ISEE Kyushu University
2011
Graduate School / Faculty of Information
Science and Electrical EngineeringForeword

The Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Toward an Advanced Information
Society Using “i & e” Technologies
Dr. Rin-ichiro Taniguchi
Dean and Professor
Graduate School and Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Since the beginning of the 1990s, there has been a great demand for highly educatedgraduates who are capable of leading an advanced information society in the 21st century.
This society is firmly based on the new technologies developed in the fields of electrical andelectronic engineering, communication engineering, and computer science. To meet thisdemand, the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering (ISEE), thefirst graduate school in Japan designed to enable a comprehensive study of both informationand electrical–electronics ( i & e ) technologies, was established in 1996 at Kyushu University.
In 2000, the school was restructured and a new two-body system was created with Graduate
School (the education body) and Faculty (the research body). The new system has provided
innovative and unique graduate programs including the Graduate School of Systems Life
Sciences and the Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences, in which many of ourfaculty members are also involved.
At the Center of Excellence (COE), within the ISEE, our faculty members lead many importantresearch and educational activities at Kyushu University, as well as the graduate andundergraduate programs. For example, at the System LSI Research Center, the faculty are thecore members of the “Fukuoka Cluster for Advanced System LSI Technology Development:
Knowledge Cluster Initiative (The Second Stage).” In addition, the following noteworthy
programs are also led at the ISEE: RISS—Research Institute of Superconductor Science andSystems; QITO —the educational program for Information Communication Technology
Architect; and E- JUST Center— Center for Japan– Egypt Cooperation in Science andTechnology.
In 2006 the Faculty and Graduate School of ISEE moved to a new campus, the “Ito Campus,”and this has enabled us to engage in various creative activities to further expand ourcollaboration within “i & e” technologies. A key aim of the ISEE is to cultivate the next
generation of researchers and engineers in the field of “i & e”, that is, those who possess asuperior research ability, a broad range of expertise, and international common sense.
May 2011

Aims and Structure of ISEEThe Aims of the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
Information science has become an important academic discipline as the fundamentals toprovide basic methodology of science, which is comparable to mathematics and physics.
The progress of information science, especially the increased applicability of Information andCommunications Technology (ICT), has not only raised the productivity of the whole industrial
field but also brought about great changes to our economy, society and culture. Meanwhile
the discipline of electrical engineering has a long history and embraces a wide variety ofindustrial fields. It has produced highly functional, complicated and large-scale electricaland electronic systems, which provide the important basis of any kinds of information andsocial systems. Therefore, it is expected that the electrical and electronic engineering willdevelop in close cooperation with information science. In order to meet this expectation, theGraduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering cultivates researchersand engineers of the next generation in the field of information and electricity-electronics( i & e ), who have advanced research ability and a broad range of expertise.

The Structure of the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering (ISEE) consists of thefollowing three departments to achieve the goal mentioned above.
The Department of Informatics studies Information Science from the viewpoints of thetheoretical foundations of sciences and tools for sciences, which provide us a deeper
understanding of “information.”
The Department of Advanced Information Technology aims to realize sophisticatedsystems to support variety of human social activities by combining computer engineering,
communication technology and real-world information processing. To provide effective
education of the expertise of this field, we have two different educational courses under
this department: Social information systems engineering course and Intelligent information
systems engineering course.
The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering aims to construct the basesof the industrial and social systems in the advanced information society by combining
electrical, electronic and communication engineering. There are two educational courses
under this department: Electrical engineering course and Information electronics course.
These three departments cooperate with one another to conduct comprehensive education
ranging from the fundamentals to the applications of our new academic discipline, Information
Science and Electrical Engineering.

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Educational Features of the ISEE
Educational Features of the Graduate School of Information
Science and Electrical Engineering
Cutting-edge and Comprehensive Studies of the 21st Century, andCultivation of Human Resources to Cope with Social Demands
Recently, Information Technology (IT) typified by world-wide computer networks and highly
integrated nanometer-scale technologies has been developed rapidly and has attracted
considerable attention. The Graduate School of Information Science and ElectricalEngineering (ISEE) consolidates the foundations of information science in a new era, leading
the information societ y of the 21s t century in various aspects of the industrial world,
community, culture and economy. It also cultivates researchers and engineers who will takemajor roles in electrical, electronics and communication fields, the most important industrial
foundation in the world.
The ISEE covers an extremely large field of disciplines and consists of faculty memberswith comprehensively specialized fields. Students can attend lectures and seminars in
multiple departments to acquire profound knowledge. By attending various classes fromscience, engineering to human science courses, students can acquire a wide range ofknowledge from the fundamentals of science to practical studies, the application ofengineering and the knowledge of human science.
Thereby, those who graduate from this Graduate School will have a large variety of career
options, for instance in electrical, electronics, information, co mmunication and software
engineering industries as well as in automobile, heavy machinery, precision machinery, steel,chemical, transportation and media industries. There are high expectations on them fromthe industrial world and they can receive individual guidance from their respective
department heads when they want to obtain jobs.

Shortened Term of Study
The average term of study in the master’s program is two years and three years in the doctoral
program. Though, the term of students who have achieved satisfactory research results canbe shortened.

Skipping-Grade System
High-achieving third-grade undergraduates can skip the fourth year and proceed to themaster’s program. Making the best use of this system and the above-mentioned ShortenedTerm of Study system, students can obtain a doctor’s degree at the age of twenty-five at theearliest.

2 Kyushu University/ISEEAcquisition of Degrees in Extensive Disciplines
As this graduate school covers a wide range of disciplines, students can obtain a degree inengineering, science, or philosophy according to their research field.

Special Selection for Students from Other Universities
and Colleges of Technology (KOSEN)
A special selection system for admissions of excellent students from other universities andcolleges of technology (KOSEN) has been instituted, where an oral examination is given to
the applicants. In the entrance examination for the academic year 2012, the Department ofInformatics and the Department of Electric and Electronics Engineering adopt this special
selection, which is made in the end of June or the beginning of July.

Special Selection and Re-Education of Working People
A special selection system for admissions of working people has been instituted, whichenables them to be enrolled in the doctoral program in April and October. The selection ismade in February and August every year. Using this system, working people can obtain
credits of the doctoral program and the doctor’s degree by attending the graduate courses
and studying with a distance education system which involves the use of the internet.

Selection of International Students Aiming to Cultivate
International Human Resources
Students from abroad are willingly accepted to cultivate international human resources. The
ISEE has a separate quota for international students and a selection system for admissionsof them to the master’s program other than the ordinary selection examination. Regarding
the doctoral program, selection is made for those who wish to be enrolled in April and October.

International Exchanges and Short-Term Travel Overseas
International exchanges are actively promoted through cooperative research with foreign
universities and research organizations, as well as hosting international symposiums. Also,
our graduate students are encouraged to present research papers at international conferences.
There are research grants available that provide travelling expenses to the graduate students
attending and presenting at international conferences.

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History of ISEEHistory of Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
Graduate School of Information Science and ElectricalEngineering (ISEE) was established in May, 1996 to form a
new type of organization for research and education aiming
to go beyond the existing organizational structure. It was anindependent Graduate School consisting of fivedepartments: the Department of Informatics, the Department
of Intelligent Systems, the Department of Computer Science
and Communication Engineering, the Depar tment ofElectrical and Electronic Systems Engineering, and theDepartment of Electronics. The faculty members were fromthe departments of Electrical Engineering, Electronics
Engineering, and Computer Science and Communication
Engineering in Faculty of Engineering, Department ofInformation Systems in Graduate School of Engineering
ISEE main building on the Hakozaki Campus
in 1996-2006
Sciences, Research Institute of Fundamental Information
Science attached to Faculty of Science, the Department of Physics in Faculty of Science aswell as Faculty of Literature and Faculty of Education, who were reshuffled and assigned tothe above-mentioned five departments. In addition, professors from the University
Computer Center, Educational Center for Information Processing, and Research Institute forSuperconductivity also joined to support them. This reorganization was in the vanguard ofthe ‘Graduate School Priority Program’, which followed the outline of the plan for reorganizing
Kyushu University. The ISEE was reorganized in April, 2000 into a dual structure consistingof Graduate School and Graduate Faculty. Then, Research Institute of Superconductor
Science and Systems (RISS), which used to be attached to the Faculty of Engineering was
attached to the Graduate Faculty. In April, 2009, the ISEE was reorganized again to reflect
the recent research issues in the information and the electricity-electronics fields and to adapt
to the recent educational needs from the industry and the society. Thereby, presently the
Graduate School consists of three departments and the Graduate Faculty consists of four
departments. The quota of students is 140 for the master’s program and 45 for the doctoral
program. Most of the faculty members in this Graduate School serve concurrently as
professors of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and theothers serve as professors of the Informatics Course in the Department of Physics, teachingundergraduates.

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Graduate School/
Graduate Faculty System
The New Graduate School/Graduate Faculty System
Kyushu University is the first of all Graduate Schools in Japan to adopt this new system in2000 following the revision of the School Education Law. In splitting the former Graduate
School into the Graduate School (the education body) and Graduate Faculty (the researchbody to which faculty members belong), this reorganization seeks to re-vitalize relationships
between the Graduate Faculty and the Graduate School as well as the Graduate Faculty andthe Undergraduate School, and in this way contribute to more dynamic and flexible
functioning of the Graduate Faculty in its relation to the Graduate School and theUndergraduate School.
Along with the general shift to the Graduate School/Graduate Faculty System, all faculty
members under the new structure have been transferred from the Undergraduate Faculty to
the Graduate Faculty. In addition, the educational body (Graduate School) and the researchbody (Graduate Faculty) are technically separated. In doing so, we have created a more
flexible administrative mechanism, enabling Graduate Faculty members to participate moreeasily, in various ways, in the education of both the Undergraduate and Graduate Schoolbodies. In this way, we are able to promote more dynamic relationship between the
education bodies (Undergraduate and Graduate Schools) and the research body (Graduate
Faculty), and thereby accommodate changes and shifts of pedagogic and research focus asthese may occur in the future.
At present, departments in the Graduate School correspond to departments in the
Graduate Faculty except for the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The
advantage of separating research from education is to make the Graduate School system
more flexible. For example, this flexibility has enabled ‘System LSI Research Center’ to beestablished in 2001. It is a new-type of all-university research institute attended by faculty
members from this Graduate Faculty as well as the Graduate Faculty of Engineering, theGraduate Faculty of Economics, and the Graduate Faculty of Agriculture. All of these faculty
members also hold a post in teaching. Another example is the foundation of new graduate
schools, i.e. Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences and Graduate School of Integrated
Frontier Sciences. The former consists of four divisions of Bioinformatics, Life Engineering,
Medical Molecular Cell Biology, and Molecular Life Sciences and the latter consists of three
departments of Kansei Science, Automotive Science, and Library Science. A part of thefaculty members of our Graduate Faculty are in charge of education in these new Graduate
Schools. Activities of these newly established institutes have attracted attention nationwide.

