Jun Murai received his Ph.D. in Computer Science, Keio University in 1987, majored in Computer Science, the Internet, and Computer Communication. He established JUNET, the first network in Japan connecting multiple universities, in 1984. In 1988, established the WIDE Project, a Japanese Internet research consortium. Has long been engaged in research related to Internet technology platforms and is known as the Father of the Internet in Japan and in international circles as the Internet Samurai.