms at KEA Research Lab, NECTEC and freelance projects using FastAPI and AWS. He also used to operate preprocessing of Satellite images such as Landsat and Sentinel 2.
Project Management Office | Remote sensing engineer
Ei Matsui
Master degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from Yamaguchi University. He had completed doctoral course at Yamaguchi University while working at aerial survey company as GIS data Engineer and joining at software company as data scientist for GIS application and image processing. He also worked at venture company as system engineer.
General Affair | Executive assistant
Natsumi Taguchi
After graduating from university with a degree in chemistry, she worked at a general company. In addition to normal operations, she created many original formats to improve work efficiency. She participated in the Yamaguchi Prefecture Mom Draft Conference (a meet-up event hosted by Yamaguchi Prefecture) and joined NSI.
General Affair | General affairs officer
Mai Yoshihara
She majored in International Relations at university and studied Chinese and Korean languages during her studies. After graduation, she worked at a Japanese subsidiary of a Korean company, where she was involved in purchasing parts and admin work, mainly translating Korean. She joined NSI after participating in the Yamaguchi Prefecture Mom Draft conference (a meet-up event hosted by Yamaguchi Prefecture).
Solution Development | Remote sensing analyst
Prin Chaiboonrueang
He has experiences in analysing various types of data sources of remote sensing technology such as satellite images, soil moisture and weather data in different government projects, including of his interests and background in forestry. He also receieved Master of science in Remote sensing and GIS at AIT.
Project Management Office | Remote sensing engineer
Gaku Saito
He is an expert in GIS, geospatial information big data, and remote sensing data analysis. He completed his Master's degree in Remote Sensing and GIS at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). During a secondment to the central government while working for an aerial surveying company, he was engaged in legal documentation. After working in the private sector, he joined NSI.
General Affair | Project Coordinator (Admin)
Suteeporn Kraikan
She experiences in customer service for an international corporation in various years, Also she demonstrated expertise as a coordinator in different projects, managing cross-functional teams to deliver projects within designated timelines and budgets. Including of contributing in the growth of a digital agency and a globally distributed sportswear company, with a primary focus on digital marketing strategies. Her educational qualifications include a Master of Business Management from Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Solution Development | Full-stack geospatial data engineer
Kritsana Suwankhajorn
He has a strong background in Data Engineering, working extensively with various data pipelines, including those for geospatial, social-network, and financial data. His software development expertise is broad, covering both front-end and back-end development across several projects. Some of the notable projects include a health information exchange system, a GIS data portal for the Thai government, and an agricultural mapping platform. Additionally, he has experience in cloud computing and DevOps as well.
Research Solution | Remote sensing engineer
Daniel Iman
He received a Master's degree in Environmental Systems Engineering from Yamaguchi University. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree while working for NSI. He has experience in remote sensing and GIS, particularly in habitat suitability modelling using optical satellite.
Project Management Office | Project Manager
Tomoyuki Hata
He holds a Master's degree from the School of Engineering at the University of Tokyo. He spent several years working for a local consulting firm, gaining extensive experience in project management, particularly in technology and business development. After leading a joint project to develop use-cases for anomaly detection using satellite observation data, he joined NSI.
Research Solution | Remote Sensing Engineer
Arnob Bormudoi,
Ph.D
Dr. Arnob Bormudoi is an expert in GIS and remote sensing for environmental planning and disaster mapping. He holds a civil engineering degree and advanced skills in flood modeling and mapping. He completed his master's and doctoral studies at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and post-doctoral research at Yamaguchi University. At AIT's Geo-Informatics Center (GIC), he focused on disaster management and environmental monitoring training. His notable projects, funded by JAXA, include flood modeling, hazard mapping, and vulnerability analysis across Asia.
General Affair | General affairs officer
Siti Sarah Binti Rohaizad
After completing her Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Yamaguchi University, she returned to Malaysia before relocating back to Japan. She then worked as a Project Engineer at a hotel construction company in Okinawa for a year, managing projects, documentation, and liaising with stakeholders. She also handled English-Japanese translation and interpretation. At NSI, she is responsible for administrative and technical support, as well as English documentation.
General Affair | General affairs officer
Ayaka Chigusa
She majored in Accounting and Taxation at the Faculty of Economics. After graduating, she worked at a general company, gaining experience in accounting, personnel and labor management, and executive assistant roles. She joined NSI after accumulating extensive experience in these areas.
General Affair | General affairs officer
Yuko Miuchi
She completed her master’s degree in Earth and Planetary Systems Science at Hiroshima University. She has worked as a senior geologist at a mining company, with experience in overseas copper mines and project management at a geological consulting firm. After participating in the Yamaguchi Prefecture Mom Draft Conference (a meet-up event hosted by Yamaguchi Prefecture), she joined NSI.
EXTERNAL ADVISORS
Hiroyoshi Kawakami
After the completion of the USCPA exam, he worked at an accounting firm where he was in charge of valuation, and M&A strategy development and execution, business restructuring, investment management, systems development, and investment review. At FAS, he supported the planning and execution of investment and business portfolio management strategies. He was also responsible for the management and corporate planning and restructuring at a major fashion and marketing companies.
Atsushi Fukuda
Professor, Department of Transportation Systems Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Nihon University
Chairman, Japan Society for Environmental Symbiosis
Advisor, Overseas Transport Cooperation Association of Japan
Board Member, Japan Society of Transportation Engineering
Hirokazu Yamamoto
Hirokazu Yamamoto received his Ph.D. degrees in Electronics and Photonic Systems from Chiba University in 2000. He is currently a chief senior research scientist at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. His research interests include the calibration and validation of spaceborne optical sensors.
Hozuma Sekine
Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and Forest Carbon Sink, Waseda University, Japan.
He has been engaged in policy support and public-private consulting services focusing on space development, science & technology, earth observation, climate change, and disaster management at private think tank in Japan. He has also been involved in a wide range of research project in advanced technology, natural capital management, and future society design.
Currently, he is promoting efforts for the intelligence services based on satellite and other geospatial/social data.