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Organization Structure of Graduate School ofInformation Science and Electrical Engineering
Departments and Their Quota of Students
Graduate School

Departments

Courses

Informatics

Graduate
School ofInformation
Science andElectricalEngineering

Advanced Information
Technology

Intelligent Information Systems
EngineeringSocial Information Systems
Engineering

Electrical and Electronic
Engineering

Information Electronics

Electrical Engineering〈Collaborating Graduate Schools〉
Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Sciences
Graduate School of
Systems Life Sciences●●●

Department of Kansei Science
Department of Automotive Science
Department of Library Science

Quota of Students
Departments

Doctoral Course

Master Course

Department of Informatics

1440

Department of Advanced Information Technology(Intelligent Information Systems Engineering Course)(Social Information Systems Engineering Course)

15

45
（25）
（20）

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering(Information Electronics Course)(Electrical Engineering Course)

16

55
（27）
（28）

Total

45

140

6 Kyushu University/ISEEContents of the Graduate School of Information Scienceand Electrical Engineering

Department of Informatics
Mathematical Informatics
Intelligence Science● Computational Science●●● Theoretical Foundation of Information Society● Practical Aspects of Infrastructure ofInformation Society● Foundation of “i & e” Industries
Electrical industry
Electronics industry
Information industry
Telecommunication businessInformation service industry
Power industry

Department ofAdvanced Information Technology

Department of Electrical andElectronic EngineeringIntelligent Information Systems
Engineering Course

Information Electronics Course●●

Real World Robotics
Advanced Information and Communication Technology● Advanced Distributed Processing Systems● Advanced Software Engineering● Embedded Software and Systems

Electronic Devices
Integrated Electronics●●

Electrical Engineering Course
Measurement and Control Engineering
Applied Energy Engineering● Superconductive Systems Engineering●Social Information Systems
Engineering Course●

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Department
ofInformatics“Information” is the origin of human intellect and sensibilities, and plays acentral role in natural and artificial systems. Informatics is the study of“information”, from the viewpoint of the foundations of sciences. Throughsystematic education and research in this new fundamental science and by
supporting not only science and engineering but humanities from theviewpoint of informatics, the Department of Informatics aims to nurture
researchers and engineers who have advanced expertise and are capable ofcontributing to the information society.
To achieve this goal, the department comprises three divisions : the Divisionof Mathematical Informatics, the Division of Intelligence Science, and theDivision of Computational Science. The Division of Mathematical Informatics
studies, in the field of Informatics, especially the construction and analysis ofmathematical models related to information. The Division of Intelligence
Science studies cognitive science, as well as fundamental theories in
information theory and their applications to intelligent systems, with an aim to
explore the principles of human intellectual information processing. The
Division of Computational Science (operating in cooperation with the
Research Institute for Information Technology at Kyushu University) studies
foundations of computational science that span the field of simulation.
Informatics is an emerging synthetic science regarding information, thatencompasses traditional information science as well as humanities withfoundations in information science. With these divisions, the department aims
to explore new methodologies and perspectives in informatics, and establish
the basis for the creative development of informatics.

Mathematical Informatics
The Division of Mathematical Informatics studies, in the field of informatics, especially theconstruction and analysis of mathematical models related to information. By capturing various
phenomena in the field of science and technology from the viewpoint of informatics, and byconstructing and analyzing information models, making full use of mathematical methods, thedivision aims to promote the application of information systems to the field of science andtechnology, and to educate students so that they may contribute to the development of the field of
science and technology.
More specifically, while emphasizing educational foundations such as algebra, geometry, andprobability, the division also provides education on chaos theory, information theory, computational
theory, algorithms, numerical analysis, cryptography, and distributed systems, which are essential
for the construction and analysis of mathematical informatics models. This allows for the fosteringof abilities that actively working engineers and researchers must possess, that is, the ability to find,formulate (model), and solve problems.

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Intelligence Science
The Division of Intelligence Science scientifically pursues human intellect and behavior, and at thesame time aims to establish fundamental technologies of information science for assisting
intellectual activities of human beings, as well as plan their application and development.
More specifically, the division aims to construct a human friendly environment from a cognitive
science viewpoint, through education and research on the elucidation and application of thecharacteristics of human sensation, cognition, and behavior. Also, the division aims to provide
information scientific assistance for human intellectual activities through education and research of:data/web/text mining, information visualization, automated recognition technologies, on-line
decision making, machine learning, complexity of knowledge representations, editing, generating,and searching of multimedia contents, with bases in basic theories of machine discovery andtheory of computation.

Computational Science
The Division of Computational Science aims to establish fundamental technologies in modeling,
parallel algorithms, and high precision computation, as foundations of computational science thatspans various fields of computer simulation.
More specifically, the division will focus on education and research on high performance computing,covering topics such as methods and algorithms for projecting and abstracting Multi-Scale
Multi-Physics phenomena into mathematical models, massive parallelization of applications, andthe quality and precision assurance of numerical computations. The main area of application anddevelopment will be in the field of molecular science and high precision eigenvalue analysis.

The Structure of the Department of Informatics
Divisions

Faculty Members
Professor
Seiji Fujino, Kouichi Sakurai, Masayuki Takeda, Jun’ichi Takeuchi,
Masafumi Yamashita

Mathematical
Informatics

Associate Professor
Hideo Bannai, Yoshiaki Hori, Shunsuke Inenaga, Yutaka Jitsumatsu,
Shuji Kijima, Takayoshi Shoudai, Norikazu Takahashi
Assistant Professor
Kohei Hatano, Masanori Kawakita, Takashi Nishide, Yukiko Yamauchi
Professor
Ryuzo Hasegawa, Keiji Iramina*, Shuji Mori, Kazunori Shidoji,Einoshin Suzuki, Eiji Takimoto, Yoichi Tomiura, Makoto Yokoo

Intelligence
Science

Associate Professor
Hiroshi Fujita, Daisuke Ikeda, Yoshihiro Okada, Yuko Sakurai
Assistant Professor
Nobuyuki Hirose, Atsushi Iwasaki, Yoshinori Katayama,
Miyuki Koshimura, Shigeru Takano

Computational
Science

Professor
Mutsumi Aoyagi* Professor Iramina takes charge of education in the Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences.

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Department of Informatics
Supercomputing Laboratory
We are highly concerned with the preconditioning and iterative solvers for solving efficiently linear systems on avariety of supercomputers.
Prof. Seiji Fujino

Circuits and Communication Networks Laboratory
This group is studying several fundamental problems related to modern digital communication systems, based on
nonlinear theory, probability theory, information theory, and communication theory. The main research interests of thisgroup include random number generation from nonlinear dynamics and its applications to digital communications,such as spread spectrum communications, secure image transmission, and cryptography. The following subjects are
currently studied: 1) design of chaotic maps with guarantees to generate independent and identically distributed
random sequences; 2) analysis of block ciphers from the information theoretical point of view; 3) analysis andsynthesis of robust analog-to-digital (A/D) converters from the viewpoint of chaotic dynamic systems; 4) design of chip
waveform and its associated pseudorandom codes for CDMA communication including multicarrier systems; 5)
multiuser detection (MUD) receivers and their relation to spin-glass theory and random matrix theory.
Assoc. Prof. Yutaka Jitsumatsu

Information Technology and Multimedia Security Laboratory
Security and privacy of electronic commerce are significant subjects by the spread of the Internet. Our main subject of
research is to solve problems of the security and the privacy by using cryptography technology. Cryptography
technology is not able to solve all the problems. Thus one of our themes is to make the limitation of cryptography
technology clear. Besides, we study the solution of the problems. In current computer networks, reliability and security
are significant subjects. Especially, countermeasures against threats on wired and wireless computer networks are
required. Therefore our main research subject also includes reliability and security for computer networks.
Prof. Kouichi Sakurai, Assoc. Prof. Yoshiaki Hori, Assist. Prof. Takashi Nishide

String Data Processing Laboratory
Our laboratory studies the following topics: string algorithms, machine learning, machine discovery, andbioinformatics.
Prof. Masayuki Takeda, Assoc. Prof. Hideo Bannai, Assoc. Prof. Shunsuke Inenaga, Assist. Prof. Kohei Hatano

Learning Theory and Nonlinear Systems Laboratory
We are studying the mathematical engineering, mainly on learning theory and nonlinear systems theory. The purposeof learning theory is to establish foundations for knowledge acquisition technology. In particular, our concern is on
stochastic complexity, model selection, information geometry, ensemble learning (e.g. boosting), kernel method (e.g.
support vector machine), time series analysis, and their application to network security, pattern recognition, image
processing, etc. The purpose of nonlinear systems theory is to understand various nonlinear models arising inengineering and computer science. We are currently working on recurrent neural networks, large-scale optimization
techniques, complex networks, and their application to signal processing, pattern recognition, etc.
Prof. Jun’ichi Takeuchi, Assoc. Prof. Norikazu Takahashi, Assist. Prof. Masanori Kawakita

10 Kyushu University/ISEEAlgorithm Science Laboratory
This research group is dedicated to foundations of computer science. Modern society produces many computational
problems to be solved under a variety of constraints on resources (e.g., time, space, communication, and so on) using
a variety of computer environments, and hence correct and efficient algorithms for them a re always looked for. Our
main research theme is to establish the amount of resource necessary and sufficient to solve a given problem under agiven constraint using a given computer environment. Main research keywords include approximation / heuristic /randomized / online/ distributed / parallel / quantum algorithms, combinatorial optimization, graph theory,computational complexity, probabilistic methods, and data structures.
Prof. Masafumi Yamashita, Assoc. Prof. Shuji Kijima, Assist. Prof. Yukiko Yamauchi

Algorithmic Graph Theory Laboratory
Graphs provide a general way to model avariety of relations among data. Our researchinterests include: graph theory, graph andnetwork algorithms, graph pattern mining,graph grammars, and learning of graphlanguages.

Tree dataNew
webminingsystems

common tree patterns
New machinelearning techniques
for discovering
useful graphpatterns from large
graph databases.

Assoc. Prof. Takayoshi ShoudaiOuterplanar graph data

common graph patterns
Structural similarity analysis

Automated Reasoning and Intelligent Systems Laboratory
Our laboratory is conducting research on automated reasoning
and intelligent systems. Currently, we are focusing on developing
high performance reasoning systems including SAT solvers,
aiming at solving hard problems such as those on Ramsey
number and on job shop scheduling.
We are also developing user-friendly
Web retrieval systems based onmachine learning and inductive logic
programming.

