Keynote lectures at international conferences (during the past five years)
 

	"FRP for construction in Japan", JSCE-CICHE Joint Seminar on Concrete Engineering in Mongolia, Ulan Batar, Mongolia, May 2005
	"Durability design of concrete structures in Japan: Present and Future", University of Dundee, U.K., July 2005
	"Do we really know the material properties needed for required structural performances?", ConMat '05, Vancouver, Canada, August 2005
	FRP for construction in Japan and its future", ACECON 2005, Mumbai, September 2005
	FRP composites for infrastructures in Japan:  review and outlook", Innovation and Sustainability of Structures in Civil Engineering, Nanjing, China, November 2005
	"Interface of fiber reinforced polymer laminates externally bonded to concrete usbstrate: from test method to bond modeling", BBFS 2005, Hong Kong, China, December 2005
	"Asian Concrete Model Code and its level 3 document for chloride attack", Scientific and Technology Forum by Chinese Academy for Engineering, Hangzhou, China, December 2005
	"Towards harmonization of design concrete in Asia - structural concrete", ACECC workshop on Harmonization of Design Codes in the Asian Region, Taipei, November 2006
	"Modeling of Frost Damage and Durability Design", 2nd ACF International Conference, Bali, Indonesia, November 2006
	"Future of FRP in Far East", 3rd IIFC conference on Composite in Civil Engineering, Miami, USA, December 2006
	"Numerical modelling for concrete and masonry as heterogeneous and discontinuum material", AMCM 2008, Lodz, Poland, June 2008
	"Structural performance and modeling of concrete damaged under combined effects" 3rd ACF conference, Ho Chi Minh City, November 2008
	"Rational durability design and maintenance for frost attack and combined attacks", ICDCS2008, Hangzhou, China, November 2008
	"ACMC - performance based code for design, construction and management", IABSE symposium, Bangkok, Thailand, December 2009
	"Structural performance of members strengthened by FRP jacketing with high fracturing strain", 2nd Asia-Pacific Conference on FP in Structures, Seoul, Korea, December 2009
	"Restoration and strengthening with external bonding", Seminar on Concrete Damage Assessment, Concrete Repair and Concrete Mix Technology, Hong Kong, China, February 2010
	"Role of Asian Concrete Model Code and JSCE Standard Specifications for International Code Harmonization", Codes in Structural Engineering, Developments and Needs for International Practice, Joint IABSE-fib Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia, May 2010
	"e3 Program for Hokkaido University under Globalization", Coping with Globalization, Seminar in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the English Engineering Education Program, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, September 2010

 

International activities (on-going)		since
	Chairman, ISO-TC71/SC7 Maintenance and repair of concrete structures	2009
	President, Asian Concrete Federation	2011
	Technical Council member, fib	2010
	Executive Council member, Int'l committee on Concrete Model Code for Asia	2000
	Member, Advisory Committee, International Institute for FRP in Construction	2008
	Liaison member, Technical committee 4.5 on bond model, fib	1995
	Member, Commission 8 on concrete, fib	1998
	Member, Technical committee 8.2 on constitute laws for high strength/high performance concrete, fib	1999
	Liaison member, Technical committee 4.1 on serviceability, fib	2000
	Member, Special activity group 5 on new model code, fib	2004
	Member, Special activity group 6 on composite structures, fib	2009
	Member, Special activity group 7 on assessment of existing structures, fib	2009
	Member, Editorial Board for Structural Concrete, fib	2010
	Member, RILEM TC on FRP concrete bond in structural strengthening and rehabilitation	2004
	Member, RILEM TC on Modelling of life time of concrete under different types of frost and deicing salt attack	2004
	Member, Editorial Committee for Composites in Construction Journal, ASCE	2001
	Member, ISO/TC71 Concrete, reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete	2001
	Member, ISO/TC71/SC6 Non-traditional reinforcing materials for concrete structures	2003
	Member, ISO/TC71/SC4 Performance requirements for structural concrete	2001
	Member, WC8 Maintenance, IABSE	2007
	Member, Editorial Board of Int'l Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, Korean Concrete Institute	2007

Campus activities (on-going)
	Head, English Engineering Education program
	Member, Committee on English program
	Member, WG on education for foreign language
	Member, Research strategic plan, Graduate School of Engineering
	Member, Counselor for admission of Admission Center

Major research activities (related to grants)
	"Development of systematic strengthening design method with consideration of life cycle" sponsored by Ministryof Education, Culture, Sports,Science and Technology, Japan
	"Life cycle prediction and management of concrete structures" sponsored by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan

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	Previous activities - international & domestic

Domestic activities (on-going)		since
	Chairman, Committee on design standard for railway hybrid structures, MLIT	2010
	Chairman, International affairs committee, JSCE	2011
	Chairman, Committee on standard specification for hybrid structures, JSCE	2008
	Chairman, Committee on English version of standard specification on concrete structures, JSCE	2008
	Chairman, Research committee on hybrid technology with polymer, JSCE	2009
	Member, Board of directors, JSCE	2011
	Member, Strategic committee on internationalization of civil engineering, JSCE	2011
	Member, Committee on operation of technological promotion body, JSCE	2011
	Member, Executive committee, Concrete committee, JSCE	1997
	Member, Committee on FRP bridge technology, JSCE	2004
	Member, Yoshida Prize, JSCE	2006
	Member, Committee on standard specification for common part, JSCE	2006
	Member, Committee on plan for standard specification of concrete structures, JSCE	2008
	Member, Committee on hybrid structures, JSCE	2005
	Chairman, Mirror Committee on ISO/TC71, JCI	2008
	Secretary, Committee on guidelines for performance assessment of existing structures, JCI	2009
	Advisor, Mirror Committee on Asian Concrete Federation, JCI	2009
	Member, Editorial Committee on Advanced Concrete Technology, JCI	2002
	Member, Committee on international activities, JCI	2000
	Member, WG2, WG4 and WG3, Committee on ISO/TC71, JCI	1996, 2005, 2006
	Member, Committee on AUN/SEED-Net Project, JICA	2005
	Member, Executive committee, JSCE-Hokkaido Chapter	2010
	Corresponding member, Committee on application of high strength prestressing tendon to prestressed concrete structures, JPCEA	2009
	Member, Managing committee, Research committee on concrete, HSCE	1991
	Member, Committee on design details, HSCE	1994
	Member, Committee on planning, HSCE	1999
	Member, Committee on international activities, HSCE	1999
	Member, Committee on disaster mitigation facility, HSCE	2004
	Member, Advisory committee for International Center for Coastal Technology, Coastal Technology Center, HSCE	2004
Related to Hokkaido Government
	Member, Committee on road maintenance technology, Hokkaido Road Maintenance Engineering Center	2004
	Member, Advisory Panel on repair plan for long life of bridge, Hokkaido Development Bureau	2009
	Rep. member, Examination committee on general evaluation for Hidaka branch office	2009
	Rep. member, Examination committee on general evaluation for Morizukuri Center of Hidaka branch office	2009
	Rep. member, Examination committee on general evaluation for Iburi branch office	2009
	Rep. member, Examination committee on general evaluation for Muroran Civil Engineering office	2009