Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI

Informatics
ProgramFive-year doctoral program /Three-year doctoral program

2023 2024

INTRODUCTION

Earn a Ph.D. at the
National Institute of Informatics
The National Institute of Informatics (NII) offers Three-year and Five-year doctoral program
within The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI,
in which it constitutes Informatics Program.
Informatics Program provides a unique educational and research system
where the National Institute of Informatics allows students access toadvanced IT facilities and leading researchers in an international atmosphere.

Cultivating creativity talents with an interdisciplinary perspective.

Director General,
National Institute ofInformatics

KUROHASHI,
Sadao

Informatics plays a crucial role in realizing a smart society,where innovative information technology continuously generates new values and services. As society undergoes rapid digitization, the significance of information technology and the needfor real human interactions are being reevaluated. Informatics
is a comprehensive academic discipline encompassing traditional information science and engineering, along with AI, data
science, and digital humanities and social informatics.
The National Institute of Informatics (NII) conducts extensive research in informatics and maintains cutting-edge infrastructure for academic information dissemination. Collaborative research with domestic and international
universities and research institutions contributes to the development of the information society. By linking research andeducation with business, the institute fosters innovative re-search and education.
The Informatics Program at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), supported by 20 joint-use institutions, is responsible for nurturing creative individuals with abroad perspective. Esteemed professors from the NII engage
students in solving individual problems and developing high-level insight. The course focuses on project planning, completion,
discovering and addressing new challenges, information gathering, and research presentation skills.
Motivated students are encouraged to join the Informatics
Program, embarking on a journey to contribute to an advanced
information society. Enrolling in this course will enable them tobecome well-rounded professionals capable of making a variable impact.

Ultimating Informatics.

Chair, Informatics
Program

YAMADA,
Seiji

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Informatics Program consists of six multi-disciplinary research
fields: Foundations of Informatics, Information Infrastructure
Science, Software Science, Multimedia Information Science, Intelligent Systems Science, and Information Environment Science. These fields cover not only traditional computer scienceand information engineering including AI, data science andmathematical modeling, but also social science including social
modeling, social simulation. Our program is aiming at attacking
problems in these domains from basic, applied, and practicalpoints of view, and, at the same time, at educating and fostering
not only researchers but also highly-skilled professionals, whowill be next leaders in informatics.
Our program has the Five-year doctoral program and theThree-year doctoral program: the former is for students having
a bachelor degree where students can sufficiently develop theirresearch objectives, while the latter is for students who earneda master degree where students can concentrate on research
themes through enriching their research experiences. Our dual-degree program provides students with opportunities to go
abroad to be supervised on their Ph.D. research topics at ourpartner universities/institutions. Moreover, students can study
their research themes as international collaboration, participate in various research projects at NII, and are trained to play
important roles as an international researchers. The fact that
we have a high percentage of foreign students is also an important advantage of our program. Many lectures are available in
English, many seminars at laboratories are held in English, andthe students frequently have cross-cultural communication.
By offering an enriched cross-cultural environment, we aim
at having our students trained with global perspectives and visions in having their extensive knowledge and high expertise in
informatics.

Program outline
What is SOKENDAI?

What is the National Institute of Informatics?

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI is a graduate university with no undergraduate programs that consists of programs housed inaffiliated Inter-University Research Institutes and Integrative Evolutionary
Science Program attached directly to SOKENDAI. The Inter-University Research Institutes are research centers for joint use by universities throughout
Japan in their various research fields. As such, these institutes serve as centers of advanced research in their respective research fields and as nodes ofscholarly communication that support international joint research.
SOKENDAI was founded in October 1988 on the internationally unprecedented idea of educating graduate students at outstanding centers of research to cultivate future generations of scholars.

The National Institute of Informatics (NII) is an inter-university research institute corporation and a research organization of information and systems. The mission of thisunique national academic research institute is to “create future value” in the new academic field of informatics. From the basic methodology of informatics to cutting-edge
themes such as artificial intelligence, Big Data, the Internet of Things (IoT), and information security, NII features in a wide range of research activities. We push forwardwith fundamental research valued from the long-term view as well as practical studies
aimed at resolving current social problems.
As an inter-university research institute corporation, NII has taken on the task ofbuilding and running essential research and education information infrastructures forJapanʼs academic community

Relation between the Informatics Program and the National Institute of Informatics
ROIS: Research Organization of Information and Systems
NII

Faculty: 35 Profs, 23 Assoc. Profs, 14 Asst. Profs

Principles of Informatics Research Division
Information Systems Architecture Research Division
Digital Content and Media Sciences Research Division
Information and Society Research Division

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAIFounding
Institution

Informatics Program

Faculty: 31 Profs, 16 Assoc. Profs, 10 Asst. Profs

Foundations of Informatics
Information Infrastructure Science
Software Science

Multimedia Information Science
Intelligent Systems Science
Information Environment Science

Relation Between Each Program at SOKENDAI and Each Inter-University Research InstitutePrevious Educational Structure Until AY2022
6 Schools

Cultural andSocial Studies

20 Departments

20 Programs

Inter-University Research Institutes

Regional Studies

Anthropological Studies

National Museum of Ethnology

Comparative Studies

Japanese Studies

International Research Center for Japanese Studies

Japanese History

National Museum of Japanese History

Japanese Literature

National Institute of Japanese Literature

Japanese Language Sciences

National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

Global Environmental Studies

Research Institute for Humanity and NatureParticle and Nuclear Physics

Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies

Accelerator Science Program

Accelerator Laborator・Applied Research Laboratory

Materials Structure Science

Institute of Materials Structure Science

Space and Astronautical Science

Institute of Space and Astronautical Science

Astronomical Science

National Astronomical Observatory

Fusion Science

National Institute for Fusion Science

Molecular Science

Institute for Molecular Science

Basic Biology

National Institute for Basic Biology

Physiological Sciences

National Institute for Physiological Sciences

Informatics

National Institute of Informatics

Genetics

Statistical Science Program

The Institute of Statistical Mathematics

Basic Biology

Polar Science

National Institute of Polar Research

Genetics

National Institute of Genetics

Integrative Evolutionary Science

SOKENDAI (Hayama campus)

Japanese Studies
Japanese History
Japanese Literature
Structural Molecular Science
Functional Molecular Science

Physical Sciences

Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies From AY2023

Astronomical Science
Fusion Science
Space and Astronautical Science
Accelerator Science

High Energy
Accelerator Science

Materials Structure Science
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Statistical Science

Multidisciplinary
Sciences

Polar Science

Informatics

Life Science

Physiological Sciences
Advanced Sciences

Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems

Inter-University ResearchInstitute Corporations

National Institutes
for the Humanities

High Energy Accelerator
Research Organization(KEK)
Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency

National Institutes of
Natural Sciences

Research Organizationof Informationand Systems

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Features of the Informatics Program1
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Top-Level Research
Environment

Students of the Informatics Program are taught and guided by top-level,
world class researchers of the National Institute of Informatics. They also
have the opportunity to use advanced research facilities not found at anyother university. The high ratio of professors to students means close personal attention. A full-scale, thorough guidance system is in place: for theirresearch, students are assigned one advisor, and two sub-advisors, meaning they can receive guidance and instruction from three professors.

