Background
Matsumoto, Akira was born on February 12, 1949 in Tokyo.
Matsumoto, Akira was born on February 12, 1949 in Tokyo.
Bachelor of Science, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, 1972.
Director of railway technical division Traffic Safety & Nuisance Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Mitaka, Japan, 1987—2001. Director of taffic system research department National Traffic Safety & Environment Laboratory, Choufu, Japan, 2001—2007. Emeritus researcher, since 2007.
Chair of transportation and logistics division Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tokyo, 1992—1993.
Fellow: Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (licentiate Award of Achievement 1999). Member: Japan Railway Engineers Association (correspondent Paper award 1990), Institution of Electrical Engineers of Japan (correspondent).