Muneo Hori (x @N)

Computational Science and High Performance Computing Laboratory
Earthquake Research Institute
The University of Tokyo

Last update: 2018-6-18

Affiliation

  • Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
  • Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Contact

  • Address
    Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
    Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
  • E-mail
    hori@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp
  • Phone
    81-3-5841-5740
  • Office
    Room T44, Building No.3 of Earthquake Research Institute

Research Theme

Research Direction

  • Unique manifold of science and technology spaces

Current Research Projects

  • Developement of integrated earthquake simulation
  • Meta-modeling of structure for rational numerical computation
  • Social science simulation
  • Teramodel of Earth (from plate to active fault)
  • Fusion of sensing and simulation

Brief History

  • (Education)
    Ph. D., Applied Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 1987
    M. E., Civil Engineering, Northwestern University, 1985
    B. E., Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, 1984
  • (Employment)
    Unit Leader, Computational Disaster Mitigation and Reduction Research Unit, Advanced Institute of Computational Science, RIKEN, 2012-Present
    Chief, Center of Large-scale Earthquake, Tsunami and Disaster, Earthquake Research Insitute, University of Tokyo, 2012-Present
    Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 2001-Present
    Associate Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 1996-2001
    Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, 1992-1996
    Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, 1991-1992
    Research Associate, Department of Civil Engineering, Tohoku University, 1989-1991
  • (Prize)
    2013 The 2013 JACM Award for Computational Mechanics (Japan Association of Computational Mechanics)
    2013 Kobayashi Medal (Applied Mechanis Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers)
    2009 SSMS Outstanding Paper Award (Society for Social Management Systems)
    1995 Incentive Award (Japan Society of Civil Engineers)
    1991 Yoshida Incentive Award A (Japan Society of Civil Engineers)
  • (Board member of major international journal)
    Managing editor, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, 2007-Present
    Member of editorial board, Journal of Earhquake Engineering and Structure Dynamics, 2007-Present

Recent selected article / book

  • M. Hori (Executive editorial member), Enclyclopedia of earthquake engineering, 2014.
  • K. Satanak & M. Hori: Sciences of Tohoku Earthquake, Tokyo University Press, 2012 (in Japanese).
  • M. Hori & T. Ichimura: Mathematics for Civil Engineers, Cornoa, 2012 (in Japanese).
  • S. Nemat-Nasser & M. Hori: Micromechanics: Overall Properties of Heterogeneous Materials (2nd edition), Elsevier, New York, 1998.
  • M. Hori: Introduction to computational earthquake engineering, Imperial College Press, London (2nd edition), 2011.

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