2. Web Retrieval by
Using User’s Profile

1. Extract User’s Profile

User’s Profile
4. Personalize the Results

User

Personalized
Results

Web
Results

5. Return the
Personalized Results

Prof. Ryuzo Hasegawa, Assoc. Prof. Hiroshi

3. Return the Results

Personalization

Fujita, Assist. Prof. Miyuki Koshimura
A solution to Ramsey problem

An intelligent Web retrieval system

Neuroimaging and Neuroengineering Laboratory
Our laboratory specializes in non-invasive functional brain
imaging, which includes EEG, NIRS and transcranial magnetic
stimulation(TMS) of the brain. We develop, integrate, and apply
new ideas through innovative interdisciplinar y research
approaches. We also develop the brain computer interface(BCI) or brain machine interface (BMI) using our measurement
and analysis techniques.
Prof. Keiji Iramina, Assist. Prof. Yoshinori Katayama<Professor Iramina takes charge of education in the Graduate School of
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Department of Informatics
Cognitive Science Laboratory
This laboratory conducts research on human cognitive systems with topics including sensory psychophysics, humaninterface, virtual reality, sport-scene perception, kansei engineering and traffic accident prevention.
Prof. Shuji Mori, Prof. Kazunori Shidoji, Assist. Prof. Nobuyuki Hirose

Biological motion of tennis forehand stroke

Driving simulator

Favorite color of fruits

Virtual reality

Data Mining Laboratory
Our laboratory studies the following topics: data mining, knowledge discovery in databases, machine learning,text/Web mining, and swarm robotics.
Prof. Einoshin Suzuki, Assist. Prof. Shigeru Takano

Data mining for hepatitis/Web
data (classification, visualization)

Swarm robots for patrol, formation control, foraging, etc.

Computation Theory Laboratory
Our laboratory seeks a deep understanding of the notion of “computation” from the view points of algorithms andcomplexity. Our research interests include: computational learning theory, online decision making, circuit and formula
complexity, harmonic analysis of Boolean functions.
Prof. Eiji Takimoto, Assist. Prof. Kohei Hatano

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Our research topics with multiple agents include: distributed constraint satisfaction,mechanism design, such as developing auction protocols that is not manipulated byfalse-name bidding, coalition formation problems that involves how to divide the value thata coalition among agents produces, and repeated games with imperfect private monitoring
where each player privately receives a noisy observation of the opponent's action.

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Multi-agent Systems Laboratory

Prof. Makoto Yokoo, Assoc. Prof. Yuko Sakurai, Assist. Prof. Atsushi Iwasaki

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false-name bids

A single person submits
bids from multiple identifiers such as multiple
e-mail addresses.

Natural Language Processing Laboratory
Our laboratory studies the following topics: organization of documentson the web, knowledge acquisition for NLP such as case-frames,
classification of words’ meanings and relations between events, andsupport system for writing English documents.

CorpusProf. Yoichi Tomiura• Knowledge
acquisition for NLP• Support System for
Writing English

Scholarly Communication and Contents Mining Laboratory
Our laborator y studies the following topics:
i n s t i t u t i o n a l r e p o s i t o r i e s , d i g i t a l l i b r a r y,
information retrieval, search engine, authN/authZ,
mining from text/ Web/time series data, usage
analysis, spam detection
Assoc. Prof. Daisuke Ikeda
We are developing a platfor m to share materials safely
among colleagues, to publish our academic works, and tomine useful information from them.

3D Multimedia Software Laboratory
Research topics: 3D Multimedia systems, 3D graphics, computer animation, network collaboration, human-computerinterface/interaction, virtual reality, information visualization, image processing/retrieval
Assoc. Prof. Yoshihiro Okada, Assist. Prof. Shigeru Takano

Wavelet transform

Computer Animation

Network Collaboration
Information Visualization

Entertainment

Multimodal Interfaces

Image retrieval

Computational Science Laboratory
Interdisciplinary research on Computer Science and Computational Science
To analyze multi-scale and multi-physics problems in Nano- and Bio-science,in which complex physical phenomena in different spatial and temporal scales
are inter-related, we are developing a new middleware that allows various
kinds of scientific simulations to be coupled efficiently over distributed
computing environments. We also study modeling, parallel algorithms, andhigh precision computation, as foundations of computational science.

Electronic density of solute
molecules (FMO)

Prof. Mutsumi Aoyagi

Correlative
specification
In-sphere

First nearest neighbors

Nearest points

O molecular distribution
in solvent (RISM)

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Department of Advanced Information Technology
Departmentof Advanced
Information
Technology

The Department of Advanced Information Technology investigates computer
technology, information and communication technology, and real-time information
processing technology for the realization of an advanced information society.
The divisions in this department are: Advanced Information and Communication
Technology, Advanced Software Engineering, Real World Robotics, Advanced
Distributed Processing Systems, Information Communication Engineering(E-JUST), and Practical Embedded Software Development Engineering.
The Department of Advanced Information Technology offers two courses withdifferent curriculum policies: Intelligent Information Systems Engineering Courseand Social Information Systems Engineering Course. The aim of Intelligent
Information Systems Engineering Course is to provide students who canresearch and develop frontier technologies for the advanced information society.
For this aim, this course deals with a wide range of knowledge and skills on
hardware, software, communication technology, and real-time information
processing. The aim of Social Information Systems Engineering Course is toprovide students who can carry out practical projects for developing (namely,
planning, designing, building, and managing) various advanced information
systems. For this aim, this course fully utilizes project-based learning (PBL).

Advanced Information and Communication Technology
This division performs the research and education in the fundamental and application areas of new
emerging ICT (information & communication technology), ranging from the high-speed and dependable
communication technologies to the architectures and design methodologies of next-generation computer
systems. The division particularly focuses on the following topics: novel satellite communication systems,
RFID (radio frequency identification) systems, advanced wireless mesh networks as a range extension
method of WLAN spots focusing on pursuing a mesh network empowered by low complexity MIMO
(multiple inputs multiple outputs) modem, EDA (electronic design automation) and CAD (computer
aided design) technologies for dependable SoC (system-on-a-chip), adaptive and customizablemany-core or reconfigurable SoC architectures, dependable and low-power 3D integration, and so on.

Advanced Software Engineering
This division conducts research and education regarding advanced software and is composed of thefollowing research groups. Formal software engineering group employs multi-aspect formal method
approaches by using different kinds of specification languages, such as VDM languages, CSP, andfunctional programming languages for real-world software development process. Advanced system
software group studies issues related to system software such as multithreading and cloud computing.
Embedded computing research group researches software product line development methodologies
and tools. Ubiquitous computing research group researches wireless LAN based positioning andcontext aware computing infrastructure. Pervasive computing research group studies personalized andcommunit y-based information sharing/retrieval/recommendation mechanism, and secure
agent-community-network-based systems based on multi-agent Kodama framework.

14 Kyushu University/ISEEReal World Robotics
This division conducts education and research on wide range of subject ranging from real world dataacquisition to human interaction with an embedded robot.
For creating an advanced information processing system which closely coexists and collaborates withhuman beings, it is indispensable to realize a practical processing loop from data acquisition andrecognition to active interaction with human．This system has to be robust and reliable for uncertainties
and diversity in the real world environment. To fulfill this goal, the division particularly focuses on thefollowing topics: robotics, real world sensing, artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, computer visionand graphics, media processing, intelligent human- computer interface, and virtual reality.

Advanced Distributed Processing Systems
To meet the demands of various up-to-date decentralized applications on network, this division conducts
education and research on the latest technologies for processing large amount of data, which are
distributed on wide range of network. The subjects of this division ranges from search engine technologies,
web service technologies, distributed grid computing systems and next generation internet. The practicewith the real and concrete data as well as the basic theories are treated as theme of education and research.

Information Communication Engineering (E-JUST)The division of Information Communication Engineering carries out educational and research activities
mainly on the field of integrated circuits and digital communication systems. It also provides educational andresearch supports for the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) in
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) in Egypt.

Practical Embedded Software Development Engineering
The Division of Practical Embedded Software Development Engineering deals with education and researchon embedded software. This division is in collaboration with Renesas Solutions Corporation and aims atbringing up engineers wuth high quality of skills embedded software through practical education.

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Department of Advanced Information Technology
The Structure of the Department of Advanced Information Technology
Divisions

Advanced
Information andCommunication
Technology

Advanced
SoftwareEngineering

Faculty Members
Professor
Kazuaki Murakami, Hiroto Yasuura, Hiroshi Furukawa
Associate Professor
Kouji Inoue, Yuuske Matsunaga, Kiyotaka Fujisaki,
Makoto Sugihara, Ahmed Ashir Uddin
Assistant Professor
Masayosi Yoshimura, Norimasa Nakashima
Professor
Keijiro Araki, Akira Fukuda, Naoyasu Ubayashi
Associate Professor
Shigeru Kusakabe, Tsunenori Mine, Tsuneo Nakanishi, Kenji Hisazumi
Assistant Professor
Yoichi Omori, Yutaka Arakawa, Yasutaka Kamei
Professor
Tsutomu Hasegawa, Rinichiro Taniguchi, Ryo Kurazume, Seiichi Uchida

Real World
Robotics

Associate Professor
Kunihiko Kaneko, Hajime Nagahara, Ken’ichi Morooka
Assistant Professor
Tokuo Tsuji, Yumi Iwashita, Atsushi Shimada, Yaokai Feng

Advanced Distributed
Processing Systems

Professor
Sachio Hirokawa, Koji Okamura
Associate Professor
Hirofumi Amano, Eisuke Ito

Information Communication
Engineering (E-JUST)

Associate Professor
Osamu Muta, Mehdipour Farhad, Victor Mauro Goulart Ferreira

Practical Embedded Software
Development Engineering

Professor
Naoshi Sakamoto

Computer Architecture Laboratory
Research goals : We explore “next-generation computer architectures” to improve performance, energy efficiency,
and dependability, for advanced computer systems. The targets include supercomputers, laptop/desktop PCs, andalso embedded systems. (http://ngarch.isit.or.jp/)
Main Topics : Multi-Core Processors, 3D-IC Architectures, Reconfigurable Processors
and Compiler Optimizations, Energy Efficient Accelerators, Performance Predictions,
Architecture Explorations, Biometrics Authentication, Homology Search Algorithms
Prof. Kazuaki Murakami, Assoc. Prof. Koji Inoue

16 Kyushu University/ISEESoC Design Laboratory
Prof. Hiroto Yasuura, Assoc. Prof. Yusuke Matsunaga, Assist. Prof. Masayoshi Yoshimura

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Communications Technology Laboratory
This laboratory studies the wireless communications technology and its related
fundamentals. Main research topics are as follows.
Satellite communication systems
Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems
Wave radiation, propagation, and scattering in random media
Large-scale computer simulations
Analytical and numerical techniques in electromagnetics

Communication
Satellite

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Weather Data

Link Control
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Assoc. Prof. Kiyotaka Fujisaki, Assist. Prof. Norimasa Nakashima

Predicted Data of
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Communicatoin Systems

Mobile Communication Systems Laboratory
O ur laborato r y studies nex t generati o n m obile
communication systems with high capacity and highthroughput. Emphasis is placed on studies of wirelessbackhaul as an enabler of picocell based highcapacity system. PicoMESH, a trademark of ouroriginal wireless backhaul system, is the world’s first
WiFi access point with capability of organizing an over
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Prof. Hiroshi Furukawa, Assoc. Prof. Osamu Muta

