Programs and Academic Staff

Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematical and Data Sciences Program

Emerging technologies related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming numerous industries and daily life around the globe. These technologies enable us to collect a huge amount of information from a vast number of sensors via the Internet and to analyze it using methodologies in AI and data sciences. This has led to the development of innovative information and communication technology (ICT) services and the realization of safe, secure, and sustainable societies. This program provides students with basic to advanced knowledge on information and intelligence engineering, communication network engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and mathematical and data sciences, which form the basis of AI, Big Data, and IoT, in a systematic and practical manner.

 

Education and Research Fields

Information Technology: Today, our lives and businesses cannot exist without information systems. This track provides students with basic knowledge on the application of information technology that serves as the social infrastructure supporting our lives, as well as covers rapidly evolving AI technologies. It also educates students to be engineers and researchers who play an active part on the front lines of our highly information-oriented societies. The track pursues research including computer engineering and intelligent software.

Network Engineering: In the coming IoT era, new ICT services such as autonomous driving, FinTech, and MaaS (mobility as a service) will be achieved by connecting various devices to the Internet and merging our cyber and physical worlds. This track provides students with basic to advanced knowledge of technologies such as communication network engineering and information security engineering, which are the foundation of IoT, and educates them to be engineers and researchers who are familiar with information and communication technology. The track pursues research that includes wireless communications, computer networks, information security, and electromagnetic compatibility.

Energy and Electronics: Technologies related to energy and electronics are specialized technologies that support our day-to-day lives. In order to create a sustainable society, it is essential that we use energy efficiently. This track provides students with basic knowledge on the application of electrical and electronic engineering technologies, such as electric circuits, electromagnetics, superconductivity, and power electronics, and educates them to be top-class engineers and researchers with a truly broad perspective. The track covers such research areas as energy, electronics, and materials.

Mathematical and Data Sciences: To improve quality of life and maintain a sustainable society, analyses of natural and social phenomena are necessary to evaluate the effects of human activities and predict potential results under varying conditions. To do this, mathematical and statistical insights and methodologies, together with advanced computing techniques, play essential roles. This course provides students with fundamental knowledge and skills in the mathematical and data sciences, and educates them to be engineers and scientists who have acquired the ability to conduct evidence-based discussions and to make objective decisions. The course encourages students to explore phenomena that have been proactively elucidated and to solve social issues.

 

