Associate Professor, Kyushu University

Urban Institute

Founder and a proponent of sustainametrics – a new academic approach to envision a sustainable future with data science.

Co-Founder & Chief Strategist, Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd

Co-founded Japan’s first fusion startup to accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy.

Associate Professor (Program-Specific), Kyoto University

GSAIS

Application of quantitative methodologies to sustainability, i.e. Sustainametrics. Specialized in global hydrogen supply chain and fusion energy.

Associate Project Officer (Fusion Energy), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Physics Section

Advice member states on the hydrogen nuclear fusion development strategy as a means of mitigating the climate change / energy supply to growing nations.

Assistant Professor (Program-Specific), Kyoto University

Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability

Conducting academic researches on energy sustainability, energy economy, and renewable energy policy in developing nations.

Research Director of the ERIA-Kyoto University Joint Research Program “Renewable Development Strategy for ASEAN 2040: A Dynamic Multilateral Scenario Analysis.”

Project Administrator of the JICA-Kyoto University Contract Research Project “Socio-Economic Assessment of Renewable Energy Development in Developing Nations.”

Research Representative of the public outreach initiative for nuclear fusion at the National Institute for Fusion Science

Research Fellow, JSPS

Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University

Conducted academic researches on energy economy, and social acceptance of energy sources, nuclear fusion plant engineering, and nuclear fusion strategic planning.

Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV), Bangladesh

Bangladesh Rural Development Board

Led a research project in rural Bangladesh to consult the Bangladeshi government on a national development project, “Participatory Rural Development Project Phase-2 (PRDP-2)” as part of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA). (The findings were published as a journal paper in Journal of Development Policy and Practice. )

Sergeant First Class, Japan Ground Self Defence Force

Reserve Corp

Served in the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) as a reserve Sergeant First Class for international security-related duties.

Master of Liberal Arts

Harvard University Extension School

Energy Sustainability

• Environmental Science
• Life Cycle Assessment

Energy Scenario Analysis

• Energy Economy
• Energy Policy
• Carbon Emission Scenarios

Ph.D.

Kyoto University Graduate School of Energy Science

Energy Economics

• Energy Planning for Fusion

Social Acceptance of Nuclear Fusion Energy

Nuclear Fusion Engineering

• Plant Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering

Kyoto University Faculty of Engineering

Material Science

• Energy Material