Department of Management Science and Technology
Laboratories

StaffResearch Themes
The areas of research covered include R&D and productdevelopment strategies that play a part in companies' businessstrategy, national science and technology policy and technology
intelligence. The research covers many sectors, including large
corporations, high-tech start-ups, local SMEs and global

Value Proposition(Technology Strategy andIntelligence)Prof.

companies. National science and technology policies are not

Shuichi Ishidalimited to Japan but also cover Asia, Oceania, Europe, theUnited States and other areas of interest to the students. The
course provides education and research to acquire knowledge
and skills in formulating and implementing technologicalstrategies.
・R&D strategy
・Technology Marketing
・Technology Intelligence・National Innovation Systems
The laboratory will promote research on management systems
targeting quality improvement of business processes such as
business planning, demand forecasting, and R&D, with the aim

Value Proposition(Management System)

Prof.
Akira
Nagamatsu

of realizing corporate growth in the digital environment.
・Business Process Research・Business planning・Demand forecasting・Research and development management

In our field of specialization, we are interested in research witha primary focus on organizations and strategies such as
corporations and universities that place a strong emphasis onvalue creation. Our research encompasses the strategy of valuecreation, educational initiatives aimed at fostering it, and theprocess for facilitating meaningful experiences. We conduct
analyses of corporate and organizational social value creation
strategies, leveraging financial statements. Additionally, we
Value Proposition(Value Creation Engineering)Prof.

Hirokazu Moriya

research innovative value-creation engineering education tocultivate entrepreneurial creativity and explore technology andsocial innovation for the purpose of creating a better society, allfrom a global perspective.
 Social value creation strategies in corporations and otherentities.
 Engineering education aimed at nurturing social value
creation competence and entrepreneurship.
・Technology and social innovation for the creation of anenhanced society.

Our research group focuses on light control technology and its
applications, aiming to develop human-friendly information
systems for the future sustainable society. We will clarify therelationshipbetweeninformationand

humancognition,understanding, and sensitivity and establish functional photonic
Value Proposition(Information affectiveengineering)Prof.
Takahiro Ishinabe

devices based on the structural control of organic molecules andpolymers.
Research topics
・Structural Control of Organic Molecules and Polymers
・Functional photonic devices
・ Clarification of the relationship between information andhuman

cognition,understanding,andsensitivity

andinformation
・Human-friendly information display system
The laboratory focuses on an integrated design of energy
systems for sustainable development. Methodologies includes
dynamic modeling, GIS, Sankey diagram with social andeconomic dimensions based on both engineering economics andsystems engineering. The research considers various aspect ofSocial System Design(Energy Sustainability)

Prof.
Toshihiko Nakata

energy systems such as technological learning by possible
innovation, resilience, zero carbon society, and Sustainable
Development Goals.
・Estimation and analysis of renewable energy resources
potential
・Estimation and analysis of energy demand・Design of carbon-neutral energy systems

Laboratories

Social System Design（Advanced Energy Systems）

Social System Design(Socio-Technical System)

Staff

Prof.
Kenji NakamuraProf.
Makoto Takahashi
Assoc. Prof.
Daisuke Karikawa

Social System Design(Management ofTransportation and Society)

Assoc. Prof.
Takeshi Nagae

Research Themes

In this field, we conduct education and research aimed atrealizing a sustainable society in harmony with human society
and the natural environment. This involves the development ofadvanced electric equipment to support a series of systems
including electricity generation, transportation, conversion, andutilization, as well as the construction of electrical energy
application systems that combine these technologies highly
tailored to various scales and applications.
Specific research areas include:
・Performance improvement of electric machines
・Development of magnetic gears and geared-machines・Variable inductors for voltage stabilization in electric powersystems
・Offshore wind power generation systems
・Next-generation electric mobilities

The aim of our research is to enhance the safety of large-scalecomplex systems by utilizing the methods of risk assessment andmanagement. Focusing on the aspects of interaction between
human and machines, we study human factors problems fromvariety of viewpoints. In addition, dialogue between experts andcitizens about science and technology is also studied for promoting
mutual better understanding of the risk and benefit of advancedtechnologies. The examples of our research topics are as follows:・Human factors study for air traffic control (ATC) system
・Evaluation of human-machine interface using human brain
mapping method
・Cyber security
・Science and technology communication
We conduct pioneering research of the transportation
management for sustainable society, taking into account therecent advances in self-driving technology, electric vehicles, bigdata in transportation, etc.
The relevant topics are:・strategies for enhancing reliability and resiliency of urban roadnetworks;
・design of accessible and manageable smart public
transportations;・development pricing/cost-sharing schemes for efficient mobilitysharing;・analyses of a socio-economic system as a mass of intelligent but
selfish agents;
・analyses of a spacio-temporal dynamics of traffic jam by
exploiting big data in transportation;・pricing and decision making on infrastructure projects underdynamic uncertainty.

Laboratories

Social System Design(Intellectual Property Right)

StaffAssoc. Prof.
Nobuya Fukugawa

Research Themes

Entrepreneurship and innovation are critical factors in theimprovement in living standards. My lab has tackled with thetopics listed below by econometrically analyzing data ofpatents, publications, and technology transfer.
・effect of scientific productivity on IPO of university spinoffs;
・knowledge spillover from university research to industrial
R&D;
・technology transfer from Kohsetsushi to SMEs;
・determinants of new firm creation at incubators;
・effect of patent quality on IPO of biotechnology startups.

For further information, contact us by e-mail: admission_mst@grp.tohoku.ac.jp