Arai Ayumi

She obtained her Ph.D. in environment from the University of Tokyo, M.A. in international development studies from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and MEng in architectural engineering from Waseda University, Japan. Prior to joining the University of Tokyo she worked with Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute. Her main interest is in human dynamics research for development policy-making. She analyzes large-scale human mobility data combining with various field survey data.

Miyazawa Satoshi

In 2017, left the University of Tokyo after completing doctoral course work in the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo. Was appointed to his present position in November 2017. His specialty is spatial information science.

Mitani Takuma

Completed his studies in the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Ehime University and was an employee of Fukken Co., Ltd., then Project Assistant Professor at Tohoku University; he was appointed to his present position in December 2017. He specializes in traffic planning and traffic engineering.

Kusakabe Takahiko

After completing his studies in the Graduate School of Engineering at Kobe University, he was an Assistant Professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (2011–2016) and was appointed to his present position in April 2016.

Akiyama Yuki

He is a native of Okayama Prefecture. He has a PhD (Environmental Science). As Assistant Professor at the Center for Spatial Information Science since 2016, he has been a researcher and teacher in the fields of GIS, geospatial information, and the use of Geo Big Data. He is also Chairman of the Micro Geodata Forum, representative of the Super Smart Local Governments Linked Research Consultative Committee, and Technical Adviser of Microbase Co., Ltd.

Shibasaki Ryosuke

In 1982, completed his studies in the Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. He worked in the Public Works Institute of the Ministry of Construction, then as an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Tokyo (1988–1991) and an Associate Professor in the Institute of Industrial Science (1991–1998), the University of Tokyo. He was appointed to his present position in 1998 (Center Director from 2005–2010).

Sadahiro Yukio

He was born in Tokyo in 1966. In 1991, after completing a Master’s course in the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, he was an Assistant Professor (1991–1995), lecturer (1995–1998), and Associate Professor (1998–2012) at the University of Tokyo. He was then appointed Professor at the Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo, in October 2012 and was appointed to his present position in April 2019.