Work Experience
- April 2007 -- present, Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University
- April 2005 -- March 2007, Associate Professor
- April 2001 -- March 2005, Senior Research Engineer
- April 1998 -- March 2001, Manager
- April 1989 -- March 1998, Researcher
Education and Degrees
- Ph.D. (Telecommunications Engineering), University of Tokyo (1999)
- M.Sc. (Atomic Physics), St. Paul's University (Rikkyo University) (1989)
- B.Sc. (Physics), St. Paul's University (Rikkyo University) (1987)
Contributions to Academic Activity (selected)
- Advisor, Technical Committee on Complex Communication Science, IEICE NOLTA Society (June 2024 -- present)
- Chair, Technical Committee on Complex Communication Science, IEICE NOLTA Society (May 2023 -- June 2024)
- Vice-Chair, Technical Committee on Complex Communication Science, IEICE NOLTA Society (May 2021 -- May 2023)
- Judging Committee Member, JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI (2018)
- Judging Committee Member, JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI (2014 -- 2015)
- Chair, Technical Committee on Information Network Science, IEICE Communications Society (May 2013 -- May 2015)
- Vice Chair, Editorial Board, IEICE Communications Society
(a member of Board of Directors, IEICE Communications Society) (May 2012 -- May 2014)
- Examination Committee Member, Japan Engineers Association (2012 -- 2013)
- Guest Editor-in-Chief, Special Section on ``Progress in Information Network Science,'' IEICE Transactions on Communications (2012)
- Vice-Chair, Technical Committee on Information Network Science, IEICE Communications Society (May 2011 -- May 2013)
- Judging Committee Member, JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI (2011 -- 2012)
- Organizer of Tutorial in IEICE Society Conference (2011)
- General Co-Chair, IEEE ICC 2011 Workshop (FutureNet IV) (2011)
- TPC Co-Chair, IEEE Globecom 2011 Workshop (FutureNet III) (2011)
- TPC Co-Chair, IEEE IEEE ISADS 2011 (2011)
- Editor, IEICE Transactions on Communications (May 2009 -- May 2011)
- General Chair, IEEE ICDCS 2009 Workshop (AHSP 2009) (2009)
- Program Co-Chair, IEEE ICDCS 2007 Workshop (AHSP 2007) (2007)
- Associate Editor, IEICE Transactions on Communications (May 2005 -- May 2008)
- Guest Editor-in-Chief, IEICE/IEEE Joint Special Section on ``Autonomous Decentralized Systems,'' IEICE Transactions B&D (2005)
- Program Co-Chair, IEEE ICDCS 2005 Workshop (AHSP 2005) (2005)
- Organizer of Tutorial in IEICE Society Conference (2005)
- Vice Program Chair, IEEE ICDCS 2004 Workshop (ADSN 2004) (2004)
- Secretary, Technical Committee on Information Networks, IEICE Communications Society (May 2000 -- May 2002)
- Assistant Secretary, Technical Committee on Information Networks, IEICE Communications Society (May 1995 -- May 1996)
Research Grant (representative researcher only)
- Grant-in-Aid for Research, Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF), (JPY 1,000,000) (FY 2027)
- Grant-in-Aid for Research, Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF), (JPY 1,000,000) (FY 2026)
- JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) 25H01122, (JPY 35,400,000) (FY 2025 -- 2028)
- Grant-in-Aid for Research, Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF), (JPY 1,000,000) (FY 2025)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,320,000) (FY 2024)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,320,000) (FY 2023)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,320,000) (FY 2022)
- JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory) 21K19775, (JPY 5,000,000) (FY 2021 -- 2023)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,320,000) (FY 2021)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,320,000) (FY 2020)
- JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) 20H04179, (JPY 17,680,000) (FY 2020 -- 2022)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,296,000) (FY 2019)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,200,000) (FY 2018)
- JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) 17H01737, (JPY 18,590,000) (FY 2017 -- 2019)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,200,000) (FY 2017)
- Grant-in-Aid for Research, Telecommunications Advancement Foundation (TAF), (JPY 1,200,000) (FY 2017)
- JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) 26280032, (JPY 17,160,000) (FY 2014 -- 2016)
- Joint Research, NTT Corporation, (JPY 1,080,000) (FY 2016)
