Researchers in Graduate School and Faculty of Information Science and Technology (Ay2024)
Department of Data Science
1. Training the data scientists this era needs
We are now on the verge of reaching a historic milestone known as the super-smart society. Within the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, which has trained information technology specialists, the Department of Data Science will train people with a command of AI (artificial intelligence), ICT (information and communication technology) and big data, as students learn about societal and business structures based on information technology and become equipped with the combination of a mindset for value creation, the ability to solve problems, and communication skills.
2. Practical learning that integrates the sciences and the humanities, which will change societal and business structures
Recent developments in information technology have had a significant impact on corporate activities, as well as on social systems and individuals. In particular, the spread of the Internet and smartphones has been the driving force behind the creation of new industries. Massive quantities of data collected by smartphones and IoT devices, as well as methods of analysis conducted via computers and AI, have allowed us to learn things we never knew before. Notably, human behavioral analysis has made advances, and we can imagine that it will have a great impact on marketing and other fields, as well as the inheritance of techniques in manufacturing. Initially, information systems were introduced in companies and other organizations with a focus on speeding up business processes, saving labor and providing support for decision-making. However, from now on, they will be developed for more strategic purposes and to create new value.
3. Learning that cuts across departmental lines
The strength of the Department of Data Science is that it has been established within the Faculty of Information Science and Technology. This is because value creation through data science is closely related to information science. The automatic collection and storage of various types of data, the statistical analysis of very large quantities of data, verification via simulations, and the visualization of that data, are all based on information technology. In conjunction with the Department of Information and Computer Science, the Department of Information Systems, the Department of Media Science, and the Department of Network Design, the Department of Data Science has an environment in which to work towards the creation of value and its implementation. We also have access to the information technology accumulated in the four other departments.
Information technology, statistical analysis and management systems are the pillars of education and research at the Department of Data Science. These fields are not completely independent, but have areas of overlap with each other. The Department has unique course offerings such as statistical analysis, data mining (which includes text mining), AI, machine learning, pattern recognition, IoT, visual programming, and modeling and simulations. Graduates of the Department, who will learn about these three fields not just through theory but through practical exercises, are expected to flourish as system engineers and data scientists who can create new value.
| Name (LAST NAME, First Name) * Click Name for Details |
Title | Research Field | Related Info. |
| SHIIHARA, Masatsugu | P※ | Social systems engineering / Safety system | Lab |
| YASUTOME, Seigo | P | Learning support system | Lab |
| MINAGAWA, Kentaro | P | Social systems engineering / Safety system | Lab |
| SUYAMA, Takayuki | P | Sensor Network, Machine Learning / Smart City | Lab |
| HAMADA, Etsuo | P | Mathematical Statistics | Lab |
| ARAKI, Hideo | P | Electron device/Electronic equipment | Lab |
| HIRASHIMA, Yoichi | P | Mathematical informatics | Lab |
| SAKAHIRA, Fumihiro | AP | Intelligent informatics, Social systems engineering / Safety system, Library and information science / Humanistic social informatics | Lab |
| EGUCHI, Shoichi | ATP | Statistical science | Web, Lab |
P = Professor
AP = Associate Professor
ATP = Assistant Professor
※ = Department Chair
Department of Information and Computer Science
1. We educate IT engineers who create future society
Devices utilizing IT technology (such as smartphones and smart home appliances) and systems (such as medical and education systems) are widely supporting our society, and have become indispensable. Aging societies, such as Japan, require IT devices and information systems, which perform intelligent tasks in place of humans. In order to educate IT engineers who can respond to such changes in social needs, our department teaches how to develop and utilize artificial intelligence (AI), as well as conventional software programming. We will also provide a well-balanced instruction in terms of software and hardware.
2. Wide variety of job opportunities
In our department, since you learn how to develop and utilize AI and computer hardware, in addition to conventional software programming, you will be an IT engineer with higher value among the rapidly increasing IT engineers. Therefore, graduates are expected to play active roles in fields of their own interest (home appliances, vehicles, medical systems, educational systems, etc.).
