TransSupport Engineering
The following data represents the status as of the end of March 2026,
marking the end of the group’s activities.
In light of Japan’s declining and aging population and increasingly severe natural disasters and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the question of daily transportation has been widely re-examined. We need to transition away from conventional transportation systems focused on mass transport and high-speed movement toward safe, secure, resilient, and sustainable mobility systems that meet the demands of the new decarbonization and “new normal” age, inclusive of people with different positions and values in society. To address this need, the TranSupport Engineering group collaborates with various other disciplines based on problem-solving design thinking and utilizing leading-edge technologies, to conduct practical research aimed at creating mobility systems that enhance human quality of life (QoL) and well-being, and support socioeconomic activities across urban, regional, and marine areas.
Researchers List
Group Leader DOI Kenji
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
Co-Group Leader KII Masanobu
Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
IIJIMA Kazuhiro
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
UTSUNOMIYA Hiroshi
Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
OHSAWA Naoki
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
OGI Hirotsugu
Professor
Division of Precision Engineering and Applied Physics
KAMADA Toshirou
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
KITA Michihiro
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
KURASHIKI Tetsusei
Professor
Department of Management of Industry and Technology
KUWAHARA Susumu
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
KOBAYASHI Hideki
Professor
Division of Mechanical Engineering
SATOH Satoshi
Professor
Division of Mechanical Engineering
FUKUDA Tomohiro
Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering
MAKI Atsuo
Professor
Division of Global Architecture
MARUTA Akihiro
Professor
Division of Electrical, Electronic and Infocommunications Engineering
OKANO Shigetaka
Associate Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
TATSUMI Akira
Associate Professor
Division of Global Architecture
CHO Ken
Associate Professor
Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science
CHOU Chun-Chen
Associate Professor
Division of Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering