Research Areas

• Sustainable development
• Renewable energy
• Off-grid energy system design
• Municipal waste management

• Life Cycle Assessment
• Socio-techno-economic analysis
• Electric Vehicle
• Technology Readiness Assessment

Professional Experience

4/2023 – Present

Waseda University [Tokyo, Japan]

Researcher (Associate Professor), Waseda Environmental Research Institute

4/2020 – 3/2023

Waseda University [Tokyo, Japan]

Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor), Waseda Environmental Research Institute [Part time]

4/2018 – 3/2020

Waseda University [Tokyo, Japan]

Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering

1/2018 – 3/2018

Waseda University [Tokyo, Japan]

Visiting Assistant Professor, Waseda Environmental Research Institute [Part time]

2/2015 – 3/2017

Tokyo Institute of Technology [Tokyo, Japan]

Lecturer / Associate Professor, Department of Trans-disciplinary Science and Engineering – [Childcare leave from 2/2016 – 3/2017]

8/2013 – 2/2015

Tokyo Institute of Technology [Tokyo, Japan]

Assistant Professor, International Development Engineering (IDE)

5/2012 – 8/2012

Institute for Global Environmental strategies [Kitakyushu, Japan]

Research Intern, Kitakyushu Urban Center, full-time

6/2011 - 8/2011

Asian Development Bank [Manila, Philippines]

Research Intern, South Asia Urban Development and Water division, full-time

12/2010 - 6/2011

United Nations University [Yokohama, Japan]

Research Intern, Institute of Advance Studies, part-time

4/2010 – 9/2010

Robert Bosch GmbH [Saitama, Japan]

Research Intern, The president office, full-time

Education

10/2010 – 3/2013

Waseda University, Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering [Tokyo, Japan]

Doctor of Engineering (Environment and Energy Engineering)

10/2008 – 9/2010

Trier University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Applied Material Flow Management [Birkenfeld, Germany] (dual degree program)

Master of Engineering in International Material Flow Management

10/2008 – 9/2010

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies [Oita, Japan] (dual degree program)

Master of Science in International Cooperation Policy

4/2004 – 3/2008

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, College of Asia Pacific Studies [Oita, Japan]

Bachelor of Social Science in Asia Pacific Studies

7/2000 – 6/2003

SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta Public High school [Jakarta, Indonesia]

High School Student in Natural Science

Awards and Honor

2022

Best Paper Award, International Conference on Engineering and Information Technology for Sustainable Industry 2022

2022

Best Presentation Award, The 4th International Conference on Clean Energy and Electrical Systems

2021

Best Paper Award, The 4th International Conference on Engineering and Technology for Sustainable Development

2021

Best Presenter Award, The 6th Annual Applied Science and Engineering Conference 2021

2020

Best Presentation Award, International Workshop on Environmental Engineering 2019, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

2016

Hutchison Medal Winner, Institution of Chemical Engineers

2010

International Student Study Grants, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

2009 - 2013

International Student Scholarship, Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Master’s and PhD Scholarship

2009

International Student Scholarship, Oita Prefecture

2008

Outstanding Thesis Achievement Award, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

2004 - 2008

Honors Scholarship
Suzaki Foundation Scholarship
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University scholarship 100% tuition fee reduction