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AY2025 Admission Guide

Department of Information andCommunication Engineering
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo
Master’s Program / Doctoral Program
Contact [Department Admission Office] Department Office of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
Address: Faculty of Engineering Building #2, 4th floor, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Phone: 03-5841-6712
E-mail: ice-admission@ee.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Department Team (Information and Communication Engineering), Graduate School of Engineering /Information Science and Technology Academic Affairs Support Group, The University of Tokyo
Visit our department’s admission website through the graduate school’s website:
https://www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/edu/course/ice/admission_e.shtml

Emergency Contact (in the morning of examination of specialized subject)
Department of Information & Communication Engineering:
Office of the department: 03-5841-6712
Department Admission Office: 03-5841-6669

Objectives of the Department
The mission of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering is to innovate and establish key
principles and technologies in computing, communication, and human-computer interaction that empower and shape
the future of our increasingly connected and computerized society in a manner that harmonizes with the human being.
To this end, we offer education in master’s and doctoral programs to train students enthusiastically pursuing the field,with the hope to make a significant contribution to society’s better future and to play leading roles in the next
generation, on the basis of their solid understanding of both information and communication technologies and our
information society.
Keywords: Processor architecture, High-Performance Computing, Parallel Processing, Large-scale Data Processing,
Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, IoT, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Image Processing,
Artificial Intelligence, Meta-heuristics, Machine Learning, Quantum computing, Multimedia, Human Interface,
Interaction, Virtual Reality, Game AI, Information Security, Personal Information Protection Technology,
Intelligent Transportation Systems, Evolutionary Computing, Artificial Life, Complex Systems.

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1. Schedules and Venues
1.1. Master’s Program, Summer ExamDocument screening
Applicants are screened by the submitted documents. Refer to the admission guide of the graduate school about
acceptance notification of the document screening.
Subsequently, applicants who passed the document screening are subject to written examinations, oral examinations,and interview. Examination admission cards will be sent to all candidates, but only those whose examination
numbers are listed on the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology website are eligible to take thewritten, oral examinations, and interview.

Written Examination, Oral Examination, and Interview
The written examination will be held at the venue below.
For the written examination of mathematics, please refer to the admission guide of the graduate school.
The oral examination and interview will be conducted online, and the details will be announced separately.
Date

Time

August 15 (Thu.)
2024

Venue

Subject

Remarks

Refer to the admission guide of thegraduate school.

Mathematics

See sec. 2.4.

August 19 (Mon.)2024

10:00～12:30

Engineering Building#2, 4th floor, lectureroom 241

Specialized
subjects

See sec. 2.5.

August 23 (Fri.)
2024

10:00～14：00

OnlineOral Exam

See sec. 3.3.
Applicants for the oral exam
will be announced on August
22 (Thu.) on the ICE
Entrance Examination Guide
website.

August 26 (Mon.)2024

10：00～

OnlineInterview

See sec. 3.3.
Applicants for the interview
will be announced on
August 24 (Sat.) on the ICE
Entrance Examination
Guide website.

1.2. Doctoral Program, Summer Exam
Written and Oral Examinations
The written examination will be held at the venue below.
The oral examination will be conducted online, and the details will be announced separately.

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Date

Time

Venue

Subject

Remarks

August 19 (Mon.)2024

10:00～12:30

Engineering Building#2, 4th floor, lectureroom 241

Specialized
subjects

See sec. 2.5.

August 22 (Thu.)
2024

9：00～

OnlineOral Exam

See sec. 4.4.

1.3. Master’s Program, Winter ExamDocument screening
Applicants are screened by the submitted documents. Refer to the admission guide of the graduate school about
acceptance notification of the document screening.
Subsequently, applicants who passed the document screening are subject to written examinations and oral
examinations. Examination admission cards will be sent to all candidates, but only those whose examination
numbers are listed on the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology website are eligible to take thewritten and oral examinations.

Written and Oral Examinations
The written examinations will be held at the venue below.
The oral examination will be conducted online, and the details will be announced separately.
Date

Time

Venue

Subject

Remarks

January 21 (Tue.)2025

10:00～12:30

Engineering Building#2, 4th floor, lectureroom 241

Specialized
subjects

See sec. 2.5.

