Shino WATANABE is a professor at the Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University. She received her Ph.D. in Foreign Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, University of Virginia. She also studied at School of International Studies, Peking University (2007-2008). She served as RIPS (Research Institute for Peace and Security)-CGP (Center for Global Partnership) Security Studies Fellow of the Japan Foundation (2004-2006), Research Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) (2008-2010), Associate Professor at Saitama University (2010-2014), and Associate Professor at Sophia University (2014-2017). Her main research interests are Chinese foreign policy and international relations of East Asia.

와타나베 시노 교수는 일본 소피아대학교의 교수로 재직 중이다. 이전에 일본국제문제연구소(JIIA)및 RIPS-CGP에서 연구원으로 활동하였으며, 사이타마 대학에서 교수로 근무하였다. 와타나베 교수는 버지니아대학교에서 박사학위를 취득하였으며, 주요 연구분야로는 중국외교정책과 동아시아 국제관계 등이 있다.