Professional Background

Alexander Ryota Keeley (Ph.D.)

Associate Professor, Technology and Policy Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Kyushu University

Research Overview

Grounded in environmental economics and urban engineering, my research employs data-driven empirical approaches to analyze energy technologies and markets, assess sustainability, evaluate corporate activities, and conduct ESG analyses through multi-dimensional methodologies.

Main Research Themes

* Development of methodologies for ESG analysis and non-financial value assessment
* Evaluation of the social, environmental, and economic impacts of energy technologies (renewables, DAC-U, hydrogen), products, and services
* Analysis of sustainable development under demographic decline and external shocks
* Empirical analysis of sustainable investment and green bonds
* Data-driven analysis of sustainable urban and industrial structures using corporate and regional data

Books

  • Network Science: A New Approach to Understanding the Relationships among People, Things, and Events through Data (Kyoritsu Shuppan, February 2019) – Co-translator; original author Albert-László Barabási, supervised by Yuichi Ikeda et al.

  • ESG Management in Practice: Evaluating Non-Financial Value through the Inclusive Wealth Index (Graduate School of Project Design Publishing, July 2021) – Chapter 1, edited by Shunsuke Managi

  • Practicing Integrated Human Survival Studies (Kyoto University Press, January 2021) – Chapter 3, edited by Yuichi Ikeda

Professional Experience

2023
Associate Professor, Kyushu University: Research on the environmental, social, and economic impacts of products and firms, Inclusive Wealth Index, and sustainable investment
2022
Director & Chief Research Officer (Co-Founder), aiESG Inc.: Social implementation of AI-based ESG evaluation systems
2020
Assistant Professor, Kyushu University: Research on Inclusive Wealth Index and sustainable investment
2018
Research Specialist, The World Bank (Tokyo Disaster Risk Management Hub): Analysis of energy and disaster-resilient technologies, climate finance, and renewable energy projects
2018
Assistant Professor (Special Appointment), Kyushu University: Research on the environmental, social, and economic impacts of energy technologies
2016
Research Fellow, UNDP Pacific Office / Kyoto University: Support for energy-related projects in Pacific Island countries
2016
Co-Founder, Itoshima Small Hydropower Co., Ltd.: Promotion of renewable energy deployment across Kyushu
2016
Research Fellow, International Energy Agency (IEA) / Kyoto University: Analysis and authorship for the IEA Medium-Term Renewable Energy Report