He received Dr. Eng. (city planning) from the University of Tokyo in 2015. He moved to Kobe University as an assistant professor in 2016. He worked for a Post-K computer project “Priority Issue 3: Development of Integrated Simulation Systems for Hazard and Disaster Induced by Earthquake and Tsunami”. His research topics include behavioral modeling, travel behavior analysis under emergency situation and implementation of a traffic simulator with high-performance computing.