Staff and Research Projects

（As of June. 27, 2023）

Research Area	Position	Name	Research Theme
Human Centric Information Processing	Professor	ABE Masanobu	Speech, Signal processing, Lifelog, Human interface, Home networking
	Senior Assistant Professor	AIDA Toshiaki	Probabilistic information processing, Statistical inference, Statistical mechanics
	Assistant Professor	HARA Sunao	Speech processing, Digital signal processing, Spoken dialog system, Lifelog
Computer Engineering	Professor	YAMAUCHI Toshihiro	Operating system, Computer security
	Professor	WATANABE Minoru	Reconfigurable system, radiation-hardened system and device, computer architecture
	Associate Professor	NOMURA Yoshinari	Software
	Associate Professor	LIN Donghui	Multi-agent system, Service-oriented computing, Internet of Things
	Assistant Professor	WATANABE Nobuya	Computer system software, Comuter architecture
	Assistant Professor	KOBAYASHI Satoru	Network system operation
Pattern Information Processing	Associate Professor	TAKEUCHI Koichi	Natural language processing, Lexical semantics, Terminology
Intelligent Design	Professor	OHTA Manabu	Information retrieval
	Associate Professor	GOTOH Yusuke	Broadcasting, Data streaming, Spatial computing
	Assistant Professor	UWANO Fumito	Multi-agent system, Reinforcement learning
Theory of Programming and Artificial Intelligence	Professor	TAKAHASHI Norikazu	Information and mathematical engineering, Network science, Graph theory, Optimization, Nonlinear systems
	Professor	MONDEN Akito	Empirical Software Engineering, Software Protection
	Associate Professor	YÜCEL Zeynep	Robotics, Computer vision, Pattern recognition, Human behavior understading
	Assistant Professor	MIGITA Tsuyoshi	Computer vision
	Research Associate	YAMANE Ryo	Computer vision, Motion capture
Computer Networks and Medical Information	Professor	YOKOHIRA Tokumi	・Highly Distributed Cloud Computing Environment ・Design of Virtual Network ・Technologies to Upgrade the Speed of the Internet ・Technologies to Increase the Fault Tolerance of the Internet
	Assistant Professor	TARUTANI Yuya	・Design of Smart Network based on IoT(Internet of Things) ・Research on Security in IoT devices ・Research on Virtual Network Reconfiguration on Optical Network
Mobile Communications	Professor	UEHARA Kazuhiro	Research on mobile communications
	Associate Professor	TOMISATO Shigeru	Research on Signal Transmission for Mobile Radio Communication Systems
Multimedia Radio Systems	Professor	DENNO Satoshi	Research on multimedia radio systems
	Assistant Professor	HOU Yafei	・Research on machine learning for cognitive radio IoT system ・Research on indoor 2D/3D localization using leaky coaxial (LCX) cables and antenna technique ・Research on massive multiuser MIMO system for beyond 5G/6G wireless communication systems ・Research on next generation TV broadcast system
Distributed System Design	Professor	FUNABIKI Nobuo	Studies of programming/performance self-study assisting systems, wireless computer networks, distributed computing system, and air-conditioning guidance system
	Associate Professor	KURIBAYASHI Minoru	・Research on Multimedia Security and Forensics ・Research on Copyright Protection ・Detection of Malicious Activities on Deep Neural Network
Optical and Electromagnetic Waves	Professor	TOYOTA Yoshitaka	・Measurement, Modeling, Simulation, and Design of Electrical and Electronic Devices and Systems with relation to Electromagnetic Compatibility ・Control of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation by Periodic Structures ・Study on Mode-Conversion Suppression in Multi-Conductor Transmission Line Based on Imbalance Matching
	Assistant Professor	IOKIBE Kengo	・Measurement, Modeling, Simulation, and Design of Electrical and Electronic Devices and Systems with relation to Electromagnetic Compatibility ・Study on Side-channel Attack Resistance Simulation and Design for Cryptographic Devices
Information Security	Professor	NOGAMI Yasuyuki	Research on information security
	Assistant Professor	KODERA Yuta	Research on information security
Network Systems	Associate Professor	FUKUSHIMA Yukinobu	・Research on Knowledge-Defined Networking ・Research on virtual network embedding ・Design and control of network infrastructure in edge computing
Power System and Energy Network Engineering	Associate Professor	TAKAHASHI Akiko	・Study on energy management for distributed generation systems ・Study on voltage control and optimal allocation of FACTS in distribution systems with a large number of PV systems and EVs ・Development of measuring methods for solar irradiance based on image analysis
Advanced Electro Measurement Technology	Professor	KIWA Toshihiko	・Detection of bio-related materials with extremely small volume using terahertz chemical microscopy ・Non-destructive in-situ evaluation of rechargeable batteries using terahertz chemical microscopy ・Ultra sensitive measurements system for immuno reactions using a SQUIDs ・Compact high-sensitive chemical sensor devices