Every student canwork as a Research
Assistant

Accepted students can apply to work as a Research Assistant (RA) at the
National Institute of Informatics, and are eligible to receive financial assistance (except for working students, government scholarship recipients and
SOKENDAI Special Researcher). Additional hourly wages are paid to students who show outstanding research abilities. The Graduate University for
Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI also has a system for course-fee waiver applications.

Many graduates findwork as researchers bothin Japan and abroad

Many degree recipients of the Informatics Program are engaged in research, both in Japan and abroad. Not only does NII feature cutting-edge
research facilities for students but, with a large contingent of foreign students, it also has an international atmosphere. Many students attend thenumerous lectures and seminars given in English. For students looking tobecome researchers on the international stage, there is no better atmosphere to prepare them for this than the atmosphere provided at NII.

Vice Chair MESSAGE

The graduate school for world-class researchers
The Informatics Program is installed in the National Institute of Informatics (NII), and research staff (professors
and associate professors) of NII supervise SOKENDAI
students. Since NII is an internationally well-known research institute in Informatics, researchers from all over
the world come and work there. As a member of the institute, students will be able to learn and conduct research while experiencing international research daily.
Students conduct their research under the supervision ofVice chair, Informatics
Program (In charge of
Research and Education)

Takeda, Hideaki

their professors and advisors, present their findings at
international conferences and in journal papers, and receive their PhD degree. It is the mission of the Informatics Program: to foster world-class, top-level researchers
by the world-class research staff and the environment.
To assist the research activities of the students, the institute employs students (excluding working students andgovernment-sponsored students) as research assistants
to provide financial support for them.

Global Education Environment in the Informatics Program
The Informatics Program is based on the National Institute of Informatics, which has international exchange
programs with about 100 universities and institutions
around the world, and conducts collaborative research
activities in a full spectrum of informatics. In our program, more than half of the students are from foreigncountries, and the lectures and research supervision are

Vice chair, Informatics
Program (In charge ofInternational Affairs)

GOSHIMA, Masahiro

Requirements for Ph.D.Degree

mostly provided in English. We also have various kinds ofscholarship programs as well as support for internships
abroad, and the students are encouraged to present theirresearch results at high-level international conferences.
We aim to have our students acquire extensive knowledge and high expertise in the field of informatics with
global perspectives in our cross-cultural environment.

The following schedule for the Five-year and Three-year
doctoral program have been set by the Program.

1st Year
Spring Admission

Five-year doctoral program
Number of program credits forcompletion: 42 or more

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2nd Year

11

12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1

2

3

Intermediate Evaluation Dissertation Progress Report

Admission
18 months

4

5

6

7

Second term

4 monthsThree-year doctoral program

Admission

Number of program credits forcompletion: 16 or more
2nd Year

1st Year
Fall Admission

Five-year doctoral program
Number of program credits forcompletion: 42 or more

10

11

12

1

2

3

4

5

6

Admission

7

8

9

10

11

12

1

2

3

4

Intermediate Evaluation
17 months

5

6

7

8

9

Dissertation Progress Report

10

11

12

Second term

5 monthsThree-year doctoral program
Number of program credits forcompletion: 16 or more

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Admission

1Curriculum

The Informatics Program provides a unique educational and research system where the National Institute of Informatics allows students access to advanced IT facilities and leading researchers in an international atmosphere.
In order to pass the Ph.D. program in the Informatics Program, students are expected to complete a number ofcredits from taught courses, to receive the necessary level of research guidance, and to pass a thesis examination.

The number of program credits

Dissertation Work in Advanced Studies etc.

42 for Five-year doctoral program

Dissertation Work in Advanced StudiesⅠA〜ⅤB

16 for Three-year doctoral program

Informatics Program
Subjects Under Research GuidanceExperiment and Seminar on Basic
Knowledge in InformaticsⅠA〜ⅡB

All professors

Foundations of Informatics

Database Theory

KATO, Hiroyuki

Robot Informatics

Programming Languages andTheoryProfessors in
Software Science

Natural Language Processing

Mathematical Structures inFormal Methods

HASUO, Ichiro

Deep Learning

PRENDINGER, Helmut

Communication Environments

BONO, Mayumi

Software Verification

SEKIYAMA, Taro

Data Mining

SUGIYAMA, Mahito

SUGAWARA, Saku

Probabilistic Models in Informatics KITAMOTO, Asanobu

Introduction to Algorithms

Knowledge Sharing System

TAKEDA, Hideaki

Embedded Real-Time Systems

Computational Social Science

MIZUNO, Takayuki

UNO, Takeaki

AOKI, Shunsuke

Logic in Computer Science

TATSUTA, Makoto

Discrete Mathematics

KAWARABAYASHI,
Ken-ichi

Multimedia Information Science

Computational Complexity Theory

HIRAHARA, Shuichi

Computational Game Theory

Professors inFoundations ofInformatics

Introduction to Multimedia
Information Science

Sublinear Algorithms

YOSHIDA, Yuichi

Algorithmic Market Design

Professors inFoundations ofInformatics

Combinatorial Optimization for
Machine Learning

FUJII, Kaito

Quantum Algorithms

SOEDA, Akihito

YAMAGISHI, Junichi KODAMA, Kazuya
Fundamentals ofMedia Processing

SATOH, Shin'ichi
KOYAMA, Shoichi

YAMAGISHI, Junichi SUGIMOTO, Akihiro
SATO, Imari

IKEHATA, SatoshiMO, Hiroshi

KODAMA, Kazuya

ARAI, Noriko

YU, YiOKADA, Hitoshi

Introduction to Statistical
Methods in Bibliometrics

SUN, Yuan

Methodology of Scientometrics

NISHIZAWA, Masaki

KISHIDA, Masako
Applied Linear Algebra

Introduction toIntelligent
Systems Science 1

TAKAKURA, Hiroki
URUSHIDANI, Shigeo

Introduction toIntelligent
Systems Science 2

ISHIKAWA, Yutaka
FUKUDA, Kensuke

INOUE, Katsumi

KOBAYASHI, Taisuke

SHIGAKI, Shunsuke

Distributed Systems

SATOH, Ichiro

Software Engineering

ISHIKAWA, Fuyuki

PRENDINGER, Helmut
MIZUNO, Takayuki SUGIYAMA, Mahito

Website of the Program
SOKENDAI website (curriculum)