January 23 (Thu.)
2025

10:00～12：00

OnlineOral Exam

See sec. 3.3.
Applicants for the interview
will be announced on
January 22 (Wed) on the
ICE Entrance Examination
Guide website.

1.4. Doctoral Program, Winter Exam
Written and Oral Examinations
The written examinations will be held at the venue below.
The oral examination will be conducted online, and the details will be announced separately.
Date

Time

Venue

Subject

Remarks

January 21 (Tue.)2025

10:00～12:30

Engineering Building#2, 4th floor, lectureroom 241

Specialized
subjects

See sec. 2.5.

January 22(Wed.)2025

13:00～

OnlineOral Exam

See sec. 4.4.

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1.5. Map of Examination Venue
The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus(7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656)
Department of Information and Communication Engineering
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

Toei Subways and Tokyo Metro:
Hongo-sanchome (Marunouchi Line M21 or Oedo Line E08), Nezu (Chiyoda Line C14),
Todai Mae (Namboku Line N12), or Kasuga (Mita Line I12 or Oedo Line E07)
Toei Bus:“Todai Seimon Mae” (東大正門前) on route 東 43 or 茶 51; or “Todai Konai” (東大構内) on route 学 01 or 学 07
The details of the general education subject (mathematics) examination are instructed in thegraduate school’s admission guide and its accompanying guideline of on-site examination.
For the specialized subject examination conducted by the department, instructions are givenin this admission guide.

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2. General Notices
This section describes general rules that apply to the entrance exams of both master’s and doctoral programs.

2.1. Application Due and Procedures
See “Section 6. Application Procedures” in the Admission Guide of Graduate School of Information Science andTechnology.
If you have any questions about this guide, please consult the Department Admission Office shown on the cover page.
This is not the same as the Admission Office of the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, theaddress for submitting the application documents.

2.2. Notices
Please be sure to check the ICE (Department of Information & Communication Engineering) Entrance Examination
Guide website for the written and oral examinations, as they are subject to change.

2.3. English Evaluation
Your English skill is evaluated by TOEFL score reported via an Official Score Report. For details, see “Guidelines
for Submission of TOEFL Scores (for AY2025 Entrance Examinations),” accompanying the admission guide of thegraduate school.

2.4. Mathematics
The mathematics examination is conducted only in the summer entrance examination for the master’s course. It is
not conducted in the winter entrance examination for the master’s course and the entrance examination for the
doctoral course.
For the written examination of mathematics, refer to the admission guide of the graduate school.

2.5. Specialized Subjects
Five problems are given from the following fields, out of which you choose and answer to three in 2.5 hours: electrical/electronic circuits, computer architecture, digital circuits, algorithms/data structures, optimization/machine learning,telecommunication, signal processing, and information theory.

2.6. Recommendation Letter
Regarding the submission method of the recommendation letters, see ‘Online Application Procedures-5. Submissionof Recommendation Letters’ on the admission website of our Graduate School at https://www.i.u-tokyo.ac.jp/edu/entra/entra_e.shtml
Use the form of the recommendation letter prescribed in this document for the application to the master’s program.
The form of the recommendation letter for the doctoral course applicant is not prescribed.
A person who is familiar with the applicant's past academic, research, and work performance (not limited to theapplicant's academic advisor) may write and submit the recommendation letter. The applicant should give the form
to the recommender.
The due date of the recommendation letter is June 13, 2024 for summer exam and November 25, 2024 for winterexam.

