The title of my keynote is "Comprehensive monitoring and modeling
approach for coastal ecosystem conservation under global and local
environmental threats”
Dr. Kazuo Nadaoka is professor and vice dean at Graduate School of
Information Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology. He
was former Vice–President of Japanese Coral Reef Society (JCRS) and
Chair of Coastal Engineering Committee in Japan Society of Civil
Engineers (CEC/JSCE). His main research fields are coastal ecosystem
conservation studies, integrated coastal zone management, and coastal
oceanography & engineering. His recent research fields cover wide areas;
1) Analysis and prediction of multiple environmental stresses on coastal
ecosystems, 2) Coastal ecosystem modeling for analyzing its dynamic
response to various anthropogenic impacts and global environmental
changes, 3) Monitoring and modeling of physical and bio-chemical
processes in coastal zones, 4) Development and application of remote
sensing methods to monitor coastal environments, 5) Reef connectivity
study for establishing desirable MPA networks based on larval dispersal
simulation and population genetics, 6) Establishing a decision support
system for ICZM.