3rd Year

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/education/curriculum/

12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

7 months

7 months

10

11

12

1

2

3

4

12

Preliminary
Evaluation

1

2 months
Preliminary
Evaluation

5 months

2

3

Final
Evaluation

2 months

Final
Evaluation

2 months

2 months

68

5th Year

5

6

7

8

9

Interim Presentation 1
22 months

10

11

12

1

2

3

7 months

5 months

5

5 months

7

9

Final
Evaluation

2 months
Preliminary
Evaluation

Interim Presentation 2
7 months

4

Preliminary
Evaluation

Interim Presentation 2

Interim Presentation 1
20 months

11

5 months

4th Year

910Interim Presentation 2

20 months
3rd Year

9Interim Presentation 2

Interim Presentation 1

8Professors related to
Big Data

5th Year11

22 months

7

OKADA, Hitoshi

https://www.nii.ac.jp/graduate/en/curriculum/timetable/

Interim Presentation 1

6

TAKAKURA Hiroki

Introduction to Big Data Science

4th Year

5

ECHIZEN, Isao

Introduction to Information
Security Infrastructure

TAKEDA, Hideaki*Scheduled subjects. In some cases there may be changes.

All professors in
Software Science

Introduction to Software Science 2

2(Visiting Lecturer)

Timetable of the lectures and syllabus information is available at following website

Introduction to Software Science 1

1

JONES, Caryn

Scientific Writing

JI, Yusheng

Software Science

12

WU, Stephen(Statistical Science Program)

YAMADA, Seiji

SUGAWARA, Saku

KANEKO, Megumi

KANEKO, Megumi

Scientific Presentation

AIZAWA, Akiko

BONO, Mayumi

GOSHIMA, Masahiro

Information andCommunication Systems

11

SUGIMOTO, Akihiro
SATOH, Shin'ichiIntelligent Systems Science

KURIMOTO, Takashi

Computer System Design

4

YAMAJI, Kazutsuna

ICT-enabled Business

ASANO, Yuta

KOIBUCHI, Michihiro

Information Sharing System
Architecture

3

Practical Data Science

OthersInteractive Media KATAYAMA, Norio KOYAMA, Shoichi

ISHIKAWA, Yutaka

10

KATAYAMA, Norio

SUGIMOTO, Akihiro AIZAWA, Akiko

Applications ofMultimedia
Processing

All professors inInformation
Environment Science

Introduction to Information
Environment Science

TAKEFUSA, Atsuko

High-Performance Computing

9

Information Environment Science

All professors in
Multimedia Information
Science

IKEHATA, Satoshi MO, Hiroshi

AIDA, Kento

2

AIZAWA, Akiko

Introduction to Mathematical Logic TATSUTA, Makoto

Information Infrastructure Science

8

SHIGAKI, Shunsuke

2 months

Final
Evaluation

2 months

2 months
Image

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Research Field and Advisors at the Program
Research Keywords and Major Research Papers Titles

Foundations ofInformatics
Developing Mathematical Theories
Underpinning All of Informatics

Foundations of Informatics studies theoretical underpinnings of informatics. In addition
to their intrinsic importance, basic theories in informatics serve as foundations for wide
application areas, including networks, software, and artificial intelligence. Special emphasis is placed on algorithm theory, mathematical optimization, and mathematics
about computer programs.

KAWARABAYASHI, Ken-ichi Professor

MATSUMOTO, Keiji Associate Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Discrete Math, Graph Theory, Algorithm, Theoretical Computer Science［Papers］
・Maximizing Time-Decaying Influence in Social Networks
・Coloring 3-Colorable Graphs with Less than n1/5 Colors

Quantum Information, Quantum Computation, Statistics, Information Theory,
Entanglement［Papers］
・Entanglement and Quantum Information Processing
・Hypothesis testing for an entangled state produced by spontaneous
parametric down conversion

TATSUTA, Makoto Professor［Keywords］

Programming Logic, Lambda Calculus, Type Theory, Constructive Logic,
Software Verification［Papers］
・Equivalence of Inductive Definitions and Cyclic Proofs under Arithmetic
・Decision Procedure for Entailment of Symbolic Heaps with Arrays

UNO, Takeaki Professor［Keywords］

Algorithms, Computation, Optimization, Data Mining, Data Engineering［Papers］
・Micro-Clustering by Data Polishing
・Listing Maximal Independent Sets with Minimal Space and Bounded Delay

YOSHIDA, Yuichi Professor［Keywords］

Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, (Combinatorial) Optimizations［Papers］

・A Characterization of Locally Testable Affine-Invariant Properties via

Decomposition Theorems

・Testing Assignments to Constraint Satisfaction Problems

HIRAHARA, Shuichi Associate Professor［Keywords］

Computational Complexity Theory, P versus NP Problem, Minimum Circuit
Size Problem, Kolmogorov Complexity, Pseudorandomness［Papers］
・Non-Black-Box Worst-Case to Average-Case Reductions within NP
・NP-hardness of Minimum Circuit Size Problem for OR-AND-MOD Circuits

KISHIDA, Masako Associate Professor［Keywords］

Control Theory, Optimization, Uncertain Systems, Networked Systems［Papers］

・Event-triggered control with self-triggered sampling for discrete-time

uncertain systems

・Deep learning-based average consensus

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SOEDA, Akihito Associate Professor［Keywords］

Quantum algorithms, Quantum information theory［Papers］

・Reversing unknown quantum transformations: A universal quantum circuit

for inverting general unitary operations

・Robust controllability of two-qubit Hamiltonian dynamics

FUJII, Kaito Assistant Professor［Keywords］

Combinatorial Optimization, Algorithms, Machine Learning［Papers］

・Beyond adaptive submodularity: Approximation guarantees of greedy

policy with adaptive submodularity ratio

・Fast greedy algorithms for dictionary selection with generalized sparsity

constraints

Information
Infrastructure Science
The Construction and Enhancement ofInformation Infrastructure

Computer systems and information-communication networks form the foundation of information systems. In Information Infrastructure Science field, lecturesand research instructions are provided to address the theoretical and practicalissues in the topics of computer architecture, parallel and distributed processing,high-performance and dependable computing, network architecture, protocol,
security, resource management, and performance evaluation methodology.