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Department of Advanced Information Technology
Software Engineering Laboratory(1) Formal Approaches to Software Development : In order to establish advanced software development methods,
we employ multi-aspect formal method approaches. For real-world software systems, we use different kinds ofspecification languages, such as VDM languages, Z, Statecharts, UML, and CSP, and devise sophisticatedmethods to integrate them. We also use functional languages and domain specific languages as executablespecification languages. Our interests also include software development process issues to maximize the benefitsof formal approaches.
(2) Formal Approaches for Parallel and Distributed Processing : We use parallel and distribute processing, suchas multithreading and MapReduce in cloud computing, to accommodate computational power required for
Verification & Validation in formal approaches. We also use formal approaches to configure such parallel &distributed platforms.
Prof. Keijiro Araki, Assoc. Prof. Shigeru Kusakabe, Assist. Prof. Yoichi Omori

Embedded & Ubiquitous Computing Laboratory
Embedded & Ubiquitous Computing Lab researches technologies and development methodologies for embedded &ubiquitous computing systems including wireless LAN based positioning, context aware computing infrastructure,
automotive software, product line software engineering, and generative software development.
Prof. Akira Fukuda, Assoc. Prof. Tsuneo Nakanishi, Assoc. Prof. Kenji Hisazumi, Assist. Prof. Yutaka Arakawa

Software Language Laboratory
Our laboratory studies next generation software languages, software verification, and software development
environment. Main research topics include aspect- oriented programming, reflection, modeling languages,architecture description languages, domain-specific languages, formal methods, formal verification, and software
repository mining.
Prof. Naoyasu Ubayashi, Assist Prof. Yasutaka Kamei

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encapsulated in interfaces

18 Kyushu University/ISEEPervasive Computing Laboratory
Our research topics include: multi-agent systems, Agent-Community-Network(ACN), peer-to-peer network,
information sharing/retrieval/recommendation and personalized technologies.
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Intelligent Robotics and Vision Systems Laboratory
Our lab’s main research goal is to realize human-symbiotic intelligent robots which can robustly work in complex realworld to support human daily activities. Our research projects include a wide range of new technologies inhuman-symbiotic robotics and informationally structured large scale daily life environment.
Prof. Tsutomu Hasegawa, Assoc. Prof. Ken’ichi Morooka, Assis. Prof. Tokuo Tsuji

Image and Media Understanding Laboratory
The goal is to establish higher level of multimedia information processing technologies, and the important issue is todevelop frameworks assisting people’s activities in various situations.
Prof. Rin-ichiro Taniguchi, Assoc. Prof. Hajime Nagahara, Assist Prof. Atsushi Shimada

Real World Information Robotics Laboratory
We have been challenging to develop intelligent robot systems which are applicable to real-world problems. Our
research field includes multiple mobile robots, legged and wheeled robot, laser-based 3D modeling, human sensing
and recognition, and medical imaging.
Prof. Ryo Kurazume, Assit. Prof. Yumi Iwashita

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Human Interface Laboratory
Our research topics include: image pattern recognition, human activity recognition, character recognition, optimization
techniques for pattern recognition, video/still image processing, and searching and indexing technologies for
multidimensional data.
Prof. Seiichi Uchida, Assist Prof. Feng Yaokai

image pattern recognition

image processing

activity recognition

multi-sensor integration

Data Engineering Laboratory
Our research topics include: three dimensional geographic information, database system for medical applications,Web database system, spatial and image data management, time series data management, and database for humanmotion and animation.
Assoc. Prof. Kunihiko Kaneko

Medical ImageManagement

Spatial Models
for Digital Human

Time Series Data Management

Skelton and Bone Models for
Motion Analysis and Control

Search Engine and Text Mining Laboratory
The laboratory works on search engine and text mining. We are analyzing real text documents such as web files,
patents and annual reports of enterprises.
Prof. Sachio Hirokawa
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20 Kyushu University/ISEEGrid Computing Laboratory
This laboratory works on grid computing technology, such as grid middleware, grid portals, or high-performance datatransfer mechanisms for distributed parallel programs.
Assoc. Prof. Hirofumi Amano

Web Information Service Platform Laboratory
To support secure Web information services, we research
digital certificate, user identity management, and convenient
authentication/authorization system. We also consider to applyo ur developed plat fo r m to practical ser vices, such ase-Learning system, SNS service, and repository of library.
Finally, we develop web mash up mechanism to combine
services.

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Advanced Internet Technologies Laboratory
This laboratory studies the following topics: Key Technologies for Future Internet such as OpenFlow and Virtual
Networking, advanced techniques for Network Operations based on Power Consumption and Green Technologies,
Measurement Technique and Practical case studies using those new technologies with various Internet researchers
over the world.
Prof. Koji Okamura

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Quatre1621Social Information Systems Engineering Course“Social Information Systems Engineering Course” has been establishedwithin the “Department of Advanced Information Technology”.
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In the late 20th Century, Information Communication Technology (ICT)Philosophy
progressed rapidly and had several breakthroughs, which brought theandfundamental changes to the way how various organizations (corporations,
Admission
Policygovernment, educational institutions) operate. It has big influences on oursociety, like product design, manufacturing, service offerings, education
systems, etc. It is going to create the fundamental changes in our social
system and social structure. ICT, as a basic technology, has become thecore of social infrastructures, which underpins the various social systems(government administration, economy, finance, communication, transportation, logistics, education,and so on). On the other hand, there is a serious shortage of skilled personnel who can lead the next
generation of Japanese information communication industry. With the joint efforts of industry,
government and academia group, this course will provide education and training programs to foster
engineers who will lead the information society in the future. In this course, we will nurture engineers
who will understand the positioning of ICT in the society and will have the wide breadth of knowledge,high ethical standards and outstanding technical capabilities. To be more specific, a graduate of thiscourse will have; 1) technical skills that are immediately required in software research anddevelopment, 2) insight to assess long-term changes of social environment and to transform ICT
accordingly, 3) flexibility to develop software accommodating such changes, and 4) qualified
capabilities to take a leadership in business communities and various social organizations.

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CourseOverview

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has
selected Kyushu University as one of six hub universities of “Promotion
program to foster leading IT specialists”. Kyushu University was also selected
as one of two critical alliance universities by Japan Federation of Economic
O rg a n i z a t io n s . O u r pa r t n e r s a re J a p a n F e d e rati o n of Ec o n o mic
Organizations, many corporations that support this program, Kyushu Instituteof Technology, Fukuoka University, Kumamoto University and University ofMaster Thesis
Courses for technology and theory
Knowledge for ICT, like software, hardware and network area

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PBL: Project Based Learning

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Training for leadership andcommunication skills(Example): Advanced Topics on
Leaders of Information Society

Figure 1 : Framework of curriculum

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Miyazaki. The purpose of this course is to have the students acquire thefollowing state-of-the-art IT knowledge and skills which are said to be
insufficient in the current education program;
1) Skills and knowledge to plan, design, develop and manage the technology
in the society2) Skills to develop the large-scale systems
3) Leadership and Communication Skills
In particular, Real Project-Based Learning (PBL) is the focus of this course sothat the students can experience the real system development projects withthe help from various supporting companies. ICT sophistication classes and
ICT human skill classes are also put in place as well as practical classes inorder to foster self-motivated and well-structured personnel. Internship, in
which students can learn and experience real jobs in the corporations, andthe mentoring program, in which staffs from business communities will
provide consultation on the career path or how to learn, are also provided inthis course

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Department of Advanced Information Technology
All the professors, associate professors and assistant professors in“Department of Advanced Information Technology” participate as theteaching staffs of “Social Information Systems Engineering Course”.
Cooperating Companies (as of May, 2011)
Center for Future ICT Leaders, Software Research Associates, Nomura
Research Institute, Hitachi, Ltd., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, NEC
Corporation, FUJITSU LIMITED, Nihon Unisys, NTT DATA CORPORATION,TOYO Corporation, FUJITSU KYUSHU NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES,NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION, Tokio
Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc.,
APPRESSO K.K., Microsoft, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),KPMG AZSA LLC, IBM Japan, CATS, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,
Kyushu Hitachi Maxell, Runesas Solutions, DIGITAL PROCESS LTD.

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Department of Electrical andElectronic Engineering
Department

of Electricaland Electronic
Engineering

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering provides education
programs which help students to systematically understand the basics andadvanced knowledge of electrical engineering, electronics, communication
technology. The purpose of this department is to eduate research engineers who
possess the ability to create new values for the future based on the certain
knowledge of information and communication technology and electrical systems.
These are, for example, an engineer who creates low-energy consuming
electrical system that contributes to solve the global warming issue and anengineer who creates new information-technology-based social-systems thatprovide safety and comfort for human life. To complete the purpose, thedepartment offers the following two education courses:(1) Information Electronics Course
is aiming at growing researchers and highly skilled engineers who are able tolead the creation of next generation electronics and new applications andthose who contribute to sustainable growth of electronics related industry
through research and development of advanced electronic devices andintegrated electronics. The education program of this course is managed by
the faculty members of Department of Electronics, Faculty of Information
Science and Electrical Engineering.
( 2 ) Electrical Engineering Course
The field of electrical and electronic systems based on the electro magnetic
phenomena is the most fundamental and key technology to support oursociety and its infrastructure. Nowadays, the field is rapidly advancing anddiversifying its applications by merging with splendid high technologies
including superconductivity, information and control technologies based on a
new paradigm, and digital technologies aiming at advanced intelligent systems.
The department is composed of four divisions of Measurement and Control
Engineering, Applied Energy Engineering, Superconductive Systems
Engineering and Energy and Environment. Under the above situation, thedepartment offers advanced education and research programs in each division,
not only for Master and Doctor course students but also for professional
engineering trainees entrusted by industries and foreign countries.

【Information Electronics Course】
Electronic Devices
Innovative creation of highly functional electronic devices is the engine of the development of future
information and communication society. This division provides research and education programs tostudents who are interested in electronic properties of semiconductors, magnetic material, dielectricmaterial, and organic materials and their application to electron, magnetic, optical, and bio devices andnanotechnology to produce device functions.

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Integrated Electronics
As we learn from LSI (large scale integrated circuit) it is necessary to produce integrated electronicsystems to create social values from the elemental function of electronic devices. This division provides
research and education programs to students who want to learn design and process technology of LSI,
information communication using radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves, information display, andopto-electronic systems in terms of the five elemental composites of information systems, sensing,processing, memory, communication, and display.

Electronics and Communication Engineering (E-JUST)This division of Electronics Communication Engineering aims to provide the fundamental concepts andtechniques to conduct independent research in the advanced RF and analog integrated circuits,
integrated antennas and filters in CMOS technology. We do extend our resaerch beyond Moore era fornext generation microwave and millimeter wave wireless communication systems. It also provides
educational and research supports for the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering(ECE) in Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) in Egypt.

