Foreword …………………………………………………………………… 1
Overview …………………………………………………………………… 2
Department of Information Science and Technology ……………………… 4

CONTENTS

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering ……………………… 5
Department of I&E Visionaries …………………………………………… 6
Courses and subjects ISEE ………………………………………………… 7
Admissions for International Students …………………………………… 9

Information Science andElectrical Engineering for a New Era
In April 2021, Kyushu University’s Faculty of Information Science and ElectricalEngineering transitioned to a new organisational structure. Facing a new, rapidlychanging era, the field of Information Systems aims to develop expert personnel inthe fields of Artificial Intelligence, Mathematics, and Data Science, while the fieldof Electrical Engineering aims to develop professionals who can contribute to thedevelopment of the field of information science and the construction of social
infrastructure from the point of view of hardware. To this end, we established a
new Department of Information Science and Engineering by integrating the
Department of Informatics and the Department of Advanced Information
Technology. This will facilitate the development of professionals who combine thepower of theory and implementation. Three master’s courses were also establishedin the new Department of Information Science and Engineering: Information
Architecture and Security course, Data Science course, and AI/Robotics Course.
The existing master’s courses were also reorganised in the Department of Electronic
Engineering into an Information Device Systems course and an Energy Device
Systems course. The names of each of these five courses correspond to the ways inwhich students use the course content that they have learned in society. In otherwords, students are taught both theory and fundamentals of specialist domains as
represented by the names of the departments and their use in society as well as thename of the course. For those who are considering enrolling at our department or
hiring a graduate student, we are proud to state that it has become easier tounderstand the form of education received by the students and the settings in which
graduates can play an active role.
The Graduate School and Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
is a rare undergraduate teaching and research organisation at a major university inJapan that integrates the fields of information science and electrical engineering. In
the future, technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) will be developed, and befitting the name ‘Society 5.0’, thesetechnologies will be used in all aspects of society, such as industry, agriculture,commerce, transportation, education, medical treatment, disaster prevention, anddaily living, to realise a sustainable and rich society. Skills that support thesetechnologies such as sensing, communication, data analysis, decision-making, andcontrol will be promoted. Moreover, we will also promote comprehensive
education and research into the theories that underlie these skills as well as theelectronic devices and energy supply that underpin the implementation of theseskills. Considering that they will be actively leveraged in the society of the future,
the fields of Informatics and Electronic and Electrical Engineering are not mutually
exclusive but are closely connected. We refer to this as ‘Information Science andElectrical Engineering’.
We will promote research on Information Science and Electrical Engineering for the
new era; develop professionals; and contribute to the construction of a safe, secure,and more human society. This will be accomplished through the Faculty ofInformation Science and Electrical Engineering, a newly restructured graduate
school educational organisation, and the Graduate School of Information Scienceand Electrical Engineering, a graduate school research organisation, and by
conducting research and education in related fields established within and outside
the institute in close cooperation with the Center for Optical and Quantum Process
Research and Development, the Research Institute of Advanced Electrical
Propulsion Aircraft, the Education and Research Center for Mathematics and Data
Science, the Research and Development Center for Five Senses, the Center forJapan–Egypt Cooperation in Science and Technology, the Center of Plasma–NanoInterface Engineering (CPNE), the Center for Research and Development inInformation Infrastructure, the Research Institute of Superconductor Science andSystems, and the System LSI Research Center.
Kyushu University Graduate School.
Distinguished Professor
Dean of Faculty and Graduate School ofInformation Science and Electrical Engineering

Junichi Murata, Dr. Eng.
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Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Overview
The Aims of the Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
Given the sophistication and widespread use of information processing, and information and communication
technologies, information science is becoming an extremely important discipline as a fundamental science that
underpins scientific methodologies such as mathematics and physics. In addition, the insights derived frominformation science deeply penetrate not only all academic fields, from the humanities to science, but also our
day-to-day social lives. They also have a great impact on society, culture, and the economy. Electricalengineering has a long history and a large industrial reach. It has not only continued to contribute to thedevelopment of the information industry as a sort of mother discipline but also created an extremely
high-functioning, complex, and large-scale electro-electrical system, which is expected to continue to develop
in close cooperation with information science. In light of these social circumstances, the Faculty of Information
Science and Electrical Engineering will cultivate in the next generation of researchers and technicians, a wide
range of intellectual interests, internationality, ethics, and advanced expertise, as well as R&D capabilities in
researchers’ respective fields.

