Research Topics

• Computer-Aided Engineering
• Nonlinear computational mechanics
• Multi-scale modeling
• Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
• Finite element method

Awards

• STAM (Science and Technology of Advanced Materials) Best Paper Award 2025
• Top viewed article in Advanced Materials, 2025
• Top (most prolific) reviewer in Materials & Design, 2024-2025
• JSTP (Japanese Society for Technology of Plasticity) Best Paper Award, 2021.
• Outstanding reviewer in International Journal of Plasticity, 2015-2016
• SPS-MSTE Best Paper Award, 2014.
• ISIJ Young Researcher Award, 2013.
• JSCES Young Researcher Award, 2012.
• 8th International Conference on NUMIFORM Special Student Scholarship, 2004.
• Hiroshima University Excellent Academic Award, 2001.
• JSCE Chugoku regional branch Excellent Academic Award, 2001.
• Ishida Education Foundation Scholarship, 2000.

Professional Experience

• Principal researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (2021.4-202X)
• Associate professor, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba (2016.5-202X)
• Project coordinator, Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet office (2021.7-2022.6)
• Senior researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (2013.4-2021.3)
• Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University (2013.9-2015.8)
• Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (2010.6-2013.3)
• Visiting Researcher, TOYOTA Central R&D Labs., Inc. (2007.4-2010.5)
• Research Visitor, Swansea university (2006.4-2007.3)
• JSPS Research Fellow PD, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2006.4-2007.3)
• JSPS Research Fellow DC2, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2005.4-2006.3)
• Teaching Assistant, Tohoku University (2001.4-2004.9)
• Research Assistant, Tohoku University (2003.4-2004.3)

Educational Background

• Ph.D.(Eng.), Tohoku university (2006.3)
• M.Eng., Tohoku university (2003.3)
• B.Eng., Hiroshima university (2001.3)

Professional Organizations

• The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Japan Society of Civil Engineers
• The Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science
• The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
• The Japan Institute of Metals
• International Association for Computational Mechanics
• Minerals, Metals and Materials Society

Others

• International Editional Board member in Materials & Design, 2025-2027
• Topic editor in MDPI journal of crystals: SI-HRA
• Organizer of invited session "Multiscale modeling and characterization in structural materials" in International Conference on Computational Plasticity 2023 and 2025
• Organizer of minisymposium "Multiscale modeling and characterization in structural materials" in Plasticity2016, Plasticity2017 and Plasticity2019
• Organizer of NU-NIMS Materials Genome Workshop in 2014, 2015, 2016 2017, 2018 and 2019
• Comittee of International Conference on Advanced Steels 2022
• Organizer of International Indentation Workshop 2018

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