Daisuke Kotani

Affiliation

Associate Professor, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University
(Data Engineering and Platform Research Laboratory, Department of Social Informatics Analytics Infrastructure Research)
(Affiliated) Social Informatics Course, Graduate School of Informatics
(Affiliated) Center for Open Science and Data Management, Institute for Information Management and Communication

Education / Work Experience

2025.3-Present: Associate Professor, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University
2025.4-Present: R&D Advisor, Global Environment Data Commons, The University of Tokyo
2024.4-2025.3: Project Assistant Professor, Global Environment Data Commons, The University of Tokyo
2016.4-2025.2: Assistant Professor, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University
2016.3: Doctor of Informatics, Kyoto University
2013.4-2016.3: Research Fellow (DC1) of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2012.10-2016.3: Ph.D student in Department of Intelligence Science and Technology, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
2011.4-2012.9: Master student in Department of Intelligence Science and Technology, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
2007.4-2011.3: Bachelor student in School of Informatics and Mathematical Science, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University

Other Experience

2018.4-2022.3: Investigator, Science and Technology Foresight Center, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, MEXT
2021.10-2022.3: Part-time Lecturer, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University
2015.10-2016.1: Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
2012.4-2015.3: Teaching Assistant, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University
2013.1-2013.3: Research Assistant, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University
2012.10-2013.3: Teaching Assistant (Hardware and Software Laboratory Project 2), Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
2012.6-2012.9: Teaching Assistant (IT Keys), Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
2011.8-2011.9: Research Intern, NEC System Platforms Research Laboratories

Academic Societies

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)

Awards

IPSJ DICOMO 2025 Symposium, Outstanding Paper Award (Shoma Anzai, Daisuke Kotani, Yasuo Okabe), Nov. 2025
IEICE Technical Committee on Internet Architecture (IA) Best Research Award, “Fast Container Image Updating with Binary Delta Encoding” (Naoki Matsumoto, Daisuke Kotani, Yasuo Okabe)
IPSJ The 14th Internet Technology and Operations Symposium (IOTS2021), Outstanding Poster Award (Kodai Hatakeyama, Daisuke Kotani, Yasuo Okabe), Nov. 2021
IPSJ The 14th Internet Technology and Operations Symposium (IOTS2021), CO-CONV Award (Kodai Hatakeyama, Daisuke Kotani, Yasuo Okabe), Nov. 2021
IPSJ Computer Security Symposium 2020 (CSS2020), Encouragement Award (Masaki Kobayashi, Yang Kanemoto, Daisuke Kotani, Yasuo Okabe), Oct. 2020
IPSJ DICOMO 2020 Symposium, Outstanding Paper Award (Kodai Hatakeyama, Daisuke Kotani, Yasuo Okabe), Oct. 2020
IPSJ DICOMO 2019 Symposium, Outstanding Paper Award (Takuya Urimoto, Daisuke Kotani, Yasuo Okabe), Oct. 2019
The 7th IEICE IA meeting, Student Research Encouragement Award, Feb. 2014
The 2nd IEICE IA meeting, Student Research Encouragement Award, Sep. 2012

Award given to Supervised Students

IEICE Communications Society Young Researcher’s Award, Kentaro Haruna, FY2025
IPSJ Computer Security Symposium 2025 (CSS2025) Student Encouragement Award, Hiroaki Yamada, FY2025
IPSJ Yamashita SIG Research Award, Soichiro Ueda, FY2025
IPSJ Computer Science Research Award for Young Scientists, Raiki Tamura, FY2025
IPSJ DICOMO 2025 Symposium, Young Researcher Award, Shoma Anzai, June 2025
ACM POPL 2025 Student Research Competition, 2nd prize, Raiki Tamura, Jan. 2025
IPSJ The 36th Computer System Symposium (ComSys2024), Outstanding Young Presenter Award, Raiki Tamura, Dec. 2024
IPSJ The 164th System Software and Operating Systems (OS) meeting, Outstanding Young Presenter Award, Soichiro Ueda, Aug. 2024
Student Encouragement Award of IPSJ National Convention, Kodai Mizutani, March 2022
IPSJ DICOMO 2021 Symposium, Young Researcher Award, Naoki Matsumoto, June 2021
IPSJ DICOMO 2020 Symposium, Outstanding Presentation Award, Kodai Hatakeyama, June 2020

