Japanese

Mihoko Sakurai

■Faculty	The Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM)
■Position	Associate Professor

Last Updated: Jun. 13, 2019 at 09:48

Researcher Profile & Settings

Name

Mihoko Sakurai

Affiliation

The Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM) Associate Professor

Education

- Mar. 2015Keio University Graduate school of Media and Governance (Ph.D)
- Mar. 2011Keio University Graduate school of Media and Governance (Master)
- Mar. 2005Keio University Policy Management (Bachelor)

Association Memberships

Association for Information Systems, THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

Committee Memberships

2017- Today Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research Program Committee
2017- TodayITU Kaleidoscope academic conference Technical Programme Committee
Jan. 2016- TodayHawaii International Conference on System Sciences Mini track co-chair for “Government and Disaster Resilience” MT (Electronic Government Track)
Apr. 2013- Mar. 2014Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications A regional informatization adviser

Academic & Professional Experience

Sep. 2018- TodayAssociate professor, International University of Japan
Sep. 2017- May 2018Associate professor, University of Agder
Sep. 2015- Aug. 2017Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Agder
Apr. 2014- Mar. 2015JSPS research fellow (DC2), Graduate school of Media and Governance
Apr. 2013- Mar. 2014Research associate, Keio University
Apr. 2001- Mar. 2013Project researcher, Keio University

Research Activities

Research Areas

Management / Management / Management of information systems
Informatics / Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics / Management of information systems

Research Interests

Resilience, Smart city, Disaster management, Information systems design

Published Papers

Information technologies and disaster management – benefits and issues -
Mihoko Sakurai, Yuko Murayama
Progress in Disaster Science 2 Jul. 2019 [Refereed]
Towards a resilience management guideline — Cities as a starting point for societal resilience
Patricia Marana, Colin Eden, Henrik Eriksson, Clara Grimes, Josune Hernantes,Susan Howick, Leire Labaka, Vasileios Latinos, Rene Lindner, Tim A. Majchrzak, Igor Pyrko, Jaziar Radianti, Amy Rankin, Mihoko Sakurai, Jose M. Sarriegi, Nicolas Serrano
Sustainable Cities and Society 48 Jul. 2019 [Refereed]
Online Activities to Mobilize Smart Cities.
Mihoko Sakurai,Øystein Sæbø
51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2018, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, USA, January 3-6, 2018 2018 [Refereed]
Conceptualizing and Designing a Resilience Information Portal.
Tim A. Majchrzak,Mihoko Sakurai,Nicolás Serrano
51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2018, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, USA, January 3-6, 2018 2018 [Refereed]
Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town: Panasonic's Challenge in Building a Sustainable Society.
Mihoko Sakurai,Jiro Kokuryo
CAIS 42 508-525 2018 [Refereed]
Resilience Information Portal
Nicolas Serrano, Josune Hernantes, Tim A. Majchrzak and Mihoko Sakurai
14th Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Albi, France, May 2017 2017 [Refereed]
Towards a Framework for Cross-Sector Collaboration: Implementing a Resilience Information Portal.
Mihoko Sakurai,Tim A. Majchrzak,Vasileios Latinos
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management in Mediterranean Countries - 4th International Conference, ISCRAM-med 2017, Xanthi, Greece, October 18-20, 2017, Proceedings 177-192 2017 [Refereed]
Exploring Effective Ecosystems in Disaster Management: Case studies of Japan and Nepal.
Mihoko Sakurai,Devinder Thapa
50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2017, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, USA, January 4-7, 2017 2017 [Refereed]
Building Resilience Through Effective Disaster Management: An Information Ecology Perspective.
Mihoko Sakurai,Devinder Thapa
IJISCRAM 9(1) 11-26 2017 [Refereed]
Co-creating Communication Approaches for Resilient Cities in Europe: the Case of the EU Project SMR
Clara Grimes, Mihoko Sakurai, Vasileios Latinos and Tim A. Majchrzak
14th Proceedings of International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Albi, France, May 2017 2017 [Refereed]
A Capital Model for Disaster Resilience.
Mihoko Sakurai,Jose J. Gonzalez,Richard T. Watson,Jiro Kokuryo
13th Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, May 22-25, 2016. 2016 [Refereed]
Smart Cities and the Role of IS Research in Improving Urban Life.
Tobias Brandt,Jamie Cudden,Wolfgang Ketter,David Prendergast,Mihoko Sakurai,Richard T. Watson
Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems - Digital Innovation at the Crossroads, ICIS 2016, Dublin, Ireland, December 11-14, 2016 2016 [Refereed]
How do Organizational Processes Recover Following a Disaster? A Capital Resiliency Model for Disaster Preparedness.
Mihoko Sakurai,Richard T. Watson,Jiro Kokuryo
49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2016, Koloa, HI, USA, January 5-8, 2016 2862-2871 2016 [Refereed]
DOI
Data Backup Dilemma: Case Studies from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Mihoko Sakurai,Jiro Kokuryo
Proceedings of the 17th International Digital Government Research Conference on Digital Government Research, DG.O 2016, Shanghai, China, June 08 - 10, 2016 281-286 2016 [Refereed]
DOI
Communication Platform for Disaster Response.
Mihoko Sakurai
Tackling Society's Grand Challenges with Design Science - 11th International Conference, DESRIST 2016, St. John's, NL, Canada, May 23-25, 2016, Proceedings 223-227 2016 [Refereed]
DOI
Securing Communication Channels in Severe Disaster Situations - Lessons from a Japanese Earthquake.
Mihoko Sakurai,Richard T. Watson
12th Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, Krystiansand, Norway, May 24-27, 2015. 2015 [Refereed]
Design of a Resilient Information System for Disaster Response.
Mihoko Sakurai,Jiro Kokuryo
Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems - Building a Better World through Information Systems, ICIS 2014, Auckland, New Zealand, December 14-17, 2014 2014 [Refereed]
Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: learning from the great east Japan earthquake.
Mihoko Sakurai,Richard T. Watson,Chon Abraham,Array
IEEE Communications Magazine 52(1) 176-185 2014 [Refereed]
DOI
Preparing for Creative Responses to Beyond Assumed Level Disasters: Lessons from the ICT Management in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Crisis
Mihoko Sakurai,Jiro Kokuryo
Corporate Ownership & Control 10(2) 195-206 2013 [Refereed]
Sustaining life during the early stages of disaster relief with a frugal information system: Learning from the great east Japan earthquake.
Mihoko Sakurai,Richard T. Watson,Chon Abraham,Jiro Kokuryo
Proceedings of the 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope: Building Sustainable Communities, Kyoto, Japan, April 22-24, 2013 1-6 2013 [Refereed]

Works

Teaching case "Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town"
Mihoko Sakurai Educational Materials 2015
My portal
Teaching case "Building Information Systems during the Cloud Era: Based on Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake"
Mihoko Sakurai Educational Materials 2013
My portal

Misc

Municipal Government ICT in 3.11 Crisis: Lessons from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Crisis
Mihoko Sakurai,Jiro Kokuryo
Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2012-14 2012
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Awards & Honors

Jan. 2016 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Best paper award How do organizational processes recover following a disaster? - A capital resiliency model for disaster preparedness -
Apr. 2013 ITU Kaleidoscope academic conference Best paper award Sustaining Life During the Early Stages of Disaster Relief with a Frugal Information System: Learning from the Great East Japan Earthquake