Updated on 2025/09/09
博士（理学） ( 2015.3 京都大学 )
Informatics / Robotics and intelligent system
Life Science / Ecology and environment / Ethology
Niigata University College of Creative Studies Specially Appointed Associate Professor
2025.4
Niigata University Institute of Science and Technology, Academic Assembly Specially Appointed Associate Professor
2025.4
日本動物行動学会 運営委員
2025.1
Committee type：Academic society
行動生物学研究会 代表
2019.12
Committee type：Academic society
Sayaka Shimizu, Taisei Katayama, Nozomi Nishiumi, Masashi Tanimoto, Yukiko Kimura, Shin-ichi Higashijima
Zoological Letters 11 ( 1 ) 2025.1
Bats integrate multiple echolocation and flight tactics to track prey
Nozomi Nishiumi, Emyo Fujioka, Shizuko Hiryu
Current Biology 34 ( 13 ) 2948 - 2956.e6 2024.7
Multiple preferred escape trajectories are explained by a geometric model incorporating prey's turn and predator attack endpoint. International journal
Yuuki Kawabata, Hideyuki Akada, Ken-Ichiro Shimatani, Gregory Naoki Nishihara, Hibiki Kimura, Nozomi Nishiumi, Paolo Domenici
eLife 12 2023.2
Fumio Takeshita, Nozomi Nishiumi
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76 ( 12 ) 2022.12
Positive effects of fast growth on locomotor performance in pelagic fish juveniles Reviewed
Masahiro Nakamura, Michio Yoneda, Taizo Morioka, Akinori Takasuka, Nozomi Nishiumi
Oecologia 199 ( 3 ) 589 - 597 2022.7
Learning interaction rules from multi-animal trajectories via augmented behavioral model Reviewed
Keisuke Fujii, Naoya Takeishi, Kazushi Tsutsui, Emyo Fujioka, Nozomi Nishiumi, Ryoya Tanaka, Mika Fukushiro, Kaoru Ide, Hiroyoshi Kohno, Ken Yoda, Susumu Takahashi, Shizuko Hiryu, Yoshinobu Kawahara
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS'21) 34 11108 - 11122 2021.12
Nozomi Nishiumi, Akira Mori
Canadian Journal of Zoology 98 ( 6 ) 351 - 357 2020.6
Geometric model incorporating prey’s turn and predator attack endpoint explains multiple preferred escape trajectories
Yuuki Kawabata, Hideyuki Akada, Ken-ichiro Shimatani, Gregory N. Nishihara, Hibiki Kimura, Nishiumi Nozomi, Paolo Domenici
2020.4
Nozomi Nishiumi, Ayane Matsuo, Ryo Kawabe, Nicholas Payne, Charlie Huveneers, Yuuki Y. Watanabe, Yuuki Kawabata
Journal of Experimental Biology 221 ( 6 ) 2018.3
Immobile defence of a frog distracts attention of approaching predators to other prey Reviewed
Nozomi Nishiumi, Akira Mori
BEHAVIOUR 153 ( 12 ) 1387 - 1401 2016
Distance-dependent switching of anti-predator behavior of frogs from immobility to fleeing Reviewed
Nozomi Nishiumi, Akira Mori
JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY 33 ( 2 ) 117 - 124 2015.5
Ritual combat of Elaphe quadrivirgata observed outside the mating season Reviewed
Nozomi Nishiumi
Current Herpetology 31 ( 1 ) 54 - 57 2012.6
Predation on Japanese fire-bellied newts by Japanese four-lined snakes
THE BULLETIN OF THE HERPETOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2011 ( 1 ) 14 - 17 2011.3
令和５年度用高校教科書「精選論理国語」
國分功一郎, 清岡卓行, 他多数（ Role： Contributor , ヘビににらまれたカエルの生き残り戦略）
東京書籍 2023.4
コウモリにおけるエコロケーションと飛行を調和させた目標トラッキング戦略
西海望
日本バイオロギング研究会会報 222 4 - 5 2025
安易に逃げないトノサマガエル
西海望
科学 ( 1087 ) 209 - 213 2023.3
bats that shoot echolocation sonar beam by predicting flight course of escaping moths
Nozomi Nishiumi
Newsletter of Japan Biologging Science 174 3 - 4 2021.2
広辞苑を3倍楽しむ...蛇に見込まれた蛙 Invited
西海 望
科学 90 ( 10 ) 856 - 856 2020.10
Surviving tactics used by "frogs targeted by snakes" - jump after attracting snakes increases probability of successful escape Invited
Nishiumi N
Academist Journal https://academist-cf.com/journal/?p=13384 2020
Navigation between predator and prey: defensive tactics used by Rana nigromaculata against Elaphe quadrivirgata
Nozomi Nishiumi
74 ( 1 ) 110 - 115 2020
捕食行動を選択的に記録する加速度ロガーの実用化に向けて
西海 望
