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Tomomi Kito is a Professor (non-tenure-track) at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University. She previously held positions as Associate Professor at Waseda University (2018-2023), Assistant Professor at University of Tsukuba (2015-2018), Senior Research Fellow at University of Oxford's Cabdyn Complexity Center (2013-2015), and Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo (2012-2015).
Dr. Kito earned her Ph.D. in Engineering from The University of Tokyo. Her academic journey includes research positions at prestigious institutions including University of Oxford's Saïd Business School (2008-2011) and The University of Tokyo's Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (2008).
Dr. Kito's research focuses on the intersection of complex systems, supply chain management, and business strategy. Her work employs network science and agent-based modeling to understand the emergent properties of industrial ecosystems, particularly in the automotive sector. She investigates how firm strategies, product characteristics, and geographic factors shape supply network structures and their resilience. Her current research explores the heterogeneity of supply networks, corporate portfolio strategies, and urban transportation networks using big data analytics and network science approaches.
Her extensive publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on understanding supply network complexity through empirical analysis of real-world data. Dr. Kito's work bridges theoretical network science with practical business applications, particularly in manufacturing and automotive industries. She has developed methodologies for analyzing industrial clusters, supply network resilience, and firm interdependencies using complex network theory.
Dr. Kito has secured multiple research grants from Japanese funding agencies including the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Her current projects include 'Modeling and empirical analysis of emergent principles of diversity and heterogeneity in social networks' and 'Development of a general-purpose dynamic model of supply networks and its verification by simulation.'
She actively supervises graduate students through various seminars and thesis guidance in Strategic Management for Value Creation and Management Design at Waseda University's Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on Production Management, Global Production Systems, and Business Design.
