{"id":582,"date":"2025-04-10T12:22:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/?post_type=researcher&#038;p=582"},"modified":"2025-12-25T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T05:51:30","slug":"kei-tou","status":"publish","type":"researcher","link":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/researcher\/582","title":{"rendered":"Kei To"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"fellow_profile\"> Since 2014, I have been involved in large-scale research and development projects through industry-government-academia collaboration aimed at solving societal challenges, planning and designing cross-disciplinary research and development spanning fields such as information science, engineering, medicine, and law. Additionally, I have extensively engaged in business coordination for the societal implementation of science and technology, supporting local governments in formulating vision strategies, and assisting in the implementation of policies.<\/p>\n<p>Large-scale projects often involve diverse stakeholders\u2014citizens, businesses, local governments, universities\u2014whose differing cultural norms and practices, coupled with multi-layered approval processes, frequently complicate communication. Recognizing these challenges, my strength lies in designing co-creation processes to facilitate smooth project advancement through collaboration with stakeholders whose relationships are inherently complex.<\/p>\n<p>Leveraging experience in developing and commercializing diverse fields\u2014including MaaS utilizing autonomous driving, healthcare, smart cities, and metric development\u2014we aim to support the social acceptance and implementation of new technologies. We also strive to contribute to building a better society by collaborating with diverse players across industry, government, and academia.<\/p>\n<h2>Brief History<\/h2>\n<p class=\"fellow_brief\">I majored in geotechnical engineering as an undergraduate but shifted my focus to art and design research during my studies abroad. After returning to Japan, I researched the design of processes enabling citizen participation in public facility development and community planning. From a project management perspective, I have managed large-scale R&#038;D projects as a Creative Advisor and Research Administrator while also building platforms for interdisciplinary researchers to engage in transdisciplinary discussions. Through business coordination and metric development for societal implementation, I engage in ongoing dialogue with diverse individuals to explore the future of society. I actively promote the practical development of future scenarios that serve as optimal solutions in an increasingly individualized and diverse society.<\/p>\n<h2>Appointments and Services (in Public Sector) <\/h2>\n<div class=\"fellow_committee\">\n<ul>\n<li>April 2020 &#8211; March 2022 Policy Advisor, Kota Town Startup Research Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Major Awards<\/h2>\n<div class=\"fellow_prize\">\n<ul>\n<li>December 2013 Grand Prize, Design Production Category, TLF Leather Design Contest \u201cKawa-Con 2013\u201d<\/li>\n<li>March 2014 2013 Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music Outstanding Student Award<\/li>\n<li>September 2022 Outstanding Research and Technology Award, 39th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Educational Background<\/h2>\n<p class=\"fellow_education\">March 2008 Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Social and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Nagoya University<br \/>\nApril 2011 Completed Art and Architectural Design Course, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London (UAL)<br \/>\nMarch 2014 Master of Fine Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music<br \/>\nMarch 2020 Doctor of Fine Arts, Graduate School of Fine Arts, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music<\/p>\n<h2>Career<\/h2>\n<p class=\"fellow_career\">April 2014 Research Administrator\/Creative Advisor, Nagoya University<br \/>\nNovember 2020 Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Nagoya University<br \/>\nApril 2023 Specially Appointed Lecturer, Nagoya University<br \/>\nApril 2024 Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Nagoya University<br \/>\nApril 2025 Principal Researcher, GLOCOM, International University of Japan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":640,"template":"","resercher_tax":[11],"class_list":["post-582","researcher","type-researcher","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resercher_tax-fulltime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/researcher\/582"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/researcher"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/researcher"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resercher_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resercher_tax?post=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}