April 7, 2021

Degree Programs in Systems and Information Engineering
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Faculty member list (Doctoral programs)
Doctoral Program in Policy and Planning Sciences
Field of Research

Faculty
AKIYAMA, Eizo

Detailed Description of Research Field

Evolutionary game theory, Dynamical systems theory,
Agent-based simulation.

ARITA, Tomokazu

Industrial location, Agglomeration economies, Urban andregional policies, City planning systems.

SATO-ILIC, Mika

Multi-dimensional data analysis, statistics: latent structure
models, fuzzy clustering, and multi-way data theory.

△OHSAWA, Yoshiaki

Infrastructure asset
management, Spatial voting equilibrium, Quantitative
analysis on landscape, Spatial competition andharmonization in Europe, Location Theory

OKAMOTO, Naohisa

Tourism Science, Transportation planning, Transport Policy,
Travel Behavior Analysis and Demand Forecasting,
Evaluation on Infrastructure Development

KAWASHIMA, Hiroichi

Local gov. management, Open data, Co-creative local
solution making, local information policy making.

SHIGENO, Maiko

Mathematical programming, combinatorial optimization,
Network flow theory, Algorithm engineering.

SUZUKI, Tsutomu

Urban Analysis, Facility Planning, Location Analysis,
Environmental Modeling, Geographical Information
Science.

TANIGUCHI, Ayako

Attitude and behavioral modification concerning
Urban transport planning, Risk communication, Mobility
management, Social acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles.

TANIGUCHI, Mamoru

Compact city, Sustainable urban and regional planning,
Management of urban layout, National land-use plan, Social
capital.

ZHANG, Yongbing

Resource allocation and management in parallel/distributed
systems, mobile and pervasive computing, wavelength
routing in optical networks.

TSUTSUMI, Morito

Spatial Statistics, Spatial Econometrics, Geospatial
Information Sciences, Economic analysis of infrastructure
investment, Industrial location, Urban modeling, Local
government/Public facilities management

Field of Research

Faculty
FUJIKAWA, Masaki

Detailed Description of Research Field

History of Urban Built Environment in Japan and Other
Asian Countries, Conservation of Traditional Buildings in
Urban and Rural Area

MIAO, Ying

Combinatorics for Coding Theory and Information Security

MURAKAMI, Akinobu

Urban and rural planning, theories and practices of urban
landscape planning.

YOSHISE, Akiko

Mathematical optimization and its applications, Algorithms
for solving conic optimization problems

WATANABE, ShunArchitectural and urban planning toward thehighly-networked information society, Development ofintelligent information systems for their planning and design.

AMEMIYA, Mamoru

Environmental design and community planning for crime
prevention, Planning and management of residential
environment in depopulating society

ANDO, Hiroyasu

Mathematical modeling of bio-inspired complex networks
and its application to social systems

UEICHI, Hideo

Individual differences and decision-making, risk perception,
cognitive psychology, emotion.

UMEMOTO, Michitaka

Countermeasures against infrequent risk in urban andregional area: Evacuation planning, Disaster information,
Regionals’ countermeasures against nuclear disaster,
Perception of disaster risk.

OKUBO, Masakatsu

Empirical study on intertemporal consumption decisions,Application of time series econometrics.

OTA, Mitsuru

Selforganization of spatial economic system and structuralchange.

OKADA, YukihikoManagement accounting in service organizations. Service
target costing.

OKUSHIMA, Shinichiro

Environmental economics, Energy economics, Policy
analysis, Environmental ethics, Poverty analysis, Inequality
analysis, Welfare analysis.

KAIDA, Naoko

Pro-environmental awareness and behavior, economic
valuation of environmental and natural resources,
environmental decision-making, environmental psychology.

SAKUDO, Mari

Applied Econometrics

SAWA, Ryoji

Evolutionary game theory, Cooperative games, Behavioral

TAKANO, Yuichi

Mathematical optimization, Financial engineering,
Machine learning

game theory.

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Field of Research

Faculty△TURNBULL, Stephen
John

Detailed Description of Research Field

Economics of the Internet and social networks, Economics
of

open

source,Mathematicalstructureofgames,

Environmental economics
HACHIMORI, Masahiro

Discrete Mathematics, Combinatorics, Analysis of discrete
structures

HARADA, Nobuyuki

Theoretical and empirical analysis of SME dynamics andpolicies, Econometric analysis of Japanese economy andindustry.

FUJII, Sayaka

Urban Planning, Urban and Community Planning of
Neighborhoods, Living Environment in Aging Housing
Estates, Community Business Utilizing Local Resources.

PHUNG-DUC, Tuan

Applied Probability, Stochastic Models, Performance
Evaluation, Queueing Theory, Operations Research

MATSUBARA, Kosuke

Urban planning, planning history, Urban planning in Asia
and Africa.

YAMAMOTO, SachikoManagement and utilization method of building stock(vacant house / closed school, etc.), Maintenance andregeneration system in rural area, Regional management bylocal residents

WADA, Kentaro

Traffic management and control, Transportation network,
Traffic flow, Intelligent transportation systems【ARIMA, Sumika】

Supply chain management, Logistics.

