WECC2015
Organizing Committee
Honorary chair
AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisorProf. Dr. Eng. Hiroyuki Yoshikawa
Dr. Moriya Uchida
Dr. Hideo Ohashi
Prof. Teruo Kishi
Dr. Tsutomu Kimura
Mr. Hiroshi Kuwahara
Dr. Hiroshi Komiyama
Mr. Hajime Sasaki
Dr. Tsuneo Nakahara
Prof. Hiroshi Matsumoto
Mr. Daisaku Kadokawa
Mr. Keiji Yamada
Dr. Ayao Tsuge

Advisor
Chair
Vice-chair
Vice-chair
Vice-chair

Dr. Prof. Syunsuke Ikeda
Dr. Jun'ichi Sato
Prof. Toshimitsu Komatsu
Dr. Botaro Hirosaki
Prof. Yuzo Ohnishi

Dr. Yumio Ishii
Prof. Shin-ichi Nakao
Prof. Teruhiko Yoda
Prof. Ken OkazakiSpecial Counselor to the President, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Chairman, Moriei CorporationAdvisor, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies
President, Innovative Structural Materials AssociationAdvisor, Professor Emeritus, National Institution for Academic Degrees and University
Senior Advisor Emeritus, Hitachi, Ltd.
Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
Honorary Advisor, NEC Corporation
President Emeritus , Engineering Academy of Japan
President, RIKEN
Mayor of Kyoto, Kyoto City
Governor, Kyoto PrefecturePresident, Japan International Science and Technology Exchange Center / Former President(2011-2013), The Japan Federation of Engineering SocietiesAdvisor, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
President, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies / Advisor, IHI Corporation
Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University
Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation
Project Professor, Civil Engineering, Kansai University
Senior Corporate Advisor, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
Professor, Kogakuin University
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University
Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Organizing Committee (Organizations)
The Engineering Academy of JapanThe Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering
The Japanese Association of Medical Sciences
Association of Japanese Agricultural Scientific Societies
The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Information Processing Society of Japan
The Acoustical Society of Japan
Atomic Energy Society of JapanThe Physical Society of JapanThe Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Sanitary Engineers of Japan

President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President

Dr. Hiroshi Komiyama
Dr. Tsugihiro Watanabe
Prof. Fumimaro Takaku
Dr. Eitaro Miwa
Dr. Satoshi Kawata
Dr. Tatsuo Tomita
Prof. Kentaro Nakamura
Dr. Hiroshi Uetsuka
Dr. Yasuhiko Fujii
Dr. Takashi Inoue

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.
The Japanese Geotechnical Society
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Architectural Institute of JapanThe Institute of Electrical Engineers of JapanThe Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
The Chemical Society of JapanThe Society of Chemical Engineers, JapanThe Society of Polymer Science, JapanThe Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
PresidentCounselor to the President
President
President
President

Dr. Shigeru Azuhata
Mr. Mitsuhisa KatoProf. Ikuo Towhata
Mr. Noriaki Hirose
Dr. Masayoshi Nakashima
Prof. Kouhei Ohnishi
Prof. Masanori Koshiba
Dr. Sadayuki Sakakibara
Prof. Kazuhiro Mae
Prof. Atsushi Takahara
Prof. Satoshi Honda
Dr. Michiharu Nakamura
Dr. Yuichiro Anzai
Dr. Masao Sakauchi
Dr. Ryoji Chubachi

National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP)
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Public Works Research InstituteNational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Incorporated Administrative Agency Japan Water Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
National Institute for Materials Science
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Railway Technical Research InstituteJapan Institute of Country-ology and Engineering
River Foundation
Japan Science Foundation
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

President

Mr. Hitoshi Nara

President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
President
Executive Director
ChairmanDr. Taketo Uomoto
Prof. Haruo Hayashi
Prof. Akimasa Sumi
Mr. Kenyu Komura
Dr. Naoki Okumura
Prof. Sukekatsu Ushioda
Mr. Toshio Kodama
Dr. Asahiko TairaDr. Norimichi Kumagai
Mr. Hiroaki Taniguchi
Prof. Katsumi Seki
Mr. Junichi Fujikawa
Mr. Kazuo Furukawa

RIKEN
Kyoto University
Eight-University Engineering Association
KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)

Executive Director
President
President

Dr. Yoichiro MatsumotoProf. Juichi Yamagiwa
Prof. Genta Kawahara

Japan Association of Corporate Executives
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren)
Metropolitan Expressway Company Limited
East Nippon Expressway Company Limited
Central Nippon Expressway Company LimitedWest Nippon Expressway Company Limited

Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.
The Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan
Japan Federation of Architects & Building Engineers Associations

President
Chief Executive Officer, President
President & CEO
President, Representative
Executive Director
President
President
Senior Executive Officer
Technical Director and General
Manager of Technical Research &Development Dpt. Railway
Operations Headquarters
Senior Advisor
President
President

Japan Federation of Construction Contractors
Japan Construction Engineers' Association
Japan Civil Engineering Consultants Association
Association of Japanese Consulting Engineers
Japanese Association for Steel Pipe Piles (JASPP)
Japan Chemical Industry Association
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Asian Development Bank Japanese Representative OfficeHitachi, Ltd.
CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.

