Kazuhisa Miwa

Biography

Dr. Kazuhisa Miwa received his Ph.D. in Engineering from Nagoya University's Graduate School of Engineering, specializing in Information Engineering. After serving as a professor at the Graduate School of Informatics at Nagoya University, he assumed his current role in 2026.
He has served as President of the Cognitive Science Society of Japan (JCSS), and as a board member of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI). He is also a JCSS Fellow.
He studied under Professor Herbert A. Simon in the Department of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.
His research spans the fields of cognitive science and artificial intelligence, focusing on the fundamental study of higher-order human thinking processes—such as discovery, creativity, insight, and collaboration—as well as applied research in areas like learning support and driving assistance systems. His recent interests extend to organizational behavior and employee well-being in corporate contexts.