【Electrical Engineering Course】
Measurement and Control Engineering
Measurement and Control Engineering takes charge of education and research on next-generation
measurement and control systems aiming at the integration of the electrical and electronic systems, thecontrol technology, and the information technology. It provides education and conducts research on: (1)a modeling method for electrical machine control systems, a power electronics control technology; (2)measurement technology, such as a new functional sensor based on the Josephson quantum effect; (3)motion and vibration control, control methodology for hybrid system, learning and optimization and theirapplications to power system control and operations; and (4) modeling and identification of anelectronic system composed of various electronic equipments as well as the performance assessment
based on a numerical system modeling.

Applied Energy Engineering
An electric power and energy system is one of the key infrastructures that support our lives and various
industries including information technology. Applied Energy Engineering provides education andresearch concerning systems of generation, transmission, storage, control and effective use of electricand electromagnetic energy. It deals with the development, application and protection of electric andelectromagnetic energy systems for the next generation including a new power generation system, asuperconducting electric power system, an electromagnetic energy system, a high-voltage pulsed
power system, a high-power laser system, high-density and high-temperature plasma system andapplied discharge system. In addition, it targets to limit the power consumption of power electronicsystems, while preserving their high performance at low EMI emissions using high technology ofanalog/digital mixed electronic circuits.

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Department of Electrical andElectronic Engineering
Superconductive Systems Engineering
Superconductivity leads to the key technology for the advanced electric power machines and devices,which provide new energy generation, energy transmission and energy storage systems with a highefficiency and a high energy density in the future highly intelligent society. In addition it will play animportant role in the magnetic sensors with extremely high sensitivity and in the mobile communication
with a high performance. Superconductive Systems Engineering offers education and research onsuperconductivity focusing on the basic material science, the analysis and evaluation technique of theelectromagnetic properties and the application technology of superconducting films, wires and cables.

Energy and Environment
Rising public awareness for environmental protection and continuously increasing energy consumption
have created an interest in renewable sources. Due to utilizing useful for renewable sources as a
substitute for fossil fuels, the study of renewable power generation systems are being executed.
However, it is possible that integration of renewable power generation systems leads to ill conditions ofelectric power systems. In order to maintain power system stability and quality, the purpose of ourresearch is a clarification of power system dynamics and an establishment of power system control
method by distributed generations using renewable sources.

Information Electronics Course
DivisionsElectronic
DevicesFaculty Members
Professor
Kiyoshi Toko, Kimihide Matsuyama, Masaharu Shiratani,
Kenshi Hayashi
Associate Professor
Taizoh Sadoh, Hisao Kuriyaki, Kazunori Koga, Noho Itagaki
Assistant Professor
Takeshi Onodera, Giichiro Uchida, Terumitsu Tanaka
Professor
Keiji Yoshida, Tanemasa Asano

Integrated
Electronics

Associate Professor
Haruichi Kanaya, Yuji Oki, Kohei Hamaya
Assistant Professor
Akihiro Ikeda, Hirofumi Watanabe, Daisuke Kanemoto

Electronics andCommunication
Engineering

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Professor
Kuniaki Yoshitomi, Ramesh K. Pokharel
Associate Professor
Hongting Jia

Electrical Engineering Course
Divisions

Measurement andControlEngineering

AppliedEnergyEngineering

Superconductive
Systems
Engineering

Energy andEnvironment

Faculty Members
Professor
Kiyoshi Wada, Taketoshi Kawabe, Takanobu Kiss, Junichi Murata
Associate Professor
Katsumi Kesamaru, Masayoshi Inoue
Assistant Professor
Tatsuya Kai, Masakazu Mukai, Kohei Higashikawa, Hirotaka Takano
Professor
Tatsuo Okada, Junya Suehiro, Masahito Shoyama
Associate Professor
Nobuo Fujii, Daisuke Nakamura
Assistant Professor
Michihiko Nakano
Professor
Kazuo Funaki, Keiji Enpuku
Associate Professor
Masataka Iwakuma, Kazuhiro Kajikawa
Assistant Professor
Takashi Yoshida
Professor
Tadahiro Goda
Assistant Professor
Takuhei Hashiguchi

Bio Electronic Device Laboratory■Research field : Taste and odor sensor
Ultrahigh performance sensing system for security andsafety; Detecting landmine, drug, fire, bad smell .
Functional sensor surfaces using nanotechnology andbiotechnology Information technology based on food quality
database.

Odor code sensor chip

Taste sensor chip
Taste sensor TS-500Z

Prof. Kiyoshi Toko, Prof. Kenshi Hayashi andAssist. Prof. Takeshi Onodera
URL: http：// ultrabio.ed.kyushu-u.ac.jp/
Portable SPR sensor

Magnetic Functional Devices Laboratory
Our research group investigates fundamental physics of the electron spin in nano-structures. Practical applications ofspin freedom to various functional devices are our main research issue.
Prof. Kimihide Matsuyama, Assist. Prof. Terumitsu Tanaka

Spin data storage

Nano structures

Micromagnetics

Spin dynamics

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Si-Nanotechnology Laboratory
We have been investigating novel crystal growth of SiGe-based heterostructures for multi-functional LSIs andsystem-in-displays.
Assoc. Prof. Taizoh Sadoh, Assist. Prof. Kohei Hamaya

Plasma Nanosystem Laboratory
Prof. Masaharu Shiratani, Assoc. Prof. Kazunori Koga, Assist. Prof. Giichiro Uchida

RFIC & Microwave Communication Devices Laboratory■Research Fields : RF-CMOS front-end, LNA (Low-noise amplifier), PA(Power amplifier), VCO(Voltage-Controlled
Oscillator), mixer, Advanced matching circuit, Microwave filter, Miniaturized antenna, DA/DA converter■Applications : Cellular Phones, Wireless LAN,
Bluetooth, Ultra Wideband(UWB),
Satellite communication,
Broadband transmission
Prof. Keiji Yoshida
Assoc. Prof. Haruichi Kanaya
Assist. Prof. Daisuke Kanemoto
URL: http://yossvr0.ed.kyushu-u.ac.jp/

Miniaturized Antenna

RF receiver LSI

Functional Device and Integration Laboratory
Prof. Tanemasa Asano leads the research works on micro- and nano-devices and their integration process
technology, covering silicon LSIs, thin-film transistors (TFTs), MEMS, and 3D devices.

28 Kyushu University/ISEEFunctional Materials Laboratory

Oki Laboratory-Lasers and laser applications-Organic and inorganic phonic devices

Organic
Film Lasers

Low-dimensional electronic materials
Organic/inorganic nano-composite materials
Photo-rechargeable battery
Microfabricated oxygen sensor

Microchip
DPSS

Assoc. Prof. Hisao Kuriyaki

System Identification and Signal Processing Laboratory
In System Identification and Signal Procssing Laboratory, researches on
advanced issues of theories and technologies of system control and signal
processing are carried out ex tensively. Our research interests include
identification of multi-input multi-output systems; model validation from time
domain data; applications of system identification and signal processing,learning algorithms; identification and adaptive control of nonlinear systems via
soft computing techniques.
Prof. Kiyoshi Wada, Assist. Prof. Tatsuya Kai

Disturbance

Input

System Identification from
Input-Output Data Output

System Design Laboratory
Our aim is to understand, design and control various systems ranging
from microscopic to macroscopic systems. Especially, emphasis isplaced on the macroscopic systems or collections of systems
interacting with each other (e.g. automotive traffic flow, powersystems and social systems). To achieve the aim, research is being
conducted on predictive control, motion and vibration control, control
methodology for hybrid systems (continuous dynamics governed bydiscrete events), and learning and optimization techniques.
Prof. Taketoshi Kawabe, Prof. Junichi Murata
Assist. Prof. Masakazu Mukai, Assist. Prof. Hirotaka Takano

Instrumentation Engineering Laboratory
Our studies focus on the understanding and resolving
key performance issues of superconducting forefront
materials and systems based on the advanced
instrumentation and measurement technologies.
Perspective of these studies are to lead breakthroughto the energy-efficiency solutions to electric power
grid reliability, power quality and the environment
challenges.
Prof. Takanobu Kiss (a member of RISS: p. 34-35),
Assoc. Prof. Masayoshi Inoue, Assist. Prof. Kohei Higashikawa

SQUID microscopy of
Vortex dynamics

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Electromechanical Energy Conversion Laboratorya

Our laboratory studies the following
topics: FEM Analysis, PM Motors,
Electric Vehicle, Wind generator, andPM generator.
Assoc. Prof. Katsumi KesamarudLaser and Electromagnetic Energy Laboratory
The Prof. Okada’s group is mainly working on
the development of various types of lasers
and light sources, including fluoride-based
fiber lasers, tunable lasers, VUV-EUV lightsources, and on their application to material
processing such as optically functional thinfilm deposition, synthesis of nanostructured
materials and so on.
Prof. Tatsuo Okada, Assoc. Prof. Daisuke Nakamura,
Assoc. Prof. Nobuo Fujii

Experiment on laser

Test Facility of Linear Induction
Motor with End-Effect Compensatorfor Urban Transit. (FUJII Lab.)Micro-Nano Electrostatics Laboratory
We are involved in research subjects based on pplied
electrostatics for the cross-disciplinary area such as bio
and nanotechnology. Especially, we currently focus on
applications of electrokinetic
phenomena and pulsed power technology to manipulationand processing of micro and nanoscaled materials.
Prof. Junya Suehiro
Assist. Prof. Michihiko Nakano

Green Electronics Circuits Laboratory
Our research topics are related to Switched-Mode Power Converter
which is “the heart of any electronic equipment”. Circuit topologies,
control strategies, simulation techniques, EMC issues, and so forth
are investigated. Miniaturization, high efficiency, and low noise areprominent features, which can be obtained through high technologyof analog/digital mixed electronic circuits. All levels of investigation
are covered including both technology and system levels.
Prof. Masahito Shoyama

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Manipulation ofbacteria andnanomaterials by
dielectrophoresis

Functionalizationof nanomaterials
using microplasma

Applied Superconductivity Laboratory
We mainly study the electromagnetic properties of superconducting wires and cables
with the aim at the wide application of superconducting devices and systems. We takethe lead in the development of advanced oxide superconducting power devices, e.g. aliquid-nitrogen-cooled superconducting transformer and motors. We also join thenational project for the research and development of such devices. In addition we
support the development in the next-generation oxide superconducting wires making
free use of our ac loss evaluation technique with high accuracy.
(see the Research Institute of Superconductor Science and Systems.)

Characteristic test of a 15kW
superconducting motor in water

Prof. Kazuo Funaki, Assoc. Prof. Masataka Iwakuma

Superconducting Sensing System Laboratory
Main research topic is the development of advanced
sensing systems based on superconducting sensors,
such as biosensing system using magnetic marker and
SQUID, Nondestructive Evaluation system and highprecision Picovoltmeter. We are also carrying out basic
re s e a rc h e s t o w a rd re a l i z a t i o n o f t h e l a rg e - s c a l eapplication of superconductivit y from various
perspectives.
Prof. Keiji Enpuku, Assoc. Prof. Kazuhiro Kajikawa
Assist. Prof. Takashi Yoshida

SQUID sensor and bio-sensing
system (Enpuku Lab.)

