Course Description
UEC Exchange program
Japanese University Studies in Scienceand Technology (JUSST)
Spring Semester, 2019

UEC JUSST Program Course Description
Japanese University Studies in Science and Technology (JUSST)
Center for International Programs and Exchange (CIPE)The University of Electro-Communications
1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, 182-8585
Tokyo, Japan
E-mail: jusst@fedu.uec.ac.jp

Contents
Guidance
1.1 UEC JUSST Program’s Enrollment Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Academic Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 Timetable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.4 Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Academic Skills Subjects
2.1 UEC Academic Skills I (Computer Literacy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 UEC Academic Skills II (Information literacy and Research) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3 UEC Academic Skills III (Publishing literacy and Research) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Scientific Research Communication Subjects
3.1 Preparation for Oversea Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 English for Intercultural Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Informatics, Science and Engineering Subjects
4.1 Advanced Engineering Science III (Advanced Quantum Mechanics) . . . . . . . . . . .
4.2 VLSI Low Power Circuit Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.3 Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics II (Optical Communication Engineering) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.4 Advanced Engineering Science I (Modern Optics and Photonics) . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.5 Introduction to Computational Methods in Science and Engineering . . . . . . . . . .
4.6 Advanced Theory of Systems Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.7 Topics in Informatics II (Sustainable Supply Chain Management) . . . . . . . . . . . .
4.8 Advanced Engineering Science II (Photonics and Opto-electronics) . . . . . . . . . . .
4.9 Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics I (Information and Communication Networks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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JUSST Program Course Requirements
Subject

1st Semester

2nd Semester[ UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ]Individual Study Project under the supervision of UEC
LAB WORK
Research / Project(Required for JUSST student)

faculty member. Minimum 8 hours/week
5 Credits/one academic year (2 Credits/one semester)[ GRADUATE STUDENTS ]Independent Research Project under the supervision of UEC
Faculty member. Minimum 8 hours/week

CORE

SUBJECTS

6 Credits/one academic year (3 Credits/one semester)
Academic Skills I
2 hours/week (2 Credits)−−

2 hours/week (2 Credits)

Academic Skills II
Academic Skills III
Japanese Language

Elementary / Intermediate / Advanced *8 - 14 hours/week (6 - 7 Credits)[ UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ]Need to pass 3 subjects at minimum **in Each Semester
Science andEngineering Subjects[ GRADUATE STUDENTS ]Need to pass 3 subjects at minimum **in One Academic Year

( ELECTIVE )Electronic Experiment Lab.
4 hours/week (2 Credits)
Required for all Undergraduate Students
Only offered in the FALL Semester

FREE

ELECTIVE

Preparation for Overseas
Study

2 hours/week (2 Credits)

English for Intercultural

Offered in the SPRING Semester only

Communication
English for InterpersonalCommunication

2 hours/week (2 Credits)

Preparation for Graduate

Offered in the FALL Semester only

SchoolSports Classes−

2 hours/week (1 Credit)*) Japanese language classes may be exempted in the 2nd semester.
**) Students are highly recommended to take scientific & Engineering courses, at least one subject
more than the minimum requirement in order to ensure your successful completion of JUSST
program. (Form D)***) “Electronic Experiment Lab” is considered as one of the Science and Engineering Subjects.

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*JUSST mini-Conference and Closing Ceremony
All JUSST student have to attend(to be announced)

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2nd semester begin
All students have to attend

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Medical Checkup (for Junior Student only)

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Coronation Day

Step #1

National Holiday

National holiday

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2th to 5th

Orientation
Week

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Constitution Day

APR

New Students
Arrival5Opening
Ceremony

Greenery Day

Open LabChildren's Day

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Classes as usual(Subs. Holiday)

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JUSST
Weekly Meeting

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Preparing for
The mini-Conference (Presetation)

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10th Aug to 30th Sep
Summer Break for the regular student (no class day)

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Course registration period

19@ JUSST students Weekly Meeting on every Wed (start from 16:30)

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Mountain Day

UEC Open Campus( Marine Day )1

Autumnal Equinox Day

Showa Day2019 SPRING SEMESTER CALENDARJUSST Completes
Vacate Deadline

Subs. Holiday(Mountain Day)
Respect for
the Aged Day

5th Period no Class

National Holiday

Summer Break
End

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Time-Table for Spring Semester, 20192019年度秋学期（前期）Day Period
曜日 授業時間

短期留学プログラム時間割
Department
学科等

Lecturer 教員名

Classroom
教室

Note 備考

Advanced Engineering Science III (Advanced Quantum Mechanics)

S

WATANABE Shin-ichi （渡邊 信一）

E6-237*VLSI Low Power Circuit Design

I

ISHIBASHI Koichiro

W2-106*

5

Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics II(Optical Communication Engineering)I

KISHI Naoto (來住 直人)

E6-201

1

UEC Academic Skills I (Computer Literacy)

CIPE

CHOO

C-401

UEC Academic Skills II (Information literacy and Research)

CIPE

CHOO

C-401

Subject

授業名

1

2
Mon
月

（石橋 孝一郎）

3
4

2
Tue
火

Life

Learning

Sports (for Senior student only)

SPORTSANDO Soichi (安藤Japanese Language (日本語)

CIPE

4

Japanese Language (日本語)

CIPE

5

Preparation for Oversea StudyHLSS

UEHARA Suwako (上原Advanced Engineering Science I （Modern Optics and Photonics）

S

TOMITA Yasuo (富田Introduction to Computational Methods in Scienceand Engineering

M

MATUTTIS Hans-Georg

2

Japanese Language (日本語)

CIPE

3

Japanese Language (日本語)

CIPE

4

Japanese Language (日本語)

CIPE

1

UEC Academic Skills III (Publishing Literacy and Research)

CIPE

2

Advanced Theory of Systems Reliability

J

JIN Lu (金Topics in Informatics II (Sustainable Supply Chain Management)

J

For 2nd semester
students only

創一)

3

1

Wed
水

Long

Old C building(Computer room)

寿和子)
康生)

E1-806
W1-214C-401

Old C building(Computer room)

