PeopleofSuperintelligence

University, Japan

University of Electro-Communications

Statistics

People here now
2
People ever
6
Citations of current people
7,506
Median h-index of current people
31
Full moves in and out
2 in, 3 out

Our research follows 7,547 researchers, builders, lab leaders and public voices through cited biographies. Missing career records can lower counts. Outdated roles can overstate current counts and change ranks. Citation figures count 1 of the 2 people here now. People whose OpenAlex record may be incomplete or mixed are left out. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026. Career and profile data as of 22 October 2026.

We estimate that 6 people shaping AI have worked at University of Electro-Communications, including 2 (33%) here now and 4 with former affiliations. Among 3,127 universities, University of Electro-Communications is tied for 553rd by all-time people and tied for 351st by current headcount. Computer vision leads 3 areas of expertise (3 of 6 people with profile topics). Dated work records span from 1959 to 2026. Across dated career transitions, we record 2 full moves in and 3 out. The 1 current person with a confident OpenAlex record (Hideki Kawahara) has 7,506 citations and an h-index of 31.

University of Tokyo shares the largest career overlap with University of Electro-Communications, at 2 of 6 people with work records elsewhere.Organizations where people with work records at University of Electro-Communications also worked at any time in their careers (6 people across 35 organizations; degrees excluded).

A ranked chart shows 5 organizations with people who also have work records at University of Electro-Communications. Each count is a distinct person with work stints at both organizations.

Source: People of Superintelligence affiliations and work stints, as of 22 October 2026.

Data table
OrganizationShared people
University of Tokyo2
Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International1
AT&T1
Carnegie Mellon University1
Chinese Academy of Sciences1

People here now

Both people with a current role at University of Electro-Communications are researchers. Earlier in their careers, 2 of the 2 held a work role at another organization. 1 current person also holds a concurrent affiliation outside University of Electro-Communications.

People with former affiliations

We record 4 people who formerly worked at University of Electro-Communications. 3 of the 4 have a recorded current role at another organization. Across the 3 former people with confident OpenAlex records, combined career citations total 73,232 (median h-index 27).

Posts that include University of Electro-Communications

University of Electro-Communications appears in 2 research posts comparing organizations across AI.

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  2. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.