The Structure and Capacity of the Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
The faculty comprises the Department of Information Science and Engineering, which has a systematic
understanding of the sophisticated fundamental knowledge of information mathematics, artificial intelligence,
data science software, and computational engineering, and the Department of Electronic Engineering, which
has a systematic understanding of the sophisticated fundamental knowledge of electrical, electronic, andcommunication engineering. These two departments collaborate and offer a diverse educational programme,
ranging from basic to applied Information Science and Electrical Engineering, as part of a new discipline. The
two-department system allows for flexible responses to future changes in social needs and educational content.
In addition, by structuring departments on the basis of the needs of the fields being discussed, the content to becompleted by students is clarified. More specifically, the Department of Information Science and Engineering
has established an Information Architecture and Security course, a Data Science course, and an AI/Robotics
course, and the Department of Electronic Engineering has launched an Information Device and Systems course
and an Energy Device and Systems course. Through cooperation between these two departments, researchers
will be trained to provide them with the ability to open up and create new fields in the domain of Information
Science and Electrical Engineering as well as become advanced professionals with a broad perspective. In
addition, we strive to develop technicians and researchers who can propose and solve problems and are rich ininternationality, creativity, and autonomy.

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Departments and Their Quota of Students

Departments

Courses
Information Architectureand Security Course
Data Science Course

Information Scienceand Technology

AI Robotics Course
Graduate Program of Mathematics
for Innovation
Advanced Graduate da Vinci Course
on Molecular Systems for Devices
Information Device System Course
Energy Devices and Systems Course

Electrical and Electronic
Engineering

Graduate Program of Mathematics
for Innovation
Advanced Graduate da Vinci Course
on Molecular Systems for Devices

Quota of Students
Departments

Doctoral Course

Master’s Course

Information Science and Technology

29

105

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

65

16

Total

170

45

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Department of Information Scienceand Technology
The Philosophy and Admissions Policy of the Department
In the Department of Information Science and Engineering, we systematically teach about and conduct research ininformation science and engineering, a new academic discipline that investigates the nature of various‘information’-related phenomena involving nature, society, and humans. The purpose of this research is to cultivate
professionals who are capable of developing advanced technologies for a highly informatic society and who may
provide new insights into information science and engineering from an international perspective.
To realise this philosophy, we have established courses in Mathematical Information, Intellectual Science,
Computational Science, Advanced Information System Engineering, Advanced Software Engineering, and Real-world
Robotics. In addition, regarding master’s courses, three educational programmes are offered which differ based on theexpertise being acquired from them:(1) Information Architecture and Security Course
Students will study and develop advanced technology related to information architecture and security that will
form the basis of an advanced informatics society. They will be developed into professionals who possess aninternational perspective to uncover new horizons for information science and electrical engineering.
(2) Data Science Course
Researchers and data scientists will be nurtured to become professionals responsible for maintaining andadvancing the foundations of advanced data science.
(3) AI Robotics Course
New fields in the domains of AI, IoT, and robotics will be uncovered to realise our Cyber Physical System. The
course will cultivate advanced researchers and engineers who will be responsible for developing these fields.
In the Department of Information Science and Engineering, students who have a deep understanding of the philosophyof this department and who can learn proactively on their own in accordance with the philosophy are sought. Morespecifically, the ones who engage in research into basic theories while constantly conscious of practice, who canconduct applied research based on basic theory, who dare to challenge themselves in new fields, who aim to acquire
high-level practical skills in Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), and who aim to acquire advanced
technologies in real-world information processing, such as robotics and multimedia processing, and information- andcommunication-processing mechanisms. We expect students and researched who enrol with us to be highly motivated.
In addition, we actively accept students and working people who are willing to acquire advanced specialised knowledge
in information science and engineering in the doctoral programme, and we strive to train engineers and researchers whowill support the future.

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Department of Electricaland Electronic Engineering
The Philosophy and Admissions Policy of the Department
In addition to its expertise in systematically understanding the sophisticated basic knowledge of electrical, electronic,
and communication engineering and its expertise in using data science and other information technologies, theDepartment of Electronic Engineering and Communication Sciences has the ability to create (to think things through),plan (to shape ideas), and persuade (convince people to consider). In the field of information and communication as
well as that of social infrastructure systems centred around energy, the department will train new professionals whowill work to solve complex issues with the creativity of advanced expertise, lead new R&D, and adjust spontaneously
in response to changes in society, such as Society 5.0.
We provide education on both knowledge and theory related to electric engineering and how to realise and use it insociety. Since the master's programmes are courses that correspond to completing a six-year integrated programme, wewill establish two courses corresponding to the fields that realise and use electronic and electrical engineering andprovide education on knowledge or theory and realisation or application in each field, to increase expertise. The twocourses look at fields that are and will continue to be, very important in society. They are the Information Device andSystem course for Information Hardware, and the Energy Device and System course for Social Infrastructure.

