Researcher's Profile

In my research I try to explain the dynamics of complex systems by covering a wide range of fields and examining the problems under different perspectives. Although I started with fluid dynamics, my interest in societies, cultures and human nature drove my interest to pedestrian traffic and crowd dynamics; a crossing point between fluid motion and mass psychology. Most of my research so far focused on crowd management and traffic in general, also covering transportation by cars and bycicles. Recently, I am expanding my interests to include also urbanistic, cognitive science and psychology to find out how the environment influences human motion and population dynamics. In addition, I also started studying dynamics in animals, in particular those showing a collective behaviour such as crabs and bees. In my research I employ several methods, ranging from field observations, controlled experiments, numerical simulation, virtual reality and questionnaires to investigate each aspect relating to each problem under the right and most appropriate perspective. I am also active in collaborations with other universities and private partners, both in Japan and internationally and I am looking forward to expand and diversify my network of collaborators.