5

Thu
木

CHOO

E3-1st floor

Computer Room

路)

W5-209*YAMADA Tetsuo (山田 哲男)

W5-209UENO Yoshiyasu （上野W2-106

3
4
5

Fri
金

1

Japanese Language (日本語)

CIPE

2

Japanese Language (日本語)

CIPE

3

Advanced Engineering Science II(Photonics and Opto-electronics)

S

芳康）

4
5

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土

1
2

English for Intercultural Communication

HLSS

HAUSER EricI

OKI Eiji (大木E1-606
Intensive Courses

Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics I(Information and Communication Network)

A101

英司)

4/13, 4/27, 5/18,
6/1, 6/15, 6/22, 7/6,
7/20, 8/3 (final exam)* Joint classes with regular graduate students

Department 学科等
J: Department of Informatics (情報学専攻)
I: Department of Computer and Network Engineering (情報・ネットワーク工学専攻)
M: Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Systems Engineering (機械知能システム学専攻)
S: Department of Engineering Science (基盤理工学専攻)
CIPE: Center for International Programs and Exchange (国際教育センター)
SPORTS: UEC Physical Education Division (健康・スポーツ科学部会)
HLSS: The Division of Humanities Languages and Social Sciences (総合文化部会)

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Period 授業時間
1: 9:00-10:30
2: 10:40-12:10
3: 13:00-14:30
4: 14:40-16:10
5: 16:15-17:45
6: 17:50-19:20
7: 19:30-21:00

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UEC Academic Skills Ⅰ (Computer Literacy)
General Information
Course title (Japanese) UEC Academic Skills Ⅰ (Computer Literacy) （上級科目）
Course title (English)

UEC Academic Skills Ⅰ (Computer Literacy)

Course Code

INT001z INT101z

Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

3/4
School of Informatics and Engineering
2

General culture subjects
School of Informatics and Engineering
Choo Cheow Keong

OfficeE2-305e-mailuec-as1@fedu.uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://www.fedu.uec.ac.jp/skills

Last updated

2019/03/15 19:50:19

Update status

Released

Course Description
Topic and goals

This course gives the students the intermediate-advanced knowledge of computer systems andcomputer networks in a typical academic environment. The lecture stresses fundamental tools
and techniques that are applicable to a broad reach of systems such as the use of primitive, but
powerful tools as UNIX shell, HTML, LaTeX.

Prerequisites

NIL

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation
Course textbooks andmaterials

Course outline andweekly schedule

コンピューターリテラシー
Computer literacy
NIL
Course schedule and topics that will be covered================================================
1. Introduction (Usage: The Information Technology Center ITC, UEC campus network use
policies)
2. Computer operating system and Tools (fundamentals)
3. Unix operating system (fundamentals)
4. Unix operating system (The Internet and computer network)
5. Word Processing (Basic; Desktop publishing, WYSIWYG, and LaTeX)
6. LaTeX (Environments and layout; LaTeX commands, Structure, Package, Class, style, Text
typesetting)
7. LaTeX (Mathematical Formulas)
8. LaTeX (Displayed; Lists, Tabulator, Tables)
9. LaTeX (Displayed; Graphics, Drawing)
10. LaTeX (Labels, Cross-referencing, Citations and Bibliography)
11. World Wide Web (Overview; Web systems, applications, HTML )12. HTML (Basic; Structure, Tag, color, typesetting)
13. HTML (Links and Multimedia; Images, Sound, and Movies)
14. HTML (Forms, Tables, and Frames)
15. HTML (Interactivity, Cascading Style Sheet; CSS)================================================
This course is intended to be a lecture in combination with a practical exercise ("learn, practice,
implement and apply") that will cover the usage of the UNIX system, and including how to writein LaTeX and HTML.
Note that the lecture schedule is subject to constant revisions throughout the course.

Course content utilizing
NIL
practical experience
Preparation and review Students are required to create/design a homepage and present it in class at the end of theoutside classsemester. Thus, student may need some extra time to create the homepage.

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Evaluation is given as follows; (Tasks 50%, Mid-Semester presentation 30%, Final presentation
20%)
Evaluation and grading

Office hours

Since this course is a practical course, attendance and participation in class is obligatory. Only
students who have 1) maintained at least 70% of attendance, 2) submitted all the assignments and3) made their Mid-semester & final presentations can obtain the credits.
12:00-13:00, for just-in-case, schedule an appointment before walking in.

Message for students

We expect students to be the active part of the learning process. We encourage the students'
participation in class discussions, asking questions and interacting with others. If you have any
comments on the topics covered, please feel free to share with the others in class.

OthersStudents are expected to come to class on time. Absences are excused in case of emergency,
illness, or trips to conferences.

Keyword(s)Unix, HTML, Latex

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UEC Academic Skills II (Information Literacy and Research)
General Information
Course title (Japanese) UEC Academic Skills II (Information Literacy and Research) （上級科目）
Course title (English)

UEC Academic Skills II (Information Literacy and Research)

Course Code

INT002z

Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

3/4
School of Informatics and Engineering
2

General culture subjects
School of Informatics and Engineering
Choo Cheow Keong

OfficeE2-305e-mailuec-as2@fedu.uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://www.fedu.uec.ac.jp/skills

Last updated

2019/03/15 19:51:46

Update status

Released

Course Description
Topic and goals

This course is designed to foster students' ability to identify, evaluate and use diverse information
sources effectively in science and engineering studies. It involves the knowledge of information
technology tools and their application to research. Students are required to give a poster
presentation on their major study or research at the end of the semester.

Prerequisites

UEC Academic Skills I (Computer Literacy) or コンピューターリテラシー

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

NIL

Course textbooks andmaterials

NIL

Course outline andweekly schedule

Course schedule and topics that will be covered================================================
1. Introduction (Usage: The Information Technology Center etc.)
2. Academic Integrity (Referencing, citing)
3. Mind mapping, brain storming
4. Scientific literatures and resources retrieval 1/2
5. Scientific literatures and resources retrieval 2/2 (UEC Library)
6. Managing resources
7. Managing, accessing and sharing resources, and Create bibliographies
8. Logical and Critical reading (comprehend, examine, evidence, utilize)
9. Graphical information (Inkscape, GIMP)
10. Tables, Graphs, Charts, Diagrams and Timelines (SciDAVis)
11. Formula editor (word processing and computation)
12. Desktop publishing for poster presentation (Scribus)
13. Preparation for presentation
14. Poster presentation 1/2
15. Poster presentation 2/2================================================
The course gives an introduction to the use of some powerful tools for scientific research andengineering, and the lectures include hands-on learning and applicable exercises.
Note that the lecture schedule is subject to constant revisions throughout the course.

