Takeshi Tsuji received a Ph.D. (2007) in earth and planetary science from the University of Tokyo, Japan. Currently he is working as a professor in School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. His research includes geophysics, seismology, hydrology, geodesy and planetary science. He has published >200 peer-reviewed papers and won awards from the Seismological Society of Japan, the Geological Society of Japan, American Geophysical Union (AGU), and the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). He also received the Young Scientists’ Prize from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, and the Western Japan Cultural Award. (Detailed information: https://tsuji-lab.jp/)