AIDA, Kento Professor

KURIMOTO, Takashi Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Cloud Computing, IoT, Parallel and Distributed Computing［Papers］
・A Portable Load Balancer for Kubernetes Cluster
・Virtual Cloud Service System for Building Effective Inter-Cloud Applications

FUKUDA, Kensuke Professor［Keywords］

Internet Protocol, Traffic Measurement, Analysis and Modeling, Scale-Free
Network, Small-World Network［Papers］
・Mining causality of network events in log data
・An Evaluation of Darknet Traffic Taxonomy

GOSHIMA, Masahiro Professor［Keywords］

Computer Architecture, Microarchitecture, Digital Circuit［Papers］
・Out-of-Step Pipeline for Gather/Scatter Instructions
・Application of Clocking Scheme That Enables Dynamic Time Borrowing

ISHIKAWA, Yutaka Professor［Keywords］

System Software, Operating System, Communication and File IO middleware,
Parallel and Distributed Processing［Papers］
・Performance and Scalability of Lightweight Multi-Kernel based Operating
Systems
・Casper: An Asynchronous Progress Model for MPI RMA on Many-Core
Architectures

JI, Yusheng Professor［Keywords］

Network Protocol, Network Node Architecture［Papers］

・SINET5: A Low-Latency and High-Bandwidth Backbone Network for SDN/NFV Era・Multi-campus ICT equipment virtualization architecture for cloud and NFVintegrated service

TAKAKURA, Hiroki Professor［Keywords］

Cyber Security, High Performance Network, Secure Networking, Data Mining［Papers］

・SPINZ: A Speculating Incident Zone System for Incident Handling・Construction of Secure Internal Networks with Communication Classifying

SystemTAKEFUSA, Atsuko Professor［Keywords］

Parallel and Distributed Computing, Resource Management Technologies,
Cloud Computing, Inter-Cloud, Edge Computing, IoT［Papers］
・SINETStream: Enabling Research IoT Applications with Portability,
Security and Performance Requirements
・Virtual Cloud Service System for Building Effective Inter-CloudApplications

URUSHIDANI, Shigeo Professor［Keywords］

Network Architecture, Network Service Systems［Papers］

・Optimization model for designing multiple virtualized campus area

networks coordinating with a wide area network

・Robust optimization model for backup resource allocation in cloud provider

Network Resource Management, Mobile Computing

KANEKO, Megumi Associate Professor

・AVE: Autonomous vehicular edge computing framework with ACO-based［Keywords］［Papers］

scheduling・Accurate location tracking from CSI-based passive device-freeprobabilistic fingerprinting

KOIBUCHI, Michihiro Professor

Wireless Communications, Mobile Networks, Internet-of-Things (IoT)
wireless systems［Papers］
・Energy Efficient Resource Allocation Optimization in Fog Radio AccessNetworks with Outdated Channel Knowledge
・Deep Reinforcement Learning-based User Association in Sub6GHz/
mmWave Integrated Networks［Keywords］

Parallel Computers, Interconnection Networks, Network-on-Chip,
System Area Networks, High Performance Computing［Papers］
・A Case for Random Shortcut Topologies for HPC Interconnects
・High-Bandwidth Low-Latency Approximate Interconnection Networks

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Research Field and Advisors at the Program
Research Keywords and Major Research Papers Titles

Software Science
Software: Enabling
Technologies for IT

Software technology is the foundation of all industries and daily activities. In the era of widespread use of AI, software with high quality, functionality, and reliability is critical to building
next-generation information systems. This field addresses relevant research questions insoftware science, including fundamental software technologies such as programming languages, software engineering, distributed systems, and advanced software technologies
such as data engineering, machine learning, real-world data analysis.

HASUO, Ichiro Professor

SEKIYAMA, Taro Associate Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Logic, Automaton, Category Theory, Formal Methods, Cyber-Physical
System, Optimization, Machine Learning［Papers］
・Goal-Aware RSS for Complex Scenarios via Program Logic
・Expressivity of Quantitative Modal Logics : Categorical Foundations via
Codensity and Approximation

Programming Languages, Type Systems, Formal Verification, Machine
Learning［Papers］
・Signature Restriction for Polymorphic Algebraic Effects
・Toward Neural-Network-Guided Program Synthesis and Verification

KITAMOTO, Asanobu Professor［Keywords］

Data-driven Science, Digital Humanities, Earth Environmental Informatics,
Image Processing, Digital Archives, Open Science［Papers］
・Differential Reading by Image-based Change Detection and Prospect for
Human-Machine Collaboration for Differential Transcription
・Situational Awareness from Social Media Photographs Using AutomatedImage Captioning［Keywords］

Autonomous Driving, Cyber-Physical Systems, Real-Time Systems,
Embedded Systems, Mobile Robots, Internet of Things［Papers］
・Dynamic intersections and self-driving vehicles
・Cooperative perception with deep reinforcement learning for connectedvehiclesKATO, Hiroyuki Assistant Professor

SATOH, Ichiro Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］［Papers］

Cloud Computing, Ubiquitous Computing, Middleware, OS, Distributed
Computing［Papers］
・A Component Framework for Adapting to Elastic Resources in Clouds
・Toward Access Control Model for Context-Aware Services Offloaded to
Cloud Computing.

TAKASU, Atsuhiro Professor［Keywords］

Data Engineering, Sensor Data Analysis, Text Mining［Papers］

・Kernel Clustering with Sigmoid Regularization for Efficient Segmentationof Sequential Data

・Considering similarity and the rating conversion of neighbors on neuralcollaborative filtering

ISHIKAWA, Fuyuki Associate Professor［Keywords］

Software Engineering, Testing, Formal Methods, Software Engineering for
Machine Learning-based Systems［Papers］
・Targeting Requirements Violations of Autonomous Driving Systems by
Dynamic Evolutionary Search
・NeuRecover: Regression-Controlled Repair of Deep Neural Networks with
Training History

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AOKI, Shunsuke Assistant Professor

XML, Databases, Functional Programming, Xquery

・DDO-Free Xquery
・Cell-based Provenance for Scientific Data

Multimedia
Information Science

Information Systems, as “media” thatappropriately offers relevant information

This field studies a variety of different problems from “media”: theories and technologies that are necessary for processing target information consisting of different media; theories and technologies as the foundation for efficiently handlinglarge amounts of media information; basic technologies for media processing in
general, such as pattern recognition and signal processing; and media utility forinteractions between people and information systems or among people.

