His research is situated at the intersection of Sociocultural Anthropology, Science and Technology Studies, and Media Studies. He is the author of Anthropology of the Machine: Tokyo’s Commuter Train Network (Forthcoming June 2018, University of Chicago Press), which explores the relationship between human and machines within Tokyo’s Commuter Train Network. He is currently on a ten-month research fellowship from JSPS to explore the development of experimental ecologies in areas affected by the 3.11 disasters.