Engineering
Sciences andDesignEngineering
Sciences andDesignMain Faculty Members

in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major
The main faculty members in charge of the
Graduate Major in Engineering Sciences andDesign curriculum are also responsible for its
creation and management thereof.
*The list of faculty members is sorted by family name.

Solving various problems insociety through Engineering Design.
The Graduate Major in Engineering Sciences and Design (ESD) is one of theInterdisciplinary Graduate Majors in the graduate school. Various researchers
belonging to one of seven departments in two Schools (School of Engineering,
School of Environment and Society) get together, and conduct research
practices on design methodologies to create new technologies, values, andconcepts sought by society.

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Professor

Associate Professor

Fujii, Haruyuki

Hijikata, Wataru

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Architecture and Building Eng.

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

Doctor of Engineering / Waseda University

Doctor of Engineering / Tokyo Institute of Technology

Career: Waseda University / Carnegie Mellon University /Career : Tokyo Institute of Technology / TOYOTA Central R&D Labs., Inc.

Shimizu Corporation / The University of Sydney

Design Science

Constructive Methodology

Spatial Schema

Design ComputingFirst-Person Study

Medical mechatronics

In-vivo energy harvesting

Wireless power transfer

Artificial heart

Designing a methodology for design
science that sheds light on the action
known as design

Development of mechanical systems
enhancing quality of life

I have been developing a methodology for design science that bridges the
subjectivity in designing, such as subjective insight, illogical thinking,and individual localization, and the objectivity in natural science, suchas objective grounding, logical thinking, and universal explanation.
This activity is composed of interdisciplinary exploration and design ofthe following four pillars; (1) a method of first-person study that allows
subjectivity and objectivity to coexist, (2) a constructive method where
logical thinking - deduction - and illogical thinking - induction andabduction - are employed, (3) the dynamic relationships between thesymbolic representation and operation in designing and their referents- physical matters and conceptual issues - and (4) spatial schema
representing the spatial and temporal relationships between man
and environment via artifacts. In addition, in relation to the activities
mentioned above, I am involved in some intermedia art activities that
express the experience of architectural spaces and landscapes in theform of sound and music with a composer.

The purpose of the research topics is to realize a medical mechatronics
system, which enhances quality of life. In the research of “in-vivo energy
harvesting system”, I develop a generator system, which can convert theenergy of human activity into electrical energy inside the body to power
an implantable medical device such as a pacemaker and an in-vivo healthmonitoring sensor. An implantable artificial heart and power assist
suit, however, consumes 10 to 100 watts. Therefore, for these devices,
I also develop “a wireless power transfer system,” with a function thattracks the movement of humans wearing such devices. Another research
topic is “an intelligent artificial heart,” whereby the thrombus can be
automatically detected inside itself, as well as the flow rate controlled bycooperating with a patient’s failing heart.

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Design of Intellect, Suwa Masaki & Haruyuki Fujii, Kindaikagakusha, 2015. /Implantable power generation system utilizing muscle contractions excited by

On Study about Activities of Creation, Haruyuki Fujii, Journal of JSAI 28(5),electrical stimulation, J Engineering in Medicine, 2016.

720-725, 2013 / Designing Action Know as Design, Haruyuki Fujii & Nakashima

Sensorless Viscosity Measurement in a Magnetically-Levitated Rotary Blood

Hideyuki, Journal of JCSS, 17(3), 403-416, 2010

Pump, Wataru Hijikata, et al., Artificial Organs. 2015.

Professional Activities

Professional Activities

Vice-Chair, Design Computing and Cognition (2004 - current)International symposium on magnetic bearing, Organizing committee (2016)
ROBOMECH 2016 Organizing committee (2016)
International conference on Mechatronics Technology, Organizing committee (2015)
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Associate Professor

Inaba, Kazuaki

Engineering Design

Mechanical Engineering

Multi-physics

Research and development of new machines
and structures through engineering design
To combat various problems in industry, we are creating new machines and structures andproposing evaluation methods based on mechanical engineering, especially the strength ofmechanics and fluid mechanics. With high-speed cameras and numerical simulations, we visualize
invisible phenomena and build theoretical models. Research subjects are widely spread fromsmall instruments, such as collunarium containers and ophthalmic surgical instruments, to large
parts, such as automobile parts, shock absorbers, pumps, and pipelines. Materials and structureswith functions suitable for various applications are studied and developed experimentally,
theoretically, and numerically. We are conducting numerous studies focused on fluid-structureinteraction, impact phenomena, and multi-physics such as water hammer, liquid atomization,
bubble dynamics, and cavitation erosion. Moreover, in the Tokyo Tech Design Factory, we aredeveloping practical design methodology in engineering design processes, such as extractionof user needs, prototyping with 3D printers, laser cutters and similar tools, business model
generations with managers, visualization and measurement of users’ experiences.

Selected Publications
Kojima et al., J Press Vessel Tech, 139, 2017.

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
Ph.D. in Engineering / Keio University
Career: Caltech / Tokyo University of Science / JSPS DC1

Ushifusa et al., J Supercritical Fluids, 94, 2014.
Inaba & Shepherd, J Press Vessel Tech, 132, 2010.
Professional Activities
ASME PVP FSI Tech Committee, Vice Chair (2017-)
JSME M&M, Steering Committee Member (2017-)
JSMS Kanto Branch, Secretary (2016-2018)

Associate Professor

User Experience

Nakatani, Momoko

Service Design

Well-being

Solving social problem through design ofservices that move people’s hearts
In order to design services that move people’s hearts using technologies and to solve
complex social issues, it is essential that the people who use services, and other related
stakeholders, are involved in the design process; multiple stakeholders need to work
hand in hand to seek out intrinsic needs and derive solutions through a process of trial
and error.
Our laboratory promotes research into technologies and methodologies for effective
collaboration utilizing the perspectives and expertise of a diverse range of people basedon design thinking and human-centered design. In particular, we focus on “living labs”
where users, companies, and governments co-create services over a long period of time.
By observing the changes in people’s minds and behaviors in the process of co-creation,user models are constructed, and tools and methodologies for effective co-creation aredeveloped. We do not intend to support the pursuit of profit by companies alone, but tosolve social issues through creating services, particularly focusing on solving the isolationof the elderly and parents raising infants. We aim to contribute to improving well-being
and to the realization of a sustainable society by studying the process of co-creation.
Selected Publications

School of Engineering,
Dept. of Information and Communications Eng.
Doctor (Engineering) / Waseda University
Career: Distinguished Researcher in NTT Service Evolution Laboratories

M. Nakatani, A. Nakane, F. Akasaka, Y. Ishii, M. Watanabe: Potential of the dialogue in the living
lab: Case study on “Service Lab for Nurturing”, The Transactions of Human Interface Society,21(4), pp. 391-404, (2019) in Japanese.
M. Nakatani, T. Ohno, A. Nakane, A. Komatsubara, S. Hashimoto: How to Motivate People
to Use Internet at Home: Understanding the Psychology of Non-active users, Proceedings of
APCHI’12, pp.259-268 (2012).
Professional Activities
Chair of Special Interest Group on Communication Enhancement, Human Interface SocietyCommittee member of Special Interest Group on User Experience and Service Design, Human
Interface Society

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Professor

Associate Professor

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

School of Environment and Society /Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.

Doctor of Engineering / University of Tokyo

Doctor of Engineering; Master of Management of Technology /Nishida, Yoshifumi

Career: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Scienceand Technology (AIST)

Living Function
Artificial Intelligence

Ohashi, Takumi

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Career: Tokyo Institute of Technology / Stanford University

Human Centric Design
IoT

Human-centered design
Design process

Cognitive psychology
Electronic devices

Living Centric Design: a New
Methodology for Resilience to Human
Living Function Change

Beyond Human-Centeredness:
Designing for People and the Planet

A society that fosters resilience to changes in living function (a “living
function resilient society”) is required in the centenarian era. It has
become even more imperative to address the physical and cognitivechanges faced by children, the elderly, and disabled persons, and toensure they enjoy safe living environments in ways that allow them tomaintain active social participation levels.
Building the living function resilient society requires a new methodology
for “living centric design”. Recently, low-cost sensors, storage devices
and artificial intelligence have become widely available. To facilitate ascientific approach to living centric design based on these technologies,
our laboratory is engaged in developing 1) living geometry, whichis computational technology for a living database, 2) living sensing
and support modules that enable personalized safety and social
participation, and 3) a living innovation social system for transforming
UN’s Sustainable Development Goals level social problems into industry
level solutions as components of a community-based participatory
research approach.