【ANNO, Hidekazu】

Matching market design, Game theory, Microeconomics【USHIJIMA, Koichi】

Empirical analysis of investment in child human capital,
residential choice, health investment, educational
investment.

【ORIHARA, Masanori】

Empirical analysis of corporate finance【KANAZAWA, Kiyoshi】

Financial data analysis，market microstructure, stochastic
processes, econophysics【KUROSE, Yuta】

Bayesian statistics, State space models【SANO, Yukie】

Physics of socio-economic systems, Social media,
Computational social science, Web science3

Field of Research

Professorof Cooperative
Graduate School

Faculty

Detailed Description of Research Field【TRAN, Lam Anh Duong】

International Economics, Economic Growth, Income
Distribution

KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi

Road Design, Traffic Safety Analysis and Measures, Bicycle
Traffic, Community Road

(National Institute forLand and InfrastructureManagement)
KONDO, Yoshinori

Vehicle evaluation in real world conditions, Proposal of(National Institute forEnvironmental Studies)

environmental conscious traffic and life style, Development

HASEGAWA, Hiroshi

Housing policy, Housing safety net policy, Housing market
trend analysis, Housing planning for the elderly andchild-care household, Management of housing estates,
Housing refurbishment.

(National Institute forLand and InfrastructureManagement)
MATSUHASHI, Keisuke(National Institute forof personal mobility based on inclusive way of thinking.

Integrated planning of sustainable region and transport,
Public involvement.

Environmental Studies)
MENO, Fumitake

Housing policy in collaboration with welfare, Housing supply(Building Researchand support by NPOs, Disaster reconstruction of houses

Institute)and areas, Urban and community planning by residents.

YAMANO, Hiroya

Spatio-temporal dynamics of environment and ecosystems(National Institute forbased on fieldwork and remote sensing, Biodiversity andEnvironmental Studies)ecosystem conservation

ISHII, Norimitsu

Evaluation and visualization of urban spatial structure,(National Institute for

Urban and Regional management, Mathematical model ofLand and Infrastructureurban disaster mitigation.

Management)
ONISHI, Masaki

Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Human Behavior(National Institute of

Recognition, Big data analysis, Visualization

Advanced Industrial
Science andTechnology)△: Appointed until March 31, 2024
(Note)
Before applying, applicants must contact a faculty member and obtain consent to become your prospective supervisor (the person who
gives you academic instructions after enrollment).
Applicants cannot choose faculty members whose names are written in square brackets as a prospective supervisor. However, under thesupervision of a faculty member without square brackets, you can choose a faculty member with square brackets as a sub-supervisor
and conduct research related to the sub-supervisor's research topics.

[Contact Information]e-mail：entexam_pps@sk.tsukuba.ac.jp
Web：https://www.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp/PPS/en/4

Doctoral Program in Risk and Resilience Engineering
Field of Research

Foundations of
Risk
Analysisand Resilience
Assessment

Faculty
ITOH Makoto

Detailed Description of Research Field

Systems safety: mutual trust and cooperation inhuman-machine systems, cognition, inference, and decision
making under uncertainty or gray zone, perception andacceptance of risk.

SATO-ILIC Mika

Multi-dimensional data analysis, statistics: latent structure
models, fuzzy clustering, and multi-way data theory.

ENDO Yasunori

Fundamentals and applications of soft computing techniques
underlying artificial intelligence: machine learning including
clustering and deep learning, and fuzzy inference and fuzzycontrol【KURAHASHI Setsuya】

Social simulation, Evolutionary computing, Agenttechnology, Data mining, Skill extraction support system,
Recommender system.

【KINO Yasunobu】

Project Risk Management, Application Development, Social
Systems Modeling and Design.

FURUKAWA Hiroshi

Cognitive interface design: Human interface to extend
cognitive capability, Navigation support, Learning support,
Mental models.

【SAITO Yuichi】

Human-machine systems, cognitive systems science,systems safety and control, human-machine interface andinteraction, and risk prediction and avoidance based on data
analysis.

【TAKAYASU Akitoshi】

Verification methods for nonlinear mathematical models
including mathematical models for environmental problems,
Numerical analysis, Verified numerical computation.

【MISAKI Hiroumi】

Statistics, econometrics and quantitative finance:high-frequency data analysis, volatility and covolatility ofasset prices, financial risk management, state space models,and particle filters.

※ABE Genya

Vehicle safety: interactions between human and advanced(Japan Automobile

driver assistance systems, trust in automated driving

Research Institute)systems, recognition, decision and implementation whiledriving※UCHIDA Nobuyuki

Human error analysis and traffic accident prevention, Safety(Japan Automobile

evaluation for automated driving systems

Research Institute)※OKABE Kohei

Risk Management: labor accident, safety design, collaborate(National Instituterobot, nursing care equipmentof Occupational Safety
and Health, Japan)※SATO Toshihisa

Science of driving pleasure, Cognitive and behavior(National Institute ofcharacteristics of elderly drivers, and Ergonomic experiments

Advanced Industrialof drivers with automated and advanced driver assistanceScience andsystems

Technology)
5Field of Research

FacultyFoundations of
Risk
Analysisand Resilience
Assessment※SANAMI Shou

Machine Learning: Understanding and dealing with risks in(Dai Nippon Printing Co.,

application to actual problems.

