Dr. Shinsuke Murakami is currently a professor at The University of Tokyo, Japan. His current special field of research is the social system design and evaluation for sustainable resource use. He has a background in both mineral economics and systems engineering. He is a member of the advisory committee for the waste management/circular economy policy at both the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Also, he serves as the international expert for multiple ISO technical committees, including TC323 (Circular Economy), PC348 (Sustainable raw materials).