Soumya Basu, from India, is a research scientist at Kyoto University Japan, specializing in Energy economics, ammonia synthesis and life-cycle analysis. His works include energy market dynamics and macroeconomic behavior during economic shocks. He also has worked in the fields of solar socioeconomics, circular economy and poverty mitigation. He possesses skills in simulation and scenario testing for future energy development, via various programming interfaces. He has achieved funding from Panasonic (KMMF), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan Prize (Heisei Memorial Research Grant) and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He has a background in Electrical Engineering from India, and has worked as a patent attorney for four years, specializing in communication and battery technology.