Speakers

Hiroki NAKAMURA is currently a Research Manager of AD-MBD Group at Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI). He leads Japan's safety assurance flagship SAKURA project, which covers development of scenario safety evaluation framework as methodology, implementation of scenario database, and international harmonization activities. In the context of international harmonization activities, he is also an ISO expert in TC22/SC33/WG9. He received his M.Sc. and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2010 and 2013, respectively; His research interests also include vehicle dynamics, noise and vibration control, human factors in automotive automation, and human–centered design.