ARAI, Noriko Professor

KOYAMA, Shoichi Associate Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Knowledge Sharing, Knowledge Base, Reading［Papers］
・Cognitive diagnosis models for estimation of misconceptions analyzing
multiple-choice data
・Can an A.I. win a medal in the mathematical olympiad? - Benchmarking
mechanized mathematics on pre-university problems.

Acoustic Signal Processing, Physics-informed Machine Learning, Inverse
Problem, Spatial Audio, Active Control［Papers］
・Sparse Representation of a Spatial Sound Field in a Reverberant
Environment
・Spatial Active Noise Control Based on Kernel Interpolation of Sound Field

SATO, Imari Professor

ASANO, Yuta Assistant Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Image-based Modeling and Rendering, Computational Photography［Papers］
・SymPS: BRDF Symmetry Guided Photometric Stereo for Shape and Light
Source Estimation
・Wetness and Color from a Single Multispectral Image

Computer Vision, Image processing, Physics-based vision, 3D reconstruction［Papers］

・Shape from Water: Bispectral Light Absorption for Depth Recovery
・Coded Illumination and Imaging for Fluorescence Based Classification

SUGIMOTO, Akihiro Professor

IKEHATA, Satoshi Assistant Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Computer Vision, Digital Geometry, Human-Computer Interaction［Papers］
・Paired-D GAN for Semantic Image Synthesis
・Modeling Large-scale Indoor Scenes with Rigid Fragments using RGB-D
CamerasComputer Vision, 3D Reconstruction, Multi-View Stereo, Photometric Stereo,
Deep Learning［Papers］
・From Bayesian Sparsity to Gated Recurrent Nets
・Panoramic Structure from Motion via Geometric Relationship Detection

YAMAGISHI, Junichi Professor

MO, Hiroshi Assistant Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Speech Information Processing, Machine Learning, Speech-Based Human
Machine Interaction, Speech Database, Biometrics, Media Forensics［Papers］
・Wasserstein GAN and Waveform Loss-based Acoustic Model Training forMulti-speaker Text-to-Speech Synthesis Systems Using a WaveNet Neural
Vocoder・ASVspoof: the Automatic Speaker Verification Spoofing andCountermeasures Challenge

KATAYAMA, Norio Associate Professor［Keywords］

Multimedia Information Processing, Multimedia Information Retrieval［Papers］

・The SR-tree: An Index Structure for High-Dimensional Nearest Neighbor

Pattern Recognition, Video Content Analysis［Papers］

・Unsupervised Estimation of Video Continuity Model from Large-Scale

Video Archives and Its Application to Shot Boundary Detection

・Enhanced Visualization of News Shot Cloud with Employing Circular Layout

YU, Yi Assistant Professor［Keywords］

Representation Learning, Deep Generative Models, Multimedia Content
Analysis, Artificial Intelligence［Papers］
・Category-Based Deep CCA for Fine-Grained Venue Discovery from
Multimodal Data
・Conditional LSTM-GAN for Melody Generation from Lyrics

Queries・Unsupervised Estimation of Video Continuity Model from Large-Scale

Video Archives and Its Application to Shot Boundary Detection

KODAMA, Kazuya Associate Professor［Keywords］

Image Sensing, Image Restoration / Reconstruction, Image / Video Coding,
Visual Communications［Papers］
・Efficient Reconstruction of All-in-Focus Images Through Shifted Pinholes
from Multi-Focus Images for Dense Light Field Synthesis and Rendering・Robust removal of fixed pattern noise on multi-focus images

9Research Field and Advisors at the Program
Research Keywords and Major Research Papers Titles

Intelligent Systems
ScienceAI Technology Enhancing
Human Intelligent Activities

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an emerging technologies that facilitates human intelligence activities using computer systems. The Intelligent Systems Science course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of various advanced research topics
in intelligent systems and aims to cultivate skilled human resources capable of creatingcore technologies in intelligent systems.

AIZAWA, Akiko Professor

BONO, Mayumi Associate Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Natural Language Interface, QA, Knowledge Acquisition, Document Analysis,semantic parsing, dialogue systems［Papers］
・Language-Conditioned Feature Pyramids for Visual Selection Tasks
・Constructing A Multi-hop QA Dataset for Comprehensive Evaluation of
Reasoning Steps

Sociolinguistics, Conversational Informatics, Utterance, Embodied Action,
Sign Language, Conversation Analysis, Social Interaction［Papers］
・Challenges for Robots Acting on a Stage: Creating Sequential Structures
for Interaction and the Interaction Process with the Audience
・The Practice of Showing ʻWho I amʼ: A Multimodal Analysis of Encounters
between Science Communicator and Visitors at Science Museum

INOUE, Katsumi Professor［Keywords］

Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning,
Machine Learning, Logic Programming［Papers］
・Learning from interpretation transition
・Logic programming in tensor spaces

PRENDINGER, Helmut Professor［Keywords］

Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic
Management［Papers］
・Decentralized multi-agent path finding for UAV traffic management
・UAV-based situational awareness system using Deep Learning

SATOH, Ken Professor［Keywords］

Reasoning, Knowledge Representation, Multi-Agent Systems, Machine
Learning, Computational Logic, Legal Reasoning［Papers］
・Obligation as Optimal Goal Satisfaction
・Modelling Last-act Attempted Crime in Criminal Law

TAKEDA, Hideaki Professor［Keywords］

Semantic Web, Knowledge Sharing, Community-Support System,
Design Theory［Papers］
・Presenting and preserving the change in taxonomic knowledge for linked
data
・Understanding massive artistic cooperation: the case of Nico Nico Douga

YAMADA, Seiji Professor［Keywords］

Human-Agent Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction［Papers］

・Response Times when Interpreting Artificial Subtle Expressions are

Shorter than with Human-like Speech Sounds
・Expressing Emotions through Color, Sound, and Vibration with an
Appearance-Constrained Social Robot

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MIZUNO, Takayuki Associate Professor［Keywords］

Computational social science, Econophysics, Complex networks,
Economic big data, Finance［Papers］
・The power of corporate control in the global ownership network
・Structure of global buyer-supplier networks and its implications forconflict minerals regulations

SUGIYAMA, Mahito Associate Professor［Keywords］

Machine Learning, Data Mining, Statistics, Knowledge Discovery,
Bioinformatics［Papers］
・Tensor Balancing on Statistical Manifold
・Legendre Decomposition for Tensors

KOBAYASHI, Taisuke Assistant Professor［Keywords］

Intelligent Robots, Machine Learning, Data-driven Control, Human-Robot
Interaction［Papers］
・Whole-Body Multicontact Haptic Human–Humanoid Interaction Based on
Leader–Follower Switching: A Robot Dance of the “Box Step”
・Optimistic Reinforcement Learning by Forward Kullback-Leibler Divergence Optimization

