Yuji Yazawa

Yuji Yazawa is an experienced engineer and technology leader, currently serving as a Principal Engineer and Group Manager at Toyota Motor Corporation since April 2019, focusing on research and design of next-generation ICT infrastructure for connected and autonomous vehicles. Additionally, Yuji holds the position of Vice Chair of the Governing Board and Chair of the EUAC at SODA Foundation, contributing to the establishment of an open data management framework. Previous roles include Principal Architect at Woven Planet Holdings, where responsibilities included designing and operating autonomous driving simulation environments, and leading ICT infrastructure research at TOYOTA InfoTechnology Center. Yuji's earlier career highlights include roles as a Sales Engineer at Scality and Fusion-io, and as Principal Storage Architect at Yahoo! JAPAN, where Yuji managed significant storage infrastructures.