Ryo Inoue is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 2002 and 2005, respectively. He has worked with the University of Tokyo. His current research focuses on the statistical analysis and visualization of geospatial data. He is a member of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers and the Geographic Information System Association of Japan.