Information
Systems
Security【TSUDA Kazuhiko】

andDetailed Description of Research Field

Ltd.)

Database, Information Retrieval, Human Factors, Cognitive
Science,NaturalLanguage

Processing,Computer

Algorithm, Software Engineering.
【YOSHIDA Kenichi】
OMOTE Kazumasa

Application of Internet, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence.
Information security: risk assessment for cyber attacks,
security for blockchain and cryptocurrency, malware
countermeasure,cloud

security,

IoT

security,

privacy-preserving data analysis.
NISHIDE Takashi

Information security: design of public key encryption,
cryptographic protocol, privacy-enhancing technology,
method for securing information systems.

※SHIMAOKA Masaki

Information Security and Trust: PKI application(SECOM CO., LTD)(e-signature, authentication), Trust model of PKI, Social
Trust of Information Infrastructure, ethics for security res
earch

Urban Resilience
andDisasterManagementSUZUKI Tsutomu

Urban Analysis, Facility Planning, Location Analysis,
Environmental Modeling, Geographical Information
Science.

TANIGUCHI Ayako

Attitude and behavioral modification concerning
Urban transport planning, Risk communication, Mobility
management, Social acceptance of Autonomous Vehicles.

UMEMOTO Michitaka

Countermeasures against infrequent risk in urban andregional area: Evacuation planning, Disaster information,
Regionals’ countermeasures against nuclear disaster,
Perception of disaster risk.

【KINOSHITA Yohei】

Meteorological application of space geodetic tools (e.g. SAR
and GNSS), Satellite remote sensing, MaaS application※USUDA Yuichiro

Disaster Informatics, Disaster Dynamics, Cyber-Physical(National Research

System for Disaster Resilience, Risk Communication,

Institute for Earth

Decision Support

Science and Disaster
Resilience)※SAKAI Naoki

Geotechnical(National Researchrainfall-induced disaster, Model tests, IoT/AI, Satellite andInstitute for Earthremote sensing data, Disaster risk, TDA(Trans-disciplinary

Science and Disasterapproach)

Resilience)

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engineering,Landslides,

HeavyField of Research

Urban Resilience
andDisasterManagement

Faculty

Detailed Description of Research Field※FUJIWARA Hiroyuki

Seismic hazard and risk assessment, Numerical simulation,(National Research

Strong motion prediction, Subsurface structure Modeling,

Institute for Earth

Real-time earthquake damage estimation system

Science and Disaster
Resilience)

Environmental
andEnergySystems

New energy systems: LCA evaluation and reliability analysis

OKAJIMA Keiichi

of energy systems with new energy devices such as
photovoltaic cell and fuel cell systems.
Fate and transport of pollutants in the natural environment.

HATANO Yuko

Remediation; adsorption; molecular dynamics simulations.
【AKIMOTO Yutaro】

Non-invasive measurement and evaluation methods of fuelcell, Resilience power system, Energy analysis of new
generation societies and vehicles【SUZUKI Kengo】

Multi-agent simulation, gaming simulation, and methods forhigher education related with energy and environmental
systems※YAMAMOTO Hiromi(Central Research

Low carbon energy systems analysis, Evaluation ofrenewables and hydrogen technologies in energy systems

Institute of ElectricPower Industry)※KATO Kazuhiko(National Institute of

Safety Management Measures and Evaluation Methods for
Photovoltaic Power Plants

Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology)※TAHARA Kiyotaka

Development of sustainability assessment based on life

(National Institute ofcycle thinking, inventory database, technology assessment

Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology)※: Professor (Collaborative Graduate School Program)(Note)
Before applying, applicants must contact a faculty member and obtain consent to become your prospective supervisor (the person who
gives you academic instructions after enrollment).
Applicants cannot choose faculty members whose names are written in square brackets as a prospective supervisor. However, under thesupervision of a faculty member without square brackets, you can choose a faculty member with square brackets as a sub-supervisor
and conduct research related to the sub-supervisor's research topics.

[Contact Information]e-mail：entexam@risk.tsukuba.ac.jp
Web：https://www.risk.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/7Doctoral Program in Computer Science
Field of Research

Faculty

Information
Mathematics andModeling

KAWABE Tohru

Detailed Description of Research Field

Control design: Theory and applied research in Biologically
InspiredTechnology,

Computational

Intelligencebased

Control, Robust Control, etc.
KUNO Takahito

Mathematical optimization: Numerical algorithms for
globally solving nonconvex optimization problems.