“Human-centered design” is a method of problem-solving that aims
to make systems usable and useful by focusing on the users. While itcreates solutions that meet human needs, in recent years, design has
taken on greater responsibility. Actually, SDGs are well-known Global
Goals that aim to take into consideration their long-term effect onhuman society and the global environment. For instance, “wicked
problems” such as climate change, an aging society, food loss, and lackof quality education access cannot be solved simply by meeting humanneeds. Our lab engages in transdisciplinary research to scientificallyinvestigate the design process in order to solve “wicked problems”
by realizing the preferable future based on socio-cultural trends andcutting-edge technology. Members are encouraged to develop andimplement systems/products while working with experts in the actual
field while rigorously analyzing the design in order to understand how
and why the design process works and fails. We design in a wide variety
of domains, including livestock breeding, nursing care, education, anddisaster management.

Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Detecting and Modeling Child’s Play Behavior Using Sensor-Embedded Climb-

Ohashi, T., et al. (2021). Real-Time Assessment of Causal Attribution Shift anding Playground Equipment, International Journal of Arts and Technology, 2012

Stay Between Two Successive Tests of Movement Aids. Integr. Psych. Behav.

Development of Childhood Fall Motion Database and Browser Based on Behav-

Ohashi, T., et al. (2015). Multi-layered MoS2 Film Formed by High-temperature

ior Measurements, Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2013

Sputtering for Enhancement-mode nMOSFETs. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

Professional Activities

Professional Activities

Board Member of Children Safety Society of Japan, Japan Association of Com-

Scientific Advisory Board, AHFE International Conference on Human Factors inmunity Based Civil Safety Sciences, and Safe Kids Japan.

Accessibility and Assistive Technology (HFAAT)

Program Manager of Social Technology Domain of SECOM Science andTechnology Foundation

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Professor

Okada, Masafumi

Robotics

Control Engineering

Human Centric Design

Robotics and non-linear dynamics for
quality of life improvement
My research interests are quality of life improvement in our daily life based on Robotics andControl Engineering. Some mechanical devices have been developed as useful tools, e.g., medical
robots and welfare devices, while my research fields are not limited to them. To date, I havechallenged ‘Development of a human motion support device’, ‘Motion enhancement for motion
instruction’, ‘Optimal distribution of objects in exhibition space’ and more, based on motion
capture data or human muscle characteristics. These topics are strictly related to our daily life andthe main purposes are realization of a ‘comfortable life’ with the keyword ‘non-linear dynamics’.
The non-linearity of the mechanism and dynamics makes it difficult to intuitively understand;however, it sometimes yields useful phenomena. The main focus of my research is designing andsynthesizing these phenomena for our comfortable life and environments from engineering andscience points of view.

Selected Publications
Motion optimization for first-aid chest compression based on kinematic, dynamic and temporal

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
Doctor (Engineering) / Kyoto University
Career: Research associate /Lecturer (The University of Tokyo)

Professor

Saijo, Miki

redundancy, Masafumi OKADA and Shun KAYASHIMA, Mechanical Engineering Journal, 2016
Professional Activities
Robotics Society of Japan, International administration officer (2015-2016)
SICE SI-division, division secretary (2014)

Communication design

Discourse analysis

User-centered design

Diffusion of innovation

Communication design for
diffusion of innovation
For diffusion of innovation to solve various social issues and improve people’s quality of life, it isessential to cooperate with people of diverse background and knowledge. However, to realize thiscooperation, a proposition that dialogue among diverse people tends to be easily broken must
be solved by “Communication Design.” Our laboratory policy is to conduct “Action Research,”a repeating cycle of going to actual fields where problems occur, extracting and analyzing theissues, and giving feedback to the fields. In the actual local community, we strongly promote
cooperation and collaboration between local governments, residents, and companies, to solve
the social issues that are complexly intertwined. To date, we have tried to develop assistive
technology devices, such as a 4-wheel electric power-assisted bicycle and a meal assistive robot
for frail elderly people, by interdisciplinary and multi-industry cooperation. Highly welcome areespecially those who want to analyze the diffusion of innovation from the viewpoint of people’sinteraction, those who are interested in communication and cooperation among people having
less common points, and those who want to organize communication problems in their own
workplaces from a bird’s-eye view.
Selected Publications
Saijo, M., Communication Design, Kuroshio Publishers, 2014.

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
Doctor of Philosophy / Ochanomizu University
Career: International Student Center in Tokyo Institute of Technology /Waseda University

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Saijo, M., Structure of Centre of Attention in a Multi-Party Conversation in Japanese. Meta-informative Centering in Utterances: Between Semantics and Pragmatics, 2013: 183-192.
Professional Activities
Member, Science Council of Japan

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Professor

Associate Professor

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

Doctor of Engineering / University of Tokyo

Ph.D. (Aerospace Engineering Sciences)/University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.

Career: University of Tokyo / Tokyo Institute of Technology

Career: Univ. of Colorado at Boulder

Saito, Shigeki

Sakamoto, Hiraku

Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Nihon Univ.

Micro-robotics

Engineering Design

Space Structures Engineering

Structural Dynamics

Nano-satellite Development

Systems Engineering

Design Thinking

Value creation by developmentof micro-robotics technology andmethodology of engineering design

Creation of innovative large spacestructures using numerical analysis
technologies and nano-satellite
demonstrations

Our lab has two main focuses for research interests: “Development of Microrobotics Technology” and “Methodology of Engineering Design”. The goal of thefirst focus is to synthesize new types of functional structures that enable waysof attaching and detaching a target object in the field of robotics by designingmicro-mechanical structure and surface material properties. The example
research themes are “Gecko-type electrostatic chuck” and “Manipulation
technology using capillary force on hydrophilic/hydrophobic surfaces”. The goalof the second focus is to establish “the Methodology of Engineering Design”
that enables value creation in the process of development of products and/or services through investigations using an engineering and cognitive science
approach, where the fundamental background knowledge of this topic comesfrom the Project-Based-Learning class, Engineering Design Project, at ESD
of Tokyo Tech for industry-university collaborations. The research theme
examples are “Members’ diversity effect on ideation process in design projects”
and “Incubation effect on the success rate in solving insight problems”.

For the construction of significantly large space structures, advances inspace-deployment, space-assembly, and space-manufacturing technologies
are important. Our laboratory conducts (i) the proposal of origami-based
deployable space structures, (ii) the development of verification methodology
for large space structures using state-of-the-art numerical analysis techniques,and (iii) space demonstration of technologies by developing nano-satellites
ourselves. For example, our laboratory leads the development of 3U CubeSat,
OrigamiSat-1. It will be launched by a Japanese Epsilon rocket, and will
demonstrate multi-functional membrane deployment technology. Thin-film
devices, such as flexible solar cells, can be attached throughout the OrigamiSat1’s membrane. Additionally, our laboratory develops the verification strategies
through numerical analyses, which are applicable to actual solar power sailmissions; and develops the active shape-control mechanisms and control laws
for radio frequency space antennas. Through these technology developments,
our laboratory envisions new space structure systems in the future.

Selected Publications

Selected Publications“Compliant electrostatic chuck based on hairy microstructure”, Smart Materials and Structures,
Vol.22, pp.015019(1-6), 2013. / “Introduction to Design Thinking for Engineers”, Shoeisha, 2017
(in Japanese). / “Educational Effectiveness and Implementation Challenge in Engineering Design
Project by Radical Collaboration among People Having Different Expertise and/or Backgrounds”,
Journal of Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Vol.65, No.4, pp. 57-62, 2017 (in Japanese).

Testing Large Ultra-Lightweight Spacecraft (Chap. 4), AIAA, 2017 / “Folding

Professional Activities

Professional Activities

Member of Steering Committee of Micro-Nano Science and Technology

University Space Engineering Consortium (UNISEC), Board Member; Japan

Division, the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers / Conference Chair ofSociety of Mechanical Engineers, Member; Japan Society for Aeronautical and4th Conference of Society of Education for Innovation / Member of InternalSpace Sciences, Member; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,

Selection Committee of Nikkei Award for Excellent Product/Service

Senior Member.

Patterns of Planar Gossamer Space Structures Consisting of Membranes andBooms”, Acta Astronautica, 94(1), 2014.

