Faculty
Special Guest/Research Professors & Lecturers
Hiroto IZUMI Special Guest Professor, Graduate School of SDM, Keio University
Current position
Director, Regional Revitalization Bureau, Cabinet Secretariat; Project Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University; Guest Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Professional history
Director General, Housing Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
Areas of expertise
Housing, architecture, urban policy
Books and publications "Urban Planning with Relaxed Floorspace Ratios" (Shinzansha Publisher), "Sustainable Architecture and Policy Design" (joint author, Keio University Press) etc.
Tomohiko TANIGUCHI Special Guest Professor, Graduate School of SDM, Keio University
Current position
Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs; Full-Time Advisor, JR Tokai
Professional history
Editor-In-Chief, Nikkei Business; Deputy Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Deputy Director General, Public Diplomacy Department
Areas of expertise
Diplomacy, international relations, international politics and economics, media
Books and publications
"Currency Drama: A Contemporary History of the Yen, Yuan, Dollar and Euro" (Nikkei); "The New Shanghai: Economic Growth Viewed from the Back Alleys" (Chuokoron-Shinsha) etc.
Sachiko KUNO Special Research Professor, Graduate School of SDM, Keio University
Current position
Co-founder and Board Director, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ)
Co-Founder and Board Director, R-Tech Ueno, Ltd (JASDAQ)
President, S&R Foundation
Director, Japan Commerce Association of Washington DC
Professional history
Chair and Chief executive Officer, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NASDAQ)
Chair and President, R-Tech Ueno, Ltd (JASDAQ)
President and Managing Member, S&R Technology Holdings, LLC
Areas of expertise
Global research and development of New Molecular Entity
Establishment and management of Bio-tech company (Japan, USA, EU, Switzerland)
Management and operation of non-profit organization (USA)
Awards
Washington Business Journal「Women Who Mean Business」（2009）
Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Greater Washington Area in the Life Sciences Category (2006)
Shuzo MURAKAMI Special Research Professor, Graduate School of SDM, Keio University
Current position
Chief Executive, Building Research Institute
Professional history
Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo; Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Areas of expertise
Sustainable environment engineering, urban and architectural environmental engineering (air environments)
Books and publications
"CFD Approaches to Architectural and Urban Environmental Design Engineering" (University of Tokyo Press) etc.
Awards
ASHRAE CROSBYFIELD AWARD, SCANVAC; the John Rydberg Gold Medal etc.
Seiko SHIRASAKA Special Research Associate Professor, Graduate School of SDM, Keio University
Professional history
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Areas of expertise
Aerospace engineering, systems engineering
Hisazumi MATSUZAKI Lecturer, Graduate School of SDM, Keio University
Current position
Senior Consultant, Central Japan Industries Association (public corporation under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Areas of expertise
Specific techniques for system functionality and their systematization (clients sales practice and systematization, transplanting Japanese-style production systems overseas etc.)
Books and publications
"Toyota Production Systems in English," "Ultimate Speed Reading" (Kenkyusha); "Expressing Monozukuri in English" (Sanshusha Publishing); "Toyota Production Systems in English Conversation" (series of 7 DVDs) etc.
Atsuo YOSHIDA Lecturer, Graduate School of SDM, Keio University
Current position
President, Yoshida Accounting Office, tax accountant
Areas of expertise
Structuring of programs for "management support, business startups, business rehabilitation and business succession" based on financial accounting strategy, promotion and evaluation of industrial clusters in regional resource utilization projects
Books and publications
Author of numerous essays, including "Japan, a Country Rich in Environmental Resources," "The Super-Saturated Society" and "What Financial Statements Tell You
Yoshisuke TATEYAMA Special Research Assistant Professor, Graduate School of SDM, Keio University
Professional history
Researcher (publicly solicited project), NEDO; Researcher, TAO; IML Researcher, University of Tokyo; Researcher, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo
Areas of expertise
Development of basic software for virtual reality and immersive displays
Yasutoshi MAKINO Global COE Research Fellow; Special Research Assistant Professor, Keio Advanced Research Centers (KARC)
Professional history
Special Researcher, System Informatics Department, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, University of Tokyo
Areas of expertise
Analysis of sensory information processing, human machine interfaces, ubiquitous computing