SAKURAI Tetsuya

Computational Mathematics, Numerical Mathematics for
Computers, Parallel Computing Algorithms forSupercomputers, Algorithms for Large-scale Data Analysis,
Computational Science, Mathematical Software.

TOKUNAGA Ryuji

Chaos, fractals and bifurcation theory. Computer amusement
oriented elementary technologies.

AIHARA Ikkyu

Mathematical modeling of animal behavior and its
applications: Nonlinear dynamics, Field recordings ofanimal calls, Sensor networks.

IMAKURA Akira

Numerical analysis: Numerical algorithms for solving linear
systems, eigenvalue problems and matrix computation-based
machine learning.

CAI Dong Sheng

Multimedia using artificial life theory. High performancecomputing and parallel computing for space simulation.
Imaging using chaos and fractals.

SANO Yoshio

Discrete Mathematics, Graph Theory, Combinatorics

HIRATA Yoshito

Nonlinear time series analysis: theory and its applications.

【BAKKU Ranjith Kumar】

Bioinformatics approaches for Omics data and
Mass-Spectrometry, Biological networks, Biochemical
regulatory mechanisms and Computational Functional
genomics【FUTAMURA Yasunori】

Numerical analysis, High performance parallel algorithm,
Parallel solver for large-scale linear systems and eigenvalue
problems, Parallel numerical software.

【MORIKUNI Keiichi】

Numerical linear algebra, large sparse matrix computations,preconditioning algorithms for Krylov subspace methods,
least squares problems, singular linear systems.

Intelligent
Software

OHYA Akihisa

Intelligent robots and sensing: Mobile robots working inhumans’ daily life environment, real world sensory
information processing, networked robotics, cooperative
multiple mobile robots.

KAMEYAMA Yukiyoshi

Programming languages and symbolic logic: type system,
metaprogramming, programming logic, program verification.

SHIZUKI Buntarou

Human-computer interaction: Visual programming andinteraction techniques for end users.
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Field of ResearchIntelligent
SoftwareFaculty
MISUE Kazuo

Detailed Description of Research Field

Information visualization: visual interface, visual analytics,
network visualization, graph drawing.

UNNO Hiroshi

Program verification : model checking, type systems,
program analysis, automated theorem proving.

TAKAHASHI ShinUser interface software, Ubiquitous computing,Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW).

【MIZUTANI Tetsuya】

Program theory and musical informatics: Logical foundationof verification and analysis of realtime intellectual programsystems and musical information.

【VASILACHE Simona】

Software engineering, software development process, human
computer interaction; intercultural communication, global
software engineering【KAWAGUCHI Ikkaku】

Human Computer Interaction, Remote Communication
Support, Communication Robot.

【YOROZU Ayanori】

Intelligent robot for human-harmonious collaboration, Task
and motion planning, Human and environmental sensing,
Field robotics.

Software System

AMAGASA Toshiyuki

Database system, data engineering: XML/RDF Database,social media, and scientific database.

KATO Kazuhiko

System software: Distributed system, cloud computing,operating system, cyber-physical system, software security

KITAGAWA Hiroyuki

Database systems and data engineering : Information
integration, WWW and DB, XML databases, multimedia
databases, and DBMS architecture.

ABE Hirotake

System Software, Distributed Systems, Computer Security,
Computer Network.

OYAMA Yoshihiro

Computer security, system software, operating systems,
virtualization.

OKA Mizuki

Social Media, Web Science, Artificial Life.

SHIOKAWA Hiroaki

Database systems and data engineering.

SHINJO Yasushi

Operating systems, distributed systems, virtualization,
privacy protection, decentralized social networking services.

HASEBE Koji

Multi-agent systems: Game theory, Mathematical logic,
Formal methods, Autonomous distributed systems.

MAEDA Atusi

Implementation of programming languages, parsing, runtime
system, resource management.

MACHIDA Fumio

System dependability, dependability evaluation, stochastic
models, system design optimization.
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Field of Research

Software System

Faculty【CHEN Hanxiong】

Detailed Description of Research Field

Database system, knowledge-base system, e-education,
information retrieval, knowledge discovery and data mining.

【TSUGAWA Sho】

Network mining, Social network analysis, Computationalsocial science.

【HAYASE Yasuhiro】

Software Engineering : Program comprehension, software
repository mining, software maintenance.

【BOU Savong】

Database system, data engineering, scientific database,
XML/RDF Database【HORIE Kazumasa】

Machine Learning, Neural Network, Pattern Recognition,
Biological Signal Processing.

ComputerArchitecture

TAKAHASHI Daisuke

High-performance computing: High-performance numericalalgorithms on parallel computers and performance
evaluation.

TATEBE Osamu

Parallel and distributed system software, data-intensive
computing, and high performance computing.

NUKADA Akira

High Performance Computing, Performance Optimization,
GPU Computing

BOKU Taisuke

Massively parallel and high performance computing systems:
Massively parallel computer architecture, cluster computing
and its system software, high performance computing system
including GPU/FPGA accelerators.

△YASUNAGA Moritoshi

VLSI engineering: VLSI design and implementation ofparallel and distributed systems and evolutionary systems.