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Information Device System Course

In the field of social infrastructure systems centred on informationand communication, students will be nurtured to become
professional who can work to resolve complex issues with theadvanced expertise of electrical and electronic engineering, and canlead new R&D and adjust spontaneously in response to socialchanges, such as Society 5.0.

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Energy Devices and Systems Course

In the field of social infrastructure systems centred on energy, suchprofessionals will be cultivated who can work to resolve complex
issues with the advanced expertise of electrical and electronicengineering, and can lead new R&D and adjust spontaneously inresponse to social changes, such as Society 5.0.

Those in the Department of Electronic Engineering aim to be such researchers and technicians and accept students
who are highly motivated and possess the basic academic skills required to learn by themselves as well as strive todevelop new areas of technology and new academic disciplines.

5Department of I&E Visionaries
I&E Quantum Computer Science and Technology GroupWe make the theoretical study on the physical, engineering problems arising from the control of qubits inquantum computing and quantum sensing. Regarding quantum computation: we study the mathematicalstructure of several quantum information devices. For
instance, the (artificial) 2-level atom controlled withlight or microwave is among them. We also make thetheoretical research on the modeling of the system of
the part from the low phases of quantum compiler tothe quantum architecture. Regarding quantum sensing:
we study on the computer-control technology such as
the control technology of the NVC sensor and the noisefiltering technology to detect faint quantum information
buried in several noises. We uphold this theme inthe development of the measurement device with thequantum sensor. We aim for implementation of thecomputer-control technology in the measurement device.
I&E Analog LSI & System Group
Demand of a reliable high speed wireless technology thattransfers the data/information economically at low powerhas been increasing faster than ever. This is inherent not onlyof next generation smart phones/iPhones but also to realize
the Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) and Internet of things (IoT))
where semiconductor or LSI technology plays a vital role in
the hardware design for the interface between physical andcyber layers. To counter this scenario, we have been investigating the possibility of a paradigm shift froma battery-inherent to a battery-free wireless and embedded sensor system. The fundamental techniques
include the development of the ultra-low power and low voltage analog/high frequency integrated circuitsin CMOS technology, and on the other hand, efforts are going to apply the carrier frequency (of a cell
phone) to transfer not only the signal/data but also the power to realize a wire/battery-free and selfpowered system to replace the conventional batteries in the future wireless and embedded sensor systems.
I&E Excitonics Research GroupWe are developing a new class of transistor “exciton transistor (EXOT)” with a new semiconducting
material, (ZnO)x(InN)1-x. Exciton - an electrically neutral quasiparticle- is a bound state of an electron-hole
pair attracted by the electrostatic Coulomb force. The most interesting feature of an exciton is that it can begenerated by and converted back into a photon within a short time. Thus, EXOTs bring great improvements
to the speed of electronic–optical (E/O) conversion along with significant miniaturizations of E/O
converters. They will replace electric wiring on computer chips with optics, and lead to high-performanceand low-power-consuming data processors!

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Courses and Subjects of ISEEThe Curriculum Outline of the Graduate School of Information
Science and Electrical Engineeringfoundation to enhance awarenessof interference with the real world,
including real-world information
processing.
3. ‌Requirements for educationaccommodating to technologicalrevolution and extending interdisciplinary
research in the field of electricalengineering.
○ ‌Education of researchers and engineers
who support the physical layer of
information and energy.
○ ‌Education of researchers and engineers
who support the interdisciplinary area
between the information system and theelectrical system.
Education in the graduate school of ISEE isconducted by three departments corresponding
to the above subjects. Additional courses,
according to the field specialty and theeducational method, are established in thedepartment to clarify the details of educational
contents. Establishment of the courses enables
us to educate a wide variety of engineers
to satisfy future industrial needs without
reorganization of the department. Fundamental
ideas of the curriculum for the Master’s andDoctoral courses are as follows:

The social and industrial communities point
to the scarcity of information and hardware
engineers supporting information systems. The
primary objective of the present curriculum
revision is to cope with this shortage. Social
demands for the educational programs of ISEE
can be summarized as follows:
1. Requirements‌for advanced informatics
education to cope with the rapid
advancement of science related to
information technology due to worldwide
networking.
○ ‌Education of researchers and engineers
who support technological schemes
concerned with contents structuralizing
from information.
○ ‌Education of researchers and engineers
who support the theoretical backbone of
information technology.
2. Requirements‌for ICT specialists,
particularly leading researchers andengineers, triggered by infiltration of thesocial information foundation.
○ E‌ ducation of researchers and engineers
who support the infrastructure basis of
the advanced information system.
○ E‌ ducation of researchers and engineers
who support an advanced information

