(Last updated : 2025-05-01 12:25:46)
  MASUDA Gaku
   Department   School of Medicine, School of Medicine  Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Division of Public Health, Section of Global Health
   Position   Assistant Professor
■ Books
1. Single work  Tropical Medicine in the Digital Age Malaria Vector Mosquito Control Using Drones and Deep Learning (AI) 2022/06
2. Single work  Drone-Based Malaria Control Trials AI-based Recognition of Mosquito Larvae from Aerial Drone Images 2021/03
3. Single work  Drone-Based Malaria Control Trials An Attempt to Identify the Source of Malaria by Multispectral Imaging in Malawi's Malaria Endemic Areas 2021/03
4. Single work  Trial for Malaria Control Using a Drone Direct Photography of Source Larvae by a Drone Equipped with a High-Magnification Zoom Camera 2021/03
■ Published papers
1. Review article  Making Maps of Potential Mosquito Breeding Sites by Analyzing Drone Aerial Multispectral Images 2023
2. Original article  Reduction in Plasmodium falciparum Pfk13 and pfg377 allele diversity through time in southern Vietnam 2022
3. Original article  Field testing of a lightweight, inexpensive, and customisable 3D-printed mosquito light trap in the UK. 2019/08
4. Original article  Humans frequently exposed to a range of non-human primate malaria parasite species through the bites of Anopheles dirus mosquitoes in South-central Vietnam. 2015/07
5. Original article  Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of forest walking compared to urban walking in enhancing mucosal immunity. 2025/01/25
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■ Academic conference presentation
1. Assessing the Effectiveness of Multispectral Drone Imaging for Water Detection under Challenging Lighting Conditions (口頭,一般) 2024/12/16
2. Mekong Aquatic eDNA Surveillance Using Drone Approach (口頭,一般) 2024/11/17
3. Drone Technology for Malaria Control: Locating and Managing Mosquito Breeding Sites (口頭,シンポジウム・ワークショップ パネル(公募)) 2023/09/07 Link
4. The Effectiveness of Epidemiological Studies of Mosquito Vectors for the Understanding ofZoonotic Malaria (口頭,シンポジウム・ワークショップ パネル(公募)) 2023/09/07 Link
5. The necessity of point-of-care devices(POC) and testing Glycated haemoglobin(HbA1c) for diagnosing diabetes in South Asia. A scoping review(和訳中) (口頭,一般) 2022/09
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■ Social activities
1. 2022/04~ Egypt-Japan Education Partnership: Human Resource Development Project Link
■ Research grants & projects
1. 2023/04~2025/03  Integrated Malaria Vector Management in Kenya: Accelerated by Deep Learning  (Key Word : ) Link
2. 2020~2024/03  Why do certain regions and populations differ in transmission of the same species of human and non-human primate malaria parasites?  (Key Word : )
3. 2017~2019  Why polymorphism and spread of resistance genes in drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum occur in specific regions  (Key Word : )
4. 2016~2019  Where Do Monkeys Get Malaria Parasites? Flying Traps for Tree-top Mosquitoes  (Key Word : )
5. 2013~2016  Why only Ibans are infected? : Cross- disciplinary research  (Key Word : )
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■ Research areas
Cultural Anthropology, Insect science, Hygiene and public health: including laboratory approach, Ecology and environment, Applied anthropology, Robotics and intelligent system, Intelligent robotics, Hygiene and public health: excluding laboratory approach, Forest science 
■ Academic society memberships
1. 2024/11~ JAGH
■ Education
1. 1997/04~2006/06 〔Doctoral course〕〔Doctorial Course〕 Cultural Anthropology, Graduate School, Division of History and Anthropology, University of Tsukuba
■ Academic & professional experience
1. 2021/04~ Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine Part-time researcher for university or other academic organization
2. 2018~2020 Aeolus Robotics Project Coordinator
3. 2017~2022/03 Researher Postdoc
4. 2016~2018 Researher Postdoc
5. 2013~2021 Kyoto University Assistant Professor
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