Issei Abe is Professor at the Faculty of Sociology, Kyoto Koka University. His research areas include Environmental Modeling and Technologies for Environmental Conservation and Remediation. Another research area are Business Administration, Educational Technology, and Software Engineering. He worked for the NEC Group in Japan until 2001, after which he became a researcher. He utilizes his corporate experience to take a more practical approach to his education and research activities, and is actively involved in joint research with related companies.