Dr. Keisuke Minagawa is an associate professor at Saitama Institute of Technology and is a chair of the Panel of Elevator Safety and Reassurance held in JSME (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers). He has been involved in the research and development of lift systems and vibration control techniques for over 15 years. He has been an evaluator of lift systems and mechanical car parking systems in Japan since 2015.  He is also an expert in seismic isolation and vibration control.