Curriculum Vitae

1. Summary
Yusuke Takahashi, who was born in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, received his B.A. (Policy Management) in 2003, M.M.G. in 2005, and Ph.D. (Media and Governance) in March 2009 from Keio University, Japan. Since 1996, he had been with Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University, as a researcher until the spring of 2009. His research addressed knowledge base systems, multidatabase systems and its visualization, and databases in education and personal career development. He is now concentrating in design/development/consultation of database systems/knowledge base systems/multimedia database systems, design/development/consultation of app solution on iPhone and Google Android platforms, design/development/consultation of web solution, and design/development/consultation of graphic design works. He is a member of Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ), Database Society of Japan (DBSJ) and Japan Society of Educational Technology (JSET). He is teaching as a part time lecturer for Takasaki City University of Economics. He is advising as a Venture Partner for startups of Open Network Lab.

2. Job History
2000-2001 Producer, Director, COLLEGE CHART JAPAN, INC., Tokyo, Japan. (management of stuffs in a company, production and direction of radio program to be broadcasted in Tokyo, editor and writer of free magazine distributed in Tokyo, production and direction of concerts in Tokyo)
2001-2003 Assistant, Strategy Department, NEUROMAGIC, INC., Tokyo, Japan. (planning of strategies and contents of websites of Japanese big companies, analysis of software markets, analysis and evaluation of customers' questionnaires.)
2005-2009 Researcher, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND GOVERNANCE, KEIO UNIVERSITY, Kanagawa, Japan. (research and development in several projects in Professor Yasushi KIYOKI’s laboratory for grant in aids, collaboration projects with companies. lead of a project as a principal investigator of a Grant in Aid for Young Researchers B)
2009-2010 Self-Employed, aerodynamic, Tokyo, Japan. ( design/development/consultation of database systems/knowledge base systems/multimedia database systems, design/development/consultation of app solution on iPhone and Google Android platforms, design/development/consultation of web solution, and design/development/consultation of graphic design works)
2010-present Founder and CEO, Individual Company Inc, Tokyo, Japan.

3. Research History
2003 Received his M.M.G. for a master ’s study for a meta-level database system connecting heterogeneous occupational and educational information resources. research
2005-2009 Participated in following research projects.

• “Development of Meta-Level Knowledge Base Systems for Integrating Cultural, Social, and Natural Sciences” lead by Professor Yasushi KIYOKI of Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Japan (Grant-in-Aid for Creative Scientific Research, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2001–2005). URL: http://www.mdbl.sfc.keio.ac.jp/sousei/
• “Next Generation Media and Intelligent Social Infrastructure” lead by Professor Hideyuki Tokuda (Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Japan (21st Century COE Program by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2002 – 2006). URL: http://www.coe21.sfc.keio.ac.jp/index.html.en
• “Software Technologies for Search and Integration across Heterogeneous-Media Archives” lead by Professor Katsumi TANAKA of Department of Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Japan (“Development of fundamental software technologies for digital archives”, CC-SOCIETY BY The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), 2004–2008). URL: http://www.cc-society.org/english/index.html
• “An Active Database System for Kansei Search, Analysis and Delivery of Media Data with Stories” lead by Professor Yasushi KIYOKI of Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Japan (“New IT Infrastructure for the Information-explosion Era”, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), 2007–2008). URL: http://i-explosion.ex.nii.ac.jp/i-explosion/
• “Joint Resarch Project with JR East Research and Development Center” lead by Professor Yasushi KIYOKI of Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Japan.
• “Ubiquitous Cross-Cultural Multimedia Systems for Mobile Computing Societies” lead by Professor Yasushi KIYOKI of Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, Japan (“Japan - Finland Joint Research Program BY Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and Academy of Finland (AF), 2008–2010. URL: http://www.mdbl.sfc.keio.ac.jp/JSPS fin/index en.html

2006-2008 Lead a project as a principal investigator of the Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (18700097, “Implementation of Meta-level Database System Connecting Occupational and Educational Databases”)

4. Research Projects

• Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (2006-2008)
• TITLE OF PROJECT — Implementation of Meta-level Database System Connecting Occupational and Educational Databases
• PROJECT NUMBER — 18700097
• PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR — TAKAHASHI Yusuke (Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)

5. Publications
Journal Paper

1. Takahashi, Y. and Kiyoki, Y., “A Meta-Level Knowledge Base System for Discovering Personal Career Opportunities by Connecting and Analyzing Occupational and Educational Databases,” Information Modeling and Knowledge Bases (IOS Press, Amsterdam), Vol. XX, pp.270-289, 2009.
2. Takahashi, Y. and Kiyoki, Y., “A Meta-Level Database System Connecting Occupational and Educational Databases,” Journal of the DBSJ, Vol.5, No.4, March 2007, pp.29-32 (in Japanese).
3. Takahashi, Y. and Kiyoki, Y., “A Meta-Level Integration Method for Job-Information Databases,” Journal of the DBSJ, Vol.2, No.3, December 2003, pp.33-36 (in Japanese).