Level sensor for liquid hydrogen withsuperconducting wire (Kajikawa Lab.)

Energy and Environment Technology Laboratory
Our Research Topics
・Voltage Control by Distributed
Generations.
・Construction and System
Analysis of Smart Grid
・On Line Analysis of Power
System Stability.
・Clarification of Power System
Dynamics Based on Phasor
Measurement.
Prof. Tadahiro Goda, Assist. Prof. Takuhei
Hashiguchi, and Takashi Mitani

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System LSI Research Center (SLRC)The Goal of SLRC
System LSI Research Center (SLRC) was founded in 2001 to develop the design and application technologies of
System LSIs. Due to the rapid progress of semiconductor integrated circuit technology, we can now implement acomplicated system which is composed of more than tens of millions of transistors on a tiny silicon chip. A system LSI,
which is also called an SoC (System-on-a-Chip), is an integrated circuit consisting of various components such asprocessors, memories, digital circuits, analog circuits, sensors, radio frequency interface and software. System LSIs
have been used in mobile phones, portable computers, digital still cameras, and TV game machines and theapplication area will be spread to various social systems.

System LSI as Social Information Infrastructure
SLRC is in the second period of which aim to create novel values of System LSIs and to construct next generationsocial information infrastructure based on achievements of the first period. Design technology of System LSIs itself isimportant. However social information infrastructure employing System LSIs is shifting its paradigm among the world.
We are researching novel social information system employing them as follows:(1) Electronic Economic Systems(2) Green Energy Technology(3) Robot Engineering(4) Economic Management System(5) Agricultural System
SLRC is promoting Kyushu University Campus IC Card project and Silicon Sea Belt Fukuoka with Fukuoka prefecture.
We have two satellite campuses; Fukuoka System LSI Design and Development Center at Momochihama area which
has many LSI design industries since 2004, and Social System Demonstration Center in Itoshima Research Park
since 2011.

The Role of SLRC
In Japan, there are several research and education centers for LSI such as VDEC (VLSI Design and Education
Center) in the University of Tokyo and Centers in Tohoku University, Hiroshima University, and Kyushu Institute ofTechnology. The main research subjects of these centers are LSI design methodology, fabrication technology, andtesting. The principal question of the research of SLRC is “What are implemented on System LSIs ?” SLRC provides abridge between requirements of application areas and System LSI technology.

Application
Consumer Electronics
Game
Communication
Automobile
Air Lines
Rail Road
e-Commerce
e-government
Medical Application
Vending Machines
RobotsLife Lines

32 Kyushu University/ISEE

Kyushu University
SLRC

VDEC University of Tokyo
Test Chip Fab. Service

System LSI

System LSIs

Software
Fabrication
VLSI Design

Software + VLSI

Tohoku Univ. andHiroshima Univ.

Silicon Sea Belt
Eastern Asian countries are one of the most active areas of the semiconductor industry in the world. We call this area
as“Silicon Sea Belt”, which includes Korea, Kyushu, Okinawa, Taiwan, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
More than 60% of LSIs are produced in this area. We are working to establish the collaboration network of technology
and business on System LSIs in this area. Fukuoka prefecture started a new project to construct COE of SoC design,
named Silicon Sea Belt Fukuoka. We have tight collaboration with Kumamoto, Okinawa and Asian countries.

・Collaboration in Silicon Sea Belt objectives:­ Pipelining for SoC products­ Marketing and system planning­ SoC Design (SW and HW)­ Fabrication (Silicon and board)­ Testing (from chips to systems)

・Silicon Sea Belt is a center ofsemiconductor fabrication.
・This area is also the world’s
largest market of IT industries.
・More than 50% of production andconsumption of LSI is done in this area

Divisions and Members of SLRC
Divisions
Director

Social Information
Infrastracture

Foundation System
Techonlogy

Energy Technology

Embedded Software
Technology

Application Systems

Demonstration of
the Social Information
Infrastructure

Faculty Members[Department of Advanced
Information Technology]

Akira Fukuda

Professor

Hiroto Yasuura

Professor(Exective Vice President)

Ashir Ahmed

Associate Professor

Hiroshi Furukawa

Professor

Yusuke Matsunaga

Associate Professor

Koji Inoue

Associate Professor

Makoto Sugihara

Associate Professor

Haruichi Kanaya

Associate Professor[Department of Advanced
Information Technology][Department of Advanced
Information Technology][Department of Advanced
Information Technology][Department of Advanced
Information Technology, SLRC][Department of Electronics]

Masahito Shoyama
Daisuke Nakamura

Professor
Associate Professor[Department of Electrical Engineering][Department of Electrical Engineering]

Akira Fukuda

Professor

Tsuneo Nakanishi

Associate Professor

Kenji Hisazumi

Associate Professor

Yutaka Arakawa

Assistant Professor

Motoji Yamamoto

Professor

Masao Nakata

Associate Professor

Takashi Okayasu

Associate Professor

Koji Ishida

Visiting Associate Professor[Department of Advanced
Information Technology][Department of Advanced
Information Technology][Department of Advanced
Information Technology][Department of Advanced
Information Technology][Department of Advanced
Information Technology, SLRC][Department of Advanced
Information Technology][Department of MechanicalEngineering, Faculty of Engineering][Department of Economic
Engineering, Faculty of Economics][Department of Agro-environmental
Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture]（Fukuoka Industry, Science &Technology Foundation）

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Research Institute of Superconductor
Science and Systems (RISS)Applications of superconductivity to prospective systems of energy transforming and information
processing will be based on creative scientific efforts and the accumulation of innovative technology.
The Research Institute of Superconductor Science and Systems (RISS) has been initiated in2003 as the joint-use research center of Kyushu University for the basic science and the near-futureapplication of superconductors. Research & Education in RISS covers basic phenomena and newconcepts in superconductors, improvements in electromagnetic properties of superconducting
wires and films, applications to superconductive devices and systems in cooperation with the
Graduate Schools/Faculties of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Engineering,Engineering Sciences, Sciences, and so on.
RISS consists of four divisions: Basic Science, Material Science, Information Systems Engineeringand Energy Systems Engineering for Superconductivity. The characterized points are related with
intimate connections between superconductor science and the system engineering. Using theunique properties of the superconductors, we can develop high performance in electronic andelectrical devices and their systems. They are indispensable for many application fields, e.g.,
medical and biological science, material science, communication and information processing,energy transforming and industrial structure reforming.

Image of afuture society withsuperconductor
technologies

Superconducting transformer for a
Shinkansen rolling stock developedin collaboration with Railway Technical Research Institute.

Test scene of a YBCO superconducting motor installed
into a Ship propulsion systemin the shipyard of Mitsubishi
Heavy Industry. It was partly
supported by NEDO.

Superconductor science and Vortex engineering are basic concepts in RISS for developing
wide application of superconductivity to near-future systems of Information and Energy.

34 Kyushu University/ISEEDivisions

Faculty Members

Director

Superconductor
ScienceProf.Keiji Enpuku
Professor
Kazuo Funaki
Associate Professor
Masataka Iwakuma

Superconducting
Material Science

Professor
Masashi Mukaida(Faculty of Engineering)

Superconducting
Information
Systems
Engineering

Professor
Keiji Enpuku

Superconducting
Energy Systems
Engineering

Education and Research Areas

Professor
Takanobu Kiss
Professor
Ichiro Sasada(Faculty of Engineering
Sciences)
Associate Professor
Kazuhiro Kajikawa●●

Fundamental study on the high performance
Vast frontiers of the near-future applications

Appraisal methods of the structural
performances● Advanced structure control for the highperformances●

Basic study on next-generation of theinformation systems● System engineering for advanced
sensing and processing●

Basic study on next-generation of energy
systems● System engineering for new performanceand saving●

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Research Institute for Information
Technology (RIIT)RIIT (Research Institute for Information Technology) is an institute for research and development on wide variety
of topics in computer science field such as computation, network, security and education. On the other hand, asa member of Information Infrastructure Initiative in Kyushu University, it is playing an important role in efficientmanagement of information technologies in the university. Moreover, as one of the centers for academic
computing, it provides resources for high-performance computing for researchers in Japan.

1. Academic information section
Academic Information Section studies multimedia academic information such as Web data, scientific articles,
observational data and social system data. The section researches and develops method and system for collecting,searching and analyzing those data. The section studies cloud computing as basis for information services.

2. Language Education Environment Section
Language Education Environment Section is to explore new research areas between foreign language education andinformation science. We study and develop ICT based foreign language learning systems as well as teaching methods
and materials for language classes. We’re now focusing on developing mobile learning systems with smart phones.

3. Learning Spaces Design Section
This section studies on development of information infrastructure for higher education, such as e-learning or
distance learning systems. And also studies, analyzes and shares technical and practical knowledge of learning
environments, through the support for introduction of e-learning.

4. Next Generation and Future Network Section
Students can study following topics: Key Technologies for Future Internet such as Open Flow and Virtual Networking,advanced techniques for Network Operations based on Power Consumption and Green Technologies, Measurement
Technique, Security and Practical case studies using those new technologies with various Internet researchers over the world.

5. Interdisciplinary Computational Science Section
Interdisciplinary Computational Science Section promotes cross-frontier research and development between
computational science applications and computer science studies. In particular, it focuses on sophisticatedanalyses coupling multiple simulations, and advanced e-science studies utilizing grid/cloud computing technologies.

6. Advanced Computing Infrastructure Section
The central topic of the research group is the development on advanced computing infrastructure and its
programming for large scale numerical simulations. Especially, it studies technologies for high-performance andhigh-precision computing on linear problems.
Sections
Mutsumi Aoyagi
Naomi Fujimura
Sachio Hirokawa
Takahiko Suzuki
Academic
Eisuke Itoh
Information Section
Tetsuya Nakatoh
Language Education Yoshiyuki Tabata
Environment Section Chengjiu YIN
Naomi Fujimura
Learning Spaces
Hitoshi Inoue
Design Section
Takahiro Tagawa
Keiichiro Fukazawa
Next Generation andKoji Okamura
Future Network Section Yoshiaki Kasahara
Mutsumi Aoyagi
Interdisciplinary
Hirohumi Amano
Computational
Toshiya Takami
Science Section
Taizo Kobayashi
Advanced Computing Seiji Fujino
Infrastructure Section Yoshitaka Watanabe
Takeshi Nanri
Research Staff for
Akira Nishida
Computational Science Yuichi Inadomi
Director
Deputy Director

36 Kyushu University/ISEE

Faculty Members
Professor
Department of Informatics
Professor
Professor
Department of Advanced Information Technology
Associate Professor
Department of Informatics
Associate Professor
Department of Advanced Information Technology
Assistant Professor
Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Professor
Department of Advanced Information Technology
Assistant Professor
Professor
Department of Informatics
Associate Professor
Department of Advanced Information Technology
Associate Professor
Department of Informatics
Project Associate Professor
Professor
Department of Informatics
Associate Professor
Department of Informatics
Associate Professor
Department of Advanced Information Technology
Project Associate Professor
Project Associate Professor

Information Technologies in Kyushu University Powered by RIITSupercomputing

Computer for Education

RIIT is one of the national academic supercomputer centers inJapan. It has large and fast computer systems and offers
advanced computing services to university and non-university
users. In addition to that, as a member of HPCI in Japan, it isconstructing an HPC Infrastructure, centered upon the"K-computer".
RIIT promotes the formation of specialized research clusters ofactive researchers by code-tuning support tailored to cater totheir individual computing needs, and accumulating the latest
know-how on computational science for common use.
Furthermore, the institute is forming a computing service alliancewith the computer centers of neighboring universities andinvesting collectively on efficient computing resources.
RIIT supports researchers of computational science by hosting
events such as forums and tutorials, fulfilling requirements for
specific applications, and maintaining user-developed software.