Course content utilizing
NIL
practical experience
Preparation and review Students have to read 1 to 3 articles about varied topics, and at the end of the semester, theoutside classstudents are expected to make a postal presentation.
Evaluation is given as follows; (Assignments 50%, midterm presentation 20%, Poster
Evaluation and grading presentation 30%)3

Since this course is a practical course, attendance and participation in class is obligatory. Only
students who have 1) maintained at least 70% of attendance, 2) submitted all the assignments and3) made their poster presentations can obtain the credits.
Office hours

12:00-13:00, for just-in-case, schedule an appointment before walking in.

Message for students

We expect students to be the active part of the learning process. We encourage the students'
participation in class discussions, asking questions and interacting with others. If you have any
comments on the topics covered, please feel free to share with the others in class.

OthersStudents are expected to come to class on time. Absences are excused in case of emergency,
illness, or trips to conferences.

Keyword(s)Research, library, Desktop publishing, poster presentation

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UEC Academic Skills III (Publishing Literacy and Research)
General Information
Course title (Japanese) UEC Academic Skills III (Publishing Literacy and Research)
Course title (English)

UEC Academic Skills III (Publishing Literacy and Research)

Course Code

INT003z

Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

3/4
School of Informatics and Engineering
2

General culture subjects
School of Informatics and Engineering
Choo Cheow Keong

OfficeE2-305e-mailuec-as3@fedu.uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://www.fedu.uec.ac.jp/skills

Last updated

2019/03/15 19:52:45

Update status

Released

Course Description

Topic and goals

This course focuses attention on the exercise of strategic research project. Students are required
to carry out a study/research project for more than a half of year with a specific topic. Then, they
have to proceed their own project after they choose their own topic and make a monthly plan. At
the end of the semester, there will be an international mini-conference that has participants of all
the JUSST Exchange Students and other regular UEC Students.

Prerequisites

UEC Academic Skills I (Computer Literacy) or コンピューターリテラシー

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation
Course textbooks andmaterials

Course outline andweekly schedule

UEC Academic Skills II (Information Literacy and Research)
NIL
Course schedule and topics that will be covered================================================
1. Introduction (Usage: The Information Technology Center etc.)
2. Academic Integrity (interesting and Unpublished, Scientific misconduct)
3. Researcher's outputs (Why, How, Where)
4. Planning the research/research protocol (LaTeX editor, Mind mapping and brainstorming etc.)
5. Proposing and Reporting on Research
6. Making a scientific presentation
7. Midterm Presentation 1/2
8. Midterm Presentation 2/2
9. Brush up on your skills (Handling Q&A)
10. Communication and Correspondence (Peer, Researcher, Editor, etc.)
11. Academic publishing (Overviews; Dissertation, Monograph, Scientific paper )12. Academic publishing (Procedures, Processes and standards)
13. Assessment and evaluation
14. Oral presentation 1/2
15. Oral presentation 2/2================================================
This course is designed to support the pursuit of writing research paper and share the skills of
quality publishing. The lectures are linked with practical activities, and the final assignment
requires that each student to publishing and presenting a research paper/article in a mockconference (in class for regular student).
Note that the lecture schedule is subject to constant revisions throughout the course.

Course content utilizing
NIL
practical experience5Preparation and review
outside classStudents have to read 2 to 3 articles about varied topics and at the mid and end of the semester,
the students are expected to make an oral presentation.
For laboratory assigned students, the essential project hours are estimated for more than 8 hours
a week, where this is the same standard of graduate thesis project.
Evaluation is given as follows; (Assignments 40%, Writing paper 30%, Oral presentation 30%)

Evaluation and grading Since this course is a practical course, attendance and participation in class is obligatory. Only
students who have 1) maintained at least 70% of attendance, 2) submitted the writing paper and3) made their final presentations can obtain the credits.
Office hours

12:00-13:00, for just-in-case, schedule an appointment before walking in.

Message for students

We expect students to be the active part of the learning process. We encourage the students'
participation in class discussions, asking questions and interacting with others. If you have any
comments on the topics covered, please feel free to share with the others in class.

OthersStudents are expected to come to class on time. Absences are excused in case of emergency,
illness, or trips to conferences.

Keyword(s)Research, Publishing paper, oral presentation

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Preparation for Overseas Study
General Information
Course title (Japanese) Preparation for Overseas Study
Course title (English)

Preparation for Overseas Study

Course Code

ENG504z

Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory

Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

3/4
School of Informatics and Engineering
2

General culture subjects

Cluster/Department

School of Informatics and Engineering

Lecturer(s)UEHARA Suwako (上原 寿和⼦)

OfficeEast 1-803

e-mailuehara.suwako@bunka.uec.ac.jp

Course website

nil

Last updated

2019/03/07 22:36:42

Update status

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Course Description

Topic and goals

The transition from undergraduate to graduate study presents many challenges and requires
careful preparation in many aspects and substantial effort. This course is designed to help
undergraduate students make the difficult transition and gain the basic knowledge and thenecessary competencies of what will be required of them at graduate school particularly in therespects of English language and other language-related academic skills. Students in this course
will familiarize themselves with the common academic activities/tasks such as group discussion,
critical reading and analysis of textbooks and academic articles, informal oral and written report,
formal presentation at symposiums and conferences (poster and computer-aided), and basic
academic paper writing. This course will also support students in areas of how to communicate
with professors and international students orally and through emailing. At the end of the course,
students will conduct a field research to survey and interview UEC graduate students andprofessors on how to succeed in graduate school.

