Chao Yang

Chao YANG is a doctoral student in the Department of Computational Intelligence and System Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. She received a master of engineering degree in 2005 from Hunan University, China.

Dept. Computational Intelligence and Systems Science
Tokyo Institute of Technology
J2 Bldg.
Room 1705, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku,Yokohama
226-8502
Japan

Email: yangchao@trn.dis.titech.ac.jp

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Setsuya Kurahashi

Setsuya KURAHASHI is an associate professor of Business Science at University of Tsukuba. He received a M.E. in Management System Science (1998) and a Ph.D. in Systems Management from University of Tsukuba (2002).

Graduate School of Business Sciences
University of Tsukuba
3-29-1 Otsuka
Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-0012
Kiribati

Email: kurahashi@gssm.otsuka.tsukuba.ac.jp
Web: http://www.gssm.otsuka.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/index.html

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Keiko Kurahashi

Keiko KURAHASHI received a master's degree in Human Science from Ochanomizu University (2001) and a Ph.D. in Literature from Rikkyo University (2008).

Japan

Email: keiko.kurahashi@gmail.com

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Isao Ono

Isao ONO received his B.S. degree from the Department of Control Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, in 1994. He received Dr. of Engineering at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, in 1997. He worked as a Research Fellow from 1997 to 1998 at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and at University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan, in 1998. He worked as a Lecturer from 1998 to 2001 and as associate professor from 2001 to 2005 at University of Tokushima. He has been working as an associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology since 2005. He is a member of JSAI, SCI, IPSJ and OSJ.

Department of Computational Intelligence and System Science
Tokyo Institute of Technology
4259 Nagatsuta-cho
Midori-ku ,
Jordan

Email: isao@dis.titech.ac.jp
Web: http://www.ic.dis.titech.ac.jp/index.html

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Takao Terano

Takao TERANO is a professor at Department of Computational Intelligence and System Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology. He received BA degree in Mathematical Engineering in 1976 from University of Tokyo, M. A. degree in Information Engineering in 1978 from University of Tokyo, and Doctor of Engineering Degree in 1991 from Tokyo Institute of Technology. His research interests include Agent-based Modeling, Knowledge Systems, Evolutionary Computation, and Service Science. He is a member of the editorial board of major Artificial Intelligence- and System science- related academic societies in Japan and a member of IEEE, AAAI, and ACM. He is also the president of PAAA.

J2-52 4259 Nagatsuda-Cho
Midori-ku
Yokohama
Japan
226-8502
Japan

Email: terano@dis.titech.ac.jp
Web: http://www.trn.dis.titech.ac.jp