Kazuaki MIYAMOTO

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  • Position: Visiting Professor
  • Specialty: Comprehensive Urban Planning and Projects Implementation
  • Degree: Doctor of Engineering, University of Tokyo
• Education and Career:
  B. Eng. University of Tokyo, 1976
  M. Eng. University of Tokyo, 1978
  Associate Professor, University of Tokyo, 1984
  Associate Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, 1988
  Associate Professor, Yokohama National University, 1988
  Professor, Tohoku University, 1995
  Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University, 2004
  Professor, Musashi Institute of Technology (Now, Tokyo City University)
  Visiting Professor, GRIPS, 2008
• Activities in Academic Societies and for Government:
  Member, Steering Committee and Scientific Committee, WCTRS (World Conference on Transport Research Society)
  Memebr, Scientific Committee, CODATU (Coopération pour le Développement et l'Amélioration des Transport Urbains et Périurbains)
  Chair, SIG7 (Urban Transport in Developing Countries), WCTRS and CODATU
  Board of Directors, CUPUM (Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management)
  Chair, PFI/PPP Research Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
  Member, PFI Promotion Committee, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
• Current Research Interests:
  Urban Modeling, Land Use Micro-Simulation, Decision Support System, Spatial Statistics, Integrated Land Use and Transport Planning and Implementation, Procurement Methods of Public Services, Private Finance Initiative/ Public Private Partnerships, Development Assistance and Technology Transfer