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－　　－4Hitoshi TSUNASHIMAProfessor, Department of Mechanical Engineering Prof. Dr. Hitoshi Tsunashima is a professor and the director of the Center for Railway Research, Nihon University. His main research expertise includes condition monitoring of railways, multi-body dynamics, human factors and ergonomics. His major research activities include condition monitoring of railway systems, application of the multiple model approach for estimation and control of vehicle state, measurement of brain function using NIRS, and brain-computer interface (BCI) using NIRS. Prizes: 1992: Vincent Bendix Automotive Electronics Engineering Award; 2007: Best paper award, 15th symposium on Transportation and Logistics, The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers; 2009: Best paper award, Symposium on Automotive Engineering, Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.; 2009: 1st Sakata Memorial Best Paper Award, Japanese Railway Engineering, Japan Railway Engineers Association; 2010: 58th Electrical Science and Engineering Award, The Promotion Foundation for Electrical Science and Engineering; 2017: Transportation and Logistics Award, The Japan Society of Mechanical EngineersResearch Achievements1)Condition Monitoring of Railway Tracks from Car-Body Vibration Using a Machine Learning Technique. Appl. Sci. 2019, 9, 2734. 2)Railway Condition Monitoring, Present and Application for Regional Railways, Report of the Research Institute of Industrial Technology, Nihon University Number 102, 2018.3)Track geometry estimation of a conventional railway from car-body acceleration measurement, Mechanical Engineering Journal, 2017, Volume 4, Issue 1, Pages 16-00498, Released February 15, 2017.4)Development of Track Condition Monitoring System Using Onboard Sensing Device, Railway Research - Selected Topics on Development, Safety and Technology, Krzysztof Zboinski, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/61077, 2015. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/books/railway-research-selected-topics-on-development-safety-and-technology/development-of-track-condition-monitoring-system-using-onboard-sensing-device5)Condition Monitoring of Railway Track Using In-Service Vehicle, Reliability and Safety in Railway, Xavier Perpinya, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/35205, 2012. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/books/reliability-and-safety-in-railway/condition-monitoring-of-railway-track-using-in-service-vehicleTravelling simulation of railway vehicle using SIMPACK software.