KIMURA Shigetomo

Information communication engineering: Process algebra,
network protocols and performance evaluation ofcommunication systems.

SATO Akira

Design and operation technology for academic network
systems, information systems and computing systems.

SHOUNO Kazuhiro

Analog integrated circuit and circuit theory: Highly linearized
CMOS transconductors and complex filters.

YAMAGIWA Shinichi

Algorithms,

Software/Hardware

andApplicationsofEmbedded System, Data Compression, Distributed System,
Computer Architecture and Sports Engineering.
YAMAGUCHI Yoshiki

Reconfigurable architecture, computing, and highly
Efficient systems with high performance and low-power
consumption applied to AI, encryption, IoT, and scientificapplications.

10Field of Research

ComputerArchitecture

Faculty【TOMIYASU Hiroshi】

Detailed Description of Research Field

Making better use of significantly progressing
microprosessors for parallel computer architecture after Ageof vector supercomputers and massively parallel
computers.

【KANAZAWA Kenji】

VLSI Engineering, Reconfigurable computing, Accelerator for
hard computation problems using reconfigurable LSI.

【KOBAYASHI Ryohei】

FPGA applications, Reconfigurable Computing System,
High-speed RTL Simulation.

【SANNOMIYA Shuji】

Autonomous, parallel, and distributed processor architecture:
Research on data-driven chip-multi-processor based on
self-timed elastic pipeline.

【TADANO Hiroto】

Numerical analysis: Numerical algorithms for large scalelinear systems. Parallel computing for eigenvalue problems.

【FUJITA Norihisa】

High Performance Computing, Accelerator, GPU Computing,
Reconfigurable Computing, High Performance Interconnection

Media
Engineering

KAMEYAMA Keisuke

Learning, adaptive information processing, signal / image
processing, and applications to retrieval and biometricauthentication.

KUDO Hiroyuki

Image processing and medical imaging : Image and video
processing, imaging science, medical imaging (CT, PET, MRI)
and computer-aided diagnosis, machine learning and artificial
intelligence, intelligent image sensing,music and sound processing, mathematics of inverse
problems.

TAKIZAWA Hotaka

Intelligent image processing: medical image recognition,
computer-aided diagnosis, computer vision, 3-D object
recognition.

MITANI Jun

CG and CAD : Geometric modeling, Human computerinterface, Computational origami.

KANAMORI Yoshihiro

Computer graphics (CG), rendering, deep learning, image
editing techniques, CG applications for industry

SUZUKI Taizo

Multi-perception

media

processing:

Signalprocessing,image/video processing, compression, perceptual encryption,
information

hiding,sparserepresentation,banks/wavelets.
YAMADA Takeshi

Speech and acoustic information processing: speech
recognition, sound scene understanding, multi-channel
signal processing, media quality assessment, ande-learning.

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filterField of Research

Media
Engineering

Faculty

Detailed Description of Research Field【AOTO Takahito】

Computational Photography, Computer Vision【ENDO Yuki】

Computer graphics, image synthesis and editing techniques,
image recognition, data mining, machine learning, deeplearning

Intelligent
SystemKUNIHIRO Noboru

Cryptography, Information Security, Quantum Computation,
Cryptanalysis, Cryptographic Protocol.

SAKAI Ko

Computational vision: representation of shape, perception of
3D

structure,

figure-ground

segregation,

corticalrepresentation, cognitive neuroscience, and psychophysics.
SAKUMA Jun

Security and Privacy for Artificial Intelligence: Machine
Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Applied
Cryptography.

FUKUI Kazuhiro

Pattern recognition and computer vision: Face recognition,
3D object recognition, human sensing, robot vision.

YAMAMOTO Mikio

Natural Language Processing on the Web using statisticalmethods: Statistical machine translation and Web
documents processing such as sentiment analysis.

AKIMOTO Yohei

Black Box Optimization and its Applications: probabilistic
model based optimization, evolutionary computation,
reinforcement learning, automated machine learning.

IGARASHI Yasuhiko

Machine learning, Multivariate analysis, Sparse modeling,
Data-driven science, Measurement informatics, Materials
informatics

INUI Takashi

Natural Language Processing: Information extraction andknowledge acquisition from natural language data, opinion
mining, and sentiment analysis.

BABA Yukino

Human computation, Crowdsourcing, Collective intelligence,
Machine learning, Data mining.

【ARANHA Claus】

Research
Programon

Evolutionary

Generation,

Computation:

Procedural

Optimization,

Generation,

Intelligent

Agents and Artificial Life.
【IIZUKA Satoshi】

Computer graphics, image processing, image editing,computer vision, machine learning【FUKUCHI Kazuto】

Mathematical statistics and machine learning: statisticalinference, statistical learning, fairness and privacy in machinelearning, data mining【YE Xiucai】

Feature selection for high dimensional data, Clustering,
Machine learning, Data analysis, Classification, Network
computing.
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Field of Research
Professorsof Cooperative
Graduate School

Faculty

Detailed Description of Research Field

INO Shuichi

Human machine interface, soft actuator technology,(National Institute of

information accessibility, haptic interface design, healthcare

Advanced Industrial

and quality of life technology, rehabilitation engineering.

