Sony Outstanding Engineer Award 2022
The Sony Outstanding Engineer Award, established to further inspire engineers to take on new challenges, is the highest form of individual recognition for Sony Group engineers.
In order to develop products and services that appeal to customers' sensibilities, there is a wide range of technologies that Sony will have to work on.
In addition to elemental technologies, there is also a need to integrate creative new technologies, and to optimize complex systems. This section introduces the winners of the Sony Outstanding Engineer Award 2022, who have actively addressed these challenges and achieved significant value creation.
Contribution to MPEG Standardization of Spatial Audio Technology and Realization of 360 Reality Audio
Toru Chinen
Sony Corporation
Contribution to the Robot Operating System (ROS) Community
Tomoya Fujita
Sony Corporation of America
3D Sensing Technology Development for the Immersive VR Experience of PlayStation®VR2
Shunichi Homma
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Wafer-Level Diode-Pumped Solid-State Surface-Emitting Laser
Masanao Kamata
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Realization of 4K SXRD Laser Home Projector through Developing the World's Smallest and the Class's Brightest Optical Unit
Yuji Kato
Sony Corporation
Establishment of Advanced Video Production Studios Mainly Specialized in Virtual Production (VP) and Market Creation
Daisuke Kobayashi
Sony PCL Inc.
Development of Photogrammetry Software for Large Scale 3D Reconstruction
Andreas Kuhn
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Contribution to the Realization of the Practical Use of Rights Management Blockchain for Music Creator Service
Masatomo Kurata
Sony Group Corporation
Development and Commercialization of the Antenna that Realizes the Downsizing of a Metal Body Digital Camera
Shunsuke Nakai
Sony Corporation
Launch of the Virtual Production Business through the Development of CLED's Camera Shooting Function
Eizo Okamoto
Sony Corporation
Development and Commercialization of the World's First “Eye AF for Animals”
Takahiro Sato
Sony Corporation
Development of Lightweight and Highly Accurate Face Recognition Technology, and Contribution to Sony's Products
Tatsuhito Sato
Sony Group Corporation
Development of Blackout-Free System for RX Series, α9 Series and α1
Kenzaburo Seki
Sony Corporation
Development and Commercialization of Silicon Pixels with the Best-in-Class Photon Detection Efficiency for SPAD Depth Sensor
Shohei Shimada
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
Contribution to Interchangeable Lens Business with Automated Optical Design Technology
Hisashi Uno
Sony Corporation
Realization of the AF Performance Evolution of α Series through the Development of AI Processing Unit
Masashi Wakatsuki
Sony Corporation
Development of Acoustic Technology Indispensable for Sony's Industry-Best Noise Cancelling Quality that Led Unprecedented Progress in 1000 X Series
Yushi Yamabe
Sony Corporation
Establishment of Fluid-Acoustic Simulation Method for Wind Noise and Contribution to WH-1000XM5 & LinkBuds S
Atsushi Yamamoto
Sony Corporation
