Masahiro Tsukamoto got his PhD from the Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering in 1994. His research field was nonlinear scattering of high intensity laser in expanding plasmas from fuel shell of laser nuclear fusion. Assistant professor of Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University from 1994. From 1996 to 1998, he stayed in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA as a visiting scientist and was also postdoctoral fellowship for research abroad of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Associate professor of Osaka University from 2006.

Professor of Osaka University from 2017. Project leader of “Research and development of the laser coating technology to realize high value-added design and fabrication” in “Innovative Design/Manufacturing Technologies" of Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (2014-2018). Research and development manager of “Development of high intensity blue diode laser for next-generation additive manufacturing” in new energy and industrial technology development organization (NEDO) project “Research and development of next generation laser processing technology (2016-2020).