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Ocean Policy Research Institute
(Division of Ocean Vision and Action)
Research Fellow
Kotaro Tanaka
(Division of Ocean Vision and Action)
Research Fellow
Kotaro Tanaka
Kotaro Tanaka started his career as a marine bio-acoustician. He is currently working for promoting the Digital Transformation (DX) of the ocean, including ocean-space collaboration, in a way that maintain a respectful relationship with society. He is also working as an ECOP (Early Career Ocean Professionals) under the initiative of UN Decade of Ocean Science, aiming at expansion of a transdisciplinary ECOP network in Japan and bridge it to the networks in other nations/regions.
Expertise
- Underwater Bioacoustics
- Ocean-Space policy
- Ocean Visualization
Publications
Papers
2023 | Kotaro Tanaka, Kotaro Ichikawa, Tomonari Akamatsu, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Nobuaki Arai and Hiromichi Mitamura. “Spatiotemporal variations in the acoustic presence of dugongs and vessel traffic around Talibong Island, Thailand: Inputs for local coastal management from passive acoustical aspects”, Ocean and Coastal Management, 245, 106810. |
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2022 | Kotaro Tanaka, Mengyao Zhu, Kohei Miyaji, Tadayuki Kurokawa and Tomonari Akamatsu. “Spatial distribution maps of real-time ocean observation platforms and sensors in Japanese waters”, Marine Policy, 141, 105102. |
2022 | Kotaro Tanaka, Kotaro Ichikawa, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Nobuaki Arai and Hiromichi Mitamura. “Spatial variation of vocalising dugongs around Talibong Island, Thailand”, Bioacoustics, 1-15. |
Media
Projects
- Promotion of Ocean Digital Society
- Demonstrating the benefit of Satellite VDES
Academic/Professional Background
Professional Background
- Research Fellow, Japan Fisheries Science & Technology Association(2021–)
- Adjunct Researcher, Integrated Institute for Regulatory Science,Research Organization for Nano & Life Innovation,Waseda University(2021–)
- JSPS Research Fellow(DC2)(2019–2021)
- Visiting student, JSPS Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics (LAB),Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain(2018–2019)
Academic Background
- Ph.D in Informatics, Kyoto University
- MSc in Informatics, Kyoto University
- BSc in Bioresource Science, Kyoto University
Languages
Japanese, English