SHIGAKI, Shunsuke Assistant Professor［Keywords］

Intelligent Robots, Neuroethology, Data-driven Control, System
Identification, Mechatronics［Papers］
・Multisensory-motor integration in olfactory navigation of silkmoth, Bombyx
mori, using virtual reality system
・Modeling of the adaptive chemical plume tracing algorithm of an insect
using fuzzy inference

SUGAWARA, Saku Assistant Professor［Keywords］

Natural language processing, Computational linguistics, Natural language
understanding, Machine reading comprehension, Task design, Machinelearning［Papers］
・Assessing the Benchmarking Capacity of Machine Reading Comprehension Datasets
・Evaluation Metrics for Machine Reading Comprehension: Prerequisite
Skills and Readability

Information
Environment Science
An Indispensable Academic System for
Achieving the Information Society

The information environment is a new concept for viewing the following as a whole:
information, information-communication infrastructures, information management, circulation and retrieval systems, people, and social foundations. It has been
regarded as an indispensable academic system for achieving the information society. This field sets digital documents and academic information environments as
the core subjects and studies the basics to application.

ECHIZEN, Isao Professor

OKADA, Hitoshi Associate Professor［Keywords］［Keywords］

Multimedia Security, Multimedia Forensics, Biometrics, and Privacy［Papers］
・Generating Sentiment-Preserving Fake Online Reviews Using Neural
Language Models and Their Human- and Machine-based Detection
・MesoNet: a Compact Facial Video Forgery Detection Network

KANDO, Noriko Professor［Keywords］

Information Retrieval, Information Access Technologies, Text Processing,
Evaluation Methodology and Metrics［Papers］
・Investigating Result Usefulness in Mobile Search
・A Two-Stage Model for Userʼs Examination Behavior in Mobile Search

YAMAJI, Kazutsuna Professor

Electronic Commerce, IT-enabled Services, Electronic Money［Papers］

・Impact of Nationality Information in Feedback on Trust in a Foreign Online

Store・Evaluating the influence of country-related pictures on the perception of

a foreign online store

SUN, Yuan Associate Professor［Keywords］

Personalized Learning, Cognitive Diagnostic Modelling, Knowledge Tracing,
Bibliometrics［Papers］
・Modeling Learnerʼs Dynamic Knowledge Construction Procedure andCognitive Item Difficulty for Knowledge Tracing・Research on the Development of Preprint Platform from the Perspectiveof Open Communication［Keywords］

Scholarly Communication, Database, Open Science, Research DataManagement［Papers］
・Specifying a Trust Model for Academic Cloud Services
・Development and Deployment of the Open Access Repository and Its
Application to the Open Educational Recourses

NISHIZAWA, Masaki Associate Professor［Keywords］

Visiting Professors
HU, Zhenjiang

SATOH Shinʼichi

Software Science
Visiting Professor

Multimedia Information Science
Visiting Professor

PLANAS, EmmanuelInternational Relations
Visiting Professor

Scientmetrics, Bibliometrics, Research Trends, Statistical Analysis［Papers］

・A Study on the Academic and Research Impact of Shared Contents in

Institutional Repositories in Related to Performance Indicators of
University Rankings
・How is scientific research announced in a press release? - Focusing on its
relationships with journal indicators -Annual Events at the ProgramNII Open House

Ceremony to Present Commemorative Medals to Graduates

Every June, the National Institute of Informatics holds an open house where they present results from their latest research to the public. The event draws around 1,000
people annually. At this event, students from the Informatics Program have the opportunity to display posters detailing results of their own research and introduce theirwork to a large audience.

A special ceremony for students graduating with a Ph.D. degree in Informatics fromSOKENDAI will be held at the National Institute of Informatics. Each graduate will bepresented individually with a medal to commemorate their achievement11Studentsʼ Research
ODA, Yukihiro

SHIIBA, Ryusei

NGUYEN, Trong Bach

Enrolled in 2018,5-year Ph.D. course
Main supervisor: Prof. TATSUTA, Makoto

Enrolled in 2021,
5-year Ph.D. course
Main supervisor: Prof. FUKUDA, Kensuke

Enrolled in 2018,5-year Ph.D course
Main supervisor: Prof. HASUO, Ichiro

I study basic theory for software verification.
Software verification is to prove that programs satisfy requirements mathematically.
Especially, I am interested in verification
with separation logic and cyclic proofs both ofwhich come from mathematical logic, and I
research mathematical properties of them.
Actually, the basic properties of cyclic proofs
are not known, so I am eager to investigate
them.

Bidirectional transformations (BXs) serve tomaintain consistency between two representations of related and often overlapping information, one referred to as the source and theother as the view. When the view is modified,
the source may need updating to restore theconsistency. BXs are applied in many fields,
for instance, databases, user interface design and model-driven development.
My research is mainly related to bidirectional programming which are means of constructing well-behaved BXs. I have proposed
different interpretation methods to optimize
the evaluation of bidirectional programs especially those formed by composing simpler
programs. Currently I am studying the synthesis of bidirectional programs from given
specifications that can be a set of input-output examples or refinement types.

ZHANG, Lin

TSUMURA, Takahiro

WANG, Jian

Enrolled in 2020,
3-year Ph.D. course
Main supervisor: Prof. YAMAGISHI, Junichi

Enrolled in 2019,5-year Ph.D. course
Main supervisor: Prof. YAMADA, Seiji

Enrolled in 2021,
3-year Ph.D. course
Main supervisor: Prof. ECHIZEN, Isao

Automatic speaker verification (ASV) is vulnerable to manipulation through presentation attacks. To protect ASV from spoofing
attacks, countermeasures (CMs) are proposed to distinguish bona fide and spoofed
biometric data.
But all existing CMs only consider detecting
attacks in the utterance-level, which is notsuitable for realistic scenarios. My researchaims to develop more elaborate countermeasures, which can detect spoof at the segmental-level or linguistic units such as words andphrases. That makes it easier to display andvisualize which segment of the voice signal is
the spoofed voice and thus improves the possibility of explanation for the whole audio.

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Todayʼs computer networks have becomelarge and complex, which is difficult for theiroperators to manage in manual. The difficulty
sometimes leads to severe network failures.
To realize reliable network management, I
am trying to develop techniques to automatically verify whether the operatorʼs policies
are satisfied on the networks. Especially, I
develop new algorithms and data structures
leveraging the mathematical feature andstructure of the networks and scalable verification techniques for large-scale networks
such as mobile networks and data center
networks using them.

