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- Planning for Disaster Risk Reduction
Biography
April 2007 | Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo (UTokyo) |
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April 2012 | Associate Professor, Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University |
April 2016 | Associate Professor, Department of Urban Engineering,UTokyo |
August 2021 | Professor, Department of Urban Engineering,UTokyo |
April 2023 | Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,UTokyo |
Research Interests
We are conducting a wide variety of research centering on the theme of "urban disaster risk reduction."
What is the goal of the city's "safety" function, and who evaluates it? And how do we balance that with other urban features such as convenience and comfortability? Our laboratory is researching the system design and planning that provide clues to these issues from the perspective of urban and community planning. We use a variety of research methodologies, including field surveys in disaster impacted areas, questionnaire surveys, disaggregate models, OR, Bayesian statistics, machine learning, simulations, and developing workshop tools. Our goal is not only for developing models and visualization of risks, but also implementation in society through the research process such as collecting original data, constructing our own theories, and disseminating research outputs.
- Migrant Simulation for a Nankai-Trough earthquake
- Simulation of 6 million stranded commuters in the Tokyo metropolitan area
- Simulation of evacuation from post-earthquake fire
Award
- April 2011 Maeda Engineering Awards
- April 2012 The Young Scientists’ Award, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education
- April 2012 2012 Association of Urban Housing Sciences Award
- April 2022 Commissioner award of Japan Sports Agency, Japan Open Innovation Prize(JOIP)
Keywords
Urban Planning, Disaster Risk Reduction, Risk Engineering, Disaster Information, Fire Engineering
Educational Systems
- Department of Urban Engineering