Posted on 30/01/202530/01/2025 by ScienceFather Prof Dr. Kozo Nagami | Human Pose Estimation | Best Researcher Award Prof Doctorate at Tohoku University, Japan Profiles Scopus Orcid Summary Prof. Dr. Kozo Nagami is a Specially Appointed Professor at the Green Goals Initiative, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), and the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University. With over 28 years of experience at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), he has played a crucial role in global disaster recovery and resilience initiatives. Education Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, Tohoku University Advanced studies in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Sustainable Development Professional Experience Specially Appointed Professor, Tohoku University (2022–Present) Group Director, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), JICA (2019–2022) Led major disaster recovery efforts for: 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami (Indonesia) 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake 2015 Nepal Earthquake Research Interests Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) & Climate Resilience Sustainable Development & Policy Integration Post-Disaster Recovery & Reconstruction Strategies Urban Resilience & Risk Management in Developing Countries Publications Medium to long-term impacts from in-situ housing reconstruction: Insights from post-disaster surveys of the Indian Ocean tsunami and Nepal earthquake Author: Kozo Nagami, Tomoki Miyano, Mohammad Naser Sediqi Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Year: 2025 Relationship Between Urbanization–Induced Land Use Changes and Flood Risk: Case Study in Chiang Mai, Thailand Author: Zhaolong Gu, Sartsin Phakdimek, Kozo Nagami, Daisuke Komori Journal: Water Year: 2025 Disaster Risk Reduction and Building Resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Author: Vaidya, R.A., Shrestha, M.S., Nasab, N., Gurung, D.R., Kozo, N., Pradhan, N.S., Wasson, R.J. Journal: The Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment: Mountains, Climate Change, Sustainability and People Year: 2019 Reconstruction of the Aceh Region following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster: A transportation perspective Author: Matsumaru, R., Nagami, K., Takeya, K. Journal: IATSS Research Year: 2012 Prof Dr. Kozo Nagami | Human Pose Estimation | Best Researcher Award