He received his B. Eng. (1996), M. Eng. (1998), and Ph.D (D. Eng) (2001) in Department of Polymer Chemistry, School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan. He was appointed to an instructor (2001), an assistant professor (2002-2010), and an associate professor (2010-2015) in Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan. He moved to NTU in 2015. His research interests include polymer chemistry and polymer materials, particularly controlled syntheses of polymers via organocatalysis. He is an author of 78 peer-reviewed papers in international journals (h-index = 36), 3 book chapters in international books, 21 papers in Japanese journals, and 36 patent applications.