- Contract Research, NEC Corporation, (JPY 918,000) (FY 2014)
- Contract Research, NEC Corporation, (JPY 892,500) (FY 2013)
- JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research 25540032, (JPY 3,640,000) (FY 2013 -- 2015)
- Contract Research, National Instisute of Information and Communications Technology (NiCT), (JPY 4,290,000) (FY 2012)
- Contract Research, NEC Corporation, (JPY 892,500) (FY 2012)
- Contract Research, National Instisute of Information and Communications Technology (NiCT), (JPY 1,540,000) (FY 2011)
- Contract Research, NEC Corporation, (JPY 892,500) (FY 2011)
- Contract Research, National Instisute of Information and Communications Technology (NiCT), (JPY 24,228,492) (FY 2010)
- Contract Research, NEC Corporation, (JPY 1,050,000) (FY 2010)
- JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) 21300027, (JPY 17,160,000) (FY 2009 -- 2011)
- Contract Research, KDDI Corporation, (JPY 1,000,000) (FY 2009)
- Contract Research, NEC Corporation, (JPY 1,050,000) (FY 2009)
- Contract Research, National Instisute of Information and Communications Technology (NiCT), (JPY 5,929,350) (FY 2008)
- Contract Research, KDDI Corporation, (JPY 1,000,000) (FY 2008)
- Contract Research, NEC Corporation, (JPY 1,575,000) (FY 2008)
- Contract Research, KDDI Corporation, (JPY 1,000,000) (FY 2007)
- Contract Research, NEC Corporation, (JPY 1,575,000) (FY 2007)
- Joint Research, NTT DoCoMo Corporation, (JPY 2,000,000) (FY 2007)
- Grant-in-Aid for Research, International Communications Foundation, (JPY 2,300,000) (FY 2006 -- 2007)
- Joint Research, NTT DoCoMo Corporation, (JPY 2,000,000) (FY 2006)
- Joint Research, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, (JPY 2,583,000) (FY 2005)
Academic and Related Awards
- Best Presentation Award of IEICE Information Network Technical Meeting in May 2026 (2026)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2026) (PDF)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2026) (PDF)
- IEEE Outstanding Service Award (2025) (PDF)
- IEEE CISOSE 2025, ISADS Best Paper Award (2025) (PDF)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2025) (PDF)
- Best Presentation Award of IEICE Information Network Technical Meeting in December 2024 (2024)
- IEEE DSAC 2024, Best Workshop Paper Award (2024)
- IEEE ICCCI 2024 Certificate of Outstanding Contribution Award (2024)
- IEEE ICCCI 2024 Certificate of Appreciation (2024)
- Best Presentation Award of IEICE Information Network Technical Meeting in May 2024 (2024)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2024) (PDF)
- IEEE ICCE-TW 2023 Certificate of Appreciation (for Keynote Speech) (2023)
- IEEE NBiS-2022 & INCoS-2022 Certificate of Appreciation (for Keynote Speech) (2022)
- IEEE Senior Member (2021)
- IEICE Fellow (2020)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2020)
- IEICE Senior Member (2018)
- IEICE Network System Research Award (2018)
- IEICE 100-Year Memorial Paper Award (2017)
- IEICE Communications Society Best Paper Award (2016)
- IEICE Communication Society Achievement Certificate (2015)
- IEICE Communication Society Activity Achievement Award (2014)
- Commendation for Excellent Jury of JSPS 2013 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI (2013)
- IEICE Internet Architecture Research Award (2013)
- IEICE Communication Society Activity Achievement Award (2013)
- IEICE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award (2013)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2013)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2012)
- IEEE INCoS-2011 Certificate of Appreciation (2011)
- IEEE ISADS 2011 Certificate of Appreciation (2011)
- IEICE Communication Society Activity Achievement Award (2011)
- IEICE Network System Research Award (2011)
- IEICE Communication Society Activity Achievement Award (2009)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2004)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2003)
- NTT Patent Implementation Compensation Level 2 Award (2003)
- Director's Commendation of NTT Information Sharing Platform Laboratories (2003)
- IEEE HASE 2002 Certificate of Appreciation (2002)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2002)
- IEICE Information Network Research Award (2001)
- Manager's Commendation of NTT User System Division (1996)
- General Manager's Commendation of NTT R&D Division (1996)
- IEICE Young Researcher's Award (1996)
- Director's Commendation of NTT Telecommunication Networks Laboratories (1994)