Expert’s Eyes

　I have been studying on the themes of disaster prevention/mitigation against ground disasters caused by earthquake/rainfall (landslide, slope failure, falling rocks, etc.), maintenance and management of ground/rock structure for long life of social infrastructure, and geological disposal of high level radioactive waste by combining experiments, numerical analysis, and on-site measurement/monitoring. I have been addressing these themes not only by the ground/rock engineering (civil engineering) approach but also from both the hardware and software sides considering social scientific aspect.

Remarkable File

・Received the paper encouragement award of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (2010). ・Received the paper award of Japanese Society for Rock Mechanics (2009, 2010). ・Participated as a member in many committee activities of academic societies including Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Japanese Geotechnical Society, and Japanese Society for Rock Mechanics. ・Successively served as a member of committees at Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Toursum, Kinki Regional Development Bureau, Osaka Prefecture, Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan (NUMO) and West Nippon Expressway Company Limited, etc.

Brief Personal History

Mar. 1999:
Graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University Mar. 2001:
Completed the Master’s Course in Construction Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University (Master of Engineering) Sep. 2005:
Withdrew from the doctoral course in Construction Engineering and Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Feb. 2006:
Entered Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden (Technical Licentiate, Land and Water Resources Engineering) Nov. 2007:
Researcher of the Urban Environmental Engineering Division, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Dec. 2007:
Completed the Doctoral Course in Land and Water Resources Science at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden (Ph. D. in Land and Water Resources Science) Sep 2009:
Part-time lecturer of the Department of Urban Engineering, Kansai University Apr. 2010:
Assistant professor of the Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University Apr. 2014:
Associate professor of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University Apr. 2021:
Professor of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University