3. Our cutting-edge research improves your ability
Students in the third grade choose and join a particular laboratory, where they engage in cutting-edge research. In this department, you can learn technologies related to AI required in the future society through the research. In addition, since this faculty also has a graduate school, you can go on to a higher level of research even after completing the fourth grade of the undergraduate program, aiming to become an extremely high-level engineer.
| Name (LAST NAME, First Name) * Click Name for Details |
Title | Research Field | Related Info. |
| MAKINO, Hiroshi | P | Integrated Circuits | Lab |
| OZAKI, Atsuo | P※ | Intelligent informatics | Lab |
| KAMAKURA,Yoshinari | P | Electron device / Electronic equipment | Lab |
| FUJII, Kenichi | P | Application of the information technology for education / Semiconductor physics | |
| KIMURA, Testuji | P | Particle / Nuclear / Cosmic ray / Astro physics | |
| NUNOMURA, Yasuhiro | AP | Perceptual information processing | |
| NAKANISHI, Chikako | AP | Intelligent informatics | Lab |
| OKUNO, Hirotsugu | AP | Perceptual information processing | Web Lab |
| JINNO, Takao | AP | Perceptual information processing | Lab |
| DUONG, QuangThang | AP | Intelligent wireless technology | Lab |
| KONISHI, Masahito | ATP | Processor Architecture Lab | Lab |
| KOTANI, Naoki | ATP | Intelligent robotics, Intelligent informatics | Lab |
P = Professor
AP = Associate Professor
ATP = Assistant Professor
※ = Department Chair
Department of Information Systems
The Department of Information Systems offers opportunities to learn about and explore the technology required to create and manage information systems, and the software that enables social infrastructures.
In contemporary society, social and industrial networks are created and nurtured by a variety of information systems that make use of Information Communication Technology (ICT). Such systems are in service literally around the clock, effectively underpinning a sound society in which people can lead creative and fulfilling lives. In the course of these developments, as social requirements become increasingly advanced and diverse, and the environment undergoes rapid changes, new solutions must be found to address pressing issues. In response to these social needs, the program offered by the Department of Information Systems aims to develop leading engineers for future generations, by focusing on engineering education that addresses information systems, and promoting the R&D of information systems that will ultimately create effective solutions to contemporary problems.
Information systems technology can be divided into 1) basic technology, which is commonly used in computers, networks, databases, and information systems for the design, operation, and control of systems, and 2) expertise relevant to individual business systems in the financial, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, railway, public sectors, and others. The Department of Information Systems focuses on education in basic technology, to develop information systems engineers who can create and manage these complex systems. Among the fields of basic technology included in the Department's distinctive array of specialty subjects are databases, networks, software engineering, systems engineering, and information systems planning, as well as laboratory exercises in C programming, Java programming, and the operation of information systems used in practicing and mastering such technology. During the third year information seminar and fourth year thesis research seminar, students deepen their knowledge of software engineering, and design and implement concrete systems such as autonomous distributed systems, social systems, management systems, database systems, web applications, and distributed information systems. By doing so, students are encouraged to develop their abilities to propose, clarify, and solve issues on their own initiative, thus acquiring expertise and techniques that will be useful while working in industrial, social, public, and other sectors.
| Name (LAST NAME, First Name) * Click Name for Details |
Title | Research Field | Related Info. |
| SHINKAI, Hisaaki | P | General Relativity | Web, Lab |
| YAMADA, Takaaki | P | Computer system | Lab |
| IGAKI, Hiroshi | P | Software Engineering, Team Software Development, Programming Education | Lab |
| FUKUYASU, Naoki | P※ | Educational technology, Software | |
| MIZUTANI, Yasuharu | P | High performance computing, Software | Lab |
| AMEMIYA, Toru | P | Philosophy / Ethics | |
| MIYAMOTO, Toshiyuki | P | Software, Mathematical informatics, Control engineering/System engineering | Lab |
| KAMAKURA, Yoshiyuki | AP | Life / Health / Medical informatics, Mathematical informatics, Software, Human interface and interaction | Web Lab |
| OBANA, Masaki | AP | Software Engineering, Software Analysis, Web Engineering | Lab |
| KUROKAWA, Naohiko | AP | Linguistics | |
| YOKOYAMA, Eri | AP | Japanese Literature | |
| HONDA, Kiyoshi | ATP | Software Engineering, Software Reliability | Lab |
| CHISAKI, Shoko | ATP | Foundations of mathematics / Applied mathematics | Lab |
P = Professor
AP = Associate Professor
ATP = Assistant Professor
※ = Department Chair
Department of Media Science
Shaping practical media design education for creating innovative multimedia data applications
Focusing on the three core areas of media interaction design, web media design, and media systems design, the Department of Media Science aims to deepen our understanding of how people experience and use multimedia. Using hands-on methods, students learn how to build and use information systems that process graphics, images, sounds, and other multimedia data.
