Projects

Collaborative Research Contract (共同研究契約)

2022年04月-2025年3月:　宇宙航空研究開発機構
「陸面データ同化とデータサイエンスによる全球衛星降水マップGSMaPの高度化」

2021年04月-2024年3月:　気象庁・気象研究所・気象観測研究部（岡本幸三・石田春磨）
「深層学習技術等を用いた衛星データ同化の高度化に関する研究」

2019年11月-2025年3月：　理化学研究所・計算科学研究センター・データ同化研究チーム（PI: 三好建正）
「全球大気モデル用いたデータ同化アルゴリズムと衛星観測データ同化手法の高度化」

Ongoing Projects (as Lead PI)

• 2023/04–2030/03 FOREST, JST, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (XXXX)
  
  • Foreseeing Unprecedented Flood Disasters through Integration of Simulation Science and Folklore

• 2022/06–2025/03 Grants-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), JSPS, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (22K18821)
  
  • Exploring Cost-effective Observation Placements Using The Data-driven Sparse Sensor Placement

• 2022/06–2024/03 Grants-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas Foundation (A) (Publicly Offered Research), JSPS, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (22H05230)
  • Investigating Flood Risk Impacts on Local Community Developments through Numerical Simulations and Area Studies

• 2022/04–2028/03 International Advanced Academic Research Support Program (Top Leader), Chiba University, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (XXXX)
  • Exploring Frontiers in Global Environment and Disaster Predictions Through Integration of Big Satellite Observations and Data Science

• 2022/04–2025/03 MOONSHOT Research & Development Program (feasibility), JST, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (JPMJMS2284)
  •  Quantifying Weather Controllability and Mitigatable Flood Damage Based on Ensemble Weather Forecast

• 2022/04–2025/03 JAXA Third Research Announcement, JAXA, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (ER3GPF016)
  • Advancing GSMaP Precipitation by Land Data Assimilation and Data Science
• 2022/01–2024/12 Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows Foundation, JSPS, Japan (PI: Daiya Shiojiri) (21J01322)
  • TBD

• 2021/04–2025/03 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Foundation (A), JSPS, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (21H04571)
  • Exploring Real-time Rainfall and Flood Predictions in Fugaku Era with the State-of-the-art Data Science

Ongoing Projects (as Co-PI)

• 2022/06–2025/03 Grants-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory), JSPS, Japan (PI: K. Ichii of Chiba U.) (22K19842)
  • TBD
• 2022/04–2027/03 JSPS Core-to-Core Program (PI: K. Ichii of Chiba U.) (JPJSCCA20220008)
  • GEOLAND-NET (GEOstationary-satellite LAND monitoring NETwork)
• 2022/04–2027/03 Advanced studies of climate change projection, MEXT, Japan (PI: N. Mori of Kyoto U.)
  • TBD
• 2022/04–2025/03 JAXA Third Research Announcement (RA3), JAXA, Japan (PI: T. Miyoshi of RIKEN)
  • Advances and applications of satellite data assimilation of clouds, precipitation, and the ocean
• 2021/07-2026/03 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Foundation (S), JSPS, Japan (PI: T. Oki of Tokyo U.) (21H05002)
  
  • TBD
• 2021/07-2025/03 JST-Mirai Program (PI: H. Tsukada of Chubu U.)
  
  • TBD
• 2021/04－2024/03 Environment Research and Technology Development Fund of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan [Strategic Research] (PI: K. Ichii of CEReS, Chiba-U.)
  • TBD
• 2021/04－2024/03 Environment Research and Technology Development Fund of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (PI: Y. Igarashi of Fukushima U.)
  • Prediction System for Radionuclides Redistribution due to Wild Fire in Contaminated Regions
• 2020/08-2026/03 JICA-JST SATREPS (PI: K. Tanaka of Kyoto U.) (JPMJSA2001)
  
  • Development of Innovative Climate Resilient Technologies for Monitoring and Controlling of Water Use Efficiency and Impact of Salinization on Crop Productivity and Livelihood in Aral Sea Region
  • (JICA Project Period: 2022.01-2026.12)

Finished Projects (as Lead PI)

• 2021/04–2023/03 Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows Foundation, JSPS, Japan (PI: Yuka Muto) (21J11113)
  • The Change in Flow and Sediment Regimes: The Integrated Effect of Forest Management and Geographical Characteristics of River Basins
• 2019/10–2023/03 PRESTO, JST, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (MJPR1924)
  • Advancing Data Assimilation and Prediction Methods to Maximize "The Value of Observations"
• 2021/04－2022/03 FY2021 ERAN Collaborative Research for Young Scientists, ERAN, Japan (PI: Jun Hu) (Y-21-04)
  • Quantify the fire trends and resuspension radionuclides using remote sensing data for radioactively contaminated forests in Ukraine
• 2020/04－2021/03 FY2020 ERAN Collaborative Research for Young Scientists, ERAN, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (Y-20-07)
  • Implementing Radioactive Transport/Diffusion Modules into an Integrated Hydrological Model for Long-term Projections
• 2018/04–2020/03 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Foundation (B), JSPS, Japan (PI: Shunji Kotsuki) (18H01549)
  • Land-Atmosphere-Coupled Data Assimilation: Improving Atmospheric and Hydrological Predictions by Hydrological Big Data Assimilation

Finished Projects (as Co-PI)

• 2020/04－2023/03 Program for Promoting Researches on the Supercomputer Fugaku (PI: M. Satoh of U. Tokyo)
  • Large Ensemble Atmospheric and Environmental Prediction for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
• 2020/04－2023/03 Global Prominent Research of Chiba University (PI: N. Tsumura of Chiba U.)
  • Creation of Material Appearance and Affective Imaging
• 2020/04－2022/03 令和2年度河川砂防技術研究開発公募 (代表: 渡部哲史, 東京大学)
  • TBD
• 2019/04–2022/03 JAXA PMM (PI: T. Miyoshi of RIKEN)
  • Enhancing Precipitation Prediction Algorithm by Data Assimilation of GPM Observations