Prerequisites

1st and 2nd year compulsory English courses of UEC

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

Some Advanced English courses focusing on academic English, presentation and writing

Course textbooks andmaterials

Teaching materials will be prepared by the teacher and students based on the needs of thesyllabus.

Course outline andweekly schedule

Week 1: Guidance/Course Orientation
Week 2: Purposes for overseas study; Differences between Japanese and overseas universities
Week 3: English language skills needed for living overseas
Week 4: English language skills needed for living overseas
Week 5: Campus communication
Week 6: Campus communication
Week 7: English language skills needed for overseas academic study: reading and discussion
Week 8: English language skills needed for overseas academic study: reading and presentation
Week 9: English language skills needed for overseas academic study: presentation and writing
Week 10: English language skills needed for overseas academic study: presentation and writing
Week 11: Critical thinking skills
Week 12: Problem-solving skills
Week 13: Self-management skills
Week 14: Utilizing campus facilities of overseas universities
Week 15: Self-evaluation and course evaluation

Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review
Group work or research for presentations may take up a lot of time outside of the classes.
outside class
Performance and attitude in class: 20%
Evaluation and grading PPT Presentation: 30%

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Poster Presentation: 20%
Abstract writing: 20%
Reading assignments: 10%
Office hours
Message for students
OthersKeyword(s)Tue 4 or based on appointment arranged by email.
This class will be taught through English.
Students interested in independent learning and corpus-analysis of English for Science andTechnology are specially welcome.
graduate school, academic English, presentation, abstract, journal article, research8English for Intercultural Communication
General Information
Course title (Japanese) English for Intercultural Communication
Course title (English)

English for Intercultural Communication

Course Code

ENG503z

Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department

Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

3/4
School of Informatics and Engineering
2

General culture subjects
School of Informatics and Engineering

Lecturer(s)Eric Hauser

OfficeEast 1-614

e-mailhauser@bunka.uec.ac.jp

Course website

Nil

Last updated

2019/02/28 12:34:36

Update status

Released

Course Description

Topic and goals

We are going to learn the basics essential English for the coming increasingly grown of thecooperation and takes an active part with the foreign scientist/engineers in the global world. The
learning content is all the so-called four skills, aiming to improve your comprehensive English
ability by self analyzing your own strengths and weak points in detail. Particularly, to learn about
yourself and your field of expertise, about Japan (culture, economy, politics, etc.), foreigncountries you interested (culture, economy, politics, etc.), the things that are required in order torelate with other foreigners, and learn how to express them in English. The language used isEnglish, and when there is a part which can't be understood, Japanese is also used.
This course also relates to a program of the language learning support center in (C Ridge 4th
floor, C402). English pronunciation (rhythm) measurement (April and July) and English
pronunciation (rhythm) practice (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) is performed. In
addition, English examination such as TOEIC or TOEFL is applied to objectively evaluate theimprovement of the student's English skills. For preparations the TOEIC examination (training),
the ALC self-study materials of the language learning support center (C Ridge 4th floor, C402)
will be used.

Prerequisites
Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

1st and 2nd year required courses
Academic Spoken English Ⅰ, Academic Spoken English Ⅱ, Academic Written English Ⅰ,
Academic Written English Ⅱ, Academic English for the 2nd Year Ⅰ, Academic English for the
2nd YearⅡ

Course textbooks andmaterials

Teaching materials are prepared by both the professor and students

Course outline andweekly schedule

1 Introduction
2 Self-introduction
3 Introduction of Japan
4 Introduction of Self countries
5 Introduction of a third country
6 Language as an international language for communication
7 Cross-cultural conflicts and solutions
8 Cross-cultural communication taboos
9 Learning presentation from TED talks
10 Learning presentation from TED talks
11 Group research presentation preparation
12 Group research presentation
13 Group research presentation
14 Group research presentation
15 Feedback on presentation; course evaluation

Course content utilizing
practical experience9Preparation and review
Students are expected to work in groups in and outside the class.
outside class
１. Class participation 20%
２. Homework 20%
Evaluation and grading
３. Presentation 40%
４. Research (reading and writing) 30%
Office hours

Students can make appointments for meetings by email or come to my office hours in Tue 4.

Message for students

Students are encouraged to participate in the course actively and critically. Expressing ideas
vocally and collaborating with other students are expected.

OthersThis course requires students to keep good attendance in order to fulfill the collaborative tasks.

Keyword(s)intercultural communication, discussion, presentation, cooperative learning, active learning,academic research

10Advanced Engineering Science III (Fundamentals of Quantum Physics)
General Information
Course title (Japanese) 量⼦物理⼯学基礎
Course title (English)

Fundamentals of Quantum Physics

Course Code
Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory

Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

All years
Master's Program2

Graduate school core education subjects - Core subjectsⅠ

Cluster/Department

Department of Engineering Science

Lecturer(s)WATANABE Shinichi (渡邊 信⼀ )OfficeEast 6-521/E6-521

e-mailshin.watanabe@PC (replace PC with uec.ac.jp)

Course website

NIL

Last updated

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Course Description
The theme and goal of this course will be based on "Advanced Quantum Mechanics" this year.

Topic and goals

Prerequisites
Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

Subject: We aim to master the fundamental principle of quantum phenomenon which is essential
to science and technology of contemporary society.
Achievement goal: To learn quantum treatment of angular momentum, approximation methods,
scattering problem, interaction between matter and radiation field, and to deepen theunderstanding of natural phenomena therewith, and also to understand the quantization of theradiation field.
On top of topics in undergraduate level quantum mechanics, we learn about approximation
methods not dealt with in quantum mech I and II, and the interaction of light and matter.
Analytical mechanics, applied mathematics (Preferably some knowledge of applied math.
Common knowledge of basic math for engineering courses such as elementary calculus, linear
algebra, the Fourier series and integrals.)
Textbook：「量⼦⼒学II」

Course textbooks andmaterials

江沢洋著（裳華房）Reference materials：「量⼦⼒学II」 ⼩出昭⼀郎著（裳華房）「量⼦⼒学上下」 シッフ著（吉岡書店）
The theme and goal of this course will be based on "Advanced Quantum Mechanics" this year.

