Youji Kohda is a Professor in the Graduate School of Knowledge Science at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan. His areas of research specialties include internet service, service science, and business innovation. Since April 1, 2022, he has been appointed as a Vice President for Graduate School Affairs & Tokyo Satellite Affairs, Executive Dean for Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, and Director of Education for Working Professionals-Tokyo Satellite at JAIST. Before arriving at JAIST, he worked at Fujitsu and Fujitsu Laboratories for 25 years. He was engaged in research on Internet services and was granted numerous Japanese and U.S. patents.