Tadakazu Harada

Tadakazu Harada has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. Tadakazu is currently working at Woven Planet Holdings as a Staff Engineer, starting in April 2022. Prior to that, they were the Lead of Software Integration for AD/ADAS at Woven Planet Holdings from January 2021 to May 2022. In this role, they were responsible for integrating and releasing applications using deep learning for advanced automated driving support.

Before joining Woven Planet Holdings, Tadakazu worked at TRI-AD as a Software Engineer from March 2018 to December 2020. Prior to that, they worked at Toyota Motor Corporation. Their roles at Toyota included being a Software Architect from January 2017 to February 2018 and an Electrical Engineer from January 2015 to December 2016. As an Electrical Engineer, they were responsible for circuit design, EMC, and reliability testing of the world's first solar charging system released as Prius PHV in February 2017.

Tadakazu's career at Toyota started in 2006, where they worked as a Hardware Engineer from April 2006 to August 2012. In this role, they were responsible for the advanced development of cooling design and thermal stress analysis of power semiconductors for the hybrid system. Later, they researched module design and efficiency improvement using SiC. From September 2012 to August 2014, they worked as a Researcher, focusing on boost converters for EVs at the University of Colorado.

Throughout their career, Tadakazu has gained extensive experience in software integration, software architecture, electrical engineering, hardware engineering, and research.

Tadakazu Harada pursued their education in a chronological manner. Tadakazu began their academic journey in 2002 at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, where they obtained their bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2006. Following this, Tadakazu attended the University of Colorado at Boulder from 2012 to 2014, where they achieved a Master's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering. These educational accomplishments demonstrate Tadakazu's commitment to expanding their knowledge and expertise in the field of engineering.