After receiving his Dr. Eng. from the Osaka University in 2006, he was an assistant professor at the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University in 2006–2013. His research interests are in high-power fiber lasers and laser-plasma interactions. He conducts research in efficient high-average-power Yb-doped lasers, Er-doped mid-infrared fiber lasers, control of energetic electron beam produced by ultrahigh-intensity laser pulses and strong terahertz wave generation by laser-plasma interactions. He is also a director of the project to upgrade the LFEX petawatt laser system