Science andTechnology)
SATO Mitsuhisa

High-performance parallel computing systems : Cluster(Institute of Physicalcomputing, parallel programming systems such as OpenMP

and Chemicaland HPF, benchmarking and performance evaluation of

Research (RIKEN))

parallel computing systems, parallel and distributed
computing on Grid

SATOH Yutaka

Ubiquitous vision, Robot vision, Stereo omnidirectional(National Institute ofsystem (SOS).

Advanced Industrial
Science andTechnology)
NAKADA Hidemoto

Parallel computing, distributed computing, grid, cloud,(National Institute ofmachine learning.

Advanced Industrial
Science andTechnology)
TANIMURA Yusuke

Parallel and distributed storage. Large-scale data processing.

(National Institute of

Cloud computing. Grid computing. E-science applications.

Advanced Industrial
Science andTechnology)
NAKATA Ayako

Application of Computational Mathematics and Machine(National Institute forLearning to Materials Science (Quantum chemistry,

Materials Science)First-principles simulation).

△: Appointed until March 31, 2024

(Note)
Before applying, applicants must contact a faculty member and obtain consent to become your prospective supervisor (the person who
gives you academic instructions after enrollment).
Applicants cannot choose faculty members whose names are written in square brackets as a prospective supervisor. However, under thesupervision of a faculty member without square brackets, you can choose a faculty member with square brackets as a sub-supervisor
and conduct research related to the sub-supervisor's research topics. The supervisor and the sub-supervisor must be chosen from thesame "Field of Research."[Contact Information]e-mail：exam@cs.tsukuba.ac.jp
Web：https://www.cs.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/index.html

13Doctoral Program in Intelligent and Mechanical Interaction Systems
Field of Research

System Design

Faculty△MARUYAMA Tsutomu

Detailed Description of Research Field

Reconfigurable Computer Systems, Adaptive Complex
System.

MORITA MasahikoBrain-like Computing, Neural Networks, Modeling Brain
Functions.

KAWASAKI Masahiro

Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychology,
Communication, Signal Processing.

NOBUHARA Hajime

Computational Intelligence, Multimedia Processing,
Advanced Sensing by UAV.

HASEGAWA Manabu

System Modeling.

【KAWAI Shin】

Control Theory, Discretization, Descriptor System【SHIBUYA Takeshi】

Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Multi-Agent
System including Hardware Components.

【HIROKAWA Masakazu】

Artificial

Intelligence,

Human-Machine

Cooperation,

Robotics for Developmental Support, Sports Engineering.
Man-Machine
System andRobotics【NIIZATO Takayuki】

Emergence, Learning and Collective Behavior.

AIYAMA Yasumichi

Human-like Dexterous Robot Manipulation, Advanced
Industrial Robot.

KURODA Yoshihiro

Interactive Biological Media, Medical Artificial Intelligence,
Medical System.

△SANKAI Yoshiyuki

Cybernics: New Academic Frontier fusing Humans, Robots
and Information Systems, Innovative Cybernic Systems in in
Brain-nerve/Physical/Physiological/Life

field,

Human

Big-data & AI (artificial intelligence) processing, Biomedical
Technology.
SUZUKI Kenji

Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Humanoid Robot,
Human Assistive Technology, Music & Sound Media
Technology, Kansei Research.

TSUBOUCHI Takashi

Self-Contained Autonomous Mobile Robots,
Outdoor Autonomous Mobile Vehicles.

NAKAUCHI Yasushi

Human-Robot Interaction, Intelligent Environments,
Sensor Network.

HOSHINO Kiyoshi

Biomedical Measurement and Analysis, Mathematical
Models for Biological System, Contextual Reasoning,
Martial Arts, Robotics, Brain Science.

MOCHIYAMA Hiromi

Soft Robotics, Haptics Technology.

YANO Hiroaki

Virtual Reality, Haptic Interface, Locomotion Interface,
Assistive
Technology.

IZAWA Jun

Computational Neuroscience, Motor Control and Learning,
Neural Decoding, VR Rehabilitation Robot, Stroke
Simulator, Decision Making.
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Field of Research

Man-Machine
System andRobotics

Faculty
KAWAMOTO Hiroaki

Detailed Description of Research Field

Integration of Human and Robot, Biological Control
Systems, Biological Motion & Physiology Analysis, Robot
Therapy, Robot Safety.

TANAKA Fumihide

Social Robotics, Feel Safe AI, Feel Safe Technologies,
Human-Robot Interaction, Education Support, Development
and Learning, Active Seniors.

【OSAWA Hirotaka】

Human-Agent Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Human
Interface,Communication

Game,

Engineering

Ethics,Technology in Science Fiction.
【ZEMPO Keiichi】

Augmentation of Human Perception, Sense Substitution,
Disability Support, Human Augmentation Engineering, Big
Data Utilization and Integration on Sensor Signals.

