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Associate Professor Hiromu Ito

Speciality / Research theme / Keywords
Mathematical modelling, Ecology, Evolution, Game theory
Supervision
Masters Programme

Qualifications

PhD

Personal/work Web page addresses

https://sites.google.com/view/h-ito/

Affiliation(s)

Department of International Health and Medical Anthropology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University

Background

    Hiromu Ito is a mathematical modeler whose research explores the optimality of evolution and human decision-making under stochastic environments. His primary goal is to understand the dynamics of real-world complex systems by developing and analyzing theoretical models.
    He received his Ph.D. from Shizuoka University in 2016 after completing his undergraduate and graduate studies in systems engineering.
    He has since held research and academic positions at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University (Research Fellow, 2016; Assistant Professor, 2018–2023; Associate Professor since December 2023), and worked as a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Tokyo (2017–2018).

    Teaching

    • International Health Studies (Doctoral Course, Nagasaki University)
    • Advanced Simulation Methods (Master’s Course, Shizuoka University)

    Research

    • Game-theoretic analysis of the social dilemma underlying the overuse of antimicrobials
    • Investigation of sexual contact networks and mathematical modeling of the spread of sexually transmitted infections
    • Advancing evolutionary game theory with environmental feedback

    The country/countries where you work currently

    • Japan

    Five Key Recent Publications

    1. Ito H, Wada T, Ichinose G, Tanimoto J, Yoshimura J, Yamamoto T, Morita S. Barriers to the widespread adoption of diagnostic artificial intelligence for preventing antimicrobial resistance. Scientific Reports. 2025; 15: 13113.
    2. Ito H, Yamamichi M. A complete classification of evolutionary games with environmental feedback. PNAS Nexus. 2024; 3(11): pgae455.
    3. Ito H, Wada T, Ichinose G, Tanimoto J, Yoshimura J, Yamamoto T, Morita S. Social dilemma in the excess use of antimicrobials incurring antimicrobial resistance. Scientific Reports. 2022; 12: 21084.
    4. Ito H, Shigeta K, Yamamoto T, Morita S. Exploring sexual contact networks by analyzing a nationwide commercial-sex review website. PLoS ONE. 2022; 17(11): e0276981.
    5. Ito H, Yamamoto T, Morita S. The effect of men who have sex with men (MSM) on the spread of sexually transmitted infections. Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling. 2021; 18: 18.
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