Doctoral Program Faculty, Graduate School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology
Co-creative Engineering

Academic Year 2024
Faculty

Research Fields

Mechanical andElectrical Engineering

Research Topics(Prof.)URA Sharifu

3D Printing, Industry 4.0, Remanufacturing, Sustainable ProductDevelopment(Prof.)OHNO Tomoya

All solid state Li-ion battery.
Ceramis Nano-coating on Nano-particles.

(Prof.)OKUMURA Takashi

Artificial intelligence in medicine
Public health informatics
Health crisis management
Policy assessment for healthcare information systems(Prof.)OBARA Shinya

Distributed power supply, Compound energy system, Optimal design,Operation plan.

(Prof.)SATO Michihiro

Turn motion analysis and skill evaluation of alpine ski athletes.

(Prof.)SUZUKI Soichiro

System control based on human dynamics(Prof.)TAKEYAMA Mayumi

Thin-films for electronics. LSI process engineering. Physics andchemistry for metal/semiconductor interfaces.

(Prof.)HAYASHIDA Kazuhiro

Improvement of engine combustion technology and engine
performance under low temperature conditions.

(Prof.)HOSHINO Yohei

Study on vibration analysis and control for higher efficiency
mechanical systems and application of robot technology(Prof.)MORITA Shinichi

Latent heat storage system, Heat transfer enhancement of fluidincluding nano-sized dispersoid(Prof.)YOSHIDA Yutaka

Evaluation of damage in materials, Study on mechanical properties ofbiomaterials.

(Assoc. Prof.) UENISHI Toru

Carbon dioxide capture and recycling technology, Fuel cells, Exhaustgas aftertreatment systems(Assoc. Prof.) UMEMURA Atsushi

Design and analysis of wind energy conversion system,Analysis ofpower system dynamics, Analysis and control of rotating electricalmachines. Control of power electronic equipments.

(Assoc. Prof.) KAGAYA Katsushi

Cybernetics and biomimetics of organisms as adaptive systems
evolved in extreme and real enviromentments(Assoc. Prof.) KANEKIYO Yasumasa

Design and synthesis of stimuli-responsive molecular recognition
systems.

(Assoc. Prof.) KAWANO Yoshiki

Development of numerical methods and systems to evaluatemechanical propeties in materials and their application to metals andbones(Assoc. Prof.) SAKAGAMI Hirotoshi

Manufacture of turquoise hydrogen and nanocarbon, Study on
effective utilization of underutilized energy resources(Assoc. Prof.) SATO Masaru

2.5D/3D LSI process engineering(Assoc. Prof.) TAKAI Kazunori

Flow-Induced Vibration, Fluid-Structure Interactions.

(Assoc. Prof.) TAKAHASHI Rion

Design and analysis of wind energy conversion system,Analysis ofpower system dynamics, Analysis and control of rotating electricalmachines.

(Assoc. Prof.) HIRAI ShigetoDevelopment and characterization of electrocatalysts for theactivation of next generation energy conversion technologies(Assoc. Prof.) Liangliang YANG

Agricultual machinery, field vehicle type robots, Machine vision andAI in agriculture.

(Assoc. Prof.) RAVANKAR Abhijeet

Study of autonomous mobile robots, Artificial Intelligence (AI), DeepLearning, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Robotics & AI inservice, automation, and healthcare.
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Academic Year 2024
Faculty

Research Fields

Research Topics(Prof.)INOUE Masumi

Study on durability and workability of cold weather concrete.

(Prof.)KAMEDA Takao

Clarifying the impact of global warming on the Cryosphere (lake ice, snow
depth and etc.), research on curling (analysis of trajectory of a curling stone,
clarifying the sweeping mechanism), study on the stalagmites inHyakujoujiki Cave, Hokkaido, Japan(Prof.)KAWAGUCHI Takayuki Study on ground behavior in cold regions and ground reinforcement.

(Prof.)KOMAI Katsuaki

Modeling on water resources management, water pollution, aquatic
ecosysytem, and blue carbon(Prof.)

TAKAHASHI Kiyoshi

Evaluation of transportation project.

(Prof.)CHOI Heesup

Study on behavior prediction and self-healing of cracks in concretestructure.

(Prof.)NAKAMURA Dai

Study on changes in physical properties of rock due to freeze.

(Prof.)HACHIKUBO Akihiro

Formation processes and thermal properties of snow, ice and gas
hydrate.

(Prof.)MINAMI Hirotsugu

Development of analytical methods for the determination of traceelements in material and environmental samples.

(Prof.)YAMASHITA Satoshi

Study on deformation and strength characteristics of geomaterials.

YOSHIKAWA Yasuhiro

Study on flood control, water-utilization and environment of river incold regions.

Civil and Environmental(Prof.)Engineering(Prof.)WATANABE Yasuharu Channel formation process and river disaster prevention.

(Assoc. Prof.) OHNO Hiroshi

Physicochemical properties of ice and gas hydrate(Assoc. Prof.) KIDA Masato

Study on clathrate hydrate-based technologies(Assoc. Prof.) SAITO Takehiko

Study on seismic isolation devices and disaster prevention in coldregions.

(Assoc. Prof.) SHIRAI Hidekazu

Study on waves and current flows in estuarine and constal regions.

(Assoc. Prof.) SHIRAKAWA Tatsuo

Changes in snow and ice environments associated with climatechange and its impact on transport.

(Assoc. Prof.) TATEYAMA Kazutaka

Glaciological studies in the ice covered seas using satellite and in-situ
data.