Book Chapter

1. Takahashi, Y. and Kiyoki, Y., “An Application of A Meta- Level Knowledge Base System for Discovering Personal Databases”, pp.76–83, Tampere University of Technology (Book Chapter in Selected Topics on Distributed Disaster management: Towards Collaborative Knowledge Clusters, edited by Hannu Jaakkola, Tampere University of Technology. Pori. Publication 12) (2008).

Proceeding of International Conference

1. Takahashi, Y., Kiyoki, Y.: ”A Meta-Level Knowledge Base System for Discovering Personal Career Opportunities by Connecting and Analyzing Occupational and Educational Databases,” Proceedings of the 18th European-Japanese Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases, pp.277–296, May 2008.
2. Sasaki, S., Takahashi, Y. and Kiyoki, Y.: “FUTURISTEXT: THE 4D WORLD MAP SYSTEM WITH SEMANTIC, TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL ANALYZERS, ”Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference e-Society 2008, Algarve, Portugal, pp.162-170, April 2008.
3. Konishi, R., Takahashi, Y., Kiyoki, Y.: ”Dynamic and Personalized Curriculum-Generation Method Analyzing Causality and Dependency between Learning Objects,” The Third IEEE International Workshop on Databases for Next-Generation Researchers, in conjunction with ICDE 2007, April 2007.
4. Takahashi, Y. and Kiyoki, Y., “A Meta-Level Career-Design Support System for Connecting Educational and Occupational Databases,” In Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on Applications and the Internet(SAINT 2004) - the International Workshop on Cyberspace Technologies and Societies(IWCTS 2004), pp.523-530, Tokyo, JAPAN, 2004.
5. Takahashi, Y. and Kiyoki, Y., “The Implementation and Application of a Meta-Level Career-Development Support System,” In Proceedings of The 7th IASTED International Conference on COMPUTERS AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION (CATE 2004), pp.558-563, Hawaii, USA, 2004.

Proceeding of Domestic Conference

1. M. Mori, Y. Takahashi, Y. Kiyoki: "A Creature Image Recognition System by Combination of Spatial, Temporal and Color Information," Proceedings of The First Forum on Data Engineering and Information Management (DEIM 2009), 8 pages, 2009.
2. Y. Takahashi, S. Sasaki, and Y. Kiyoki, "The 4D World Map System with Semantic, Temporal and Spatial Analyzers," IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 108, No. 211, DE2008-43, pp. 27-28, September 2008.
3. R. Konishi, Y. Takahashi and Y. Kiyoki, "A Dynamic and Personalized Curriculum Generation Method by Analyzing Causality and Dependency between Learning Objects,"
4. Yusuke TAKAHASHI, Yasushi KIYOKI, “A Meta-Level Database System Connecting Occupational and Educational Databases,” Proceedings of DBWeb2006, December, 2006.
5. R. Konishi, Y. Takahashi and Y. Kiyoki, “A Personal Learning Information Analyzing Sysyrm,” IEICE Technical Report, Vol. 106, No. 148, DE2006-26, pp. 25-30, July 2006.
6. Fukuda, I., Takahashi, Y. and Kiyoki, Y., “Goal-Oriented Curriculum-Design Method in Consequence of Personal Career History (in Japanese),”IPSJ SIG Technical Report 2004-DBS-134(II), pp. 667-673, 2004.
7. Takahashi Y., Kanawaza M., Kiyoki Y., “A Meta-Level Integration Method for Job-Information Databases (in Japanese),” IPSJ SIG Technical Report 2003-DBS-131-91, Vol.2003, No.72(20030718) pp.157-164, 2003.
8. Takahashi Y., Kanawaza M., Kiyoki Y., “A Meta-Level Integration Method for Job-Information Databases (in Japanese),” IEICE Technical Report Vol.103 No.192, pp.121-126, 2003.
9. Takahashi Y., Kiyoki Y., “A Methodology for Constructing a Career-Oriented Learning-Support System with a Multi-Database System (in Japanese),” IPSJ SIG Technical Report Vol.2002, No.41, pp.81-88, 2002.
10. Takahashi Y., Kiyoki Y., “Implementation of a Job-Oriented Learning Support Database with a Multidatabase System (in Japanese),” IPSJ SIG Technical Report 2002-DBS-128, pp.277-284, 2002.
11. Takahashi Y., Kiyoki Y., “Implementation of a Job-Oriented Learning Support Database with a Multidatabase System (in Japanese),” IEICE Technical Report Vol.102 No.208, pp.121-126, 2002.