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Professor

Yoshida, Kazuhiro

Microrobotics

Actuators

Functional materials

Realization of high-power density
microrobots using functional materials
We have been developing microrobots that are micro-sized, travel in wide space supporting theirown weight, and perform power-needed tasks. The feature of our research is using functional
materials. First, by using electro-rheological fluid (ERF) that changes its viscosity when subjected
to an electric field, we proposed and have been developing simple and miniaturizable ER
microvalves. Based on MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) technologies, we have realized
a 3-mm-long flexible ER microvalve. Second, for multiple degrees of freedom actuator systems,
we proposed and have been developing alternating pressure systems. By rectifying alternatingflows due to an alternating pressure source using synchronized switching of ER microvalves, wehave realized a 1.6-mm-long microfinger. Third, as hydraulic power sources, we proposed andhave been developing piezoelectric micropumps using fluid inertia that has an outlet pipe insteadof a check valve. We have realized the micropump with the world’s highest level of power density.

Selected Publications
A study on a soft microgripper using MEMS-based divided electrode type flexible electro-rheological

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

valves, Mechatronics, 29, Aug. 2014 / An MEMS-based multiple electro-rheological bending actuator

Doctor of Engineering / Tokyo Institute of Technology

Professional Activities

Career: Tokyo Institute of Technology

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Division of Machine Design & Tribology, Secretary (2007, 2013)

system with an alternating pressure source, Sensors & Actuators A, 245, Apr. 2016

The Japan Fluid Power System Society, Director (2006-2010, 2012-2014)
The Japan Fluid Power System Society, Editorial Committee, Chairperson (2012-2014)8

Tokyo Institute of Technology
School of Environment and Society / Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.

Earthquake Engineering

Sadeghzadeh Nazari, Mehrdad Lecturer

Seismic Control

Tuned Mass damper

Base Isolation

Aspiring taller and longer through realizing innovative structural seismic vibration control systems
My research interests include developing innovative seismic structural/
non-structural vibration control systems, with specific focus on Tuned
Mass Dampers and vibration base isolators. I am currently working
on improving a novel compact Tuned Roller Mass Damper systemon which I could claim a patent through the University of Tokyo. The
system may be applied to various structures from high-rise buildings
and long-span bridges to non-structural equipment, in order tomitigate unwanted vibrations due to earthquakes or wind. I strive
to make advantage of various science and engineering disciplines toaddress Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics problems.

Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) / The University of Tokyo
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Industrial Science, The
University of Tokyo
Seismic Retrofit Researcher, SHO-SEKKEI Corporation,
Tokyo

Selected Publications“Analyzing the Seismic Behavior of Secondary Systems,
and proposing the Floor Design Spectra considering
Structural Inelastic Behavior and Primary-Secondary
Interaction”, co-authored, 206-P Report, International
Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 2020
(to be), Iran

School of Engineering / Dept. of Industrial Eng. and Economics

Ho, Bach Quang Assistant Professor

Serviceology
Well-Being

Transformative Service ResearchConsumer Research

Realization of society for the human well-being through services“Service” means “human exchange process to co-create value” inservice marketing. My research analyzes service as a component of
the society, and focuses on service systems that achieve well-being,
especially those that transform people’s behavior and attitudes
and promote their growth. Well-being research to date has mainly
focused on “what is well-being?”. However, the findings of existing
research have not yet been fully utilized in our society. Therefore, theresearch of “how can we enhance well-being in economic and social
activities?” is needed and my research vision is to increase the numberof services oriented toward human well-being in the society.

School of Environment and Society / Dept. of Architecture and Building Eng.

Kahlon, Yuval Assistant Professor

Ph.D. (Knowledge Science) / Japan Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo, Project Researcher
University of Strathclyde, Visiting Researcher

Selected Publications
Ho, B. Q. & Shirahada, K. (2019). Barriers to Elderly
Consumers’ Use of Support Services: Community Supportin Japan’s Super-Aged Society. Journal of Nonprofit andPublic Sector Marketing.

Design Cognition

Intelligent CAD

Situatedness in Design

Making Intelligent Systems for Design Studies and Practices
Since design is a highly intelligent activity, studying human design
processes enables to get valuable insights into human thinking, andthe ways it facilitates intelligent action. The value of such insights is
twofold - they both deepen our understanding of human cognition,and enable us to enhance current computational design systems.
Specifically, I am interested in the relations between seeing andacting in design, as they are tightly linked with human designers’
adaptability to changing situations. By observing human designers,
we develop a new understanding of design processes, which is utilized
for constructing intelligent design systems.

School of Environment and Society / Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.

Taoka, Yuki Assistant Professor

Doctor (Engineering)Tokyo Institute of Technology
IAUI, Computational Design Instructor
ParaGroup Israel, Former Co-Founder & CTO

Selected Publications
Y. Kahlon and H. Fujii, “Towards Modelling Interpretation of
Structure as a Situated Activity: A Case Study of JapaneseRock Garden Designs”, in Design Computing and Cognition’20, 2020.

Design Engineering

Co-design

Technology for development

Exploring design as a way to apply technologies into social problems
His research interest is on co-design as a way to create “usable andattractive” interface between technology and societies. His researchaims to analyze and to support co-design which enables people fromvarious backgrounds such as users to collaboratively find needs, andgenerate and deploy ideas. Currently, his research focuses on idea
generation with support of tactile objects. In addition, co-design isused to apply technologies for development in developing countries.
His interests also cover methods to develop technologies which isculturally acceptable and sustainably manageable by local people.

Ph.D. / Tokyo Institute of Technology
UNICEF ECARO (Internship)
WHILL, Inc. (Internship)

Selected Publications
Taoka, Y., Kagohashi, K., & Mougenot, C. (2018). A crosscultural study of co-design: the impact of power distance ongroup dynamics in Japan. CoDesign

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Secondary Faculty Members
in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Engineering
Sciences andDesignSecondary faculty members with diverse
backgrounds and expertise are also assigned
to help develop ESD graduate studies, which
contributes to widely varied research andeducation in engineering design.

Associate Professor

Abe, Naoya

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
Ph.D. (Applied Economics and Management) /Cornell University
Career: Overseas Economic Cooperation
Fund (OECF), Japan Bank for International

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Environmental and Social Sustainability Assessment

Social adaption and diffusion of renewable energy systems

People-centered research on environmental
and social sustainability
Our research group mainly works in three fields:
environmental sustainability (e.g., assessment of social
adaptation and diffusion of a renewable energy system)and social sustainability (e.g., assessment of theintroduction of e-government in a developing country)
and the combined area of those two fields (e.g.,assessment and proposal of a more effective municipal
solid waste management in a rapidly aging society
from a life-stage perspective). We value on-the-ground
activities greatly for unique research accomplishments.

Selected Publications
Junichirou Ishio, Naoya Abe. Measuring Affective Well-Being byProfessional Activities
The Society for Environmental Economics and Policy

the Combination of the Day Reconstruction Method and a Wearable

Studies (SEEPS), The Japan Society for International

Device: Case Study of an Aging and Depopulating Community in

Development (JASID), Member of the Center forJapan, Augmented Human Research, Springer Singapore, Feb. 2017.

Environmental Information Science

Hiroki Nakamura, Naoya Abe. Tourist decisions in renting various

Coperation (JBIC), National Institute for

personal travel modes: A case study in Kitakyushu City, Japan, Tourism

Environmental Studies (NIES), Tokyo Tech.

Management, Vol. 55, Page 85-93, Aug. 2016.

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Associate Professor

Akasaka, Hiroki

Materials engineering

Material analysis

Thin-film science and engineering
Inorganic carbon materials

Innovation through development of
new functional materials
Development of new functional materials, mainly carbon
materials, is the research field of our laboratory. Although
we mainly focus on the materials field, we also study in aninterdisciplinary field crossing these fields because I havestudied in three disciplines, electrical engineering, chemical
and mechanical engineering. Research on diamond-likecarbon films and composite materials with nanomaterials,

such as carbon nanotubes, are currently conducted. To
obtain the higher advanced functional materials, weinvestigate not only estimation of material properties but
also analysis of their structure, and obtain guidelines formaterial design. Additionally, we investigate the possibilityof doping, among other factors, to obtain more advanced
materials.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

N. Ata, N. Ohtake, H. Akasaka, Polyethylene–Carbon Nano-

Materials and Processing division the Japan Society of

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

tube Composite Film Deposited by Cold Spray Technique,

Mechanical Engineers

J. Therm. Spray Technol. 26 (2017) 1541 / Yutaro Suzuki,

Japan New Diamond Forum

Doctor of Engineering

Yasuyoshi Kurokawa, Tsuneo Suzuki, Kazuhiro Kanda, Ma-

The Japan Society for Precision Engineering

Tokyo Institute of Technology

sahito Niibe, Masayuki Nakano, Naoto Ohtake, Hiroki Aka-

Career: Nagaoka University of Technology /Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.

saka. Structure and physical properties of stable isotopic
amorphous carbon films, Dia. Relat. Mater., 63(2015) 115.

Associate Professor

Akita, Daisuke

Planetary exploration systems

Space transportation systems

High-speed aerodynamics

Passive exploration systems using diverse
environments of space
We study about planetary exploration systems and spacetransportation systems, based on aerodynamics, with along-term perspective. We are particularly interested inpassive systems that take advantage of the seemingly
severe and diverse environments of space; for example,
sails, balloons, or kites, which must look like strange vehicles

in space. In addition to ground experiments and numericalsimulations, we perform flight demonstrations in orbit incollaboration with JAXA and other universities. We aim todevelop the concepts of exciting and attractive systems withcreative young students to explore new horizons.

Selected Publications
School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
Doctor (Science)
The University of Tokyo

Suborbital Reentry Demonstration of Inflatable Flare-typeThin-membrane Aeroshell using a Sounding Rocket,
Kazuhiko Yamada, Yasunori Nagata, Takashi Abe, Kojiro
Suzuki, Osamu Imamura, Daisuke Akita, Journal of Spacecraft
and Rockets, 2015.

Career: JAXA/ISAS / The University of Tokyo,
Institute of Industrial Science

Professor

Robotics

Endo, Gen

Mechanism

Mechatronics

Creation of robot systems that contribute to society
My research field is in robotics, particularly in mechanicaldesign and its application to a practical robotic system.
Our final goal is to contribute to society by solving actual
problems using a new robotic system. For example,
robot technology is essential for decommissioning of the
Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under a high radiationdose level. I have been developing a long-reach manipulator

to access confined spaces, and a mobile manipulator tocarry ultrasonic sensors with collaborators. In the case of
welfare robotics, I have proposed a mobile robot to help
home oxygen therapy patients. Frequent field tests as wellas user feedback are also involved in investigating practicalsolutions.

School of Engineering, Dept. of
Mechanical Eng.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Doctor of Engineering“Development of a Coupled Tendon-Driven 3D Multi-Joint

Secretary of System Integration Division of Society of

Manipulator”, A. Horigome, H. Yamada, G. Endo, S. Sen,

Instrument and Control Engineers (2009)

S. Hirose, E. F. Fukushima, Int. Conf. on Robotics andSecretary of Robotics and Mechatronics Division of Japan

Autmation, 2014Society of Mechanical Engineers (2014)

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Career: Sony Corporation / Tokyo Medical
and Dental University / Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

Delegate of Robotics Society of Japan (2016)11

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Associate Professor

Furuya, Hiroshi

Space Structures Engineering

Structural Analysis

Doctor in Engineering / The University of Tokyo
Career: Nagoya University / Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

system, the simultaneous optimization of the control
system and structures by applying the techniques such as
space dynamics, optimum design engineering, morphology,
applied mathematical engineering, origami engineering,
genetic algorithms, computer science, and techniques invarious research fields.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Undesired Equilibrium Configurations of Boom-Membrane

JSASS Structures Divistion (2016-2017), JSME Space

Integrated Structure during Deploying Motion, pp.1-21,

Engineering Division (2004-), AIAA Spacecraft Structures

AIAA-2018-0695.

Technical Committee(2010-), IAC Materials and Structures

Decrement Properties of Deployment Torque for Self-de-Committee, International Program Committee(2013-), et al.

ployable Tubular CFRP Booms under Stored State, IAC-17.
C2.2.6

Associate Professor

Hasegawa, Shoichi

Smart Structures

Creation of highly functional spacestructures and optimum design
To realize highly functional structural systems, we focus on
structural systems related to human activities in the spaceenvironment (including space satellites and space stations).
We treat optimization problems, the control of structural
vibration, the concept of morphology under the special
environment, the autonomous or passive vibration control

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

Structural Optimization and Design

Concept of Deployable Structures

Virtual Reality

Haptics

Physics simulation

Human Interface

Robotics

Virtual Reality
Technology and design for creating experience
Researching fields of virtual reality (VR), simulation, andinteraction, we hope to create the information environment
where people can live naturally and enjoyably and creatively.
In VR, the reality tends to be focused, but it is important tohave a good environment, not the copy of the reality, that is,an environment where people can naturally behave. I think“naturally” is one of the essential values of VR, which is moregeneral than the “reality”.

This requires taking into account the human body andmind, the sensorimotor system, human perceptions andemotions, the nature of the real world in which people live,
and then using technology to create an environment. The
characteristics of our laboratory are handling the factors
above on computers (i.e. creating simulation models ofhumans and the real world) and creating interfaces taking
into account human haptics.

School of Engineering, Department ofInformation and Communications Eng.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Doctor (Engineering) / Tokyo Institute of

TEllipsoid: Ellipsoidal Display for Videoconference System
Transmitting Accurate Gaze Direction, IEEE VR, 2020.

Publication co-chair in IEEE World Haptics 2019Technology
Career: The University of Electro-Communications/ Tokyo Institute of Technology

Publicity co-chair in Asia Haptics 2018
Continuous Collision Detection for Virtual Proxy Haptic RenProgram co-chair in Asia Haptics 2016
dering of Deformable Triangular Mesh Models, IEEE Trans. on
Haptics, 2019.
Haptic Rendering based on Finite Element Simulation of Vibration’, Haptics Symposium, 2014.

Professor

Particle Accelerator Engineering

Quantum Beam Science

Hayashizaki, Noriyosu
Creating a prosperous and sustainable society throughparticle accelerator and quantum beam technologies

School of Environment and Society, Dept.
of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
Doctor (Engineering) / Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
Career: KEK (High Energy Accelerator Research
Organization) / Tokyo Institute of Technology

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Quantum beams (ion, electron, X-ray, neutron, etc.) areused in the fields of cancer treatment, medical imaging,
pharmaceutical production, sterilization, nondestructive
inspection and semiconductor manufacturing in addition
to the frontiers of elementary particle physics and materialscience, and technologies based on quantum beams areindispensable for daily life. Our group develops compact
particle accelerators that create quantum beams, withproperties depending on the application, through adesign process that incorporates 3D CAD modeling andmultiphysics simulation, followed by precise fabrication.
This process delivers high reliability and operability forcollaborating faculty and students. A multi-beam linear
accelerator, a compact accelerator-driven neutron source fornondestructive bridge inspection and a medical accelerator
are under development in our laboratory.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Noriyosu Hayashizaki, Shota Ikeda, Aki Murata, Developmentof a downsized proton accelerator system for compact
neutron sources, Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics
Research B, 461 (2019) 243-246.

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Cross-appointment fellow
National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Scienceand Technology (QST), Senior Researcher

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Associate Professor

Hope, Tom

Sociology

Human-computer interaction

Qualitative research methodologies
Ethnomethodology

Sociological studies of engineering issues
My research explores the ways groups of users interact withtechnology, particularly focusing on how small groups use
mobile computing technologies to create, understand andmaintain a sense of community. Grounded in qualitative
research approaches, I conduct studies of human-computerinteraction, using the analysis of conversation and nonverbal actions to help design better systems and user

experience.
Research to date includes the development of a community
networking system for conferences and an exploration ofgroup interaction with a museum guidance system. Morerecently I look at technology and health, with a project todevelop a system to aid the sharing of ‘caring’ knowledge
between nurses and care professionals.

