Born in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture in 1962, Shigeki Yoshida specializes in computer networks. He has been involved with the WIDE Project since before the dawn of the internet, working with themes like super distributed information retrieval and autonomous data distribution. During that period, he also helped with the construction of network systems at educational and administrative organizations. In recent years, his main activities have involved education, enlightenment, and community building, as well as the social application of IT.