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3. Master’s Entrance Exam
3.1. Preference Investigation for Prospective Professors
You are recommended to contact at least one prospective advisor prior to your application.
Make sure to enter at least six professor names in the WEB Application System. Up to 10 names can be entered. If
no one can be assigned within the specified range, any other professor will be assigned. Changes in the order ofpreference after submission are not permitted.
 Field 1 for Department-Specific Information of the WEB Application System:
When there is no significant difference in the ranks (i.e., multiple professors tie in your preference), the numbersof the same ranks should be described clearly. For example, if it is difficult to rank the third to the sixth, write
as “Ranks 3 through 6 are the same.” If you can rank all the preferences, there is no need to enter anything.
 Field 2 for Department-Specific Information of the WEB Application System:
Select up to three research fields from the following items. Leave it blank if you have no specific preference.
 Artificial intelligence, Meta-heuristics, Image processing, Natural language processing, Processor
architecture, High-performance computing, Quantum Computing, Communication/Networking, IoT,
Database, User interface, VR/AR, Information security.

3.2. Submission of Research Plan
Describe your research plan in the Master’s Program by using research plan form prescribed in this document. Send
it with the application form. Follow the instructions described in the form.

3.3. Oral Exam and Interview
In the summer entrance exam, only applicants who passed prior qualificationspaper screening based on submitted
application documents, mathematics, and specialized subjectsare subject to the oral exam. In the winter entrance
exam, only applicants who passed prior qualifications paper screening based on submitted application documents,and specialized subjectsare subject to the oral exam. Applicants for the oral exam will be posted on the ICE
Entrance Examination Guide website by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2024, for the Summer Examination andby 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, for the Winter Examination. Details will be announced after the exam
on specialized subjects. You will be interviewed about the written exams, current research topic, fields of interest,etc.
In the summer entrance exam, only applicants who passed the oral exam are subject to the interview. Applicants forthe interview will be posted on the ICE Entrance Examination Guide website on Saturday, August 24, 2024.

3.4. Cautions
Only the examinees who passed the Examination by submitted Documents are eligible for the Written and Oral
Examinations. Applicants must check the results of the document screening on the website and confirm that they
have passed the examination before coming to the written examination site.

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4. Doctoral Entrance Exam
4.1. Communication to Prospective Advisors
Communicate with one prospective advisor, obtain acceptance to the laboratory and discuss your research plan prior
to your application. Enter the name of your prospective supervisor in the field “Supervising Professor ofyour choice” of the Web application system.

4.2. Required Documents
Include the following in your application.
(i) A Summary Paper
Submit a summary of your master’s thesis project (or similar activity), including its overview, objectives, results, andfuture research plans for the doctoral program in accordance with the following guidelines. Explain the content of
the research in an easy-to-understand manner, using figures if necessary.
 Indicate your research topic (title) first.
Clarify your research contributions.



Do not exceed four A4-size single-side pages, including figures and tables.

List your current (or latest) affiliation, name, and page number on top of each page.



Use Japanese or English.

Instructions for the applicants:
 Do not describe other researchers’ papers or articles as if they were your own without citing them.


Do not include figures or tables from other researchers’ papers without indicating the source.



References in the reference list must be cited in the text.

(ii) Recommendation Letter and List of Achievements
Submit a list of achievements (a list of major publications and conference presentations). Submit a letter ofrecommendation (any format) from your master’s course advisor (or someone who is familiar with your researchetc.). However, these submissions may be exempted in some cases; see sec. 4.3 for the conditions. The
recommendation form should be filled out by the recommender, and the PDF file should be uploaded to the designatedsite. The upload site will be announced separately by the graduate school.
(iii) Recommendation Letter by the Applicant’s Manager
If you are a working applicant and wish to enter the University while still employed, you must submit a letter ofrecommendation (in an arbitrary format) written by one of your managers instead of the recommendation letter (ii).
It is necessary even if the exemption rule in sec. 4.3 is applicable.

4.3. Exemption of TOEFL, Specialized Subjects, Recommendation Letter, andList of Achievements
Submission of TOEFL score (sec. 2.3), specialized subjects (sec. 2.5), a letter of recommendation written by
your master’s thesis advisor (sec. 4.2), and the list of your achievements (sec. 4.2) are exempted if you graduated(or are anticipated to graduate in this academic year) from the master’s program of any of the following
departments: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Department of ElectricalEngineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, and Department of Information and Communication

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Engineering, in the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo; Department of Frontier
Informatics in Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo; and any Department in the
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo.
They may be exempted if you graduated (or are anticipated to graduate in this academic year) from the master’s
program of the following departments: Department of Advanced Energy in Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
the University of Tokyo; Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo; andDepartment of Information Engineering in Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. Ask the
Department Admission Office for your eligibility.