日本バイオロギング研究会会報 125 6 - 7 2016
Journal of Ethology Editor's Choice Award 2015 論文賞受賞
西海 望
ECSER News 4 - 5 2016
Research on defensive tactics by frogs
Nozomi Nishiumi
2014
Participation in International Symposium on East Asian Vertebrate Species Diversity and field research in norther Vietnam
2014 ( 1 ) 24 - 32 2014
Behavioral strategies in the game between predator and prey animals Invited
Nozomi Nishiumi
The 43th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry 2021.12
A waiting game in predator and prey: preemptive actions are vulnerable against opponent’s counteractions
Nishiumi N, Mori A
The 2020 Animal Behavior Society Virtual Meeting 2020.7
Geometrical model explains multiple preferred escape trajectories of fish
Kawabata Y, Akada H, Shimatani K, Nishihara G, Nishiumi N, Domenici P
The 2020 Animal Behavior Society Virtual Meeting 2020.7
Tactics research in predators and prey by quantitative and kinematic measurement Invited
Nishiumi N
The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society 2020.7
Pursuit tactics of predatory bats: predictive shooting of echolocation sonar beam and appropriate combination of two types of flight maneuvers
Nishiumi N, Fujioka E, Hiryu S
SWARM 2019: The 3rd International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics 2019.11
捕食者と被食者の戦術研究: 両者の知覚運動特性に基づいた適応的な意思決定 Invited
西海 望
名古屋大学GTRセミナー/アドバンス生命理学特論 2019.10
映像技術を利用した動物行動学研究の展望 Invited
西海 望
第37回日本ロボット学会学術講演会 2019.9
映像技術を用いた動物行動学研究の紹介 Invited
西海 望
第１３回バイオイメージングフォーラム&基礎生物学研究所重点共同利用共同シンポジウム 2019.2
学会賞受賞記念講演 シマヘビに対するトノサマガエルの防衛戦術:逃避開始の意思決定における合理性の研究 Invited
西海 望
第40回 日本動物行動学会大会 2021.9
捕食者と被食者の戦い：敵対的相互作用条件下での適応的な意思決定 Invited
西海 望
京都大学野生動物研究センター(WRC)セミナー 2020.1
クモの網に衝突するショウジョウバエの飛行経路
繁宮悠介, 西海望, 中田兼介
日本動物行動学会第38回大会 2019.11
Tactics used by bats when pursuing prey: predictive control of echolocation sonar direction and flight course International conference
○Nishiumi N, Fujioka E, Hiryu S
A joint meeting of the 56th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society and the 36th International Ethological Conference (Behaviour 2019) 2019.7
コウモリの獲物追跡時超音波照射方向および移動経路選択における戦術性
西海望, 藤岡慧明, 飛龍志津子
日本動物行動学会日本動物行動学会第37回大会 2018.9
Application of 3D display based on motion parallax to research of animal behavior International conference
○Nishiumi N, Watanabe E
The 18th International Meeting on Information Display 2018.8
Immobile defense of a frog distracts attention of approaching predators to other prey
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
第64回日本生態学会大会 2017.3
高加速度運動を選択的に記録する新規加速度ロガーの紹介
西海 望, 松尾 彩音, 河邊 玲, Nicholas Payne, Charlie Huveneers, 渡辺 佑基, 河端 雄毅
第12回バイオロギングシンポジウム 2016.12
後の先：捕食者の攻撃を待ってから逃げ始めるカエルの逃避戦術
西海 望, 森 哲
日本動物・植物・生態学会 2016年度長崎県三学会合同例会 2016.12
トノサマガエルにおける同種他個体を犠牲にした捕食回避戦術
西海 望, 森 哲
日本動物行動学会第35回大会 2016.11
データの分析と活用方法について Invited
西海 望
長崎県立長崎東高校 2015.11
高次捕食魚の採餌生態解明に向けて:捕食魚の運動と体温の同時長期計測技術
西海 望, 松尾 彩音, 新垣 誠司, 河邊 玲, 河端 雄毅
日本動物行動学会第34回大会 2015.11
Look before you leap: Jump after the initiation of_snake strike increases probability of successful escape International conference
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
The 34th International Ethological Conference 2015.8
捕食者の攻撃を待ってから逃げ始めるカエルの捕食回避術
西海 望, 森 哲
日本動物行動学会第33回大会 2014.11
Allowing predator come close is an adaptive anti-predator tactic in frogs International conference
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
The 51st Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society 2014.8
Immobility as a gaining time tactic for predation avoidance in frogs International conference
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
The Seventh European Conference on Behavioural Biology 2014.7
Distance-dependent switching of anti-predator behavior of frogs from freezing to fleeing International conference
