Akinori Morimoto, Professor
Transportation planning, Urban planning
- 1987 Graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at the School of Science and Technology, Waseda University
- 1989 Graduated from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Master of Engineering)
- 1991 Assistant at the Department of Civil Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Waseda University
- 1992 Withdrew with credit from Graduate School of Science and Engineering (doctoral program), Waseda University
- 1993 Doctor of Engineering degree
- 1994 Research associate at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- 1997 Visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- 1999 Associate professor at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
- 2007 Associate professor, Utsunomiya University
- 2012 Professor, Utsunomiya University Graduate School
- 2014 Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University
Project themes:
Advanced Transportation and Urban Development
Compact Cities and Smart Cities
Themes of graduation thesis:
Urban development toward an automated driving society
Urban development utilizing light rail transit (LRT)
Traffic safety measures using artificial intelligence (AI)
Book:
“City and Transportation Planning: An Integrated Approach”(Routledge)
Social activities:
Advisor, The City Planning Institute of Japan, Managing director, The Japan Research Center for Transport Policy