Ryuichiro Yoshie is a former president of Tokyo Polytechnic University. He obtained his PhD in architecture from Tokyo University in 1996, following an undergraduate degree in architecture from Kyoto University in 1981. Yoshie has made significant contributions to various research areas, including the prediction and prevention of urban pollutant diffusion, urban wind impact assessment, and ventilation in Hong Kong urban areas, as well as research focusing on ceiling radiant heating and cooling systems and air conditioning ventilation systems.

Yoshie has conducted extensive research on integrating environmentally responsive elements in buildings, aiming to foster environmentally conscious design principles within the field of architecture. He has held several notable positions and memberships, notably serving as the President of Tokyo Polytechnic University from 2016 to 2020. His active involvement in various committees includes serving as the Chairman of the Atsugi City Planning Council, Chief Examiner of the Study Group of Urban Wind Impact Assessment at the Japan Association for Wind Engineering (JAWE), and as a Committee Member of both the Japan Association for Wind Engineering and the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ). Yoshie has won numerous awards, including multiple Best Paper Awards from the Japan Association for Wind Engineering and from the Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Sanitary Engineers of Japan.