Characteristic Education Methods(a) An‌ advisory committee is organized toprovide each student with close personalized
guidance (Doctoral Program).
(b) Real‌PBL (Project-Based Learning) is
introduced for practical education.
(c) Collaboration‌with industries is establishedfor nurturing leading ICT engineers andintroducing leading-edge technologies to the
Master’s Program.
(d) Practical‌
English education is provided
through lectures in English and internationalPBL.
(e) ‌A long-term Internship program is introducedin collaboration with industries.
( f ) Lectures‌and guidance in PBL are given byengineers who are active at the forefront ofIndustry.
(g) ‌Subjects on intellectual property
management, entrepreneurship, andengineering ethics are available as graduate
school common subjects.
(h) Practical‌
education on safety and ethics is

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( i ) Collaboration‌with the Graduate School of
Systems Life Sciences is established.
( j ) Collaboration‌with the Graduate Schoolof Mathematics is established to enhance

education in mathematics.
(k) ‌Collaboration with the Graduate School ofIntegrated Frontier Sciences is established to
explore new interdisciplinary fields.

Curriculum for Doctoral Course Students
ISEE will organize an advisory committee foreach doctoral course student. The advisorycommittee is composed of several
faculty members of ISEE and specialists
from companies, universities, and otherorganizations. The committee first designs an
individual curriculum according to the research

Research frontier

theme of the student, then checks his/her
progress periodically and suggests appropriate
direction. The committee will also offer advice
on possible career paths. The curriculum offers
opportunities to learn intellectual property andteaching skills and to serve in authorized longterm internships.

Innovative engineer
Advisory committee

Examination for
doctoral thesis

Long-terminternship

Project-basedlearning

Skill acquisition
on intellectual
property,presentation,and teaching

Support for doctoral
dissertation and career

Acquisition ofadvanced
technologies

Social interaction andcareer development

Surveys andprogress
reports

Research theme planand individual
curriculum design

Curriculum for doctoral course students

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Progress check on
doctoral dissertation

Check on research
theme and curriculum

Admissions for International Students
Graduate Programs:

Job Opportunities:
There are many job offers for the graduatesof ISEE from companies across a wide

Master’s Program
The practical education system establishedrange of industries in Japan. Ph. D. students

for the Master’s Program emphasizes

can find research positions not only inexperiments, exercises, discussion, andcompanies but also in national institutes andcourse work. To develop interdisciplinary

universities. The following is a partial list ofintellectual power, each student shouldorganizations where foreign students haveselect one extended area and take classes

found jobs over the last four years: Asahi

from the designated extended subjects in

Kasei, Buffalo, Daikin, Denso, DNP, Fujitsu,

addition to those for his/her major field.

Hitachi, Ibiden, KDDI, Kubota, Kyocera,

Minimum required credits are 45.

Mitsubishi, NEC, Nichicon, Nifty, Nikon,

The completion of a thesis is also required.

Nissan, NTT, Omron, Renesas, SEI, TMEIC,A two-year program is standard.

Toshiba Solutions, Ulvac, Yahoo, and others.

Admission:

Ph. D. Program
Students enrolled in the doctoral course
can concentrate on their own research. To

Master’s Programsupport the progress of their research, ISEEThe time of entrance is April and October.

will organize an advisory committee for

Entrance examinations for foreign students

each student composed of several faculty

are scheduled for August of the previous

members and specialists from companies,

year and late January. Those who wish touniversities, and other organizations. The

enter should pass either one.

curriculum offers opportunities to learn
intellectual property and teaching skills and

Ph. D. Program

to serve in authorized long-term internships.

The program begins in April and Octoberwith selection scheduled for late February
and late July, respectively. Visit website fordetails.

It typically takes three years to complete
the program though students can shorten
the period depending on their researchachievements.

The Global Course:
ISEE opens the Global Course to master’s anddoctoral students. Students who select thiscourse at the time of entrance can complete
their course in English.

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Ito Campus: 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395

Office of the Department of Informatics
Tel: +81-92-802-3801
Office of the Department of Advanced Information Technology
Tel: +81-92-802-3601
Office of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Tel: +81-92-802-3701
Graduate School / Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
Fax: +81-92-802-3600
Educational office of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Tel: +81-92-802-3711 Fax: +81-92-802-3710

Momochi Satellite Campus: Fukuoka Institute of System LSI Design Industry
3F, 3-8-33 Momochihama, Sawara-ku, Fukuoka 814-0001
Satellite OfficeTel: +81-92-847-5190

Itoshima Satellite Campus: Experimental Center for Social System
Technologies, 1963-4 Higashi, Itoshima, Fukuoka 819-1122
Satellite Office of the System LSI Research Center
Tel: +81-92-332-8006