Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Business Administration & Institute of Innovation Research (Japan)
Professor, 2025–present
Associate professor (with tenure), 2019–2025
Assistant professor (tenure-track), 2016–2019
Japan External Trade Organization, Institute of Developing Economies (Japan)
Research fellow (with tenure), 2016–2016
Research fellow (tenure-track), 2014–2016
LG Electronics, Mobile Communication Technology Research Lab (Korea)
Research engineer (Alternative military service), 2008–2011
Yokowo Co., Ltd (Japan)
Independent director, 2023–present
Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands)
Visiting researcher, 2021–2022
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Japan)
Affiliated fellow, 2017–2024
Waseda University (Japan)
Adjunct researcher, 2017–2024
The University of Tokyo (Japan)
Ph.D. in Technology management, 2011–2014
Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands)
Visiting, Aug.2012–Sep.2012
Tohoku University (Japan)
M.S. in Electrical and communications engineering, 2006–2008
B.S. in Communications engineering, 2002–2006
KDDI Foundation Encouragement Award 2019, 2020 [Link]
Young Scholars Award 2018, International Schumpeter Society, 2018
Young Researcher's Encouragement Award, IEEE VTS Japan, 2007 [Link]
LG Electronics Scholarship, 2007–2008
Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship, 2001–2006
Asia Pacific Business Review, Regional editor, 2024
Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, Editorial board member, 2021–present [Link]
Hitotsubashi Business Review, Editorial board member, 2016–present
International Schumpeter Society, Board of management, 2024–present [Link]
Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management, Editorial committee, 2020–present; Editorial board member, 2022–2023 [Link]
Korea Society for Innovation Management & Economics, Academic committee, 2023–2025 [Link]
Korean Management Review, Editor, 2025–present [Link]
Research Policy, Advisory editor, 2022–present [Link]
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Assistant editor, 2024–present [Link]