Yuichi Yoda

Yuichi Yoda is a Professor at Ritsumeikan University's College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Business Administration since 2021. He has held visiting professorships at EM Strasbourg Business School, Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Science, and has engaged in research at Stanford University. His career spans both academia and industry, including roles at NTT and NTT Docomo.

• Ph.D. in Business Administration, Kobe University (2011)
• Master of Business Administration, Kobe University Graduate School (2003)
• Master of Education, Shizuoka University Graduate School (1996)

Research Interests: Yuichi focuses on corporate transformation through information systems, integrating management philosophy, AI, and IoT. His work explores IS flexibility, strategic extensibility, and biochar's role in carbon-negative economies.

Recent Trends: His publications emphasize AI-driven business strategies, IoT platform ecosystems, and sustainability via biochar. These span case studies in aviation, telecom, and cleantech industries.

Scientific Awards:

• The Telecommunication Advancement Foundation Award of Social Science (2015)

Grants & Collaborations: He led a 2016–2018 competitive grant on cloud services' impact on corporate IS, supported by The Telecommunication Advancement Foundation. His affiliations include the Japan Marketing Academy and Kyoto prefecture advisory committees.

Labs & Teams: He collaborates with Ritsumeikan's Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration, Japan Biochar Research Center, and IoT Security Research Center.