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
PhD (Sociology) / The University of York
Career: National Institute for Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology (AIST) / Tokyo Instituteof Technology

Selected Publications“Familial collaborations in a museum” Hope, T. et al. CHI 2009
“Doing community: co-construction of meaning and use with interactive information kiosks. “ Hope, T. et al. UbiComp 2006

Professor

Iwatsuki, Nobuyuki

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

Silent engineering

Kinematics and dynamics of robots

Functional material actuator

Development of human-friendly robotic
environment and sound environment
To build a human-friendly robotic environment with regard
to sound environment, various design issues related tohuman daily life are being researched. The current principal
research themes are as follows: “Motion control of hyper
redundant robots that can generate complicated andflexible motions”, “Synthesis and motion control of flexible
robots composed of elastic links and elastic joints”, “Motion
control of underactuated mechanisms constrained withelastic elements or gravitational force”, “Estimation ofnoise radiating from a vibrating structure and its structural
optimization to reduce noise”, “Active noise control tomodify noise to a comfortable sound based on human
psychology”, and “Development of a functional material
actuator and a mechanical system driven by it”.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Doctor of Engineering

Large Deformation Analysis and Synthesis of Elastic Closed-

Director, Japan Society for Design Engineering(2012-) Vice

Tokyo Institute of Technology

loop Mechanism Made of a Certain Spring Wire Describedpresident, Japanese Council of IFToMM (2011-) Director,

Career: Professor, School of Engineering, Tokyo

by Free Curves, Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering,

Japan Society for Precision Engineering (2007-2008)

Institute of Technology Faculty of Engineering,

Vol.28, No.4, (2015), pp.756-762.,

Precision and Intelligent Laboratory

Professor

Biomimetics

Control Engineering

Robotics, Motion Planning

Kurabayashi, Daisuke
Intelligent control of distributed autonomous
systems based on biomimetics

School of Engineering
Dept. of Systems and Control Eng.
Ph. D / The University of Tokyo

Why can animals behave adaptively to situations? We are
exploring the functional mechanisms of animals to exhibit
intelligent behaviors and trying to migrate them into
artificial systems. We believe the intelligence relies not only
on elements, such as a brain, sensors, or organs, but alsointeractions among them. We have found that an insectthat has only 100 thousand neurons can behave adaptively,
quickly, and effectively, while a robot with a modern

central processing unit that includes one billion transistors
running at 3 GHz cannot. Based on neuroethology,
electrophysiology, control theory, and stochastic analysis,
we are investigating the secret of intelligence and building
novel intelligent distributed systems with resilience.

Selected Publications
Time-Varying Moth-inspired Algorithm for Chemical Plume Tracing in Turbulent Environment. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 3(1), 2018.

Career: Postdoctoral Researcher for RIKEN,

A Novel Method for Full Locomotion Compensation of an Untethered Walking Insect. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 12(1), 2016.

Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor for

Echo State Networks with Thikonov Regularization: Optimization using Integral Gain. Advanced Robotics, 29(12), 801-814, 2015.

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Associate Professor

Mizutani, Yoshihiro

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
Doctor (Engineering)
Aoyama Gakuin University
Career: TU Delft / NASDA
Aoyama Gakuin Univ./ JSPS

Associate Professor

Murata, Ryo

Nondestructive Inspection

Structural Integrity Evaluation

Signal Processing

Design of machinery and structures that areconsidered maintenanceOur main research topics are nondestructive inspection
and structural integrity evaluation. The target of NDT ismainly fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP). Although FRP has
been applied to products in various industrial fields, only few
inspection methods have been established. My laboratory
is mainly studying acoustic emission testing, ultrasonic
testing, and eddy current testing. Recently, we have also

been attempting to measure the ultra-thin tribo filmthat forms on the surface of gears. Examples of research
related to integrity evaluation are “Relationship between
inspection capability and integrity of pressurized piping”,“Modeling of the fatigue of gears under various conditions”,
and “Dynamics of high-strength chemical fiber having acomplicated structure”.

Selected Publications
V. Sry, Y. Mizutani et. al., Journal of Texitile Science andProfessional Activities

Technology, 3, 1-16 (2017) / K. Mizukami, Y. Mizutani et. al.,welding code for thermal power plants, Design, FFS, and welding

Composites Part B Engineering, 86, 84-94 (2016) / T. Yasuoka, Y. Mizutani et. al., Mechanical Engineering Journal
JSME, 1-3, SMM0009 (2014)

Member of JSME committee on, FFS code for nuclear power plants,
code for nuclear reprocessing plants.
Member of JAXA’s committee on code for high-pressure equipment
for space use.
Chair of Acoustic Emission Testing education committee, division of
new materials of JSNDI

Environmental Architecture

Passive Solar design

Architectural Design

Courtyard house

Creating architecture and cities in
response to the environment
Our main theme is “creating architecture and cities in
response to the environment“. Considering various
historical and geographical factors and their relationships
with architecture and cities, we are practicing design andresearch with the objective of clarifying the fundamental
mechanisms of an excellent building environment.

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Architecture and Building Eng.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

SECTIONAL COMPOSITION AND LIGHT ENVIRONMENT IN

Life Cycle Carbon Minus House Research andDoctor of Engineering

WINTER OF THE COURTYARD AND ADJACENT ROOMSTokyo Institute of Technology

Development Committee(2009-), Architectural design

IN CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE COURTYARD HOUSES:

works: Courtyard House A(2017), Tokyo Tech Genso

Career: Estec Design Co. Ltd., Yasuo Murata

ARCHITECTURAL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN, June 2014

Cube(2015)

Architects and Associates

Associate Professor

Nakamaru, Mayuko

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
Doctor of Science / Kyushu University
Career: Shizuoka University / Japan Scienceand Technology Corporation

Social simulation

Evolutionary game theory

Human behavior and evolution

Understand the principle of our society bysocial simulations and evolutionary game theory
Cooperation is a foundation of our society. The free-rider
problem, in which cooperators pay a cost for cooperationand free-riders obtain benefit from cooperators without
paying any cost, appears in our society. We challenge thisproblem by means of mathematical models and computer

simulations. Especially, we focus on two research topics:(i) which rules and systems promote cooperation inorganizations, and (ii) what the ultimate factors for theevolution of human cooperation, which is related to theevolution of human-specific cognitive abilities, are.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Nakamaru, M., Matsuda, H. and Iwasa, Y. (1997) The evolution of cooperation
in a lattice-structured population. Journal of Theoretical Biology 184, 65-81.

Science Council of Japan, member (the 24th-25th term)

Nakamaru, M. and Yokoyama, A. (2014) The effect of ostracism and optional
participation on the evolution of cooperation in the voluntary public goods
game. PLoS ONE 9 (9), e108423.
Nakamaru, M. (2011) Evolving system, Minerva, Kyoto, Japan, 342pp.

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Mathematical biology

Human Behavior & Evolution Society of Japan, Standing
director (2008-2015) and Director (2016-2018)
Japanese Society for Mathematical Biology, Steeringcommittee (2002-2004, 2007-2010, 2013-2016, 2019-2020)

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Associate Professor

Nakanishi, Hiroki

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
Doctor of Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Space Robot

Space Engineering

Robotics

Nanosatellite

Advanced space system developed by robotics
Space is a great frontier, but severe environment. To
utilize it safely, conveniently, and sustainably, I am
trying to develop a future space system based on fusionof robot technologies and space technologies. Now,
dynamics, mechanism, and control of “a novel mobility
system on a space structure”, and “Spacecraft capturesystem for orbital Servicing and space debris removal”,

among others, are being investigated. Furthermore,“orbital demonstration and verification method for new
space robot” is also an important theme. A minimum
system for the demonstration is investigated through thedevelopment of a nanosatellite.

Selected Publications“Dynamics, Control, and ImpedanceMatching for Robotic

Professional Activities

Capture of a Non-cooperative Satellite,” Kazuya Yoshida,(2015 -2016)

Hiroki Nakanishi, et al.,Administrative board member, University Space Engineering Consor-

RSJ Advanced Robotics Vol.18, No.2, 2004.

tium (UNISEC) (2017 -)Activity planning committee member, The Robotics Society of Japan

Career: Tohoku University / JAXA /Tokyo Institute of Technology

Professor

Nohara, Kayoko

Translation Studies

Semiotics

Science Communication

Science & Art/Design“Translating” science and art/design
to produce innovative communication
Nohara uses linguistics, semiotics, and communication
studies to perform and provide transdisciplinary researchand education, with the key word being “translation”. To
translate is to express something in a different medium,
creating new value. When science is expressed withsensitivity and narrative, new art and logic can be born.
Integrating art thinking also brings science to a different

mode. She creates new places and ideas connecting science
with art and design by collaborating internationally withartists, designers, editors, journalists, museums, andcompanies. Various collaborative schemes with UAL Central
Saint Martins, Musashino Art University etc. are going on.
The latest theme is “wearable” - come and join us!

