Employment

• Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Innovation Research (Japan)

• Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Business Administration

  • Associate professor (with tenure), 2019–present

  • 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

Education

• 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     

Honors        

• KDDI Foundation Encouragement Award 2019, 2020 [Link]

• Young Scholars Award 2018, International Shumpeter Society, 2018

• Young Researcher's Encouragement Award, IEEE VTS Japan, 2007 [Link]

• LG Electronics Scholarship, 2007–2008

• Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship, 2001–2006

Editorial Services

• Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, Editorial board member, 2021–present [Link]

• Hitotsubashi Business Review, Editorial board member, 2016–present

• 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–present [Link]

• Research Policy, Advisory editor, 2022–present [Link]

• Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Assistant editor, 2024–present [Link]