【HASHIMOTO Yuki】

Tactile Interface, Tactile Perception, Interactive Technique,
Virtual Reality, Telexistence.

【HACHISU Taku】

Haptics, Touch, Wearable device【PUENTES Sandra】

Cybernics, Clinical Gait Analysis, Motor Disturbances,
Wearable Robot.

【Hassan Modar】

Cyber-physicalinterfaces,

Wearabletechnology,

Mechatronics, Human performance
Instrumentation
and Control
Engineering

YABUNO Hiroshi

Nonlinear Mechanical Systems, Nonlinear Control of
Nano-Micro Machines, Bifurcation Control and its
Applications.

SAKAINO Sho

Mechatronics, Haptics, Manipulation.

DATE Hisashi

Model Predictive Control for Nonlinear Systems,
Autonomous Mobile Robot, Self-Driving System,
Snake-Like Robot and Mechanical System Design.

WAKATSUKI Naoto

Simulation based Visualization, Vibration Sensors andActuators, Acoustical Engineering, Musical Acoustics,
Inverse Problems.

【NGUYEN Van Triet】

Digital control, electrical power system, smart power router【TAKATANI Tsuyoshi】

Computational Imaging, Computer Graphics, Appearance
Fabrication【MAEDA Yuka】

Non-invasive Measurement by Photoplethysmography,
Developing Wearable Devices for Home Healthcare
System.
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Field of Research

Faculty

Instrumentation
and Control
Engineering【YAMAGUCHI Tomoyuki】

Communication
SystemUTSURO Takehito

Detailed Description of Research Field

Instrumentation Engineering, Robotics, Robot’s Eye,
Human Interface, Image Processing.
Natural Language Processing, Web Mining, Information
Retrieval, Human-Machine Communication by Speech andLanguage, Understanding and Creating Entertainment and
Educational Contents, Language Processing by Deep
Learning, Artificial Intelligence.

KAMEDA Yoshinari

Mixed

Reality,

Massive

Sensing,

Intelligent

Image

Understanding and Processing, Advanced Measurement of
VR Experience, Intelligent Support in Traffic Transportation,
e-Learning.
KITAHARA Itaru

Real World Imaging, Free-Viewpoint Video, Mixed-Reality,
Augmented Reality.

KOGA Hiroki

Information Theory, Information Security.

EBIHARA Tadashi

Communication
andInformation
Engineering,
Communication System, Oceanic Engineering, Network
Engineering, i-Construction, Sensor Grid, Environmental
Sensing, Applied Physics (Ultrasonic/Optical), Agriculturaland Food Engineering, Animal Health Monitoring.

KAKEYA Hideki

3D Imaging, Information Display, Geometric Optics,
Computer Aided Surgery, Media Technology,
Natural Language Processing.

Professorof Cooperative
Graduate School

HOSHINO Junichi

Entertainment Computing, Game Technologies, StorytellingTechnologies.

【SHISHIDO Hidehiko】

Computer Vision, Image Media Processing, Sports Science

KANEHIRO Fumio

Mechanism, Motion Planning, Motion Control,(National Institute ofEnvironment/Object measurement and recognition,

Advanced Industrial

simulation of Humanoid robots.

Science and Technology)
KAMIMURA Akiya

Modular Robot System, Decentralized Ad Hoc Wireless(National Institute of

Network, Self-Organization System, and Infrastructure andAdvanced Industrial

Disaster Investigation Robot System, AI Applications.

Science and Technology)
KURATA Takeshi

IoH (Internet of Humans), Indoor Positioning, Computer(National Institute ofSupported Smart Work, Applied Service Engineering.

Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology)
GOTO Masataka

Music Information Processing, Singing Information(National Institute ofProcessing, Media Interaction.

Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology)

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Field of Research

Faculty

Detailed Description of Research Field

Professorof Cooperative
Graduate School

SAKANASHI Hidenori

Medical Image Processing, Computer-Aided Diagnosis(National Institute of(CAD), Clinical Decision Support, Pattern Recognition,

Advanced Industrial

Machine Learning.

Science and Technology)
MATSUMOTO Yoshio

Service Robotics (Assistive Robotics and Rehabilitation(National Institute of

Robotics), Evaluation, Real-Time Vision, Human-Robot

Advanced Industrial

Interaction, Android.

Science and Technology)
MURAKAWA Masahiro

Machine Learning, Adaptive Algorithm, Bibration and(National Institute of

Acoustic Analysis, and the Applications to Structural Health

Advanced Industrial

Monitoring.

Science and Technology)
YODA Ikushi

Intelligent Human Sensing by Computer Vision and Pattern(National Institute of

Recognition, Gesture Interface, Video Surveillance, MediaAdvanced Industrial

Art.

Science and Technology)
KONDOH Shinsuke

Development of Design Tools and Methodologies for(National Institute of

Sustainable Design, Life Cycle Design, and Environmentally

Advanced Industrial

Conscious Design.

