Biography:  Dr. Hiromichi FUKUI has graduated from Nagoya University in 1980. He holds a Doctor of Science in Earth Sciences from Nagoya University in 1987. He is a Professor of Faculty of Policy Management under the Graduate School of Media and Governance, and was Research Director of Global Security Research Institute at Keio University. Prof Fukui joined at Keio University in 1996 after STBRI of the Think Tank in Japan. His current research interests include regional planning, ecological development, global environment issues and education for sustainable development with emphasis on spatial information sciences. Also has served on directors of GIS Association, on Board of Directors in International Society for Digital Earth, Center for Environment Information Sciences and on guest professor of Tokyo University, Chubu University and Chinese Academy of Sciences. His specializations are in Geo-spatial Informatics and Environmental Sciences.