(family name) YAMAGUCHI (given name) Hiromichi
Ph.D. (Eng.)
Assistant Professor,
Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Japan
birthplace： Fujiidera, Osaka, Japan
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Research interests
Pattern analysis, modeling, forecasting of long-distance travel demand
by mobile phone location data, and any other data.
- Methodology to analyze the travel pattern data from mobile GPS
- Effect of HSR (High-Speed Rail) on travel patterns
- Optimal Shape of Intercity Travel Network
- Mechanism of widening Social Divide arise from Intercity Travel Service
- Behavior under the disasters
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Work experience
Oct. 2018 – (current):
Assistant Professor,
Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Japan
Apr. 2017 – Sep. 2018:
Specially-appointed Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Japan
Sep. 2017 – Mar. 2017:
Visiting Researcher, Transport Planning team (VPL),
Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT), ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Sep. 2016 – Mar. 2017:
Special Researcher, Fukuda Lab.,
Transport Study Group, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Apr. 2016 – Mar. 2017:
JSPS research fellow (PD), Disaster Area Support Lab. (Okumura Lab.),
International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Japan
Apr. 2015 – Mar. 2016:
JSPS research fellow (DC2), Science and Technology for Regional Planning Lab. (Okumura Lab.),
Department of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
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Education experience
Mar. 2016: Ph.D. in Engineering
Graduate School of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
(Supervisor: Prof. Makoto Okumura)
Title of doctoral dissertation:
“The effect of inter-city travel service appearance/demolition on time-series change of inter-city travel patterns “
Tohoku University Repository (in Japanese)， Abstract (in English)
Mar. 2013: Master of Engineering
Graduate School of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
(Supervisor: Prof. Makoto Okumura)
Title of Master Thesis:
”A Study of LOS Elasticity of Intercity Travel Demand ” (in Japanese)
Mar. 2011: Bachelor of Engineering
Undergraduate School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Tohoku University, Japan
(Supervisor: Prof. Makoto Okumura)
Title of Bachelor Thesis:
” Study on a Methodology to Set the Magnification Factor for Inter-city Travel Samples ” (in Japanese)