An important mission within our organization is to offer the ICT
environment utilizing computers and networks in ICT
education, language education, medical education, and so on.
For this purpose, we have installed several PCs throughout our
campuses. Moreover, to support learning outside the classand university, we have built an e-learning environment using a
web-based learning system and video-on-demand systems.
Some course materials and videos on the web learning system
are open to the public and are collectively known as Kyushu
University Open Course Ware (QOCW) and Kyushu University
YouTube. We are actively promoting the QOCW and YouTube
project.
Since Kyushu University comprises five major campuses, we
also offer iClass (inter Campus Learning ASsistant System) to
provide support to classroom students on several campuses.

ID Management and SSO
To provide more security for IT services, the Information
Infrastructure Initiative (iCube for short) constructed the campus
authentication platform, and have been issuing “SSO-KID” forstaff and issuing student ID for students. The iCube is an
integrating user authentication platform, and it can deliveruser-friendly, trustworthy, and secure protected services. The
iCube has the ID management system of all university staff andstudents. The iCube manages LDAP server, matrix password
authentication server, and Shibboleth IdP server. The Shibboleth
IdP is not only the university SSO platform but also the world wide
academic SSO platform

IC staff ID card

ID and Matrix password(back of IC-staff card)

Campus Networking
The Kyushu University Integrated-information Transmission
Environment (KITE), the university campus network, provides
advanced, fast, internet services to university members for e-mailusage, accessing the world wide web, and collaborating with others
in relation to their education and research.
Fast Campus Backbone Network and Advanced Gateway
Operation
KITE provides 10Gbps Back-bone networking services for the fivemain campuses (Hakozaki, Ito, Hospital, Kasuga and Ohashi). KITE
connects to the Internet by 10Gbps with BGP operation, andprovides fast speed and flexible gateway services. Any security
incidents are monitored using IDS and detected in real-time by acommercial service

Educational Computer Room

Hitachi SR16000 L2

Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX200S6

Campus Wide Wireless Service: kitenet
kitenet, which is Kyushu University's wide wireless service, provides
wireless Internet services to all of the members in Kyushu University
with 802.1x standard and SSO-KID. The users who belong to
Kyushu University can get access to the campus network directly
but any guest users are provided for on commercial based Internet
services on a feature of kitenet based on the security policy of
Kyushu University.
Contribution to the Local/National Network Community
We have organized the Information Network Consortium forrepresentatives from universities in Kyushu, Chugoku, and Shikoku.
Through promotional activities such as seminars on the latest topics,
we help network administrators in these regions improve their skills.
We also participate in the operations of SINET (organized by the
National Institute of Informatics) and JGN (organized by the National
Institute of Information and Communications Technology).

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Center of Plasma Nano-interface
Engineering (CPNE)
This center was established in October 1st 2010 to promote innovative researches, collaborations withresearchers in industry, and worldwide networks for plasma engineering. It consists of four divisions: 1)
fundamental plasma engineering, 2) plasma electronics, 3) plasma environmental engineering, and 4) plasma
bio-engineering.

The Purpose of CPNE
Plasma-based fabrication of nanomaterials and nanostructures is widely employed for top-down processes such as
ULSI processing as well as bottom-up processes such as carbon nanotube production. CPNE explores frontierscience of interactions between plasmas and nano-interfaces by focusing on novel features such as fluctuations ofinteractions due to the nanometer scale. Plasma processing based on the science realizes highly precise top-down
processes by suppressing fluctuations and well controlled self-organized bottom-up processes by controlling
fluctuations. CPNE aims to bring about an explosive development of fabrication technologies of nanomaterials andnanostructures. We are carrying out international collaborations with Germany and Korea as well as companies.

Divisions and Members of CPNE
Divisions

Faculty Members
Masaharu Shiratani

Professor[Department of Electronics]

Kunihiro Kamataki

Assistant Professor

Seo Hyunwoong

Assistant Professor[Center for Research and Adcancedmentin Higher Educaton]

Plasma electronics

Naho Itagaki

Associate Professor [Department of Electronics]

Plasmaenvironmental
engineering

Masaharu Shiratani
Giichiro Uchida

Professor
Assistant professor

Plasmabio-engineering

Junya Suehiro
Kazunori Koga
Michihiko Nakano[Department of Electrical Engineering]
Professor
Associate professor [Department of Electronics]
Assistant professor [Department of Electrical Engineering]

Director
Fundamental
plasma engineering

38 Kyushu University/ISEE[Department of Electronics][Department of Electronics]

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Center for Japan-Egypt Cooperation in Scienceand Technology (EJUST Center)
Kyushu University is selected as one of the three chair universities (Kyushu University, Kyoto University, andWaseda University) to support the setup of Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), a
national project between Japan and Egypt, in Arab Republic of Egypt. The Faculty of Information Science andElectrical Engineering in Kyushu University is in charge of establishing the intra-disciplinary collaborations with thedepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) which is one of the seven departments in
E-JUST. To execute these duties effectively, the Center for Japan-Egypt Cooperation in Science and Technology(EJUST Center) was set up in August 2010 in Kyushu University. Moreover, E-JUST’s objective is to support aunique model of international cooperation in the higher education. It also aims to establish an ecosystem in Egypt
and African region to train their students and young researchers in the department of ECE of E-JUST or even to
establish a sustainable way of international exchange of future leaders in science and technology in the region.
The center provides advanced analytical as well as technological knowledge in various fields of electronics andcommunication engineering. The program includes a number of core as well as elective courses, which permits
the students to specialize in a particular area. The center also dispatches two associate professors to E-JUST
who stay at the E-JUST for a semester every year and take the responsibility to teach one course. The otherfull-time professors and associate professors at the center supervise the student of E- JUST through videoconferencing system regularly in the capacity of a co-advisor and visit the E-JUST whenever necessary. The
center is currently taking care of the students of three fields: (i) radio frequency, analog and mixed signals LSI
technology for next generation wireless communication systems (ii) VLSI engineering for multi-core digitalprocessor, and (iii) digital communication systems and networks as illustrated in Fig. 1.

Fig.1 Illustration of Kyushu University’s
support to E-JUST.

DivisionRole Content

Educational Cooperation
Division(Specific Research and
Educational Division)

Mission (1)：Contract enforcement, which was signed up with JICA, as a “Mainprogram supporting university for E-JUST,” namely, education andresearch guidance at E-JUST’s ECE.

Educational Collaboration
Division(Specific Research and
Educational Division)

Mission (2)-1：Implementation of industry-university cooperative research between
Japan and Egypt
Mission (2)-3：Developing and implementing of acceptance programs for E-JUST’s
students
Mission (2)-5：Developing and implementing of double degree program at E-JUSTwith Kyushu university

Project Division

Mission (2)-1：Implementation of industry-university cooperative research between
Japan and Egypt
Mission (2)-2：Development and implementation of training program on university
governance and management
Mission (2)-4：Development and implementation of educational programs on
Japanese, Japanese culture, internal affairs of Japan, Arabic,
Middle-East affairs and Middle-Eastern culture
Mission (2)-5：Developing and implementing of double degree program at E-JUSTwith Kyushu university

Liaison Division

Mission (3)：The establishment of a liaison office at E- JUST and promoting
cooperation activities between E-JUST in Egypt and E-JUST Center at
Kyushu university

40 Kyushu University/ISEEDivisions

Faculty Members

Director

Keiji Yoshida

Professor

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Vice Director

Kazuaki Murakami

Professor

Department of Advanced Information Technology

Educational
Cooperation

Jia Hongting
Victor Goulart

Associate Professor
Associate Professor

E-JUST Center
E-JUST Center

Educational
Collaboration

Kuniaki Yoshitomi
Ramesh Pokharel
Osamu Muta
Farhad Mehdipour

Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor

E-JUST Center
E-JUST Center
E-JUST Center
E-JUST Center

Keiji Yoshida
Kazuaki Murakami
Hiroshi Furukawa
Tanemasa Asano
Koichiro Watanabe

Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor
Professor

Reiji Hattori

Professor

Koji Okamura
Haruichi Kanaya
Koji Inoue

Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor

Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Advanced Information Technology
Department of Advanced Information Technology
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Earth Resources Engineering,
Graduate School of Engineering
Art, Science and Technology Center for
Cooperative Research
Research Institute for Information Technology
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Department of Advanced Information Technology(TBD)

Professor(TBD)

Professor

Project

LiaisonEgypt-Japan University of Science andTechnology (E-JUST)
Egypt-Japan University of Science andTechnology (E-JUST)41

Courses and Subjects of ISEEThe Curriculum Outline of the Graduate School of Information
Science and Electrical Engineering
The curriculum of the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering (ISEE) was
drastically changed, accompanied by reorganization of the graduate school in 2009. The social andindustrial communities point out shortage of information and hardware engineers, supporting
information systems. To cope with the above problem is the primary object of the present curriculum
revision. Social demands for the education of ISEE can be summarized as the following three subjects.
1. Needs for advanced informatics education, which copes with the rapid progress of the scientificscheme related to information technology, caused by worldwide networking.
○ Education of researchers and engineers who support technological scheme concerned with
contents structuralizing from information.
○Education of researchers and engineers who support a theoretical backbone of information technology.
2. Needs for ICT specialist, particularly leading researchers and engineers, triggered with infiltrationof the social information foundation.
○Education of researchers and engineers who support the infrastructure basis of the advanced
information system.
○Education of researchers and engineers who support an advanced information foundation withawareness of interference with the real world, including the real world information processing.
3. Needs for education, accommodating to technological revolution and extending interdisciplinary
research field in the electrical engineering.
○Education of researchers and engineers who support the physical layer of information and energy.
○ Education of researchers and engineers, supporting interdisciplinary area between theinformation system and the electrical system.
Education in the graduate school of ISEE is conducted by three departments corresponding to theabove subjects. Additional courses, according to the field specialty and the educational method, areestablished in the department to clarify the details of educational contents. Establishment of thecourses enables us to educate wide variety of engineers satisfying future industrial needs, without
reorganization of the department. Fundamental ideas of the curriculum for the Doctor and Muster
courses are as follows.