(Assoc. Prof.) TOMIYAMA Kazuya

Human factor-based evaluation of transportation infrastructure(Assoc. Prof.) HORI Akira

Environmental conservation and physical properties of ice in cold
regions.

(Assoc. Prof.) WATANABE Tatsuya

Study on periglacial processes and mass movement.

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Academic Year 2024
Faculty

Research Fields

Information andCommunication
Engineering

Research Topics(Prof.)KASHIWA Tatsuya

Numerical analysis of microwave circuits and antennas.Analysis ofdigital communication systems.

(Prof.)KUROKAWA Kenji

Reliability of optical fiber when exposed to high-power light for ultrahigh capacity optical communication(Prof.)

HARADA Kenji

Holographic recording using organic materials and its application.

(Prof.)HIRAYAMA Koichi

Research on numerical analysis and design of optical and microwave
waveguide devices.

(Prof.)

MAEDA Yasunari

Knowledge information processing and its applications.

(Prof.)MASUI Hiroshi

Study of scientific database and application.

(Prof.)MASUI Fumito

Natural Language Processing and its application, Curling Informatics
and Tourism Informatics.

(Prof.)MIURA Noriaki

Development of image restoration methods and their applications.

(Prof.)YOSHIZAWA Shingo

Underwater acoustic communication and localization.

(Assoc. Prof.) KAWAMURA Takeshi

Stability analysis and synthesis for control system, Robotics,
Intelligent Transport Systems(ITS), and Forest Engineering.

(Assoc. Prof.) KIRIHARA Takanobu

Numerical astronomy, Nearby Universe, Formation and evolution ofgalaxies, Big data analysis for astronomy(Assoc. Prof.) SAKAI Daisuke

Holography, Optical property around tranparent medium, Display
technique for optical information.

(Assoc. Prof.) SHIBUYA Takatoshi(Assoc. Prof.) SUGISAKA Jun-ichiro

Extragalactic Astronomy, Observational Astronomy, Early Universe,
Big Data Analysis, Digital Image Processing,Research on Distant Galaxies using Artificial Intelligence
Hybrid artificial intelligence using holograms and computers, designof computer-generated hologram, and application of numericalscattering simulation(Assoc. Prof.) SONE Hiroyasu

Optical information processing using optical device.

(Assoc. Prof.) TAGUCHI Kenji

Study on biomedical EMC and optimal design of electromagnetic
device using numerical simulation(Assoc. Prof.)

PTASZYNSKI
Michal Edmund(Assoc. Prof.) YASUI Takashi

General: Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence,
Affective Computing, Specific: Cyberbullying Detection, Depression
Detection, Affect Analysis, Ainu Language Processing
Numerical analysis and design of optical waveguide devices.

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Co-creative Engineering

Academic Year 2024
Faculty

Research Fields

Research Topics(Prof.)

ARAI Hirofumi

Suppression of allergy and inflammation by food factors using celllines.

(Prof.)OHTSU Naofumi

Development of biofunctional metallic implants for medicalapplication, Analysis of bio/biomaterial interface reaction(Prof.)KAWAMURA Midori

Black metal films for chemical sensor application, Development ofultra-pure metal film deposition process, High-performance thin-film
materials utilizing nanolayers(Prof.)KANNO Toru

Application of ceramic material to drug-release material andbiomaterial.

(Prof.)KIM Kyung Ho

Optoelectronic devices based on nanostructures.

(Prof.)KONISHI Masaaki

Investigation and application for environmental microorganisums,
development of bioprocess.

(Prof.)SAITOH Tohru

Design of highly efficient separation systems in analytical,environmental, and resource technologies.

(Prof.)SATO Toshitsugu

Molecular breeding of edible mushrooms (shiitake mushroom etc.),
and analysis of agricultural products fermented by mushrooms(Prof.)SHIBATA Hiroyuki

Development of superconducing sensor and its application(Prof.)

MATSUDA Takeshi

Development of catalysts for effective utilization of natural resources.

(Prof.)MURATA Miki

Synthesis of organoboron and - silicon compounds by transition metal- catalyzed coupling reactions.

(Prof.)WATANABE Shinji

Synthesis of aromatic polyester and polyether. Synthesis of polymer
microsphere having mercapto groups.

Applied Chemistry(Assoc. Prof.) KIBA Takayuki

Development and characterization of metal/semiconductor
nanostructured materials and their application to optical devices(Assoc. Prof.) CHIOU Tai-Ying

Analysis and application of food microorganisms, and developmentof novel fermented food.

(Assoc. Prof.) KONDO Hiroko

Computational biophysics and bioinformatics(Assoc. Prof.) SHIMOTORI Yasutaka

Stereoselective synthesis of functional organic compounds andevalutation of their properties.

(Assoc. Prof.) NAMIKOSHI Takeshi

Synthesis of functional polymeric materials by living polymerization.

(Assoc. Prof.) HATTORI Kazuyuki

Synthesis and analysis of biomolecules, especially carbohydrates andcarbohydrate polymers.

(Assoc. Prof.) MIYAZAKI Kensuke

Development of environmentally friendly polymer materials.

(Assoc. Prof.) YOKAWA Ken

Bioengineering of plant environmental adaptation and metabolism(Prof.)

Theories of Mathematical Fluid Dynamics

SAWADA Okihiro(Assoc. Prof.) KABAYA Yuichi

Hyperbolic geometry and topology.

Other related Fields(Assoc. Prof.) NAKAMURA Fumihiko Ergodic theory and Random dynamical systems(Assoc. Prof.) MATSUDA Kazunori

Commutative ring theory and Combinatorics

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