Amagai Akihiro

National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

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Akihiro Amagai is an emerging researcher specializing in wireless communication systems for industrial automation and smart factory environments. His work addresses the growing demand for reliable wireless networking in logistics and manufacturing settings, where technologies such as Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), stacker cranes, conveyor robots, and mobile robots are increasingly deployed to boost productivity and reduce labor costs. Amagai's most-cited contribution, "Performance Evaluation of Wireless Switching for Indoor AGV" (2021, 3 citations), investigates the challenges of implementing wireless communication networks in flexible factory environments, offering practical insights into how seamless connectivity can be maintained for autonomous industrial vehicles. His subsequent work, "Towards Transmission Rate Control Considering the Effects of the Surrounding Environment" (2023, 2 citations), tackles the unique wireless LAN challenges posed by high-rise warehouse environments, proposing adaptive transmission rate control strategies that account for complex physical surroundings. Though early in his academic career, Amagai's research is timely and practically significant, addressing real-world obstacles that industries face as they embrace automation. Students and engineers interested in industrial wireless networking, factory automation, and smart logistics will find his work a valuable and accessible entry point into these rapidly evolving fields.