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

DPhil in Translation Studies

Kayoko Nohara. Translating Popular Fiction: Embracing

The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication

Otherness in Japanese Translation. Peter Lang: Oxford.

Engineers (IEICE) 2017-2018.

The Japan Association for Interpreting and Translation

Career: University of Oxford / JSPS /Kayoko Nohara. Translation Studies in Discussions. Sanseido:

Studies (JAITS) 2010-

Gakushuin University / Katholiek Universiteit

Tokyo. 2014.

Japan Association of Contrastive Study of Linguistic Behavior

University of Oxford

Leuven / Tokyo Institute of Technology(JACSLB) 2003-

Professor

Functional materials

Ohtake, Naoto

Materials processing

Thin films
Plasma technology

Innovation in materials and processing, with“right material in the right place through the right process”
My main field of interest is functional materials and surface
engineering and science, including chemical vapor depositionand physical vapor deposition of hard carbon films and its
application to industrial uses including mechanical parts,
tribological parts as well as medical devices and fuel cells.
My research interest extends to development of the joining

process of High Tensile Strength Steel and Al alloy. Even
substances with any excellent properties cannot be applied
to industrial uses unless they can be formed into the designed
shape. My research group and I will continue pursuinginnovation in materials and processing, with “right material
in the right place through the right process” as our motto.

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Deposition of boron doped DLC films on TiNb andExecutive board directors, General affairs, The Japan

Doctor of Engineeringcharacterization of their mechanical properties and blood

Society of Mechanical Engineers (2017-current)Tokyo Institute of Technology

compatibility, STAM, (2017) 76.

ISO TC107 PL for “Classification of Carbon Films”(2016-current)

Perpendicular ultrasonic joining of steel to aluminium alloy

Executive board directors, Vice President, Japan New

plates, J. Mater. Proc. Technol. (2016)112.

Diamond Forum (2014-current)

Career: Nagoya University
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Fabrication of micro segment structured DLC film, Mech.
Eng. J., 2 (2015) 14-00437

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Professor

Sampei, Mitsuji

Nonlinear Control Theory

Under-Actuated Systems

Robotics

Control hard-to-control systems:
Nonlinear Control Theory
How can we achieve self-driving cars? One of the key
technologies for self-driving is “Control.” While keeping
inside the lane, a car should first recognize the lane (Sensing),
and then it should steer the steering wheel (Control). The
basic control strategy is “Feedback Control,” i.e., if the car
is close to the left edge of the lane, then it should steer thesteering wheel to the right, and if it is close to the right edge
then it should steer to the left. This strategy appears to work

fine, but in reality, it may cause meandering movements,
or instability. Thus, we need “Control Theory”. Our main
focus is nonlinear control systems, especially, systems thatare difficult to control with conventional control theory. Our
theory enables us to control robots, drones, and even social
systems.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Suppression of vertical bending and rigid-body-mode vibration in rail-

Fellow of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE), Japanway vehicle car body by primary and secondary suspension control,

54th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), PC Chair (2015)

Career: Chiba University

Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 2010, George Stephenson Prize

IEEE Conference on Control Applications (CCA), PC Chair (2010)

Tokyo Institute of Technolgy(Institution of Mech. Eng., UK)

School of Engineering
Dept. of Systems and Control Eng.
Doctor of Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology

Associate Professor

Sasaki, Eiichi

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng.
Doctor of Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Career: Research Associate (Tokyo Institute ofTechnology), Associate Professor (Yokohama
National University), prior to the present position.

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Control Engineering

Structural Engineering

Fracture Control

Steel Structures
Structural Monitoring

Innovative technologies development forsafety of structures
The main research topics in our laboratory are all related todevelopment of innovative technologies in the safe managementof infrastructures, especially for steel structures. There are
four major research approaches in our laboratory: “fractureand fatigue”, “field measurement (structural monitoring)”,“inspection technologies”, and “energy harvesting”. All of the
major research approaches are interrelated, and are importantto establish efficient safety management of structures. In“fracture and fatigue”, fracture control design of steel structures
is investigated. “Field measurement” includes development ofadvanced structural monitoring systems and damage detection
analysis of structures. In “inspection technologies”, new efficient
inspection methods for infrastructures are developed. “Energy
harvesting” investigations enable us to conduct long-termmonitoring and to design a new damper system for structures.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities
Secretary, Committee of Steel Structure, JSCE (2017-)
WG Chief, International Committee, JSSC (2016-)
Secretary, Committee of Fatigue Strength, JWS (2013-)

Ayako Akutsu, Eiichi Sasaki, Yuki Ebisawa, Hiroshi Tamura: Analysis
of Corrosion Damage Condition of Steel Members Using Low
Frequency Eddy Current Testing, Journal of JSCE, A1, 2017. Koichi
Takeya, Eiichi Sasaki, Hiroshi Iwabuki et al, Development of A Tuned
Mass Generator for Energy Harvesting Using Bridge Vibration, Journal of JSCE, A1, 2016.

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Professor

Sato, Chiaki

Adhesive bonding

Structural Design

Finite-element analysis

Development of Novel Adhesion Technology
and Application
replace other conventional joining methods. In recent years,“multi-material structures” are especially focused on weight
reduction of automobiles, and adhesive bonding is the key
technology for this application. Our research topics are notfundamental but close to real application because we believethat the seeds of true fundamental research come fromdifficulties found in actual development.

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.

Adhesive bonding is often regarded by ordinary people asa very weak joining method. However, this reality has beenchanged drastically by the development of modern novel
adhesives that are very strong compared with previous
ones. Hence, use of adhesive bonding has been expanding
for many applications instead of other joining method,such as welding or brazing. Against this background, ourlaboratory conducts research on adhesive bonding to
Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Doctor of Engineering

Design of Adhesive Joints Under Humid Conditions, Spring-Tokyo Institute of Technology

Adhesion Society of Japan, Board Member

er, 2013

Society for Research on Structural Adhesion, Chair

Career: Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary
Research of Science and Technology / Laboratory for Materials and Structures

Associate Professor

Human-computer Interaction

Seaborn, Katie

User-centered design

Inclusive design

Games and gamification

User experience

Designing to provoke, motivate, and inspire

School of Engineering
Dept. of Industrial Eng. and Economics

Interactive technology can be designed to influence,motivate, and provoke. I design and research interactive
agents, interfaces, and experiences that use attitude andbehaviour change methods for personal and social good.
In the Lab for Aspirational Computing at Tokyo Tech
(ACTT), I work with an international group of students andresearchers work to promote innovative research in thefields of human factors engineering, interaction design,and human-computer interaction. Specialties include
gamification and serious games, mixed reality and physicalcomputing, voice assistants and social robots, and inclusive
design with older adults. We combine critical thinking andproblem solving, engineering and design ability, and mixed
methods research with human participants.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Doctor (Mechanical & Industrial Engineering) /Seaborn & Fels (2015). Gamification in theory and action: A survey.

Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

The University of Toronto

IJHCS, 74, 14-31.

Career: RIKEN / The University of Tokyo /University College London

Professor

Senoo, Dai

School of Engineering
Dept. of Industrial Eng. and Economics

Knowledge management

Business creation

Work style

How do individual workers find what they want to do andrealize it in an organizational context? With this questionin mind, I am conducting several research projects andattempting to use the findings to promote innovation.
Recently, I have been focusing on the following three
concepts: “Diversity”; I am focusing not only on diversityof ethnic groups and gender, but also on the diversity ofknowledge including values and frameworks. “Work stylechange”; I am classifying workstyles and analyzing businesscases based on a new definition of work. “Open innovation”;
I am targeting research and development organizations andcommunities of practice, to measure absorptive capacities
and to clarify the customer co-creation process.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities
Director, General Affairs, The Japan Society for Management
Information (2011-2012) Member, Intellectual Productivity
Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport(2007-2013), Member, FutureCity Initiative Committee,
Cabinet Office (2013-)

On Practice : Knowledge Creation and Utilization. Hakuto-shobou.

Hitotsubashi University

Nov, 2001. / Shaping knowledge management: organization andand Technology

Information systems

Theory construction on dynamic interaction processes
between individuals and organizations

Doctor of Commerce

Career: Japan Advanced Institute of Science

Organization theory

national culture. Journal of Knowledge Management. Emerald. 2010.
/ A Study of Knowledge Management Enablers across Countries. The
Essentials of Knowledge Management. Palgrave Macmillan. 2015.