	Associate Professor	SAKAI Kenji	・Development of magnetic measurement system using a highly sensitive magnetic sensor ・Development of magnetic measurement system using a highly sensitive magnetic sensor Non-destructive testing of a defect and hardness of steel ・Non-destructive Non-contact measurements systems for degradation or cracks in architectures
	Assistant Professor	WANG Jin	Development of small molecules chemical/bio sensor
Applied Superconductivity Engineering	Professor	KIM SeokBoem	Research on applied superconductivity engineering
	Associate Professor	UEDA Hiroshi	・Research on high temperature superconducting magnet for NMR and MRI applications, and medical accelerator ・Development of high gradient magnetic separation system ・Research on advanced electromagnetic field analysis ・Research on superconducting electric machine for environment applications
	Assistant Professor	INOUE Ryouta	Research on applied superconductivity engineering
Electric Power Conversion System Engineering	Professor	HIRAKI Eiji	Research on electric power conversion system engineering
	Associate Professor	UMETANI Kazuhiro
	Assistant Professor	ISHIHARA Masataka	Research on electric power conversion system engineering
Motor System Engineering	Professor	TAKEMOTO Masatsugu	Research on motor system engineering
	Assistant Professor	TSUNATA Ren	Research on Motor System Engineering
Electronic Control Engineering	Associate Professor	IMAI Jun	・Development of highly reliable embedded systems ・Design of high-performance and energy-saving electronic control systems ・Research on modeling and control of cyber-physical systems with transmission delay
Microwave Circuits	Associate Professor	SANAGI Minoru	・Development of microwave multiple-port power divider/combiner ・Development of efficient amplifier and oscillator in microwave band ・Research on microwave-DC interconversion
Nanodevice and Materials Engineering	Professor	HAYASHI Yasuhiko	Research on nanodevice and materials engineering
	Associate Professor	YAMASHITA Yoshifumi	・Study on dislocation dynamics in semiconductors ・Study on effects of hydrogen on the properties of lattice defects in semiconductors ・Study on the properties of metallic impurities in poly-silicon for solar cell
	Assistant Professor	NISHIKAWA Takeshi	Research on nanodevice and materials engineering
	Assistant Professor	SUZUKI Hiroo	Research on nanodevice and materials engineering
Multiscale Device Design	Professor	TSURUTA Kenji	Research on multiscale device design
Optoelectronic and Electromagnetic Wave Engineering	Professor	FUKANO Hideki	・Optical fiber sensors ・Optical fiber sensors using evanescent wave ・Optical fiber probes for medical application
	Associate Professor	FUJIMORI Kazuhiro	Research on optoelectronic and electromagnetic wave engineering
Applied Mathematical Analysis	Professor	SASAKI Toru	Applied mathematical analysis and its applications to mathematical biology
Probability theory	Associate Professor	KAWAMOTO Yosuke	Analysis on random matrices and infinite particle systems
Software Analytics	Specially Appointed Assistant Professor	NISHIURA Kinari	Software engineering, Machine learning, Source code generation, Data mining, Combinatorial testing using statistical analysis
Mathematical and numerical analysis of natural phenomena	Associate Professor	OBUSE Kiori	Mathematical understanding and descriptions of mechanisms of natural phenomena
Computational Fluid Science	Professor	ISHIHARA Takashi	Computational, mathematical, and data sciences of complex fluid flow phenomena
Statistical Modeling	Professor	SAKAMOTO Wataru	Statistical modeling and computing for analyzing data in environmental and life science
Statistical approaches for spatio-temporal data	Professor	ISHIOKA Fumio	Detection of spatial, temporal and space-time clustering for environmental and life science data
Applied Algebra	Professor	HAYASAKA Futoshi	Commutative algebra and its applications to computational method in applied mathematics
Applied mathematics	Senior Assistant Professor	NAKAI Kengo	Evaluation of a data-driven model from dynamical system point of view
Topological data analysis	Professor	OBAYASHI Ippei	Theory, algorithm, software, and applicatoins of topological data analysis, especially persistent homology
Data-driven Fluid Mechanics	Associate Professor	SEKIMOTO Atsushi	State-of-art numerical simulation and data-driven evironmental and informational modeling for the prediction and control of complex phenomena.
Multivariate statistics	Senior Assistant Professor	TAKAGISHI Mariko	Developing multivariate statistical methods or machine learning approach for data analysis
	Senior Assistant Professor	OHKUBO Yusaku