Course outline andweekly schedule(Course content)
1. Review of elementary quantum mechanics
2. Theory of time-development perturbation 1: Formulate the problem and learn its necessity
through a concrete example.
3. Theory of time-development perturbation 2: Learn about the density of states, derive thegolden rule formula and understand the transition probability.
4. Exercises: Solve problems and consolidate the understanding of the perturbation theory
5. From transition probability to differential cross section; 1st order perturbation theory applied
to the Coulomb scattering problem.
6. Elementary example of the variational method and application to He
7. A day reserved for delay or Q&A
8. Mid-term test
9. Box quantization
10. Elementary quantization and application of the radiation field
11. Electromagnetic field in free space
12. Electronic Hamiltonian
13. Emission and absorption of radiation Part 1: Quantization of E&M fields.
14. Emission and absorption of radiation Part 2: Learn about spontaneous emission, and evaluate
the life time of the excited hydrogen,1115. Final exam (take-home)(How to proceed) The course centers on lectures and simple exercises. If the students are foundto be familiar with the subject, emphasis is placed on the part after the perturbation theory.
Note: The contents are subject to change without notice. Especially, this year we are considering
new topics with a view to rapid progress of science in recent years.
Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review There are numerous enlightening books on quantum mechanics. It is beneficial for the student tooutside classbe acquainted with such books.
a) Evaluation:
Grades will be based on mid-term and final reports unless otherwise announced.
b) Criteria:
Evaluation and grading The credits may be earned if the following conditions are met.
1. To be able to solve elementary problems using approximation methods.
2. To be able to understand simple scattering problems.
3. To be able to understand the interaction of matter with light.
Office hours

Questions will be accepted immediately after class. If time permitting, a meeting will bearranged by way of a prior appointment by phone or e-mail.

Message for students

Please make an effort to understand the logical structure and flow of quantum mechanics as awhole.

OthersPlease spend time on the materials before and after each class. Also pay attention to quantum
phenomena around us.

Keyword(s)Quantum mechanics, time-dependent perturbation theory, scattering problem.

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VLSI Low Power Circuit Design
General Information
Course title (Japanese) VLSI Low Power Circuit Design
Course title (English)

VLSI Low Power Circuit Design

Course Code
Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

All years
Master's Program2

Graduate school core education subjects - Core subjectsⅠ
Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics
ISHIBASHI Koichiro (⽯橋 孝⼀郎)

OfficeW2-306e-mailishibashi@ee.uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://mtm.es.uec.ac.jp/index.html

Last updated

2019/03/02 19:37:47

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Course Description
Topic and goals

VLSI Low Power Circuit Design

Prerequisites

Fundamental electric circuit theorems

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

Fundamental electric circuit theorems

Course textbooks andmaterials

Course outline andweekly schedule

Original lecture materials will be delivered on the classThanks of low power LSI, we nowadays enjoy ITC society with electronics appliances such ascell phones, electric cars and so on. The purpose of this lecture is to understand not only
fundamentals of VLSI circuits, but low power circuit technologies which have made this ICT
society into reality.
Outline of Class and Contents
1) Introduction to rolls of VLS I on ICT society2) Structure of MOSFET and its characteristics
3) Fundamentals of CMOS LSI circuits4) Power on CMOS LSI5) Moore?s law and Scaling law
6) Low power digital circuit design techniques- AC power reduction techniques- DC power reduction techniques
7) Practice of Circuit Simulation
Final exam will be done during the course.

Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review
Investigation by web is recommended before the lectures.
outside class
Final exams will be done for evaluation.
Evaluation and grading Evaluation category (Score) are shown as bellow
A(=>80), B(=>70), C(=>60), and D(<60)
Office hours

Send e-mail before going to the room of Ishibashi (W2-306)

Message for students

This class is focusing on not only low power circuit design but overview and fundamentals of
VLSI technology . This class could make you access to semiconductor industry which is
nowadays a kind of infrastructures.

Others

The class is held in English. Contents of class are based on lectures held in foregn universities
done by Prof. Ishibashi as guest professors.

Keyword(s)VLSI, Low power, Circuit design

13Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics II(Optical Communication Engineering)
General Information
Course title (Japanese)

Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics II (Optical Communication
Engineering)

Course title (English)

Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics II

科目番号
/Code
Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

4
Faculty of Informatics and Engineering
2Core subjects
Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics
KISHI Naoto (來住OfficeEast 3-1027

e-mailkishinaoto@uec.ac.jp

直⼈)

Course website

http://www.opt.cei.uec.ac.jp/optc/

Last updated

2019/02/26 10:57:56

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Course Description

Topic and goals

The main subject of this course is "Optical Communication". Optical communication is one of
the key technologies for the contemporary information society. The history is still young, justabout 30 years after being practically used, but it is developing rapidly nowadays, thecommunication ability is extremely outstanding and which is a communication technology thatwill be used in all parts of the society in the future. The goal of the course is to learn thefundamental principle and technical element of communication system, as well as introduce you
to some of the latest communication technologies.

Prerequisites

Physics Introduction (wave and light), Electromagnetism related subjects, Electrical circuit

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

Knowledge of Fourier analysis, Fourier and concept of time- and frequency-domain

Course textbooks andmaterials

No textbooks needed. All course materials will be provided on-line via the URL listed above.
(Password is required to access from off-campus)

Course outline andweekly schedule

The content is as follows,.
1. Introduction to optical fiber communication.
2. Characteristic of light transmission medium of the opticalcommunication and the differencewith the low frequency electromagnetic wave.
3. Structure of the optical fiber transmission channel and a principle of optical waveguide.
4. Important characteristic of the optical fiber, i.e. the linear and non-linear characteristics andthe relations with the signal transmission characteristics.
5. Principle of basic optical signal source, i.e. photo-generation principle.
6. Semiconductor laser light signal source, the light emitting diodestructure characteristic andapplication.
7. Single frequency or a multi-wavelength source and pulse light source that specialized in
opticalcommunication.
8. Theory of optical amplifier in a long-distance optical communication system.
9. Characteristic of various optical amplifiers.
10. Light elements required in an optical communication system.
11. Encoding of the digital light signal, the quality evaluation systemof the signal reception.
12. The forms of the optical communication system.
13. Characteristic and the development of the optical communication system.
14. End uses optical fiber communication system.
15. Optical fiber sensor, light and optical fiber measurements.

