Professor

Tomoko Sakiyama

Profile

Specialized Field

Ethology, Swarm Intelligence, Soft Computing

Research theme
  1. Adaptive movement strategies in uncertain environments
  2. Group behavior of ants
  3. Spatial Ecology
Subjects in charge

First-year projects, project studies, case studies I and II, information engineering experiments, general information systems, simulation theory

Specialized Field

Ethology, Swarm Intelligence, Soft Computing

Research theme
  1. Adaptive movement strategies in uncertain environments
  2. Group behavior of ants
  3. Spatial Ecology
Subjects in charge

First-year projects, project studies, case studies I and II, information engineering experiments, general information systems, simulation theory

Main career, work history, and academic background

2012: Graduated from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kobe University

2013: Completed Master's degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University

2015: Completed the Doctoral Program in Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Graduate School of Science, Kobe University (PhD in Science)

2015: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Research Fellow (PD)

2016: Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University

2019: Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering Soka University

Affiliated academic societies and organizations

Japanese Society of Ethology

International Society of Social Insects

Main Papers and Publications

Tomoko Sakiyama, Ikuo Arizono. An adaptive replacement of the rule update triggers the cooperative evolution in the Hawk–Dove game. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals. 121, 59-62 (2019)

Tomoko Sakiyama, Emergence of a complex movement pattern in an unfamiliar food place by foraging ants. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 205(1), 61–66 (2019)

Tomoko Sakiyama, Yukio-Pegio Gunji. Optimal random search using limited spatial memory. Royal Society Open Science. 5(171057), 1-7 (2018)

Tomoko Sakiyama. Ant Droplet Dynamics Evolve via Individual Decision-Making. Scientific Reports. 7(14877), 1-7 (2017)