Name
Taira OZAKI
Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering
ADDRESS
Department of Civil, Environmental and Applied Systems Engineering
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering
Kansai University
3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka, 564-8680, Japan
e-mail: ozaki_t[at]kansai-u.ac.jp
QUALIFICATION
B. Eng. : Civil Engineering, Kansai University, Japan (1997)
M. Eng. : Civil Engineering, Kansai University, Japan (1999)
Dr. Eng. : Kyoto University, Japan (2010)
MEMBERSHIP OF LEARNED SOCIETIES
International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research
International Water Association
Japan Society of Civil Engineers
Background
Joined Kansai University as a Assisstant Professor in 2002. Visiting Academic, Loughborough University 2012.
Research field is studying urban flood control and urban environment simulation system. The focus of the work is urban floods evaluation with theoretical and computational models and coordination of physical environmental models with decision support assessment system such as LCA and environmental economic evaluation. Published more than 50 refereed journal and conference papers relating to evaluating urban flood control and urban dranage systems.