Yuichiro USUDA
Director-General, Center for Comprehensive Management of Disaster Information
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED)
Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1973. Graduated from the Faculty of Environmental Information at Keio University and completed the Graduate School of Media and Governance at the same university. Earned a PhD in Media and Governance for the study of land cover change detection methods through spatio-temporal analysis of time-series SAR images. Specializes in research on disaster resilience utilizing information. Currently holds multiple positions including the director of the Disaster Information Research Division, a professor at Tsukuba University (Collaborative Graduate School), the president of the AI-BOSAI Council, and the president of the BOSAI-DX Public-Private Collaboration Council. In times of disaster, manages the ISUT (Information Support Team) to facilitate information sharing between governmental and local disaster response headquarters and active organizations.