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
The 15th Conference of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology 2014.7
Immobile tactic in frogs for increasing latency against predator International conference
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
The Third International Seminar on Biodiversity and Evolution 2014.6
捕食者に発見された後に行われるカエルの不動戦術の効果
西海 望, 森 哲
日本動物行動学会第32回大会 2013.11
Defensive Freezing in Frogs after Being Detected by Predator International conference
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
Third International Symposium on East Asian Vertebrate Species Diversity 2013.9
A. Predatory approach in snakes toward a motionless frog International conference
Nishiumi N, Mori A
6th Snake Ecology Group Meeting 2013.6
Role of immobility in frogs as anti-predator strategy Invited International conference
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
First International Seminar on Biodiversity and Evolution 2012.9
カエルの対捕食者戦略における不動の役割
西海 望, 森 哲
日本生態学会近畿地区会2012年度第1回例会 2012.6
Role of immobility in frogs as anti-predator strategy International conference
○Nishiumi N, Mori A
Second International Symposium on East Asian Vertebrate Species Diversity 2012.6
カエルの不動行動の対捕食者戦略上の機能
西海 望, 森 哲
日本生態学会第59回全国大会 2012.3
カエルの不動行動の対捕食者戦略上の機能
西海 望, 森 哲
日本爬虫両棲類学会第50回大会 2011.10
Function of immobility in frogs as anti-predator strategy International conference
Nishiumi N
The 5th International Symposium of the Biodiversity and Evolution 2011.7
第14回若手研究者賞
2025.7 大学共同利用機関法人自然科学研究機構
西海 望
NIBB若手研究者賞（1位）
2025.2 自然科学研究機構基礎生物学研究所
西海 望
日本動物行動学会振興奨励賞
2024.11 日本動物行動学会
NIBB動物行動学研究会
Prize of Japan Ethological Society 2021
2021.9 Japan Ethological Society
Nozomi Nishiumi
2020.7 Journal of Experimental Biology "A game of patience between predator and prey: waiting for opponent’s action determines successful capture or escape"
Nishiumi N, Mori A
Editors' Choice
2020.6 Canadian Journal of Zoology "A game of patience between predator and prey: waiting for opponent’s action determines successful capture or escape"
Nishiumi N, Mori A
Journal of Ethology 2015 Editor's Choice Award
2015.11 Journal of Ethology "Distance-dependent switching of anti-predator behavior of frogs from immobility to fleeing"
Nishiumi N, Mori A
2014 Exemption from Return of Scholarship for Particularly Outstanding Achievement (half exemption)
2015.6 Japan Student Services Organization
動物用メタバースによる横断的行動学研究
Grant number：25126262
2025.10 - 2029.3
System name：創発的研究支援事業(FOREST)
Awarding organization：科学技術振興機構(JST)
西海 望
Authorship：Principal investigator
捕食者と被食者のマルチタスク対処能力から探る生物集団形成の進化的要因
Grant number：25K02329
2025.4 - 2028.3
System name：科学研究費助成事業
Research category：基盤研究(B)
Awarding organization：日本学術振興会
西海 望
Grant amount：\25740000 （ Direct Cost: \19800000 、 Indirect Cost：\5940000 ）
evelopment of virtual reality imaging technologies for behavioral experiments on pigeons International coauthorship
2024.7 - 2024.8
Nozomi Nishiumi
Tactics at the prey pursuit navigation in raptors toward escaping bats: A robotics approach
Grant number：22J40020
2022.4 - 2025.3
System name：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Research category：Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
Awarding organization：Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Grant amount：\4420000 （ Direct Cost: \3400000 、 Indirect Cost：\1020000 ）
Formation of a foundation for interactive basic biological research linking micro and macro research: an approach centered on animal behavior studies
2022.4 - 2023.3
System name：2022 Collaborative Research
Awarding organization：National Institute for Basic Biology
Authorship：Principal investigator
Technologies for rule/learning-based analysis and intervention policy in hierarchical bio-navigation