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Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review
Students are required to review (by accessing to the on-line material and other texts).
outside class
Evaluation and grading
Office hours
Message for students

Submission of a report will be required at the end of the term. Assessment of this course (pass)
will be made over the report at a minimum of 60%.
Wed (12:30 to 14:30) or after class.
Optical communications play a vital role and came to be indispensable for a nowadays
information and communication network. Gained knowledge of the technology and the principle,
will come in useful for all aspects in information and communication fields.

Others

For regular students:
1) "Department of Communication Engineering" and "Department of Engineering Science"
students are not permitted to select the course (there is a Optical communication engineeringcourse offered in the 3rd year).
2) Double enroll in Optical communication engineering course is not pemitted.

Keyword(s)Telecommunications opticalfibers, dispersion properties, non-linear intensity modulation, direct
detection, opticalrepeater, wavelength division multiplexing, laser diode, photo diode,opticalamplifiers, optical network, opticalfiber sensor.

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Advanced Engineering Science Ⅰ（Modern Optics and Photonics）
General Information
Course title (Japanese) Advanced Engineering Science Ⅰ（Modern Optics and Photonics） （学域）
Course title (English)

Advanced Engineering Science Ⅰ（Modern Optics and Photonics）

Course Code

INT001k INT001m INT001n INT001p

Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

3/4
School of Informatics and Engineering
2Core subjects
Cluster III (Fundamental Science and Engineering)
TOMITA Yasuo (富⽥ 康⽣)

Office205 West 1

e-mailytomita@uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://talbot.es.uec.ac.jp/optics.html

Last updated

2019/02/22 14:59:20

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Course Description

Topic and goals

This is an introductory-level course in the ever-increasing field of modern optics. It includes rayand wave-descriptions of light propagation and image formation with coherent light. An
introduction to holography and optical information processing is also given as an example ofparallel and multi-dimensional data handling capabilities of light. Furthermore, it contains
discussions of photonic devices (such as lasers, amplifiers, light modulators and detectors) andfiber-optic communications systems.

Prerequisites

A good understanding of introductory electromagnetics and linear systems theory may be
helpful.

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

A good understanding of introductory electromagnetics and linear systems theory may be
helpful.

Course textbooks andmaterials

F. Graham Smith and Terry A. King, Optics and Photonics, Wiley, New York, 2000
E. Hecht, Optics, 4th ed., Addison-Wesley, New York, 2001

Course outline andweekly schedule

Topics in 90-minute lectures will include:
1. Preliminaries (Concept of waves and their mathematical expressions)
2. Wave optics
3. Fourier optics
4. Electromagnetic and crystal optics
5. Guided-wave and fiber optics
6. Introduction to fiber-optic communications

Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review
Reading textbooks and solving homework problem setsoutside class
Evaluation and grading
Office hours
Message for students
OthersKeyword(s)The grades will be based 20% on the homework, 30% on the mid-term exam and 50% on the
final exam.
Monday 16:00-17:00
It is very interesting to learn the ever-increasing field of photonics through this lecture.
The knowledge of photonics is very useful to grasp operational principles of many devices andsystems around us. These include DVD, laser pointers, fiber optic communication systems etc.
Photonics is the technology of using waves and photons!
Wave optics, Diffraction, Interference, Electromagnetic wave, Maxwell equations, Wave
polarization, Crystals, Guided-wave and fiber optics

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Introduction to Computational Methods in Science and Engineering
General Information
Course title (Japanese) Introduction to Computational Methods in Science and Engineering
Course title (English)

Introduction to Computational Methods in Science and Engineering

Course Code

INT505z

Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

3/4
School of Informatics and Engineering
2

General culture subjects
School of Informatics and Engineering
Hans-Georg Matuttis

Office

E4-721e-mailhg@mce.uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://webclass.cdel.uec.ac.jp/

Last updated

2019/03/01 13:18:47

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Course Description

Topic and goals

Computational methods have replaced analytical methods alreadyin many fields of science and engineering, and their importanceis still increasing. The aim of the lecture is to provide
fundamental criteria for the choice of numerical methods, give an
overview about some available methods in some fields,
and give ideas about performance-oriented implementation
for such methods. Depending on the background and interestof the auditory, some topics may be subject to changes.

Prerequisites

First year Analysis and Linear Algebra, one procedural Programming Language

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

NIL

Course textbooks andmaterials

Scriptum can be downloaded from http://webclass.cdel.uec.ac.jp/,
further reading:
A. L. Garcia, Numerical Methods for Physics, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co,1999
G.J. Borse: Numerical Methods with Matlab, International Thomson Publishing, 1997

Course outline andweekly schedule

1. Simple MATLAB-Synthax
2. How to write better programs
3. Non-numerical methods: Monte-Carlo techniques
4. Representation of Numbers
5. Elementary numerical analysis I: What are numerical errors
6. Elementary numerical analysis II: How to get "correct" results from calculations "with error"
8. MATLAB Graphics
9. Introduction to numerical Linear algebra I: Repetition 1st year Linear Algebra
10. Introduction to numerical Linear algebra II: How to draw a line throughmore than 2 points (or maybe not)11. Introduction to numerical Linear algebra III: Least squared fitting
12. Polynomials and Roots
13. Solving ordinary differential equations I: Basics
Initial conditions, analytic solutions, Euler Method
14. Solving ordinary differential equations II: Higher order Methods
Approaches to construct higher order methods, Runge-Kutta methods
15. Solving ordinary differential equations III: Advanced methods
Adaptive Timesteps, energy conservation systems, stiff problems

Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review
NIL
outside class17Participation in the Lecture and Homework in the E-Learning System
Evaluation and grading
Depending on the activity level of the students, Mid-Term and End-Term exams will be held.
Office hours

Friday, second slot, in East-4, Room 721, but if you contact me by E-Mail, other times are
possible.