Creating new media to make our lifestyles more affluent and convenient
As students learn about information science, they produce stress-free systems and easy-to-use designs based on human-oriented approaches. The department also acts in cooperation with local communities by, for example, launching a communication site through collaboration with local government.
Virtual Reality Laboratory: Studying multimedia with state-of-the-art equipment & facilities
Our Digital Archive Center and Virtual Reality Laboratory which feature state-of-the-art equipment and facilities are among the best in Japan. By tapping into the latest technology, we enable students to pursue a number of unique multimedia programs.
Through these learning opportunities, we aim to develop a new generation of engineers in various media fields, such as multimedia information appliances and video distribution services, and engineers and designers in cultural media fields such as broadcasting, publishing, and information services.
| Name (LAST NAME, First Name) * Click Name for Details |
Title | Research Field | Related Info. |
| KODA, Tomoko | P | Human interface and interaction | Web Lab |
| HIRAYAMA, Makoto | P | Lab | |
| SUZUKI, Motoyuki | P※ | Intelligent informatics | Lab |
| HASHIMOTO, Wataru | P | Human Interface, Interaction | Lab |
| KAWAKITA, Masahiro | P | Lab | |
| TAIRA, Hirotoshi | P | Intelligent informatics | Lab |
| SANO, Mutsuo | P | Pattern Recognition, Image Understanding, Virtual Reality, HCI(Human Computer Interaction) | Lab |
| TAOKA, Ikue | P | Linguistics | |
| MIYAWAKI Kenzaburo | AP | Lab | |
| KAWAI, Norihiko | AP | Perceptual information processing, Human interface and interaction | Lab |
| MURAKI, Yuta | AP | Perceptual information processing, Computer Graphics | Lab |
| FUKUSHIMA, Taku | AP | Human interface and interaction | Lab |
| MELLOR, Andrew | AP | English Education | |
| FURUHI, Naoki | AP | Foreign language education | |
| OI, Sho | ATP | Educational technology, Intelligent robotics, Cognitive science, Learning support system, Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering | Web Lab |
| NAKANISHI, Atsushi | ATP | Foreign language education |
P = Professor
AP = Associate Professor
ATP = Assistant Professor
※ = Department Chair
Department of Network Design
To help achieve a future smart society, the Department of Network Design provides students with opportunities to study and learn the technologies for designing, creating, and operating strict security systems, communication application software, and reliable information networks that enable people to share secure information anytime, anywhere, and with anyone.
Students in this department study the basics of information technology, such as computer architecture, operating systems, databases, and software engineering, and then hone their ability to develop programs on their own, using C, Java, Python and other programming languages. To meet the growing need for wide-ranging technologies that are applied in a vast number of useful tools, from communication devices to network applications, and to develop security technologies that will protect information systems from various threats, this curriculum covers a wide spectrum of specialty subjects, including communication theory, network design, information security, mobile access networks and various types of applications on smart devices. Students are also expected to cultivate practical skills through laboratory exercises.
No information system can exist without security technologies and information networks. Internet has globally connected among humans and things in many societies in the real world. To achieve their further evolution in the cyber-physical space, the roles that security and information network engineers are expected to play are more and more increasing in number and complexity. Department of Network Design fosters engineers who are capable of going beyond the demands of the times.
| Name (LAST NAME, First Name) * Click Name for Details |
Title | Research Field | Related Info. |
| TSUKAMOTO, Katsutoshi | P★ | Communication/Network engineering, Information network | Lab |
| FUKUZAWA, Yasuko | P | Information security | Lab |
| SAKAZAWA, Shigeyuki | P※ | Information network | Lab |
| NISHIGUCHI, Satoshi | P | Perceptual information processing, Human interface and interaction, Intelligent informatics | Lab |
| YOKOKAWA, Miwa | P | Geology | Lab |
| YANO, Kojiro | P | Education Technology, Life Science, health care and medical informatics | Lab |
| INOUE, Yumiko | P | Sports science, Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering | Lab |
| YAMAUCHI, Yukiji | P | Information network | Lab |
| SHIMANO, Akitsugu | AP | Information network | Lab |
| KASHIHARA, Shigeru | AP | Social systems engineering/Safety system, Communication/Network engineering, Information network | Lab |
| KOJIMA, Hideharu | AP | Communication / Network engineering, Information network | |
| SUGIKAWA, Satoshi | ATP | Production engineering/Processing studies, Control engineering/System engineering | Lab |
| KUME, Daisuke | ATP | Exercise physiology, Applied physiology | Lab |
P = Professor
AP = Associate Professor
ATP = Assistant Professor
★ = Dean of Faculty
※ = Department Chair