Name	Okada, Kenji
Current Position
Research Interests	Electric power systems, Electric Restructuring, Energy economic
e-mail	k-okada(at)criepi.denken.or.jp    *'(at)'should be replaced by @
Other Affiliations	The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers

◆Education and Professional Experience

2009-2013	Visiting Professor, Tohoku University.
2004.7	Senior Research Engineer, Socioeconomic Research Center.
1993.10-1994.10	Visiting Researcher, International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) Laxenburg, Austria.
1993.1-1993.3	Visiting Researcher, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA ,U.S.A.
1990.10	Researcher, CRIEPI.
1990.3	Dr. Eng., Tokyo Metropolitan University.

◆SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

●(in English)

• T.Odake,K.Okada, "Fundamental study of LMP-based power system operation scheme in consideration of CO2 emission constraints", The 16 International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2010)(2010).
• S.Shibuya,K.Okada, "Development of Screening Method of Unacceptable Transmission Congestion for Evaluation of the Locational Reliability Index", The 16 International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2010)(2010).
• K.Takahashi,K.Tanaka,K.Okada, "Load Flow Method for Distribution System and Its Application for High Penetration PV Generation", The 15 International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2009)(2009).
• M.Itoh,K.Tanaka,K.Okada,"Estimation of Optimum Location of Lightning Arrestor for Voltage Sage Improvement",The 15 International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2009)(2009).
• G.Suzuki,K.Tanaka,K.Okada,"Short Circuit Current due to Increase of Dispersed Generators Interconnection",The 15 International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2009)(2009).
• K.Furusawa, K.Okada,"Evaluation of Transmission Congestion Cost for Multi-area Electric Power System",CIGRE 2009 Guilin Symposium(2009).
• K.Furusawa, K.Okada, H.Asano,"A Method of Evaluating Transmission Network Expansion Plan Considering Security Constraints and Supply Reliability Index",2009 IEEE Power Systems Conference & Exposition(2009).
• H.Miyauchi, K.Miyahara, T.Misawa and K.Okada,"Risk Assessment for Generation Investment based on Utility Indifference Pricing",CIGRE OSAKA Symposium System Development and Asset Management under Restructuring, 405(2007).
• H.Asano, K.Okada,Economic values of congestion management of transmission assets by distributed energy resources", CIGRE OSAKA Symposium System Development and Asset Management under Restructuring, 402 (2007).
• NAOKI WAKUTA, RYOICHI HARA, TSUTOMU OYAMA, KENJI OKADA, IKUO KURIHARA,"Economical Assessment of Transmission Congestion Relieving Technique for Bilateral Electricity Transaction",2005 CIGRE/IEEE PES International Symposium Congestion Management in a Market Environment (2005).
• Geerli, Ikuo.Kurihara, Hiroshi.Asano, Kenji.Okada, R.Yokoyama ,"Long-term Power Trade Model in Electricity Market Based on Game Theory",IEEE/PES Transmission and Distribution Conference and Exhibition 2002: Asia Pacific New Ware of T&D Technology from Asia Pacific- Conference Proceedings, No.2, pp.852-857 (2002).
• Isamu Watanabe, Kenji Okada, Ken-ichi Tokoro, and Shouichi Matsui,"Adaptive Multiagent Model of Electric Power Market with Congestion Management", 2002 Congress on Evolutionary Computation (2002).
• K.Okada, M.Kitamura, H.Asano, M.Ishimaru, R.Yokoyama,"Cost-Benefit Analysis of Reliability Management by Transmission Expansion Planning in the Competitive Electric Power Market", Proceedings 2000 International Conference on Power System Technology PowerCon2000, Vol.II, pp.709-714 (2000).
• S.Niioka, R.Yokoyama K.Okada, H.Asano,"Impact Evaluation of Reliability Management and Operation under the Deregulated Electric Power Market",IEEE Power Engineering Society 2000 Winter Meeting (2000).
• K.Okada, H.Asano, R.Yokoyama, T.Niimura,"Reliability-based Impact Analysis of Independent Power Producers for Power System Operations Under Deregulation", Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, pp.1325-1330 (1999).
• Isamu Matsukawa, Kenji Okada and Hiroshi Asano,"STRATEGIC BEHAVIOR IN CONGESTED ELECTRICITY NETWORKS: THE CASE OF JAPAN",Conference Proceedings New Equilibria in the Energy Markets: The Role of New Regions and Area, 22nd IAEE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Vol.2, pp.308-317 (1999).
• K.OKADA, H.ASANO, S.NIIOKA, R.YOKOYAMA,"Impact Analysis of Reliability Management in the Competitive Electricity Market",International Conference on Electrical Engineering PowerTech Budapest f99, (1999).
• H.ASANO, K.OKADA, H.TANIGUCHI, K.TAKAHASHI,"ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION COSTING AND PRICING IN JAPAN: INCREASED COMPETITION AND THE PROPOSED RULES", CIGRE SESSION 1998, 38-202 (1998).
• Hiroshi Asano and Kenji Okada,"Evaluation of cost based transmission pricing in Japan",International Journal of Global Energy Issues, Vol.11, pp.146-154 (1998).
• T.Nakashima, T.Niimura, K.Okada, R.Yokoyama, N.Okada,"Multiple-Impact Assessment of Wheeling and Independent Power Producers In a De-Regulated Power System", Conference Proceedings IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, , No.��T,pp.89-92 (1998).
• R.YOKOYAMA, H.ASANO, K.OKADA, T.NIIMURA,"MULTI-ATTRIBUTE EVALUATION OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATORS IN DEREGULATED POWER SYSTEMS",CIGRE Symposium NEPTUN IMPACT OF DSM, IRP AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION ON POWER SYSTEMS, , 300-07(1997).
• Hiroshi Asano and Kenji Okada,"EVALUATION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PRICING POLICIES IN JAPAN",Joint IEW/JSER International Conference on Energy, Economy, and Environment, pp.173-178 (1996).
• Kenji Okada and Hiroshi Asano,"A MULTI-AREA EDC WITH SPOT PRICING AND ECONOMIC POWER INTERCHANGE",Proceedings of EMPD f95 1995 International Conference on Energy Management and Power Delivery, No.1, pp.12-18 (1995).
• Hiroshi Asano, Kenji Okada ,"Demand Management by Spot Pricing in a Multi-Utility Power System", Conference Proceedings of Second National DEMAND MANAGEMENT & ENERGY EFFICIENCY CONFERENCE 1994, pp.81-86 (1994).
• Kenji Okada, Kenji Yamaji,"Simulation Study on Tradable CO2 Emission Permits", Proceedings of a Workshop of Costs, Impacts, and Benefits of CO2 Mitigation, pp.341-354 (1994).