Message for students

Lecture starts after the the introduction to the computer system in the Jusst-Program has been
held.

Others

Lecture starts after the the introduction to the computer system in the Jusst-Program has been
held.

Keyword(s)Numerical Analysis, Scientific Programming

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Advanced Theory of Systems Reliability
General Information
Course title (Japanese) システム信頼性特論
Course title (English)

Advanced Theory of Systems Reliability

Course Code
Academic year

2019

Year offered

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department

Faculty offering thecourseCredits

All years
Master's Program, Doctoral Program2

Graduate school core education subjects - Core subjects II
Department of Informatics
路)

Lecturer(s)JIN Lu (⾦OfficeWest 5-607

e-mailjinlu@inf.uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://www.rm.inf.uec.ac.jp

Last updated

2019/02/28 01:06:40

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Course Description
Topic and goals

This lecture deals with Reliability Engineering and its theory which focus on the philosophy,
ideas and scientific methods to build in quality and reliability into systems. Also, recent
development of information technology has been changing the methods of Reliability
Engineering. These new aspects are also dealt with.

Prerequisites

None

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

It would be helpful if the students have a background of probability and statistic.

Course textbooks andmaterials

No textbooks, just original handout

Course outline andweekly schedule

Course Outline#1: Introduction: Quality Control and Reliability Engineering in Japan#2: Principal Models of Reliability#3: Advanced Models of Reliability#4: System Reliability Design(1)#5: System Reliability Design(2)#6: Reliability Testing and Fault Analysis#7: Reliability Data Analysis (1) Models for Accelerated Life Testing#8: Reliability Data Analysis (2) Hazard Rate Model#9: Preventive Maintenance and Inspection#10: Model and Theory for Maintenance(1) Decision-making and Optimal Maintenance Policy#11: Model and Theory for Maintenance(2) On-line Condition Monitoring#12: Prediction and Prevention of Failures#13: Quality and Reliability Assurance(1)FMEA#14: Quality and Reliability Assurance(2)FTA#15: Quality and Reliability Assurance(3)Group Discussion

Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review
Noneoutside class
Evaluation and grading Assessment will be based on the level of understanding
Office hours
Message for students
OthersKeyword(s)After the class
There are also many foreign student in this class. So it is also a good change to make foreign
friends. I will prepare the handout in both English and Japanese, furthermore, the important partwill be explained in both languages, so the students do not need to worry about their English.
This lecture will be given in English.
Reliability, Quality Control, Maintenance19Topics in Informatics II (Sustainable Supply Chain Management)
General Information
Course title (Japanese) Sustainable Supply Chain Management （学部）
Course title (English)

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Course Code
Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department

Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

2/3/4
Faculty of Informatics and Engineering
2Core subjects
Department of Informatics

Lecturer(s)YAMADA Tetsuo (⼭⽥ 哲男)

OfficeRoom #507 in Building West 5

e-mailtyamada@uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://webclass.cdel.uec.ac.jp/webclass/

Last updated

2019/03/05 9:35:47

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Course Description

Topic and goals

Supply Chain is that product and information flows among suppliers, factories, distribution
centers and markets by manufacturing and logistics. This supply chain is now globally
networked consisting of not only domestic but also overseas suppliers, factories and markets.
Therefore, the global supply chain management is required to pursue higher profit forcompanies. On the other hand, the environmental issues such as global warming and material
starvation have been more serious because manufacturing and logistics inevitably consume
natural resources for materials and energy and emitted Greenhouse Gases (GHG) including CO2
throughout their product lifecycle and supply chain. In order to not to become more serious forthe environmental issues, it is necessary for the supply chain to minimize the material and energy
consumptions during the whole product lifecycle economically. This course gives variety topics
in supply chain management and sustainability, and acquire how to harmonize the supply chain
and sustainability simultaneously.

Prerequisites

None

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

Production Management, Operations Research, Introduction to Operations Research

Course textbooks andmaterials

No textbook, Handouts will be used as a guide for the class.

Course outline andweekly schedule#1 Guidance#2 Supply Chain#3 Supply Chain Management#4 Supply Chain Network#5 Global Supply Chain#6 Assembly Line System#7 Scheduling#8 Sustainable Manufacturing#9 Low-carbon Supply Chain#10 Life Cycle Assessment#11 Carbon Tax#12 Closed-loop Supply Chain#13 Disassembly, Reuse and Recycling#14 Sustainable Product Design#15 Summary

Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review
Several assignments will be conducted.
outside class
Evaluation and grading Evaluation: Presentations (30%), Activities (40%) and Assignments (30%)
Office hours

Mondays at the 4th class. Make an appointment by e-mail in advance.

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Message for students

Let’s discuss how to harmonize supply chain and sustainability and enjoy it!

OthersNo assignment, No success. This course is taught in English, and Japanese is also added as theneed arises.

Keyword(s)Global Supply Chain, Sustainable Manufacturing, Reuse and Recycling, Low-carbon andClosed-loop Supply Chain, Sustainable Product Design, Assembly/Disassembly, Scheduling21

Advanced Engineering Science II （Photonics and Opto-electronics）
General Information
Course title (Japanese) Advanced Engineering Science II （Photonics and Opto-electronics）（学域）
Course title (English)
科目番号
/Code
Academic year

Advanced Engineering Science II （Photonics and Opto-electronics）
INT002k INT002m INT002n INT002p
2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

3/4
School of Informatics and Engineering
2Core subjects
Cluster III (Fundamental Science and Engineering)
UENO Yoshiyasu (上野 芳康)

OfficeRoom no. 313, Building no. West-2 (W2-313).

e-mailuenoy@ultrafast.ee.uec.ac.jp

Course website

http://www.ultrafast.ee.uec.ac.jp/ueno-classes.html

Last updated

2019/03/11 11:17:12

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Course Description

Topic and goals

Modern photonics and electronics have been deeply spread to both academy and industry of ourReal World, without country borders. It is because photonics and opto-electronics have realized
terabit-per-second network infrastructures, optical-disk memories (DVD&CD's), compact andaccurate laser diodes (from infrared to blue), and flat displays, in industry uses and home uses. In
these science and technology, particle-based photonic properties of representative materials arealmost always fully combined with their wave-based optical properties, in "bright" manners.
In this course, typically 15 weeks, participants are expected to study and understand the scientificfundamentals of these photonic technology, and also to develop interests to on-going, long-term(i.e. large-scale) R&D activities in our world.

