Takuji Matsumoto is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Science, Tokyo. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Tsukuba, an M.S. in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo. He was also a visiting researcher at London Business School under the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). His research focuses on the intersection of energy systems, financial engineering, and data science, integrating real-world insights from over 15 years of experience in government and industry. His work has been published in internationally recognized journals including IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Energy Economics, and Quantitative Finance.