Summary
Hiroyuki Miyazaki received a B.A. in environmental information from Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan, in 2006, and M.E.S. and Ph.D. degrees in environmental studies from The University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2008 and 2011, respectively. From 2011 to 2012, he was a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo. Since 2012, he had been a researcher with the Earth Observation Data Integration and Fusion Research Initiative, The University of Tokyo, as well as a secondee at the Asian Development Bank, Philippines. Since 2016, he had been the Project Assistant Professor with the Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo, and was seconded to the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, with research interests of geospatial information science, satellite remote sensing for socioeconomics, and applications to sustainable development. In August 2020, he has established GLODAL, Inc., Japan to serve HR development and R&D in fields of space utilization, AI, and IoT. He has been the CEO of GLODAL, Inc .since June 2021, and Geospatial Technology Advisor for United Nations Development Programme since 2023.
Professional experiences
2021 June - present |
CEO, GLODAL Inc. |
2019 July - present |
Board member, EpiNurse |
2021 May - present |
Advisor, Auditing Secretary, Space Service Innovation Laboratory (SSIL) |
2023 June - present |
Geospatial Technology Advisor (consultant), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) |
2022 January - present |
Advisor, Japan Nudge Promotion Council |
2016 April - 2023 March |
Project Assistant Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo, Japan |
2016 August - 2023 July |
Adjunct faculty, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (Visiting Assistant Professor until July 2022) |
2021 July - 2022 March |
Invited Associate Senior Administrator (part-time), Business Development and Industrial Relations Department, JAXA |
2018 April - 2021 March |
Liaison, Council of Japan-Thailand Cooperation on Promoting Geospatial Technology |
2012 April - 2016 March |
Project Research Associate, Earth Observation Data Integration and Fusion Research Initiative, University of Tokyo, Japan |
2012 January - 2015 March |
Infrastructure Specialist (GIS), Asian Development Bank, Philippines |
2010 April - 2012 March |
JSPS Research Fellow, Japan |
2009 April - 2011 March |
Visiting lecturer, Chiba University of Commerce, Chiba, Japan |
2008 April - 2010 March |
Technical staff, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan |
2004 February - 2008 September |
Data analysis assistant, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan |
Education
2011 |
Ph.D., Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Science, University of Tokyo, Japan |
2008 |
Master of Environmental Studies, Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Science, University of Tokyo, Japan |
2006 |
B.A. in Environmental Information Studies, Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Japan |
Academic activities