4.4. Oral Exam
You should present your master’s thesis research (or similar activity) and your research plan of doctor studies. You
are required to prepare slides of your presentation. The time available will be announced before your presentation,and it is typically about 15 minutes. After your presentation, questions will be asked about the presentation as well
as about the written exams. All applicants are subject to this oral exam.

4.5. Secondary Exam
In the case of the summer entrance examination, the secondary examination will be held from late January to midFebruary 2025 for those who have passed the primary examination. However, for applicants who wish to enroll in
October, and for applicants who wish to enroll in April and who are expected to complete a master's program or aprofessional degree program by September 30, 2024, the secondary examination will be held together with theprimary examination.
In the case of the winter entrance examination, the secondary examination will be held together with the primary
examination.
The schedule and details of the secondary examination will be announced separately.

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Research Plan: page 1

1. Research theme (title); 2. Applicant’s name; and 3. Statement about the purpose of admission
Describe “1. Research theme,” “2. Applicant’s name,” and “3. Statement about the purpose of admission” concisely within one
A4 page in Japanese or English. Refer to “Admission Guide” for the description.
Note:
1. Use letters of 11-point or larger font sizes.
2. The title and instructions on the upper part of each page must be left intact.
3. Do not exceed the maximum number of pages specified in the instructions. Do not delete any pages even if they are blank.

1. Research theme

2. Applicant’s name

3. Statement about the purpose of admission

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Research Plan: page 2

4. Research plan; 5. References; and 6. Other special notes
Describe “4. Research plan in the Master’s Program,” “5. References,” and “6. Other special notes” concisely within three A4
pages in Japanese or English. Refer to “Admission Guide” for the description.
“4. Research plan in the Master’s Program” must present the research that an applicant desires to work on at the graduate school;the (Summary) part must summarize the research briefly and then the (Main text) part must specifically and clearly present (1)Research background and objectives; (2) Research vision (i.e., what will be elucidated, and to what extent and how will it be
pursued); (3) Trends related to the research field and the positioning of the research; and (4) Other remarks (e.g., preparation
status towards achievement, and the circumstances leading to conception of the research).
“5. References” must list documents serving useful references, and documents cited in “4. Research plan in the Master’s
Program.”“6. Other special notes” must present other items such as research achievements, awards, certifications related to the research,and skills that are useful to evaluate an applicant.
Note:
1. Use letters of 11-point or larger font sizes.
2. The title and instructions on the upper part of each page must be left intact.
3. Do not exceed the maximum number of pages specified in the instructions. Do not delete any pages even if they are blank.
4. Present the source documents in “5. References” in citing any sentences, figures, or tables presented in papers or articles.
(The research plan may be deemed to be invalid if it contains any sentences, figures, or tables presented in papers or articles
without presenting their sources.)
5. Each document listed in “5. References” must be referred by the (Main text) part in “4. Research plan in the Master’s
Program.”

4. Research plan
(Summary)(Main text)(1) Research background and objectives(2) Research vision(3) Trends related to the research field and the positioning of the research(4) Other remarks

5. References[1] Reference 1[2] Reference 2

6. Other special notes

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Research Plan: page 3

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Research Plan: page 4

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Letter of Recommendation (Master’s Program)
Department of Information and Communication Engineering
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
Please upload this recommendation to the site specified by the graduate school.
Examinee’s number

Name of Applicant(Leave blank)

Relation to the applicant
How long you have known
the applicant
Evaluation

Please give your assessment of the applicant's performance in yourexperience (e.g., academic, research, and work) by marking a circle below.
S ・ A ・ B ・ C ・ D※ S：Outstanding (Top 5%)，A: Excellent (Top 10%),
B：Good (Top 30%), C: Average (Top 50%), D: Below Average

I hereby certify that the information provided on both sides of this document is true.
Date (Y/M/D)
Recommender