ChairmanPresident
ChairmanPresident
President
ChairmanManaging Director
Representative
FellowPresident, Chief Executive Officer

Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited
Hanshin Expressway Company Limited
East Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company

Mr. Hideo Sugawara
Mr. Hiroshi Hirose
Dr. Yoshihito Miyaike
Mr. Yoshinari Ishizuka
Mr. Shuji Mihara
Mr. Tomokazu Yamazawa
Mr. Tadao Maekawa
Mr. Fumio Tanaka

Mr. Takuya Hattori
Mr. Katsumi Yoshida
Professor Emeritus Kiyonori
MiishoMr. Mitsuyoshi Nakamura
Mr. Yoshio Matsuda
Mr. Shinichi Hasegawa
Mr. Konomu Uchimura
Dr. Michio Okahara
Dr. Yoshimitsu Kobayashi
Mr. Masaaki Amma
Mr. Tomomi Tamaki
Dr. Shigeru Azuhata
Mr. Kazuo Murata

Executive Committee
Chair
Vice-chair

Dr. Yumio Ishii
Prof. Shin-ichi Nakao

Senior Corporate Advisor, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
Professor, Kogakuin University

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorDr. Jun'ichi SatoDr. Botaro Hirosaki
Dr. Ayao Tsuge

AdvisorAdvisorAdvisorAdvisor

Dr./Prof. Syunsuke Ikeda
Dr. Mutsuhiro Arinobu
Dr. Masashi Kamon
Mr. Takuya Hattori

President, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies / Advisor, IHI Coporation
Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation
President, Japan International Science and Technology Exchange Center / Former President(2011-2013),
The Japan FederationAdvisor, CTI EngineeringCo., Ltd. of Engineering Societies

AdvisorDr. Masaharu Sumikawa
Prof. Ken Okazaki
Prof. Kikuo Kishimoto
Prof. Kenichi Tsukahara
Prof. Eiichi Taniguchi

Comptroller, The University of Tokyo / Executive Director, Riken
President, Research Institute for Environmental Geotechnics
Senior Advisor, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.

Dr. Takashi Fuyuki
Mr. Hidenori Nozaki
Mr. Joichi Takagi
Dr. Youichi Tozawa
Mr. Kazumasa Ibata
Dr. Masao Hirasaka
Prof. Kazuo Tanishita
Mr. Takehiko Saito
Prof. Akira MurakamiProf. Hideki Sunahara
Prof. Kouki Matsuse
Prof. Kaoru Arakawa
Prof. Kunio Sawaya
Prof. Tsuyoshi Miyazaki

Senior Adviser, Hitachi, Ltd.
Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dean, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu University
Professor, Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto
UniversityProfessor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology
President, Oriental Consultants Co., LTD
Executive Managing Director, The Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan
Staff, The University of Tokyo
Secretary General, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers
Managing Director/Secretary General, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
Professor, Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation, Waseda University
Secretary General, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.
Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Professor, Keio University
Emeritus Professor, Meiji University
Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University
Vice Director, Innovation Center for Creation of a Resilient Society, Tohoku University
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo

Prof. Mitsuyoshi Akiyama

Professor, Waseda University

Dr. Yoshiaki Watanabe

Professor, Doshisha University

Dr. Haruyoshi Kumura

Fellow, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Mr. Hiroyuki Itoh

Research Coordinator, DAIKIN Industries, Ltd. Technology Innovation Center

Mr. Takashi Sawada
Prof. Hiroshi Yoshino

Secretary General, The Japan Federation of Engineering SocietiesEmeritus Professor, President-appointed Extraordinary Professor , Tohoku University,
Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Prof. Hiroshi Matsukawa

Professor, Dep. of Phys. & Math., Aoyama Gakuin University

Dr. Mari Inoki

Associate Professor, Faculty of Informatics, Kogakuin University

Mr. Takao Kubozuka
Prof. Teruhiko Yoda

Executive Director, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University

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Mr. Yuichi Miwa

Department Manager, Hitachi, Ltd. R&D Group, Academia & Government Relations
Department

Dr. Kazumasa Ito

Senior Technical Advisor, International Business Division, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.

