Principal Investigator

Educations

Dr. Eng.: Nagoya University (Japan), Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, March 2012. 

M. Eng.: Nagoya University (Japan), Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, March 2009.

B. Eng.: Nagoya University (Japan), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, March 2007.

Positions

April 2026 – September 2026   Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University (Canada)

April 2023 – Present   Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

April 2019 – March 2023   Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

October 2013 – March 2019   Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

April 2012 – September 2013   Assistant Professor, Department of Machine Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Akita Prefectural University

Others

November 2025   Listed as the Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists – Single Recent Year. [LINK]

Professional Memberships

April 2009–Present   The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME)

October 2012–Present   International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO)

October 2023–Present   Japan Association of Computational Mechanics (JACM)

September 2010–Present   Japan Society for Computational Methods in Engineering (JASCOME)

Editorial Experience

April 2025–Present    Associate Editor, Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (Design, Machine Design and Tribology, Information and Intelligence, Manufacturing, and Systems Categories [Design Engineering and Systems Division])

April 2024–Present    Associate Editor, Mechanical Engineering Journal (Computational Mechanics)

April 2024–Present    Associate Editor, Mechanical Engineering Letters (Computational Mechanics)

April 2024–Present    Associate Editor, Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (Computational Mechanics Category)

Review Experience

Springer Nature | Nature Communications, Scientific Reports

APS/AIP | Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, AIP Advances

Optica | Optics Express, Optics Letters

Wiley | Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Theory and Simulations, Laser & Photonics Reviews

Elsevier | Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Finite Elements in Analysis & Design, Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements / International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Thin-Walled Structures / International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Applied Thermal Engineering, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow / Materials Today, Materials Today Physics, Materials & Design / Expert Systems With Applications / Additive Manufacturing

IEEE | IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Taylor & Francis | Engineering Optimization / Waves in Random and Complex Media 

Royal Society | Proceedings of the Royal Society A

Cell Press | iScience, Cell Reports Physical Science

IOP Science | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

J-Stage | Mechanical Engineering Journal, Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing (Manufacturing System), Transactions of JSME, IEEJ Transactions on Electronics, Information and Systems, Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B

Teaching Experience

Doctoral Courses (Ph.D. Program)

Advanced Structural Optimization  | April 2025–Present  | Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University

Advanced Optimization  | April 2018–March 2025  | Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Shinshu University

Advanced Numerical Analysis  | April 2015–March 2018  | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University

Master’s Courses (Master’s Program)

Computational Mechanics  | April 2016–Present  | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University

Seminar in Environmental Mechanics I  | April 2016–Present  | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University

Seminer in Environmental Mechanics II  | April 2016–Present  | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University

Advanced Experiments on Environmental Machine Design I  | April 2016–Present  | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University

Advanced Experiments on Environmental Machine Design II  | April 2016–Present  | Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University

Seminar in Renewable Energy Engineering  | April 2014–March 2016  | Graduate School of Engineering, Shinshu University

Advanced Experiments in Environmental Materials Design II  | April 2014–March 2017  | Graduate School of Engineering, Shinshu University

Renewable Energy Engineering  | April 2014–September 2016  | Graduate School of Engineering, Shinshu University

Undergraduate Courses

Mechanical Engineering Drawing 2  | April 2024–September 2025  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Engineering Mathematics II  | October 2022–March 2025   | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Project on Mechanical System Engineering I  | April 2022–Present  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Experiments in Mechanical Systems Engineering  | April 2022–Present  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Fundamentals of Computer Programming  | October 2021–Present  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Introduction to Mechanical Systems  | April 2020–March 2021  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Practice for Strength of Materials  | October 2019–March 2025  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Undergraduate Research (Mechanical Engineering)  | April 2019–Present  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Practical Training for Engineering Skill  | October 2017–March 2019  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Basic Exercise on Computer Programming  | April 2017–September 2020  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Seminar on Mechanical Systems Engineering  | April 2016–September 2019  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Undergraduate Research (Environmental Science and Engineering)  | April 2014–March 2019  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Advanced Environmental Technique  | April 2014–September 2016  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Drawing in Environmental Science and Technology  | April 2014–September 2016  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Environmentally Friendly Materials and Renewable Energy   April 2014–September 2015  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Environmental Science and Technology Experiments  | October 2013–March 2017  | Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University

Physics Experiments  | April 2013–September 2013 | Department of Mechanical Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Systems Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University

Experiments in Mechanical Intelligence and Systems Engineering  | April–September 2013  | Department of Mechanical Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Systems Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University

Practice in Mechanical Intelligence and Systems Engineering  | April–September 2013  | Department of Mechanical Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Systems Science and Technology, Akita Prefectural University