Place of employment
and job title, etc
Contact (e-mail,phone etc.)
Name

Recommendation

Signature

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List of Faculties (as of Apr. 2024)
Department of Information and Communication Engineering
Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
The University of Tokyo[A. Hongo Campus]※ Professor

Kiyoharu Aizawa

Professor

Hiroshi Esaki

Professor

Hitoshi Iba

Professor

Takashi Naemura

Professor

Kenjiro Taura

Professor

Yoshimasa Tsuruoka

Professor

Toyotaro Suzumura

Professor

Hidetsugu Irie

Professor

Toshihiko Yamasaki

Professor

Keiki Takadama

Professor

Yoko Yamaｋata

Associate Professor

Junichiro Mori

Associate Professor

Rie Yamaguchi

Associate Professor
Associate Professor

YoshihikoHasegawa
Hideya Ochiai

Lecturer
Lecturer

Yusuke Matsui
Junichiro Kadomoto[B. Komaba Research Campus Institute of Industrial
Science]
Professor
Kaoru Sezaki
Professor
Yoichi Sato
Professor
Kanta Matsuura
Professor
Masashi Toyoda
Professor
Kazuo Goda
Associate Professor
Shunsuke Kamijo
Associate Professor
Naoki Yoshinaga
Associate Professor
Shinya Sugiura
Associate Professor
Yusuke Sugano[C. Hitotsubashi Campus National Institute ofInformatics]
Professor
Shin’ichi Satoh
Professor
Isao Echizen※ do not accept studentsThis document is a translation from the official Japanese version.
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Department-specific Conditions on Submitted Documents
For other conditions on submitted documents common to all the departments, check the Admission
Guide of the Graduate School.
List of Department-Specific Documents：
Summer Entrance Examinations
Documents to be Subimitted

Mater
Program

Doctoral
Program

Doctoral
Program(Special
Selection forProfessionals)

Winter Entrance Examinations

Who to Submit

Documents to be Subimitted

Who to Submit

Research Plan （Use the form shownin this document)

Research Plan （Use the form
All Applicants
shown in this document)

Recommendation Form (Use theform shown in this document)

All Applicants

Recommendation Form (Use theform shown in this document)

All Applicants

Summary paper （A4 size, 4 pages
maximum)

All Applicants

Summary paper （A4 size, 4 pages
maximum)

All Applicants

All Applicants

List of achievements※1

List of achievements※1

Recommendation Form (Any form)※1

Recommendation Form (Any form)※1

Summary paper （A4 size, 4 pages
maximum)

All Applicants

Summary paper （A4 size, 4 pages
maximum)

All Applicants

Publication list
Supervisor's Letter ofRecommendation (Any form)※2

Publication list

※2

Supervisor's Letter of
All Applicants
Recommendation (Any form)

All Applicants

Department-specific Conditions on TOEFL Scores：
Summer Entrance Exams Winter Entrance Exams
Master Program

All applicants must submit.

All applicants must submit.

Doctoral Program※1※1

Doctoral Program (Special Selection for Professionals)

※2

※2

※1

Exempted if you graduated or are anticipated to graduate in this academic year from the master’s program of any of the following
departments: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department ofElectronic Engineering, and Department of Information and Communication Engineering, in the Graduate School of Engineering, theUniversity of Tokyo; Department of Frontier Informatics in Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo; and any
Department in the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo.
May be exempted if you graduated or are anticipated to graduate in this academic year from the master’s program of the following
departments: Department of Advanced Energy in Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo; Graduate School ofInterdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo; and Department of Information Engineering in Graduate School ofEngineering, the University of Tokyo. Ask the Department Admission Office for your eligibility.

※2
Exempted if you graduated from the master’s program of any of the following departments: Department of Electrical Engineering andInformation Systems, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronic Engineering, and Department of Information
and Communication Engineering, in the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo; Department of Frontier Informatics
in Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo; and any Department in the Graduate School of Information Scienceand Technology, the University of Tokyo.
May be exempted if you graduated from the master’s program of the following departments: Department of Advanced Energy in
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo; Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the Universityof Tokyo; and Department of Information Engineering in Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. Ask the Department
Admission Office for your eligibility.