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Associate Professor

Sugahara, Yusuke

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
Doctor of Engineering / Waseda University
Career: Research Associate, Waseda Univ. /Assist. Prof. Tohoku Univ. / Lecturer,
Kokushikan Univ.

Robotics

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
Doctor (Engineering) / Osaka university
Career: Assistant professor, Associate professor,
Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology

Mechanical design

Mechatronics

Systems design, control, and integration of
mechanical and robotic systems
Robotics has a broad related field, and I am particularlyinterested in designing problems of robot systems, themethodology of system design and the integration ofrobots. Based on the problem of consciousness, i.e., “how todesign, what kind of robot system, to make the world betterfor living”, I am making robots while considering individual
problems such as mechanisms synthesis, mechanical designand control system design, as well as about what kindof robots are worth designing and how to integrate (notimplement) them into our society. Specific research topics
include: biped walking vehicle, stair-climbing wheelchair,task partner robot, Aero-Train: aerodynamically levitatedtrain system, human-powered robotics, reconfigurable
parallel mechanism, and personal mobility vehicle.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

A human-powered joint drive mechanism using regenerative clutches,

General Affairs Chair, IEEE ICRA2009 (2009)

IEEE/RSJ IROS2017.

Associate Editor, IEEE ICRA2012 (2012)

Levitation control of AEROTRAIN, J. of Robotics and Mechatronics, 2011.

Member of Technical Committee Linkages and Mechanical

Realization of dynamic human-carrying walking by a biped locomotor,

Controls, IFToMM (2018-)

IEEE ICRA2004.

Professor

Takahashi, Kunio

Mechanism

Mechanical engineering

Material Science
Adhesion

Surface and Interfacial science
Welding and joining

Design of processes and devices
based on adhesion and joining science
Our research works are based around “Biomimetic designof grip-release devices”, ”Understanding and applicationof adhesion phenomena”, “Design and control of joining
processes”, “Energy harvesting”, and “Micro-plasma”,
among others. In this laboratory, processes and devices
are designed based on physics. Mechanisms of phenomena
are investigated and expressed with the simplest model.
Meanwhile, the main targets are phenomena related

to surface or interface; some students challenge theother targets using the potentials of this laboratory. The
policy in this laboratory is design based on logic. The
basics are important. Students in this laboratory keep inmind obtaining the skill of logical consideration and its
presentation.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities“Geckos’ foot hair structure and their ability...”K.Takahashi,

Japan Welding Engineering Society. Chair of Education committee, …

International J. of adhesion & adhesives, vol.26 , pp.639-

High Pressure Institute of Japan, Chair of Editorial Committee, …

643, (2006). “A simple formula for surface energy...” Kunio

The High Pressure Gas Safety Institute of Japan

Takahashi, et.al., Physical Review B, vol.48, p.56895691(1993)

Professor

Takeda, Yukio

School of Engineering / Dept. of MechanicalEng & School of Environment and Society /Dept. of Transdisciplinary Science and Eng.
Doctor of Engineering / Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
Career: Tokyo Tech/TU Munich, University of
Florida, Program Officer of KAKEN-hi

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Mechanical System Design

Robotics

Assistive Device

Mechanism Design

To establish the optimal mechanism design methodology governing thebasic characteristics of mechanical systems and to validate it throughdesign, prototyping and experiments
The basic performances, such as accuracy, efficiency
and usability, of mechanical systems, such as robots andassistive devices, are governed by the kinematic structuresand dimensions of the mechanisms. Our research aims todevelop design methodology of mechanisms focused on
the essential characteristics of the mechanisms, such as
the transmissibility of motion and force. To date, several
mechanical systems with superior performances have beendeveloped in our laboratory, such as a three-dimensional
pipe bender using a specially designed parallel mechanism
performing precise bending and an ankle rehabilitation
device with a special structure that is easy to perform andcomfortable to use.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Portable Design and Range of Motion Control for an Ankle Rehabilitation
Mechanism Capable of Adjusting to Changes in Joint Axis, Int. J. Mech. &Rob. Syst., 2016. / Kinematic performance evaluation of high-speed Delta
parallel robots based on motion/force transmission indices, Mechanism andMachine Theory, 2018. / Kinematics of Machinery, Text Series, JSME, 2007.

Division Chair of Machine Design and Tribology of JSME
(2016)/TC chair for Robotics and Mechatronics of
IFToMM (2017-)//Associate Editor, Mechanism andMachineTheory(2016-).

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Professor

Ecosystem

PlatformBusiness Model

StartupTsujimoto, Masaharu
Change the society by the Ecosystem analysis,design and implementation

School of Environment andSociety, Dept. of Transdisciplinary
Science and Eng.
Doctor (Media and Governance) / Keio
University
Career: TUHH / ETH Zurich

The main research topics are Ecosystem Management
and Platform Management. In Ecosystem Management,
we are challenging to find new insights by applying theconcept of ecosystem in biology to management science.
Ecosystem management research is characterized by thefact that it analyzes the entire product/service system thatcreating value to customers. Specifically, we are currently
working on the analysis, design, and implementation of an

ecosystem using hydrogen energy, which is supported by
the Toyota Mobility Fund and JST. For example, we havedesigned new ecosystems using microgrid (we call it a geofree
energy society), and we are conducting action research for
implementation in cooperation with several companies,
governments, and municipalities.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Tsujimoto M., Kajikawa Y., Tomita J., Matsumoto Y., A review

Japan MOT Society, Chairman of the Editorial Committeeof the ecosystem concept—Towards coherent ecosystem

Japan MOT Society, Executive Director

design, Technological Forecasting and Social Change 136,
49-58, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.06.032.

Associate Professor

Wijeyewickrema, Anil C.

Computational seismic engineering

Solid mechanics

Developing numerical modeling techniques that can simulate the realistic
behavior of structures and seismic protective systems

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng.
Ph.D. / Northwestern University, USA
Career: Tokyo Institute of Technology, Asian
Institute of Technology, Thailand, Northwestern
University, Evanston, IL, USA.

In spite of the fact that most modern structures are welldesigned, recent major earthquakes have shown disturbing
images of damage, ranging from moderate structural
damage to collapse of structures. Although safety
and functionality of the structures are crucial, it is notpractical to conduct experimental tests on all existing andnewly designed structures for performance assessment.
Therefore, numerical simulations are used as a viable

alternative for performance assessment of structures.
Detailed numerical models of the structures are createdusing state-of-the-art finite element software and areverified against experimental results. Hence, we areworking to develop numerical modeling techniques thatcan simulate the realistic behavior of structures andseismic protective systems. Solid mechanics research isalso been carried out.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Samith Buddika, H. A. D. and Wijeyewickrema, A. C., 2018, “Seismic Shear Forcesin Post-Tensioned Hybrid Precast Concrete Walls”, ASCE Journal of StructuralEngineering. / Kayestha, P., Rodrigues Ferreira, E. and Wijeyewickrema, A. C., 2015,“Finite-amplitude Love waves in a pre-stressed compressible elastic half-spacewith a double surface layer”, Wave Motion, Vol. 56, pp. 205-220. / Pant, D. R. and
Wijeyewickrema, A. C., 2014, “Performance of base-isolated reinforced concretebuildings under bidirectional seismic excitation considering pounding with retaining walls
including friction effects”, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 43,
Issue 10, pp. 1521-1541.

Member, Japanese Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE). Chair, Elasticity
Committee, Engineering Mechanics Institute, American Society of
Civil Engineers (ASCE), Oct 2017 – Sept 2019.

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Professor

Yagi, Tohru

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
Doctor (Engineering) /Nagoya University
Career: JSPS, RIKEN, Nagoya University,
NIDEC Co., MIT

Biomedical Engineering

Human Interface

MakersNeural engineering toconnect man and machine
The goal of this laboratory is to understand the neuralmechanisms and computational principles of the biologicalbrain and vision, and to exploit the findings in engineering
applications, especially with relation to biomedical/
rehabilitation engineering and bio-mimetic robotics. This
involves a combination of engineering and biomedical

experimental approaches based on neuroscience. The
current project is to develop a neural interface, which is adirect technological interface between the nervous system
and a computer.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Personal Identification Number Application Using Adaptive P300
Brain-Computer Interface, IEEJ Transactions on Electronics,
Information and Systems, 136, 9, 1277-1282, 2016. / Research of the
Characteristics of Alzheimer’s Disease Using EEG, IEEJ Transactions
on Electronics, Information and Systems, 130, 10, 1827-1832, 2010.
Biohybrid Visual Prosthesis for Restoring Blindness, Int. J. of
Applied Biomedical Engineering, 2, 1, 1-5, 2009.