Prerequisites

fundamentals of electro-magnetic waves (propagating in speed of light).
fundamentals of electronics such as basic diodes and transistors.

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

fundamentals of quantum mechanics (particles and waves).
fundamentals of crystalline materials and their basic, electronic properties.

Course textbooks andmaterials

Course outline andweekly schedule

1) Saleh and Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics, 2nd edition, Wiley, 2007.
2) Amnon Yariv and Pochi Yeh, Photonics: Optical Electronics in Modern Communications, 6thedition, Oxford, 2006.
1st-5th weeks:(1) Areas of science and technology where photonics and opto-electronics play particularly
important roles in our world.
(2) Representative photonic devices and materials that many of us must use and rely on, in theseareas of science and technology.
(3) Fundamental properties of silicon and other few important types of semiconductor crystals.
Basics of direct transition (for light-emitting diodes and lasers), in contrast to indirect transition(for sensors and solar cells, for example).
Then, basics of quantum-particle-based properties such as conservation laws in unit of electronvolts, in contrast to quantum-wave-based properties. (All of these are well understood anddesigned in all LED's, laser diodes, optical sensors, solar cells, for example.)
6th-10th weeks:(4) General relationship from electrons to electron waves. That from lightwaves (em waves) tophotons.
(5) Device's internal structures (of light-emitting diodes and light-absorbing sensors), and theirworking principles.
(6) Energy conversion law and general limits in energy-conversion efficiency, from electronicenergy to photonic energy. That in the opposite direction, that is, from photonic energy toelectronic energy.
11th-15th weeks:22

(7) advanced groups of lasers, consisting of cavities and waveguides, which are deeply andbroadly used in advanced systems such as network infrastructures (terabit per second), opticaldisk memories (DVD&CD's), compact and accurate laser diodes (from infrared to blue).
(8) high-density light energy in time and 3D-space dimensions (total four dimensions), that israther simply generated by laser oscillators in particular. (Several kinds of experimental research
are going on in our UEC campus, as well.)Course content utilizing
practical experience
Preparation and review Both personal and group studies, efficiently before and after each weekly classroom, areoutside classencouraged.
Evaluation and grading

Understanding level of each student is evaluated, in the final test in the end of the 15-weekcourse.

Office hours

6th period, Tuesdays. (Notify me Ueno by email, when I was not available in the period oftuesday.)

Message for students

OthersKeyword(s)The number of participants to this course will be around 10, too, and, could be slightly less. So,
this lecturer Ueno welcomes questions from participants sometimes in the middle of 90 minutes,
rather than after it. Your asking good questions to lecturer inspires the other participants, too,basically.
Lecturer Ueno's international activities:
http://www.ultrafast.ee.uec.ac.jp/ueno-cv.html
photonics, opto-electronics, quantum mechanics, electro-magnetic waves, light-emitting diodes(spontaneous emission), lasers (stimulated emission), optical sensors, solar batteries, silicon,
galium arsenide, semiconductor.

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Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics I(Information and Communication Networks)
General Information
Course title (Japanese) Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics I (情報通信ネットワーク)
Course title (English)

Advanced Communication Engineering and Informatics I (Information and Communication
Networks)

Course Code
Academic year

2019

Semester(s) offered

Spring semester

Teaching method

LectureCategory
Cluster/Department
Lecturer(s)Year offered
Faculty offering
the course
Credits

All years
Master's Program2

Graduate school core education subjects - Core subjectsⅠ
Department of Communication Engineering and Informatics
OKI Eiji (⼤⽊英司 )Officee-mailoki@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Course website

http://oki.ice.uec.ac.jp/

Last updated

2019/03/18 13:14:48

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Course Description

Topic and goals

Communication networks serve as the most important infrastructure for the today's informationsociety. This course deals with mathematical programming and algorithms for communication
networks. The course objectives are to understand the fundamental concepts communication
networks and theories for network designs and controls, and bridge the gap between the theories
and practices.

Prerequisites

The minimum requirement to understand this course is a knowledge of linear algebra andcomputer logic.

Recommended
prerequisites andpreparation

Undergraduate courses related to information, communications, networks, probability andstatistics, and mathematical programming.

Course textbooks andmaterials

Book 1: E. Oki, Linear Programming and Algorithms for Communication Networks, CRC Press,
Boca Raton, 2012.
Book 2: Book 1 (Japanese version)，⼤⽊英司, 通信ネットワークのための数理計画法, コ
ロナ社, 2012.
The contents of this course are almost covered by Book 1.
The lecture including materials in this course, type I, is offered in English. The subjects include
the following items. The topics may be subject to change due to the progress.

Course outline andweekly schedule

1. Introduction and Basic problems for communication networks
2. Algorithms for basic problems (Shortest path routing max flow problem)
3. Algorithms for basic problems (Minimum-cost flow problem)
4. Disjoint path routing
5. Liner programming basics
6. Application of liner programming
7. Mid-term exercise/examination
8. GLPK (GNU Liner Programming Kit)
9. Basic problems solved by LP
10. Disjoint path routing and wavelength assignment solved by LP
11. Routing and traffic demand model (basics)
12. Routing and traffic demand model (hose models and others)
13. Mathematical puzzles
14. Advanced mathematical puzzles
15. Advanced topics

Course content utilizing
practical experience24

Preparation and review
As preparation, read the corresponding chapter of the textbook.
outside class
Methods:
Homework and examination
Evaluation and grading

Office hours
Message for students
OthersKeyword(s)Criteria:
Understanding of the fundamentals and theories (50%)
Practical skills (50%)
After lecture. Others make an appointment by email.
The students are required to study the textbook to understand the contents of this course.
Lecture will be given mainly in English. Both Japanese and English isallowable for question.
None.
Information and communication, communication network, design and control, mathematicalprogramming, algorithm25