Grant number：21H05300
2021.9 - 2026.3
System name：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Research category：Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)
Awarding organization：Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) Grant type：Competitive
Grant amount：\95940000 （ Direct Cost: \73800000 、 Indirect Cost：\22140000 ）
Field examination of raptors' tactics at prey pursuit navigation
Grant number：21K15169
2021.4 - 2026.3
System name：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Research category：Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Awarding organization：Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Authorship：Principal investigator
Grant amount：\4680000 （ Direct Cost: \3600000 、 Indirect Cost：\1080000 ）
Formation of a foundation for interactive basic biological research linking micro and macro research: an approach centered on animal behavior studies
2021.4 - 2022.3
System name：2021 Collaborative Research
Awarding organization：National Institute for Basic Biology
Authorship：Principal investigator
Formation of a foundation for interactive basic biological research linking micro and macro research: an approach centered on animal behavior studies
2020.4 - 2021.3
Awarding organization：National Institute for Basic Biology
Authorship：Principal investigator
Field examination of navigation capability in raptors for prey pursuit
2020.4 - 2021.3
Nishiumi N
Development of guidance and control mechanisms for unmanned aerial vehicles
2019.7 - 2020.3
Awarding organization：Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Tactics used by bats when pursuing prey: predictive control of echolocation sonar direction and flight course
2019.7
Awarding organization：Life Science Foundation of JAPAN
Nishiumi N
Authorship：Principal investigator
Elucidation of tactics by predators in prey pursuit movements
2019.4 - 2022.3
System name：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Research category：Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows
Awarding organization：Japan Society For The Promotion of Science
Nozomi Nishiumi
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Examination of the tactics in pursuit behaviors of aerial predators, and exploration of the optimal navigation control for prey capture
Grant number：19H04940
2019.4 - 2021.3
System name：Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Research category：Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
Awarding organization：Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Application of 3D display based on motion parallax to research of animal behavior
2018.8
Awarding organization：The Japan Science Society
Nishiumi N
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Functional verification of Parallel Navigation type prey tracking movement by predators
2018.4 - 2021.3
Awarding organization：Japan Society for The Promotion of Science
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Development of a predator-prey interaction simulator for small fishes
2016.2 - 2017.2
System name：2015 Grants for research and study
Awarding organization：Foundation for the Fusion Of Science and Technology (FOST)
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
Development of a method for learning predation avoidance behavior of released fish using virtual reality video technology
2015.7 - 2017.3
Awarding organization：National Institute for Basic Biology
Grant type：Competitive
Predation avoidance strategies of frogs against snakes -Analysis of optimal use of escape and immobility-
2014.4 - 2015.3
System name：The Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant
Awarding organization：The Japan Science Society
Nozomi Nishiumi
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
