Summary
Hiroyuki Miyazaki received a B.A. in Environmental Information Studies 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 Research Fellow at the Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo. From 2012 to 2016, he was a researcher at the Earth Observation Data Integration and Fusion Research Initiative, The University of Tokyo, and was seconded to the Asian Development Bank in the Philippines. From 2016 to 2023, he was a Project Assistant Professor at the Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo, and was seconded to the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. His research interests included geospatial information science, satellite remote sensing for socioeconomic analysis, and applications to sustainable development. In August 2020, he founded GLODAL, Inc., Japan, to support human resources development and research and development in the fields of space utilization, AI, and IoT. He has served as CEO of GLODAL, Inc. since June 2021, as a Geospatial Technology Advisor to the United Nations Development Programme from 2023 to 2025, and as Chief Technology Officer of Space Tech Accelerator Inc. since 2024.
Professional Experience
| June 2021–present |
CEO, GLODAL, Inc. |
| July 2024–present |
Chief Technology Officer, Space Tech Accelerator Inc. (Senior Technology Advisor until March 2025) |
| May 2021–present |
Advisor and Auditing Secretary, Space Service Innovation Laboratory (SSIL) |
| July 2019–present |
Board Member, EpiNurse |
| June 2023–May 2025 |
Geospatial Technology Advisor (Consultant), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
| January 2022–present |
Advisor, Japan Nudge Promotion Council |
| April 2016–March 2023 |
Project Assistant Professor, Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| August 2016–July 2023 |
Adjunct Faculty, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (Visiting Assistant Professor until July 2022) |
| July 2021–March 2022 |
Invited Associate Senior Administrator (part-time), Business Development and Industrial Relations Department, JAXA |
| April 2018–March 2021 |
Liaison, Council of Japan-Thailand Cooperation on Promoting Geospatial Technology |
| April 2012–March 2016 |
Project Research Associate, Earth Observation Data Integration and Fusion Research Initiative, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| January 2012–March 2015 |
Infrastructure Specialist (GIS), Asian Development Bank, Philippines |
| April 2010–March 2012 |
JSPS Research Fellow, Japan |
| April 2009–March 2011 |
Visiting Lecturer, Chiba University of Commerce, Chiba, Japan |
| April 2008–March 2010 |
Technical Staff, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan |
| February 2004–September 2008 |
Data Analysis Assistant, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan |
Education
| 2011 |
Ph.D. in Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| 2008 |
Master of Environmental Studies in Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| 2006 |
B.A. in Environmental Information Studies, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Japan |
Academic Activities