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  HIRAHARA Norimichi
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of International Management
   Position   Associate Professor
■ Education
1. 2007/10～2011/09 〔Doctorial Course〕 Human Systems Science, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Completed, Doctor of Philosophy
2. 2005/10～2007/09 〔Master Course〕 Human Systems Science, Graduate School of Decision Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Completed, Master of Arts
3. 1995/08～1997/08 Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, Graduated, B.A.
4. 1992/09～1995/05 Psychology, Northwest College, Graduated, A.B.A.
■ Academic and professional experience
1. 2021/12～2024/12 University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine Associate Professor Link
2. 2021/04～ Shizuoka Graduate School of Public Health part-time lecturer Link
3. 2015/07～2022/03 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medical Science Link
4. 2015/07～2020/10 Keio University School of Medicine Assistant Professor Link
5. 2013/03～2015/06 The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medical Science Link
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■ Message
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails." Mark Twain

During your time as a university (or graduate school) student, challenge yourself in many different ways! I myself am a person who is a conglomerate of diverse fields, but all of my experiences have been helping me greatly today. Before I went on to graduate school in Japan, I was (and still am) running an IT consulting company after returning to Japan through start-up activities that I started when I was a university student in the U.S. During my PhD, I was trained as a cognitive psychologist with an emphasis on decision science, but somehow I kept getting hired by medical schools at three different universities in Japan and abroad, working as a data scientist and innovation manager. And now I am fortunate enough to be in a business school, teaching and researching in the domain of “Business Administration x Psychology”.

Diverse backgrounds can be overwhelmingly powerful when glued with a robust system. One of those useful glues is an objective scientific or academic perspective, and one of the best ways to develop it is to write a research paper following rigorous academic methods. I urge you to join an undergraduate seminar and possibly look at the option of going on to graduate school. The real skills you acquire there can be put to good use in the real world of business right away.
■ Current research
As business landscape and social needs become increasingly complex, organizations such as companies, universities, and municipalities must continue to innovate in order to survive. What is crucial for this is "organizational development" that includes global human resource development. Let us explore balancing innovative organizations and individual well-being using the recent trend of positive psychology application such as psychological safety and compassionate leadership.
■ Current specialized field
Business Administration, Database/Bigdata, Cognitive Science, Exprimental Psychology, Medical Informatics, Medical Sociology (Key Word：organizational behavior; organizational development; leadership; human resource management; engagement; innovation; positive psychology; well-being; decision psychology; data science; big data; clinical registry; AI; healthcare; digital health; mindfulness; ikigai; entrepreneurship)  Link
■ Books and theses
1. 2024/05 Article Influence of surgical volume on the mortality and morbidity of gastrointestinal perforation in children. Surgery today 54(5),pp.419-427 (Collaboration) 
2. 2022/03 Article Pericardial effusion after congenital heart surgery. JTCVS open 9,pp.237-243 (Collaboration) 
3. 2021/12 Article Abdominal Drainage at Appendectomy for Complicated Appendicitis in Children: A Propensity-matched Comparative Study. Annals of surgery 274(6),pp.e599-e604 (Collaboration) 
4. 2021/09 Article Development of Bayesian Mortality Categories for Congenital Cardiac Surgery in Japan. The Annals of thoracic surgery 112(3),pp.839-845 (Collaboration) 
5. 2021/07 Article Risk analysis for patients with a functionally univentricular heart after systemic-to-pulmonary shunt placement. European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery 60(2),pp.377-383 (Collaboration) 
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■ Works
1. 2024/11/30 How can we nurture innovators who can both solve social issues and achieve economic growth? (Beppu City Public Hall) Link
2. 2024/05/15 Health Informatics 2024 Session 2: Clinical Registry (University of Malaya) Link
3. 2024/05/07 UM eHealth Digital Health Series　The Power of Clinical Registry: Success Stories in Japan and Malaysia (University of Malaya) Link
4. 2023/11/20 AI and Public Health -- Future Direction after Covid-19 -- (Yokohama City, Kanagawa) Link
5. 2023/06/28 Society with AI: Global Education in the Future in Ehime (Matsuyama, Ehime) Link
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■ Awards and honors
1. 2025/02 24th Malaysia Technology Expo International Innovation Awards（Silver Award） (DeSProg System: AI-Powered Dengue Severity Prognostication) Link
2. 2011/12 Japanese Cognitive Science Society Japanese Cognitive Science Society Special Award Link
■ Educational ability
● Special note of person who has experience of business
1. 1998/08/04～ The founder and CEO of RDSystems, Japan Link
■ E-Mail address
  kyoin_mail
■ Homepage
   Academic site of Nori Hirahara
■ JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number
50722310
■ Researchmap researcher code
B000232651
■ External Researcher ID
orcID 0000-0002-8931-5927
Researcher ID AAC-7542-2020