Human-Agent Interaction is a research areathat designs interactions between humans
and anthropomorphic agents and robots. Especially, my research focuses on agentʼs social advancement through empathy between
humans and agents.
One of the ways to improve anxiety and discomfort toward agents, which are becoming
increasingly familiar to society, is to improve
impressions of agents by focusing on empathy.
This research develops the conventional
human-to-human relationship into a humanto-agent relationship. I investigate the influence of empathy between humans andagents based on various factors such as appearance, self-disclosure, and task. My research is expected to extend human empathy
and help agents acquire empathy.

With the development of Autonomous Driving(AD), the debates on AD security are also rising. The attack on sensors, such as cameras,
poses a major threat to the autonomous vehicles and may cause serious traffic accidents.
Therefore, I am trying to understand how vulnerable the camera sensor is to an attack,what kind of attack may be, how much damage would be caused, etc. Also I am working
on the research of the methods to preventthese attacks.

Message from an Alumnus

WAGA, Masaki
Ph.D.
2018 - 2020
3-year Ph.D. course, Department ofInformatics, SOKENDAIAssistant Professor, Graduate
School of Informatics, Kyoto
University
He is working on quality assuranceof cyber-physical systems using
lightweight formal methods.

After finishing my masterʼs program, I entered the Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI for thethird year due to the transfer of my supervisor, Professor
Ichiro Hasuo. In SOKENDAI, I studied the quality assurance of cyber-physical systems requiring high reliability,
such as automobiles. In my research, I utilized mathematical methods such as logic and automata to improvereliability. Currently, I am an assistant professor at theGraduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. I am
continuing my research on improving the reliability ofcyber-physical systems.
In the Department of Informatics at SOKENDAI, allstudents are hired as research assistants at the National
Institute of Informatics (NII) except for MEXT scholarship students and working students. Moreover, there is a
special research assistant program for outstanding students. The qualified students can receive a higher salary.
These financial supports by employment, which are unfortunately not very common in Japanese universities,
are very helpful for full-time students.
At SOKENDAI, there are a lot of opportunities to havea discussion with many other researchers. The OpenHouse of NII is one of such opportunities. The OpenHouse is an annual event of NII to present the research
to the public, including researchers in other fields, researchers in industry, and the general public. The students in this department have an opportunity to present
their research at this event and discuss their researchwith various people. Such an opportunity is helpful inlooking at our own research from other viewpoints.
Another fruitful opportunity to broaden the scope is a
discussion with various students, many of them are fromabroad. There are many international students and internship students at SOKENDAI. We can broaden our
research scope through discussion with them, which is,in my experience, quite helpful to the research. We canalso improve our English skills and learn about different
cultures through daily conversations with them.
Overall, there are many opportunities to broaden the
research perspectives as well as many other supports by
SOKENDAI. I believe that broadening the research perspectives is highly helpful in deepening our research,and thus, the environment in SOKENDAI is very attractive.

Students Data

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Total numberof students

92

Intʼl students

ChinaJapanese students

Vietnam

Included working
students

45

2
2
2

7
Nationalities /Regions of Int’lstudents

45

3

13

Republic of Korea

7

Sri Lanka

22

ThailandIreland, Algeria,
Egypt, Taiwan,
Bangladesh,
Brazil, Belarus

30s
40s
50s

Age brackets

92

60

Conference presentation award［Research Institutes］

・APSIPA ASC 2022 Best Paper Award
・The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence,

Private Companies

Hosei Univ., Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin
Univ., Kyushu Univ., Kyoto Univ., Meiji Univ., Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, National
Institute of Informatics, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science andTechnology, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology,
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Tokyo Institute of Technology,
Tsukuba Univ., The Univ. of Tokyo, Yamanashi Univ., Okinawa Institute of Scienceand Technology Graduate University, Ritsumeikan Univ., RIKEN, Waseda Univ.,
Bangkok Univ., CITEC, Ecole Centrale, Hanoi Univ. of Science and Technology,
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center(NECTEC), Royal Institute ofTechnology(KTH), Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Univ. of
Dhaka, Univ. of Oxford, Univ. of Quebec at Montreal(UQAM), Vietnam National
University

Others［Private Companies］

22
78

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FranceDegree Recipient Employment Organization Categories

20s

53

DegreeRecipients

228

128

Research Institutes

ACCESS CO.,LTD., Cornea Technologies Ltd., Cyber Agent, Inc., FAST ACCOUNTING
Co., FUJITSU, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., G.TASTE Co.,Ltd., Government Information
Technology Services, HCL JAPAN LTD., Hitachi Ltd., HUAWEI, IBM Japan, IndeedInc., Institute for Creative Integration, Intage, KDDI Corp., KINTO Technologies
Corporation, Metamedia Technology Co.,Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ Research andConsulting Co.,Ltd., NEC Corporation, Nihon Unisys Ltd., Nintendo Co., Ltd., NTT
Group, NTT East, Panasonic Corporation, Rrakuten Inc., Rakuten Group, Inc., SBI
BITS Co, Ltd., SECOM Co., Ltd., Toshiba Memory Corporation, SMBC Nikko
Securities Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment, Toshiba Infrastructure Systems &Solutions Corporation, Total Access Communication PCL, Works Applications
Co.,Ltd., Yazaki Corporation

The 35th JSAI Annual Conference Award・Graduation Thesis OPEN AWARD 2021, Award of

Excellence
・29th International Conference on Artificial Neural

Networks (ICANN20)，
Springer & ENNS Best Paper
Award・The Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences,the 20th (JASS 43) Research Conference
Presentation Award
・The Acoustical Society of Japan，
2020 Autumn
Meeting Best Student Award
・ILP 2019: 29th International Conference on Inductive
Logic Programming，Best Student Paper Award・Semantic Web Challenge on Tabular Data to
Knowledge Graph Matching，First prize
・17th International Conference on Formal Modelingand Analysis of Timed Systems (FORMATS 2019)，
Oded Maler Award
・Information Processing Society of Japan，Doctoral
Theses Recommended by IPSJ
・Information Processing Society of Japan，Best Paper
Award of the 81st National Convention of IPSJ
etc.

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Scholarship and Other Financial Supports
Scholarship Programs
Research Assistant (RA)SOKENDAI Special Researcher

This program is a student employment system in which students work on a
specific research topic under the guidance of an academic supervisor.
NII will basically employ all applicants (excluding working students, government scholarship recipients and SOKENDAI Special Researcher).
*Relevance to academic research is considered.