Board Member, Japan Society for Medical and Biological Engineering(2015-present) / Board Member, Japanese Society for Engineering
Education, (2014-present) / Board Member, Institute of ElectricalEngineers C Section (2017-present)

Associate Professor

Yamakita, Masaki

Neural Engineering

Control Engineering

Robotics

Adaptive Learning Control
Design methodology

No control, No life
Our main research topics are advanced control theory
and its application to industry. To apply control theory,
system modeling, system analysis, control system design,and performance validation are very important. In ourlaboratory, advanced methods in each step are studied. For
example, in a system modeling a system modeling methodthat is robust against observation noise based on machinelearning techniques has been proposed aside conventionalmodeling based on physical and chemical laws. Fastmodel predictive control algorithm, and algorithms forstate estimation and prediction of future behavior in
future based on the model have been proposed. In the
robotics field, realization of energy-efficient biped running,and development of artificial muscle actuators and its
application are studied.

School of Engineering
Dept. of Systems and Control Eng.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Doctor of Engineering

Iterative generation of virtual reference for a manipulator M.Yamakita,

IIFAC AUTOMATICA, Associate Editor (2001-2007)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

K.Furuta, Robotica, Vol. 9, pp. 1/80 (1991), A Novel Gait Generation

Robotics Society of Japan, Councilor (2003-2004)

Career: Toyohashi University of Technology/
Riken

for Biped walking Robots Based on Mechanical Energy Constraint,
F.Asano, M.Yamakita, IEEE Trans. on Robotics and Automation, Vol.
20, No3. pp.565/573(2004)

Associate Professor

SICE SI-division Technical Committee on Soft Material,
Technical editor(2007-2008)

Joining

Yamazaki, Takahisa

Brazing

Welding

Carbon related materials

Dissimilar materials

Joining of dissimilar materials to provide
good mechanical property for aerospace

School of Engineering
Dept. of Mechanical Eng.
Doctor of Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Career: Tokyo Institute of Technology / NASDA/ RIKEN20

Our main theme is joining of carbon-related materials tosuper alloys for aerospace use. To use these joints undera severe environment, some techniques were applied
to materials that provide good mechanical property to
produce these joints. Arc, plasma or light beam were applied

to produce these dissimilar materials joints, then they werefractured to obtain mechanical property data using various
devices to serve as aerospace materials.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities
JWES comitee of brazing , advanced materials joining

Takahisa Yamazaki, Ryusei Ninomiya, Magnet Formation by the Surface
Modification of Diamond with Manganese Detected by the Magnet Flux
Density on the Surface, Materials Sciences and Applications, 2017,8, 642-648 doi:10.4236/masa.2017.88045 / T Yamazaki, K Shoji, T-T
Ikeshoji, A Suzumura, The healing effect of stearic acid applied on
amorphous carbon film with dispersed nanodiamonds, Journal of Physics:
Conference Series 379 (2012) 012010. (p.1-10).

group / JWS vice chair of the interface joining researchsectionTokyo Institute of Technology

Professor

Yasuda, Koichi

School of Environment and Society
Dept. of Architecture and Building Eng.
Ph.D. / Tokyo Institute of Technology
M. Arch / Yale University
Career: Worked for Nikken Sekkei Ltd. andArchitectural Design

Art Museum / Aquarium

Campus Design

Industrial Design

Architectural design process and integration method forsustainable architecture and products
The main study themes are study and design of “Artmuseum and Aquariums,” “University Campus Planningand Facilities,” “Environmentally-conscious Building,”“Renovation/Conversion,” “Façade Engineering,” and“Industrial Design.” I investigate the establishment processof high-quality architecture in cities or other environmental
conditions, to clarify integrated design technique. This will

be achieved by searching what kind of technologies are used
under what kind of design process, and what the relation
with the background social system is. It is difficult to express
the modern environment and social conditions surrounding
a building in a unified way. I believe that deep thoughts andconcepts are born by integrating extensive information.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

POLA Museum of Art (2002)

The Architectural Institute of Japan, Director for Events and Awords

Marine Place Aquarium UMITAMAGO/ASOBEECH

Next-generation public building meeting for IFC/BIM, Chairman(2004/2015)

The Japan Institute of Architects (JIA), Green Building Award,

Tokyo Institute of Technology Library (2011)

Chairman of Jury

Bernard Tschumi Architects

Associate Professor

Yuasa, Kazuhiro

School of Environment and Society Dept. ofArchitecture and Building Eng.
Doctor of Engineering /Tokyo Institute ofTechnology
Career: Tokyo Institute of Technology

Environmental Engineering

Building Services

Urban Energy systems
Energy Conservation

Application of the effective energy
utilization technology in buildings
Our major subjects are as follows; 1) energy consumption
in many buildings, such as houses, offices and commercial
buildings, are analyzed by questionnaire survey andmeasurement; 2) energy conservation effects via applicationof distributed energy systems, such as photovoltaic power
generation, wind power generation, and a cogeneration
system, to building an urban area are estimated by energy
simulation; 3) energy conservation effects of district heating

and cooling systems are surveyed; and 4) effects of behavior
for energy conservation in houses and educational facilities
are analyzed by a questionnaire survey, measurement, andenergy simulation.

Selected Publications

Professional Activities

Evaluation on SOFC-cgs installation with consideration toArchitectural institute of Japan

electricity and hot water demand variation, Transactions ofInstitute of environmental management, administration and

AIJ, 2015, / Energy saving potential of low-impact life style

maintenance of Japanin residential buildings, Transactions of AIJ, 2009

Japan building maintenance association

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INDEX

School of Engineering

School of Environment and Society

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Department of Architecture and Building Engineering

Main Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Main Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Hijikata, Wataru, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 3

Fujii, Haruyuki, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・P. 3

Nishida, Yoshifumi, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 5

Kahlon, Yuval , Assistant Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P . 9

Okada, Masafumi, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 6
Sakamoto, Hiraku, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 7

Secondary Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Yoshida, Kazuhiro, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 8

Murata, Ryo, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 14
Yasuda, Koichi, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 21

Secondary Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Yuasa, Kazuhiro, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 21

Akasaka, Hiroki, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.11
Endo, Gen, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・P.11

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Furuya, Hiroshi, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.12

Main Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Iwatsuki, Nobuyuki, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.13

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Mizutani, Yoshihiro, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.14

Secondary Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Nakanishi, Hiroki, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.15

Sasaki, Eiichi, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 16

Ohtake, Naoto, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.15

Wijeyewickrema, Anil, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 19

Sato, Chiaki, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.17
Sugahara, Yusuke, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.18
Takeda, Yukio, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.18
Yagi, Tohru, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.20
Yamazaki, Takahisa, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.20

Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering
Main Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major
Inaba, Kazuaki, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.

4

Ohashi, Takumi, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 5
Saijo, Miki, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 6

Department of Industrial Engineering and Economics

Saito, Shigeki, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 7

Main Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Sadeghzadeh Nazari, Mehrdad, Lecturer ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 9

Ho, Bach Quang, Assistant Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 9

Taoka, Yuki, Assistant Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 9

Secondary Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Secondary Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Seaborn, Katie, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.17

Abe, Naoya, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 10

Senoo, Dai, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.17

Akita, Daisuke, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 11
Hayashizaki, Noriyosu, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 12

Department of Information and Communications Engineering

Hope, Tom, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 13

Main Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Nakamaru, Mayuko, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 14

ーNohara, Kayoko, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 15

Secondary Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major

Takahashi, Kunio, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 18

Nakatani, Momoko, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 4

Takeda, Yukio, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 18

Hasegawa, Shoichi, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.12

Tsujimoto, Masaharu, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P. 19

Department of Systems and Control Engineering
Main Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate MajorーSecondary Faculty Members in Charge of the ESD Graduate Major
Kurabayashi, Daisuke, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.13
Sampei, Mitsuji, Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.16
Yamakita, Masaki, Associate Professor ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ P.20

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