Technology became an engine for development, social well being and economic growth.
Technology should be understood from a wider perspective than mere engineering. It drives the dynamics of firms, industries, national economies and globalization. We explore various technologies at their different stages, interdependencies among them, innovation processes, evolutionary trajectories, strategies, policies and their impacts...
About Professor Kumiko Miyazaki
Email: miyazaki.k.ae@m.titech.ac.jp
Phone: +81 3 5734 3323
Fax: +81 3 5734 3323
Address:
Graduate School of Innovation Management,
Tokyo Institute of Technology
2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku,
Tokyo, Japan 152-855
News and Events (More)
- Prof.Miyazak and 2 current lab members (Hong, Qu) as well as a former lab member(Oshima san) presented papers at IAMOT in Hsinshu, Taiwan, in March 2012. Prof Miyazaki acted as Session Chair. We had a rewarding experience.
- Miyazaki lab’s Gasshuku (winter lab trip) took place in Atami on 4th and 5th February, 2012.
- Prof Miyazaki was appointed to be the Vice Chairman of JSSPRM (Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management) from Oct. 15 2011 until Oct. 15, 2013.
- Prof. Miyazaki and three lab members attended PICMET 2011 (July 31-August 4, 2011) and Zhongquan XIE (D3) won the PICMET 2011 Brad W. Hosler Outstanding Student Paper Award (2011/08/15)
- Prof. K. Miyazaki received the annual Award from the Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management (JSSPRM) (2010/10/9)
- On 3rd September, 2010, Prof. Miyazaki was invited by Korea University of Technology and Education (KUT) to give a keynote speech at their international workshop of MOT titled as “MOT in Asia”. Only two speakers were at this workshop, Prof. Miyazaki and another professor from Taiwan. Over 100 people, students, researchers, faculty members from KUT (including the President) as well as other universities attended.
- On 28th and 29th August, 2010, summer lab trip “Gasshuku” 2010 of Miyazaki Lab took place in Izukogen. 6 lab members (including Prof. Miyazaki, D3 Kato, D2 Xie, M2 Oshima, M2 Evelyn and M1 Lee) and 1 alumni member (Kawana) attended.
- Alfonso participated CICALICS Academy 2010 (China’s Innovation Circles and Academy) held at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China from August 21 to 28, 2010.
- During 18th – 22nd July 2010, Professor Miyazaki, Kato and Suryanegara from our lab attended PICMET Conference in Phuket Thailand. Prof Miyazaki was Session Chair of two sessions. Kato and Suryanegara presented their papers.
- In March 2010, Miyazaki was invited to be a Session Chair, Discussant at'Technical Change: History, Economics and Policy. A Conference in Honour of Nick von Tunzelmann'. Xie presented a paper on 'Innovation and Sectoral Evolution from Embeddedness to Vertical Disintegration—the Case of Robotic Software in Japan'.
- In Nov. 2009, Miyazaki and Katoh presented papers at TJASSST (Tunisia Japan Society for Science, Tech and Society) in Tunisia. She was the Session Coordinator and Chair of the Management Session.
- 2009 Cicalics and Academy in Tsinghua University
- 2007 Gasshuku
- 2005 Cicalics
Current Lab members
*: Working students; D-: Doctoral Program(Grade); M-: Master Program(Grade); Ｒ-: Research Student; 「」:Research Theme
- * Mitsuyuki Maeda (D6)
- * Gen Simada (D5)
「Competitiveness of LSI for Digital Consumer Electronics」
- * Kensuke Kato (D5)
- Seung Hye Hong (D5)
「Mobile sector ecosystem」
- Alfonso Avila Robinson (D4)
「The Dynamics of Emergence and Evolution of an Emerging Technological Innovation System - the case of bio-MEMS」
- Zhongquan XIE (D4)
「Innovations and sectoral evolution of embedded software in Japan-The Cases of Robotic, Automotive and Mobile Phone Software」
- Shinta M. Sumpera (D4)
- * Takayuki Otsuka (D2)
- Tianpeng Qu (D2)
- Fei YUAN (D1)
- Siripitakchai Naparat (M2)
- Paveena Lalitnorasate (M1)
- * Hirohisa Taniguchi (M1)
- Trey Chan (R)
Our research focuses among others on
Technology Management and Policy
Diffusion of Innovations
Competence Building Processes
Innovation Management
National Innovation Systems
Sectoral Innovation Systems
Knowledge Economy and Management
Technology Opportunity Analyses
Technologies in our past and present research
Telemedicine
Telecom
Robotics
Digital broadcasting
Nanotechnology
Optoelectronics
Renewable energy
Software
Ubiquitous networking
R&D Management
Innovation Networks
Service Sector
RFID Diffusion