Prof. Yohei Ishikawa

Specially Appointed Professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto
University

Mr. Satoru Ohtake

Principal Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency

Mr. Atsushi Fukuda
Dr. Masahiro Seto

Director General, Technology Strategy Center(TSC) , New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization (NEDO)
Vice-President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Prof. Toichi Kimura
Mr. Ryuichi Nakata

Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University
Director, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies

Steering Committee
ChairProf. Teruhiko Yoda

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University

Dr. Jun'ichi Sato

President, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies / Advisor, IHI Corporation

Dr. Botaro Hirosaki

Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation

Dr. Yumio Ishii

Senior Corporate Advisor, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.

Prof. Shin-ichi Nakao

Professor, Kogakuin University

Prof. Ken Okazaki

Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Prof. Eiichi Taniguchi

Professor, Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto
University

Prof. Akira Murakami

Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

Prof. Kaoru Arakawa

Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University

Dr. Mari Inoki

Associate Professor, Faculty of Informatics, Kogakuin University

Mr. Hiroki Yamazaki

Executive Director, The Ceramic Society of Japan

Dr. Youichi Tozawa

Staff, The University of Tokyo

Mr. Ryuichi NakataDirector, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies

Dr. Kazumasa Ito

Senior Technical Advisor, International Business Division, CTI Engineering Co.,LtdMr. Takashi Sawada

Secretary General, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies

Mr. Yasuhiro Azakami

Chief Producer, Media Business Division, TBS VISION , INC.

Prof. Kiyoshi Ono

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University

Technical Program CommitteeChair

Theme Ⅰ

Prof. Ken Okazaki

Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Dr. Botaro Hirosaki

Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation

Prof. Shin-ichi Nakao

Professor, Kogakuin University

Prof. Naoto Ohtake

Professor, Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
Director General, Technology Strategy Center(TSC), New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization (NEDO)

Mr. Atsushi Fukuda
Mr. Hidetaka Ikeda

Director, Coordination Division, Technology Strategy Center, New Energy and Industrial
Technology Development Organization

Mr. Satoru Ohtake

Principal Fellow, Japan Science and Technology

Mr. Yuichi Inoue

Director, Department of Strategic Planning and Management, Japan Science and Technology
Agency(JST)Dr. Masahiro Seto

Vice-President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Dr. Yasukazu Yoshida
Mr. Takao Nakatsuka

Deputy Director-General, Research and Innovation Promotion Headquarters, National
Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Secretary General, Council on Competitiveness Nippon(COCN)

Prof. Kazuo Tanishita

Professor, Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation, Waseda University

Secretary

Mr. Yoshinori Nakamura

Manager, Corporate Business Development Division, NEC Corporation

Theme Ⅱ

Prof. Jeffrey S. Cross

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Prof. Naoto Ohtake

Professor, Department of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

Mr. Hiroyuki Itoh

Research Coordinator, DAIKIN Industries, Ltd. Technology Innovation Center3/5

Prof. Jin Kusaka
Dr. Tatsuo Nagai

Professor, Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering, School of Creative Science andEngineering, Waseda University
Professor, Tokyo University of Science

Mr. Kazumasa Ibata

Secretary General, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers

Dr. Yoshihiro Nakabo

Prof. Toichi Fukasawa

Research Team Leader, Dependable Systems Research Team, Robot Innovation ResearchCenter, AIST
Associate Professor, Department Aeronautics and Astronautics, School of Engineering, The
University of Tokyo
Professor, Dept. of Marine System Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University

Prof. Takanori Hino

Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University

Prof. Miki Haseyama

Professor, Hokkaido UniversityGraduate School of Information Science and Technology

Dr. Tokumichi Murakami

Adjunct Researcher, Waseda University Waseda Research/Institute of Science andEngineering

Prof. Shuzi Hayase
Prof. Hiroaki Kikuchi

Professor, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute ofTechnology
Professor , School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University

Prof. Yasuhiko Jimbo

Professor, The University of Tokyo

Prof. Yoshihiro Fujita

Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University

Prof. Nobuyoshi Nakagawa

Professor, Division of Environmental Engineering Science, Graduate School of Science andTechnology, Gunma University

Mr. Takeo Kawase

Deputy Director General, Technical Solutions Project Group, JOGMEC

Prof. Hiroshi Sugimoto

Professor, Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University ofScience
Associate Professor, Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
General Manager of Frontier Research Laboratory, Central Technical Research Laboratory, JX
Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation

Prof. Taro Imamura

Prof. Masatoshi Tokita
Mr. Toru Shiraha

Theme ⅢMr. Susumu Okabe

Exec. Director & Secretary General, The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan

Dr. Ikuo KuriharaExecutive Research Scientist , Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, SystemEngineering Research Laboratory

Dr. Mitsuo Inoue

Senior Chief Engineer, Mitsubishi Electric CorporationAdvanced Technology R&D Center

Prof. Hiroshi Asano

Deputy Associate Vice President, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)Dr. Yukihiko Matsumura

Professor, Hiroshima University, Institute of Engineering, Division of Energy andEnvironmental Engineering

Dr. Hideto Ikeda

Senior Technical Advisor, IHI Corporation

Prof. Akira Hoyano

Professor, The Open University of Japan

Prof. Hitoshi Shiohara

Professor, Dept. of Architectural Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Prof. Mitsuyoshi Akiyama

Professor, Waseda University

Mr. Koichi Tanaka

General Manager, Geotechnical Design Department Civil Engineering Design Division Kajima
Corporation

Prof. Yoshinori Kitsutaka

Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Dr. Koichi Maekawa

Professor, The University of Tokyo, Dept. of Civil Eng.

