Yuya SHIBUYA
澁谷遊野
 |
Yuya SHIBUYA, Ph.D. |
|---|
Associate Professor
Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies
Center for Spatila Information Science (Joint-Appointment Associate Professor)
Email: yuya-shibuya[at]iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp
RESEARCH INTEREST
Human Behavior Informatics, Social Computing, Computational Social Science, Human-Centered Data Science, Civic Tech, Digital Civics, Crisis Informatics, Open Data, Open Governance
ACADEMIC POSITION
| Apr 2024- present | Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo | Associate Professor |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022- Mar 2024 | Center for Spatial Information Science, The University of Tokyo | Associate Professor |
| Oct 2023- Feb 2024 | Weizenbaum Institut, Berlin, Germany | Research Fellow |
| Apr 2019- Dec 2021 | Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo | Project Research Associate |
| Sep 2020- Mar 2022 | Musashi University, Tokyo, Japan | Part-time Lecturer |
| 2020 | Weizenbaum Institut, Berlin, Germany | Research Fellow |
OTHER EXPERIENCE
| 2020-2021 | Corpy&CO., Inc., Tokyo, Japan | Research Manager |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2021 | The Open Governance Network, Tokyo, Japan Event management and research |
Research Director |
| 2018 | Hitachi Transport System, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan | Data Analyst Intern |
| 2010 - 2014 | Higashi Nippon Broadcasting Co, Ltd., Sendai, Japan (Mainly covered crime and legal stories, as well as the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 2011) |
Journalist |
EDUCATION
| 2019 | The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies | PhD (Graduated as a representative of the school) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Completed the Graduate Program for Social ICT Global Creative Leaders of the University of Tokyo | |
| 2016 | The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies | MA |
| 2010 | Keio University (2010) | BA in Philosophy |
SKILLS
Data Analysis/Visualization/Modeling/Simulation, Java, Python, R, Stata, Latex and others...
AWARDS and HONORS
| 2024 | The University of Tokyo Excellent Young Researcher |
|---|---|
| 2023 | NetMob 2023 Best Challenge Contribution Runner-up |
| 2023 | IPSJ Yamashita SIG Research Award |
| 2022 | Best Paper Award at Computer Security Symposium in Kumamoto, Japan |
| 2019 | SSI Best Research Award for Rising Researcher [Shinshin-kenkyu-syo] at the Society of Sciety of Socio-Informatics, Japan |
| 2019 | SSI Best Thesis Award (Doctoral Thesis), The Society of Socio-Informatics, Japan |
| 2019 | Academic Award of the Japan Economic Policy Association (Junior award) |
| 2019 | Best Student Paper Nomination at ISCRAM 2019 |
| 2019 | Graduated PhD as a representative of GSII, the University of Tokyo |
| 2017 | LNest Grant, Proto Award, Japan |
| 2016 | Distinguished Paper Award at 2016 e-Case & e-Tech |