1991年大阪大学基礎工学部情報工学科卒業．1993年同大学院基礎工学研究科 前期課程修了．同年，同大学産業科学研究所技官．1994年同助手．2003年同助教授，2007年同准教授．2015年4月，立命館大学 情報理工学部 教授．現在に至る． 博士（工学）．2007年4月から2008年3月までスタンフォード大学客員准教授．知識工学，オントロジー工学，主に物理的システムと人間の行為に関するそれらの応用等の研究に従事．
人工知能学会(JSAI)，日本機械学会(JSME), 情報処理学会(IPSJ)，
The International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA)
人工知能学会 理事(2019年6月〜2021年6月，2011年6月〜2013年6月), 代議員(2013年6月〜）
人工知能学会誌 編集委員(2008年6月〜2012年6月），シニア編集委員(2012年6月〜2020年6月）
人工知能学会 セマンティックウェブとオントロジー研究会 幹事(2007年度〜2009年度), 主査(2010年度〜2011年度），顧問(2012年度〜)
人工知能学会 全国大会プログラム委員（2001, 2002年）
日本機械学会 設計工学・システム部門 運営委員／代議員（2011年度〜201４年度）
Design シンポジウム 2006, デザインシンポジウム 2008, Design シンポジウム 2010, 2012, 2014，2016 運営委員
ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE), Associate Editor (2009年12月〜2012年12月)
JSME Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing (JAMDSM), Editor (2012年6月〜2016年3月)
Journal of Applied Ontology, IOS Press, Editorial Board Member (2015年〜)
International Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics (ADVEI), Elsevier, Editorial Board Member (2008年〜)
A Special Issue of International Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics on Modeling, Extraction, and Transformation of Semantics in Computer Aided Engineering Systemsn , Guest editor (2011-2013)
The 21st International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 17) , Scientific Committee Member
The 16th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2017) Doctoral Consortium, PC Member
The 15th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2016) Local Orgnizing Comittee Vice-Chair
The 15th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2016) Doctoral Consortium, PC Member
The 9th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2016), PC Member
The Seventh International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC'16), Advisory Board member.
The 20th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 15), PC Member
The 6th International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC '14), Advisory Board member
The 3rd Joint International Semantic Technology Conference (JIST 2014), PC Member
The 10th International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (TMCE 2014), International review panel member
The 19th International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 13), PC Member
The 3rd Joint International Semantic Technology Conference (JIST 2013), PC Member
The 2nd Joint International Semantic Technology Conference (JIST2012), Local Organizing Chair
The 7th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2012), PC Member
The Fifth International Conference on Design Computing and Cognition (DCC'12), PC Member
The 4th CIRP Conference on Industrial Product Service Systems (CIRP IPS2 2012), Organizing committee member
The 1st Joint International Semantic Technology Conference (JIST2011), PC Member
The 19th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW 2010), PC Member
The 17th International Conference on Concurrent Engineering (CE 2010), PC Member
The 4th Asian Semantic Web Conference (ASWC2009) , PC Member
The 3rd Asian Semantic Web Conference (ASWC2008) , PC Member
The 6th international semantic web conference (ISWC2007), PC Member
The First International Workshop on Semantic Web and Web 2.0 in Architectural, Product and Engineering Design, 2007, Organizing Committee member
The 1st Asian Semantic Web Conference (ASWC2006), PC member
The Sixth International Symposium on Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering (TMCE 2006), PC member
The Canadian Semantic Web Working Symposium 2006, PC member
The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration (IEEE-IRI 06), PC member
The 5th International Seminar and Workshop Engineering Design in Integrated Product Development (EDIProD 2006), PC member
The 13th International Workshop on Qualitative Reasoning (QR-99), PC member
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