Characteristic Education Methods(a) An advisory committee is organized for each student to give personalized, close guidance(Doctoral Program).
(b) Real PBL (Project-Based Learning) is introduced for practical education.
(c) Collaboration with industries is established for nurturing leading ICT engineers and introducing
leading-edge technologies to Master Program.
(d) Practical English education is performed by lectures in English and international PBL.
(e) A long-term Internship program is introduced by collaboration with industries.
( f ) Lectures and guidance in PBL are given by engineers who are active at the forefront of industries.
(g) Subjects on intellectual property management, entrepreneuring, and engineering ethics areavailable as graduate school common subjects.
(h) Practical education on safety and ethics is performed in experiments and exercise.
( i ) Collaboration with Graduate School of System Life Science is established.
( j ) Collaboration with Graduate School of Mathematics is established to enhance the education onmathematics.
(k) Collaboration with Graduate School of Integrated Frontier Science is established to explore newinterdisciplinary fields.

42 Kyushu University/ISEECurriculum for Doctoral Course Students
ISEE will organize an advisory committee for each doctoral course student. The advisorycommittee is composed of several faculty members of ISEE and other specialists fromcompanies, universities, etc. The committee first designs individual curriculum according to
the research theme of the student, then checks her/his progress periodically and suggests
appropriate directions. The committee also will give some advice on possible career paths.
The curriculum offers chances to learn intellectual property and teaching skill and joinauthorized long-term internship.

Research frontierInnovative engineer
Advisory committee

Examination for
doctoral thesis

Project-basedlearning

Skill acquisition
on intellectual
property,presentation,and teaching

Support for doctoral
thesis and career

Long-terminternship

Acquisition ofadvanced
technologies

Surveys andprogress
reports

Social interaction andcareer development

Progress check on
doctoral thesis

Check on research
theme and curriculum

Research theme planand individual
curriculum design

Curriculum for doctoral course students

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Courses and Subjects of ISEE
Curriculum for Master Course Students
Practical education systems have been established by emphasizing experiments, exercise,discussion and course works. Especially, extended subjects have been introduced in order tocover interdisciplinary area which is closely related to each department and/or courses. Students
should select one extended area and should take classes from the designated extended
subjects in addition to their major field. Minimum required credits are 45, which is world standard
level. Subjects are categorized as follows so as to be able to take courses in a systematic way.
(a) Common basic subject: Common subject in the ISEE (also include designated graduate
school common subjects in the Kyushu University.)(b) Core subject: Basic subjects in each department and/or courses(c) Advanced subject: Advanced topics based on the core subjects(d) Survey and discussion: Survey, presentation and discussion related to research works(e) Extended subject: Basics in extended elective area closely related to major field of eachdepartment and/or course (Faculty members from other collaborated graduate school
and other department will give lectures)(f ) Elective subject

Dept of Advanced
Information Technology
Dept of Informatics

Mathematical
Science Area

Dept of Electrical andElectronic Engineering
Information
Electronics
CourseSocial Information
Intelligent Information
Systems Engineering Systems Engineering
CourseCourseInformatics
Area

Advanced
Information
Technology Area

SystemDesign Area

Information
Devices Area

ElectricalEngineering
CourseElectrical andElectronic
Engineering Area

System Life
Science Area

Elective area for the extended subjects in each department

Strengthen advanced
knowledge and expertise

Basic achievement
Extended subject

Advanced subject

Collaboration
among faculties

Experiments andexercise

Supportfrom industry

Core subjectof the department

Collaboration among
graduate schools

Common subject in the ISEE/Graduate school common subjects

Knowledge in interdisciplinary area

Curriculum for master course students

44 Kyushu University/ISEE

Subjects in othergraduate school

Subjects in othergraduate school

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Admissions for International Students
Admissions for International Students
Admission Requirements of the Applicants for the
Master’s Program
The time of entrance to the Master’s Program for international students is in April and theselection is scheduled in August of the previous year and in early February. Applicants who
have either a Japanese university degree or are expected to graduate from a Japanese
university are not eligible for the selection in February.
1. Applicants must have completed sixteen years of school education abroad or must be
expected to complete the curriculum.
2. Applicants must have completed fifteen years of education abroad and must berecognized by Kyushu University to have acquired enough course credits with goodstanding.
3. Applicants must be recognized to possess equivalent or superior qualifications of a
graduate of a university based on an individual screening by our graduate school andmust be 22 years old by the time of admission.

Notes○Applicants, who are qualified to 2 or 3 of the mentioned above, must be screened for theireligibility in advance.
○Applicants who have either a Japanese university degree or are expected to graduate froma Japanese university must go through a general selection screening process.
○ For more details about the application period, forms and documents which need to besubmitted, the method of selection, etc., please refer to the Guidances for Applicants or
the following website.
http://www.isee.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/admissions/

Admission Requirements of the Applicants for theDoctoral Program
The time of entrance to the Doctoral Program for international students is in April andOctober and selection is scheduled in late February and late August.

46 Kyushu University/ISEEApplicants have to meet one of the following requirements:
1. Applicants must have attained a master’s degree by the time of admission or must be
expected to attain a master’s degree.
2. Applicants must have attained the equivalent credentials abroad to a master’s degree ofJapan.
3. Applicants must have been accredited by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (Applicants who have graduated from a university and havebeen in charge of research in a university or institute for more than two years and besides
must be recognized by our Graduate School to have the equivalent or superior qualifications
to a master’s degree based on their achievements).
4. Applicants must be recognized by our Graduate School to have the equivalent or superior
qualifications to a master’s degree based on an individual screening and must be twenty-four
years old.
Notes
○Applicants, who are qualified to 3 or 4 of the mentioned above, are advised to contact the

Educational Affairs Section of Kyushu University in advance.
○ For more details about the application period, forms and documents which need to besubmitted, the method of selection etc., please refer to the Guidelines for Applicants or thefollowing website.
http://www.isee.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/admissions/

Inquiry
Educational Affairs Section,
Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University
744, Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, JAPANTEL+81-92-802-2722

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Maps
ITO Campus
Research Institute ofSuperconductor Scienceand Systems(North bldg.)(CE51)
Institute ofEnvironmental
2
Systems

Satellite
Communications
Laboratory(IE20)

Research Institute ofSuperconductor Scienceand Systems(South bldg.)(CE50)

Kyudai Kougakubu-mae
Bus-stop
Hydrogen
StationEnergy Center

HydrogenTechnology
ResearchCenter
Kyudai Big Orange-mae
Bus-stopns
ellite←Sat municatio
Com ratory
Labo

Electric Power
Laboratory(IE11)
West Zone Bldg.Ⅲ
West Zone Bldg.Ⅱ

High Voltage Laboratory（IE10）

Student Activity
Support Facility

1

Big Orange

West Zone Bldg.Ⅳ

West Lecture Hall

Information Science andElectrical Engineering↓

Science andTechnology
Library

To JR Kyudai-Gakkentoshi
StationFrom Hakata Station
By Subway + JR + Showa Bus: Hakata Sta. ー(Subway Kuko Line: approx. 20 min.) ー Meinohama
Sta. ー (JR Chikuhi Line: approx. 10 min.) ー KyudaiGakkentoshi Sta. ー (Showa Bus bound for Kyudai
K o u g a k u b u - m a e : a p p ro x . 1 5 m i n . ) ー K y u d a i
Kougakubu-mae
By Nishitetsu Bus: Hakata Sta. A [Hakata Exit] ー(Nishitetsu Bus [Express] bound for Kyudai Ito Campus:
approx. 55 min.) ー Kyudai Kougakubu-mae

From Tenjin
By Subway + JR + Showa Bus: Tenjin Sta. ー (Subway
Kuko Line: approx. 13) ー Meinohama Sta. ー (JRChikuhi Line: approx. 10 min.) ー Kyudai-Gakkentoshi
Sta. ー (Showa Bus bound for Kyudai Kougakubumae:approx. 15 min.) ー Kyudai Kougakubu-mae
By Nishitetsu Bus: Tenjin2B [Solaria Stage] ー(Nishitetsu Bus [Express] bound for Kyudai Ito
Campus: approx. 43 min.) ー Kyudai Kougakubumae

Restaurant&Shops
West2

Access to Ito Campus
From Fukuoka Airport
By Subway + JR + Showa Bus:Fukuoka
Kuko【Airport】Sta. ー (Subway Kuko Line:approx. 25 min.) ー Meinohama Sta. ー (JRChikuhi Line: approx. 10 min.) ー KyudaiGakkentoshi Sta. ー (Showa Bus bound forK y u d a i K o u g a k u b u - m a e : a p p ro x . 1 5min.) ー Kyudai Kougakubu-mae

HAKOZAKI Campus

Research Institute for Information Technology
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Access to Hakozaki Campus
From Fukuoka Airport
By Subway (approx. 30 min.): Fukuoka Kuko
【Airport】Sta. ー (Subway Kuko Line) ーNakasu-Kawabata Sta. ー Transfer to a train
bound for Kaizuka (Subway HakozakiLine) ー Hakozaki-Kyudaimae Sta.
By Taxi (approx. 20 min.)From JR Hakata Station
By JR railway (approx. 20 min.): JR Hakata
Sta. ー (JR Kagoshima Line, northboundtrain) ー Hakozaki Sta.
By Subway (approx. 25 min.): Hakata Sta. ー(Subway Kuko Line) ー Nakasu-KawabataSta. ー Transfer to a train bound for Kaizuka(Subway Hakozaki Line) ー HakozakiKyudaimae Sta.
By Taxi (approx. 20 min.)

48 Kyushu University/ISEEDepartment/Institute

Graduate School / Faculty of Information
Science and Electrical Engineering
Research Institute of Superconductor
Science and Systems
System LSI Research Center
Research Institute for Information Technology
Center for Japan-Egypt Cooperationin Science and Technology
Center for Plasma Nano-Interface Engineering

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Campus in Fukuoka
System LSI
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Access to Momochi Satellite Campus
From Fukuoka Airport and
JR Hakata Station
By Subway (approx. 15 min.) + Taxi (approx. 10 min.)
Subway: Fukuoka Kuko【Airport】Sta. (or HakataSta.) ー (Subway Kuko Line) ー Nishijin Sta.

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Access to Itoshima Satellite Campus
5

The Queen's Hill
Golf Club

From Fukuoka Airport, JR Hakata Station,
and Tenjin
By Subway + JR + Taxi: Fukuoka Kuko【Airport】
Sta. (or either Hakata Sta. or Tenjin Sta.)− (Subway
Kuko Line: approx. 25 min.) − Meinohama Sta. −（JR Chikuhi Line: approx. 20 min.）− Chikuzenmaebaru Sta. − Taxi (approx. 10 min.)

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Graduate School / Faculty ofInformation Science andElectrical Engineering
Kyushu University
http://www.isee.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/Printed by Kijima Printing, Inc. August, 2011

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