Faculty

Profile

After being involved in space development projects at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Dr. Nobuaki Minato studied aerospace management at the Ecole Superieure de Commece de Toulouse and involved in aircraft marketing practices at Avion de Transport Reginal (ATR), Toulouse, France. Currently, he focuses more on technology and innovation management studies so as to analyze the future potential of cutting-edge science and technology beyond the domains of aerospace. He has been received several international prizes; the French Aeronautics and Space Industry Award from Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales (GIFAS), France, in 2006, the Best Paper Award from International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) in 2015 and the Academic Society Award from Japan Association for Management Science (JAMS) in 2016. He has been serving as a technical advisor for Technology Strategy Center, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) since 2018. He was a visiting researcher at National University of Singapore (NUS) from 2019 to 2020.

Selected Publications

• Aminah Hassan, F., Nishi, N., Minato, N., Sugiyama, ., Ikeda, N. (2024). Health and Economic Effects of Salt Reduction Interventions for Preventing Noncommunicable Diseases in Japan: a System Dynamics Simulation Study. Systems,12(11), 478; https://doi.org/10.3390/systems12110478.
• Fuse, T., Minato, N. (2024). Transition of Open Innovation Systems in the Space Agencies. Journal of Evolving Space Activities. Volume 2 Article ID: 173. doi.org/10.57350/jesa.173.
• Minato, N., Sakurai, R., Kito, K., Sasazawa, K., Fukushima, T., Yamagata, K. (2023). Application of Astronaut Training for Building Remote Teamwork. Journal of Evolving Space Activity, Volume 1, Article ID: 98, https://doi.org/10.57350/jesa.98.
• Minato, N., Ikeda, Y., Higashimoto, Y., Yamagata, K. and Kamiyoshi, S. (2021). Developing a remote team training program based on the space flight resource management model. Journal of Space Safety Engineering. Volume 8, Issue 2, pp.138-149.; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsse.2021.04.001.
• Minato, N. (2016). Why Does a Company Fail to Manage a Corporate Scandal? International Journal of Japan Association for Management Systems. Volume 8, No.1, pp.17-26.; https://doi.org/10.14790/ijams.8.17.
• Minato, N., Morimoto, R. (2016). Dynamically interdependent business model for airline–airport coexistence. Journal of Air Transport Management.Volume 64, Part B, pp.161-172; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2016.08.002.
• Minato, N., Morimoto, R. (2012). Collaborative management of regional air transport during natural disasters: Case of the 2011 East Japan earthquake and tsunami. Research in Transport Business and Management. Research in Transport Business and Management.Vol.4, pp.13-21.; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2012.06.008.

Affiliation with Academic Associations

• Director, Japan System Dynamics Society (JSD)
• Councilor, Japan Association for Management Science (JAMS)
• The International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM)
• Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET)
• System Dynamics Society (SDS)
• Air Transport Research Society (ATRS)
• Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (JSASS)

Academic Awards

• French Aeronautics and Space Industry Award, Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales (GIFAS), 2006
• Best Paper Award, International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA), 2015
• Academic Society Award, Japan Association for Management Science (JAMS), 2016