Affiliation	Department of Information and Management Science, Otaru University of Commerce
Position	Professor
Address (University)	3-5-21, Midori, Otaru, 047-8501, Japan
E-mail (office)
Academic Experience	Mar.1986 Graduated, Faculty of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University Mar.1988 Finished Master's course, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Academic Qualifications	Doctor　of Engineering (Hokkaido University,1997)
Occupational Experience	Apr.1988 Toshiba Corporation(system & software engineering laboratory) Apr.1989 Research Assistant, Hokkaido Information University Apr.1994 Associate Professor, Otaru University of Commerce Jul.2001-Jul.2002 Visiting Professor (University of Colorado at Boulder, Leeds School of Business Oct.2003 Professor, Otaru University of Commerce
Current Specialization	Combinatorial Optimization, Algorithms, Information Science, Operations Research
Main Theme of Current Studies	Combinatorial Optimization and Algorithms
Subjects	Department Software Science�T,�U, Seminar and Thesis Graduate Advanced Lecture in Software System�U
Registered Academic Societies	Information Processing Society of Japan, The Operations Research Society of Japan, The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Japan Industrial Management Association