Hiromichi AKIMOTO (秋元博路)
Dr. Engineering (PhD in Engineering), Specially Appointed Professor,
Osaka University Center for the Advancement of Research and Education Exchange Networks in Asia (CAREN).
Collaborating with Division of Global Architecture
phone: +81-6-6879-7419, mobile: +81-80-3155-6633, skype: hiro.akmt
E-mail: akimoto@naoe.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Research fields
- Ocean renewable energy (floating offshore wind turbine, marine current turbine, wave energy converter)
- Computational fluid dynamics (RaNS simulation, MPS, ship motion, aerodynamics)
- Ship hydrodynamics (RaNS simulation of ship in 6DOF motion)
- Wing In Surface Effect Ship (WISES)
- Global logistics network simulation
Professional background
- 2015.2 – present : Specially Appointed Prof., Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
(Adjunct: Visiting Prof., ICC, Kanazawa Institute of Technology) - 2011.10 – 2015.2 : Visiting Prof., Division of Ocean Systems Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- 2008.4 – 2011.10 : Associate Prof., Dept. Systems Innovation, University of Tokyo
- 2005.4 – 2008.3 : , Associate Prof., Dept. Environmental and Ocean Engineering, University of Tokyo
- 1996.4 – 2005.3 : Assistant Prof. – Associate Prof., Dept. Applied Mathematics and Physics, Tottori University
Academic qualification
- 1996 Dr. Engineering (PhD in Engineering) in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- 1993 Ms. Engineering in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Professional memberships/affiliations
- Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers
- Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
- Korean Society for Computational Fluids Engineering
Additional Info
- Hobbies: Aikido (4-kyu), Karate sho-dan (first dan of black belt, Wado-kai), Kendo 2-dan
- Not fluent in Kansai (Osaka) standard language