Funding

Principal Investigator (PI)

JSPS, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (KAKENHI), 2025.4 -
JSPS, Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists (KAKENHI), 2021.4 -
JSPS, Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (KAKENHI), 2017.4 -
Kyoto University Research Funds for Young Scientists (Start-up), 830,000 JPY, 2016.6 - 2017.3
JSPS, Grants-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow (KAKENHI), 3,000,000 JPY, 2013.4 - 2016.3

Co-Investigator

MEXT, Global Environment Data Integration and Analysis Platform Project, 2025.4 -
JST K-Program, 2024.9 -
NICT, EU-Japan cooperation on network platform infrastructure for active and healthy ageing, 2016.11 - 2020.3

Collaborative Research with Private Companies

FY2025: 2 projects
FY2024: 2 projects
FY2023: 1 project
FY2022: 2 projects
FY2021: 3 projects
FY2020: 4 projects
FY2019: 4 projects
FY2018: 2 projects
FY2017: 1 project
FY2016: 1 project

Academic Activities

Program Committee

2026: IEEE COMPSAC (SEPT Track Co-Chair)
2025: IEEE COMPSAC (SEPT Track Co-Chair), IEEE ADMNET, APNOMS
2024: IEEE SDIM, IEEE ADMNET, ITRC meet55 (Co-Chair)
2023: IEEE SDIM, IEEE ADMNET, APNOMS
2022: IEEE SDIM, IEEE ADMNET, APNOMS
2021: IEEE SDIM, APNOMS
2020: IEEE SDIM, APNOMS, ITRC meet47 (Co-Chair)
2019: APNOMS, CFI, IEEE ICC MWS
2018: IEEE IWFIT
2017: ITRC meet41 (Co-Chair)
2016: AsiaFI Summer School (Co-Chair)
2012: AsiaFI Summer School (Student PC)

External Reviewer

2025: IEICE Trans., IPSJ JIP, IEEE TNSM, IEEE TDSC, IEEE TGCN, ACM ToMPECS
2024: IEICE Trans., IPSJ JIP, Internet of Things
2023: IEICE Trans., IPSJ JIP, Computers & Security
2022: IEICE Trans., IPSJ JIP, IEEE Access, Computer Communications
2021: IEICE Trans., IPSJ JIP, Journal of Internet Technology, IEEE Access
2020: IPSJ JIP, IEICE Trans., IEEE IT Pro
2019: IEEE CCNC, IPSJ JIP, IEICE Trans.
2018: IPSJ JIP, IEEE COMPSAC, IEEE TGCN, IEICE Trans.
2017: IEEE ICCCN, China Communications, IEICE Trans.
2016: IEICE Trans., JSSST Computer Software, IPSJ/IEICE FIT
2015: ICPP

