Member

Seiko Shirasaka holds a Master’s Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.
Mr. Shirasaka began his career at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, where he was engaged in space development projects that include the Engineering Test Satellite VII (ETS-VII) and the International Space Station’s H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV). In particular, he contributed to the HTV project from the initial design phase through to the completion of the first mission. During this time, he was stationed at a European satellite manufacturer for one year and eight months where he participated in development projects for the European Space Agency (ESA). Mr. Shirasaka received numerous awards for his contributions toward the development of the HTV, “KOUNOTORI”. As the Program Manager for the Cabinet Office’s Impulsing Paradigm Change through Disruptive Technologies Program (ImPACT), he led the development of on-demand small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites.
He has been teaching Systems Engineering at Keio University since 2004, and was appointed Associate Professor of the Graduate School of System Design and Management at Keio University in 2010 and was promoted to Professor in 2017. Since 2023, Mr. Shirasaka has served as the Dean of the Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University.
[Government and Institutional Roles]
• Member, Space Policy Committee, Cabinet Office – Chair, Subcommittee on National Security
• Member, Working Group on the Promotion of the Utilization of Regional Well-being Indicators for the Realization of Vision for a DigitalGarden City Nation, Digital Agency
• Expert Member, Smart City Model Projects Promotion Committee, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
• Chair, Working Group 3 Green Innovation Project; Member, Data Utilization Subcommittee, Working Group on Mobility Digital Transformation (DX), Industrial Structure Council, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Executive Advisor, Smart City Institute Japan (SCI-Japan)
• Chair, Advisory Board, IPA Digital Architecture Design Center
• ICT Advisor, City of Onomichi; Fellow, City of Hamamatsu; Fellow, Shizuoka Prefecture