Dr. Akinobu Murakami

Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba

Prof. Tetsuya Miki

Specially-appointed Professor, Policy Planning and Research Office,
University of Electro-Communications

Prof. Jun Fudano

Professor, University Management Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Mr. Takashi Sawada

Secretary General, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies

Prof. Masaki ShiratoriProfessor Emeritus, Yokohama National University

Prof. Akira Wada

Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Prof. Chitoshi Miki

President, Tokyo City University

Dr. Miyoko O. Watanabe

Deputy Executive Director, Japan Science and Technology Agency

Prof. Kaoru Arakawa

Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University

Ms. Shigeko Mori

Senior Software Engineer, Rocket Software Japan Ltd.

Mrs. Sumie Morita

Research Principal, Information Systems Technologies Laboratory FUJITSU LABORATORIESLTD.

Ms. Maki Iwakuma

Chief engineer, Environmental Monitoring Dept. TOKEN C.E.E. Consultants Co., Ltd.

Ms. Kiko Yamada-KawaiResearcher, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Prof. Takashi Komeda

Vice president, Shibaura Institute of Technology

Mr. Yoichi Kemmochi

Executive Director, Japanese Society for Engineering Education

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Technical Exhibition Committee
Chair

Mr. Hiroki Yamazaki

Executive Director, The Ceramic Society of Japan

Prof. Kenji Ono

Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Dr. Jun'ichi Sato

President, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies / Advisor, IHI Corporation

Dr. Yumio Ishii

Senior Corporate Advisor, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.

Dr. Kazumasa Ito
Mr. Kazuyoshi Suzuki

Senior Technical Advisor, International Business Division, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
Head, Center of the History of Japanese Industrial Technology, National Museum of Natureand ScienceKyoto Local Organizing Committee
ChairProf. Eiichi Taniguchi
Prof. Akira Murakami

Professor, Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto
University
Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

Prof. Keiichi Toda

Professor, Graduate School of Management and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto
University

Prof. Toichi Kimura

Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

Prof. Yasuto Tachikawa

Professor, Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University

Prof. Hiroshi Tsukaguchi

Professor, Ritsumeikan University

Prof. Kenji Ono

Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Dr. Yoshiaki Watanabe

Professor, Doshisha University

Prof. Masahiko Mizutani
Prof. Takeshi Matsumoto

Professor, Department of Ethics, Graduate Schoolo of Letters, Kyoto University
General Manager, Open Innovation Office, Technology Planning Department, Osaka Gas Co.,
Ltd.

Ph.D. Kanako Hamasaki

Representative Director, Yuhisai Kodokan (Associate Professor, Senshu University)

Prof. Hideo Yoshida

Professor, Department of Aeronautics and AstronauticsKyoto University

Mr. Noriaki Nakanishi
Prof. Yohei Ishikawa

Chief Director, Fukken CO., LTD.
Specially Appointed Professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, KyotoUniversityAdministration Committee
Chair

Dr. Jun'ichi Sato
Dr. Youichi Tozawa
Mr. Ryuichi Nakata
Mr. Takao Kubozuka
Dr. Kazumasa Ito
Prof. Akira Murakami
Mr. Hiroyuki ItohProf. Teruhiko Yoda
Mr. Yasuhiro AzakamiProf. Kiyoshi Ono

President The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies / Advisor, IHI Corporation
Staff, The University of Tokyo
Director, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies
Executive Director, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.
Senior Technical Advisor, International Business Division, CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.
Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Research Coordinator, DAIKIN Industries, Ltd. Technology Innovation Center
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University
Chief Producer, Media Business Division, TBS VISION , INC.
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University

Administration Committee
ChairProf. Kaoru Arakawa
Dr. Kazue Sako

Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University
Senior Engineer, NEC Cloud Systems Research Labs.

Media & Public Relations Committee
Chair

Dr. Mari Inoki

Associate Professor, Faculty of Informatics, Kogakuin University

Dr. Sunao Ishihara

Principal Researcher, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Prof. Teruhiko Yoda

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University

Prof. Mitsuyoshi Akiyama
Dr. Kazunori Sakamoto

Professor, Waseda University
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Informatics
Information Systems Architecture Research Division

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