Other Academic Activities

Editorial Committee Member, IPSJ JIP Special Issue on Computer Security Technologies for the Future Cyber-Physical Integrated Systems, May 2025-
Member of Steering Committee, IPSJ System Software and Operating Systems Group (OS), June 2025-
Secretary, Technical Committee on Internet Architecture, IEICE Communication Society, June 2025-
Editorial Committee Member, IEICE Trans-B, Special Section on Advancement of Internet Architecture, Applications and Platform Technologies Toward a Sustainable Society, Dec. 2024-
Editorial Committee Member, IPSJ JIP Special Issue of Computer Security Technologies for AI Society, May 2024-
Member of Organisation Committee, CANS 2025
Member, The Editorial Committee of the Journal of Information Processing (IPSJ), June 2024-
Member of Local Organization Committee, IEEE COMPSAC 2024
Editorial Committee Member, IPSJ JIP Special Issue of Cybersecurity Technologies for Secure Supply-Chain, 2023.5-2024.9
Member of Organizing Committee, IPSJ Computer Security Symposium 2023 (CSS2023), Oct. 2023
Editorial Committee Member, IPSJ JIP Special Issue of Computer Security Technologies for Secure Cyberspace, 2022.7-2023.9
Member of Steering Committee, IPSJ Computer Security Group (CSEC), April 2022-
Board member, ITRC, April 2022-
Member of Organizing Committee, IPSJ Computer Security Symposium 2022 (CSS2022), Oct. 2022
Member of Organizing Committee, IEICE The 39th Symposium on Cryptography and Information Security (SCIS2022), Jan. 2022
Local Arrangement, ITRC meet50, Nov. 2021
Secretary Assistant, Technical Committee on Internet Architecture, IEICE Communication Society, 2021.6-2025.6
Member of Local Organisation Committee, IEEE PerCom 2019
Guest Associate Editor, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, Special Section on the Architectures, Protocols, and Applications for the Future Internet, May 2019
Member of Committee and Working Committee, JSPS 163rd Committee on Internet Technology, March 2017-March 2022
Expert member, Technical Committee on Internet Architecture, IEICE Communication Society, June 2016-June 2021
Organizing Committee Chair, Computer Science Young Community, IPSJ Programming Symposium, 2015.10-2017.10
Organizing Member, Computer Science Young Community, IPSJ Programming Symposium, 2012.10-2017.10
Guest Editor, IEICE Transactions on Communications (Special Session), Jan. 2018
CJK Workshop Co-Chair, AsiaFI 2016 Summer School
CJK Workshop Co-Chair, AsiaFI 2015 Summer School
Student Committee Member, AsiaFI 2013 Summer School

University Committees (Kyoto University)

ACCMS, Member of National Joint Usage Management Committee, March 2025-
ACCMS, Member of Edge Computing Infrastructure WG, Nov. 2024-
IIMC, Member of Specification Committee for the procurement of KUINS Switches, 2025
ACCMS, Member of Specification Committee for the procurement of Edge Computing Infrastructure, 2023-2024
ACCMS, Member of Research Ethics Review Committee, 2020.4-2024.3
ACCMS, Member of Information Security Committee, 2022.4-2023.3
IIMC, Member of Specification Committee for the procurement of Educational Computer Systems, 2021
IIMC, Member of Infrastructure System Operation Committee, July 2020-
ACCMS, Member of Research Ethics Review Committee, 2020.4-2024.3
Web Strategy Office, Tech Team Advisor, 2018.6-2022.3
IIMC, Member of Specification Committee for the procurement of KUINS Switches, 2018
IIMC, Member of KUINS Future Vision WG, 2018

2017.4- Present: Secretary, Jouraku-kai (KUIS Alumni)
2017.8: Experienced Tutor, Security Camp 2017
2012.3: Completed IT Keys Program
2010.8: Steering Committee Member, Toyama IT Summer Camp 2010
2009.8: Steering Committee Member and Tutor, Toyama IT Summer Camp 2009
2009.8: Tutor, Security and Programming Camp 2009
2009.3: Technical Staff (Internet Live Streaming), NEC Senior IT Supporters Forum in Hokuriku
2008.8: Steering Committee Member and Tutor, Toyama IT Summer Camp 2008
2007.8: Tutor, Toyama IT Summer Camp 2007
2007.8: Tutor, Security Camp 2007
2007.6-2011.7: Steering Committee Member, Toyama Regional Internet Organization
2006.7: Technical Staff (Internet Live Streaming), Yakamochi “Experience the Journey of Noto Pilgrimage”
2005.8: Tutor, Toyama IT Summer Camp 2005
2005.8: Tutor, Security Camp 2005
2004.8: Completed Security Camp 2004
2004.4-2007.3: Steering Committee Member, IT Network Assist Takaoka