This program is designed to foster future leaders in academic research byappointing SOKENDAI students as special researchers and providing financial support to them. A special researcher with outstanding achievements
will be offered a two-year research position at the parent institute* upon thecompletion of their doctoral program.

Approximate monthly income: Around ¥100,000.

*Parent institute: The Inter-University Research Institute, where their program islocated.

SOKENDAI tuition exemption system

Scholarship

SOKENDAI has a tuition / admission fee exemption system for students who
has financial difficulties but are proven to have outstanding academic performance.

Other scholarship program

Fellowship (for living expenses)

190,000

up to

220,000

yen/ month(Amount of provision for AY2023)

Scholarship by private foundation

Research grant

yen/year*Application screening and interview will be conducted.
*This shall not preclude the students from being offered a position with research
institutes and private corporations after graduation.

[Amount of provision]
Approx.

70,000-100,000 yen/month*Student can apply through SOKENDAI after enrollment.

Support for internship and intʼl conference
SOKENDAI Student Dispatch Program

Financial aid program for SOKENDAI students to attend “Top Conference”

SOKENDAI provide financial support for a short-term research
opportunity abroad and/or a long-term collaborative research
project in and outside Japan.

Informatics Program establishes a financial aid program to encourage students toparticipate in prominent international conferences (Top Conference).

LPNMR 22ICAART 2023 RO-MAN 2022

Interspeech 2022
PKAW 2022
ICASSP 2022

COLING

Accepted cases in AY2022

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Applied intʼl conferences
・IEEE VTC 2022-Fall（Online）
・ICASSP 2022（Singapore）
・Interspeech 2022（South Korea，Incheon）・IEEE GLOBECOM 2022（Online）
・PKAW 2022（China，
・LPNMR 2022（Italy，Shanghai）
Genoa）・ICAART 2023（Portugal，・RO-MAN 2022（Italy，Lisbon）
Naples）

Accommodation
information
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Although the Program donʼt have dormitories, students can apply for public accommodation such as UR (Urban Renaissance)apartment or the Tokyo International Exchange Center, which is located in bay area of Tokyo.
SOKENDAI also has a “Comprehensive Rentersʼ Insurance” for Intʼl students who wish to rent an apartment through an agency.

https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/campuslife/international/supports/

Research / Campus Environment
A Research Environment with Cutting-edge Facilities, Located in the Heart of the City

Research Environment
Network- Wireless / Wired networks are available at eachfloor.
- Research resources are accesibble from outsideof NII by using Virtual Private Network (VPN)- Wireless network (Eduroam) at other university/
institutes in Japan or abroad are available by using NII accountResearch CloudA high performance cloud system set up by NII forinternal research uses.

Library
The library located on the 18th floor is open 24
hours a day. Books can be checked in and out at any
time.

Available main online journals
ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing
Machinery),APS online (American Physical Society), IEL (IEEE,IEE),
MathSciNet ( American Mathematical Society ) ,Springer Link (Springer Nature), Science Direct (Elsevier B.V.), Wiley Online Library (John Wiley & Sons.)

Campus Environment

Lecture RoomStudent RoomDining Hall

The lecture room at NII is designed so that lecturesat the Program have an intimate, one-to-one feel.
Students can also attend lectures remotely.

Student room with private desk is available for students. It is open for 24 hours a day.

The dining hall is a bright, clean space wherestudents can take their meals in comfortable surroundings.

Cafeteria

LoungeProvides light meals and refreshments; also serves
as a venue for small informal parties organized by
students.

Located on the 14th and 18th floor, Tokyo Skytree
can be seen from the lounge. Mixer events for students and researchers are held in this area.

International Seminar House forAdvanced Studies
Students can use the International Seminar House
for Advanced Studies in Karuizawa for study retreats.

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Overview of Admissions
Informatics Program, SOKENDAI offers several enrollment options for international students
who are seeking to obtain a Ph.D. degree.

General Admission
This program is for applicants residing in Japan. The entrance examination is composed ofan on-site interview.
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/general_admission/Special Admission for Applicants Residing Abroad
This program is for applicants residing abroad. The interview is administered via internet,
thus applicants need not to come to Japan for the application and the exam.
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/pvscholarship/scholarship/

Admission with Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT scholarship)• Embassy Recommendation
Scholarship recipients are recruited and initially screened by a Japanese embassy.
The students who passed the initial screen first enroll in a non-degree-seeking course ofInformatics Program, SOKENDAI, and then apply to our graduate program throughthe General Admissions System.
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/mextscholarship/scholarship_jp• University Recommendation
SOKENDAI will recommend for the MEXT Scholarship academically outstanding individuals
who are considered to be in need of a scholarship.
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/mextscholarship/university_recommendation/• University Recommendation –PGP (Priority Graduate Program)–
This MEXT scholarship is offered for the special program "Interdisciplinary PhD Programin Information Science and Life Science for Leading Researchers on Data Science",
which has been granted to SOKENDAI by MEXT.
This program aims at developing next-generation global researchers and highly skilled
professionals who are capable of leading researches on data science as well as otherscientific fields to which data science approaches can be applied.
https://www.soken.ac.jp/en/admission/mextscholarship/university_recommendation_pgp/

AccessOur campus is conveniently situated in the center of Tokyo, near the Imperial Palace andwithin 2km distance from Tokyo station.
Subway Tozai Line

Jimbocho

Subway Toei Mita Line
Yamanote Line

Kudanshita Sta.

Shibuya Sta.

SubwayHanzomon Line
Takebashi Sta.

Jimbocho Sta. Subway
Toei Shinjuku Line
Otemachi Sta.
SubwayMarunouchi Line
Tokyo Sta.

Mita Sta.
Shinagawa Sta.

Hamamatsucho Sta.

Haneda Airport

NaritaAirportJimbochoSta.
Exit(A8)

GakushiKaikanKyoritsu Women’s University

National Instituteof Informatics
The National
Museum ofModern Art

Josui Kaikan
Mainichi Newspapers

Yas
uku
ni-d
ori
Ave
.

SubwayToei Shinjuku Line

Exit(A9)

dori Ave.
Hakusan-

Shinjuku Sta.

SubwayHanzomonLine

Kanda Keisatsu-dor
i Ave.

SubwayToei Mita Line

Sta. Exit 1b

National Archives of Japan

Takeb
ashi

Subway Tozai Line

3 min. walk from Jimbocho Sta. or Takebashi Sta.

Intʼl Affairs and Education Support Team, National Institute of Informatics
Address: 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8430
Email: daigakuin @ nii.ac.jp
https://www.nii.ac.jp/graduate/en/