Science and Technology)
SAGAWA Ryusuke

Computer

Vision,Computational

Imaging,

3D(National Institute ofReconstruction, Motion Analysis, Human Behavior Analysis.

Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology)
HAMASAKI Masahiro

Online Community System, Social Media Analysis, Web(National Institute of

Mining, Semantic Web.

Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology)
Visiting Associate
Professor

KUMANO Shiro

Affective Computing.

△: Appointed until March 31, 2024
(Note)
Before applying, applicants must contact a faculty member and obtain consent to become your prospective supervisor (the person who
gives you academic instructions after enrollment).
Applicants cannot choose faculty members whose names are written in square brackets as a prospective supervisor. However, under thesupervision of a faculty member without square brackets, you can choose a faculty member with square brackets as a sub-supervisor
and conduct research related to the sub-supervisor's research topics.

[Contact Information]e-mail：entexam@imis.tsukuba.ac.jp
Web：https://www.imis.tsukuba.ac.jp/?lang=en

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Field of Research

Solid and
StructuralEngineering

Faculty
ISOBE Daigoro

Detailed Description of Research Field

Numerical and experimental studies on impact and collapse
problems of structures, Development of computer simulation
techniques aiming disaster prevention and mitigation,
Application of computational mechanics and structural
engineering essence to robotics.

KANAKUBO Toshiyuki

Studies on structural performance of seismic, isolated orcontrolled structures. Development of high performance
structural materials and new techniques for buildings andinfrastructures.

SHOJI Gaku

Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics.
Clarification on nonlinear seismic response of infrastructure
subjected to extreme ground motions,development of seismic retrofit technologies, structuralreliability assessment

MATSUSHIMA Takashi

Mechanics of granular materials. Mechanics of liquefaction
and debris flow. Mechanics of long-term geologicalformation.
Mechanics of planetary surface processes.

ASAI Takehiko

Smart structural vibration control and self-powered control
systems with energy harvesting technologies

ENAMI Kazuhiro

Studies on three-dimensional shape measurement ofvarious objects

KAMEDA Toshihiro

Innovativeengineeringwithcomputational

mechanics

handling high-power laser.
Smart society realization using LPWA and data platform.
NISHIO Mayuko

Structural engineering, Applied mechanics. Structural healthmonitoring, inverse analysis, data assimilation, model V&V
for the maintenance and operation, and the disaster
reduction of infrastructures

MATSUDA Akihiro

Study on development of design tool for sportswear andsports equipment using computational mechanics. Aging
estimation of rubberlike material for electric power industry.

MATSUDA Tetsuya

Study of multi-scale simulation techniques. Property
evaluation of solid materials that exhibit microscopic internal
structures using homogenization theory / finite element
method based computational mechanics.

YASOJIMA Akira

Studies on performance evaluation and seismic evaluation
technology of reinforced concrete buildings with focuses onmaintenance and life extension
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Field of Research

Solid and
StructuralEngineering

Faculty【SHINTAKU Yuichi】

Detailed Description of Research Field

Numerical and experimental study on fracture mechanismof materials, development of crack propagation analysis
using enhanced finite element method (FEM) such as finite
cover method and s-version FEM, and strength evaluation
on engineering product by its application.

【MITSUME Naoto】

Development of coupled analysis systems and methods forcomplicated/complex phenomena, Applications to real-world
problems such as tsunami-resilient design of structures【MORITA Naoki】

Development of analysis systems and parallel computing
libraries for numerical simulation. A study on the strength
evaluation of structures using multi-scale simulation.

【YAMAMOTO Kyosuke】

Studies on “Partial Safety Factor Method”, “Efficiency ofUpdraft Tower Power Generator” and “Structure Health
Monitoring based on Vibration Analysis” for civil structures.

Fluid andEnvironmental
Engineering

TAKEWAKA Satoshi

Field survey, numerical computations and remote sensing
on coastal environments.

SHIRAKAWA Naoki

River basin management with engineering andsocioeconomic approaches. Environmental flow,
environmental economics, decision making process.

DAIRAKU Koji

Regional climate and water cycle modeling, Environmental
disaster resilience (Hydrometeorological hazard and risk
information)【KANAGAWA Tetsuya】

Physico-mathematical analyses on basic fluid physics:
Bubble dynamics and Nonlinear thermo-acoustics.

Energy andElectricalEngineering

ISHIDA Masayoshi

Development of high voltage insulation technique at hightemperatures and high output generation systems using fuelcells are being studied to improve efficiency on energy
conversion and transmission, and also ultra long HVDC.

NISHIOKA Makihito

Based on reactive gasdynamics and aerothermochemistry,
stabilities of fundamental laminar flames, formation
mechanisms and reduction methods of pollutants such as
NOx in flames are studied.

MONJI Hideaki

Basic study and its application on dispersed two-phase flow;
Drag force acting on a car in a line arrangement, Bubbly
flow.

AKI Hirohisa

Power and energy systems engineering: studies on
demand-side oriented energy systems, including renewableenergy resources, and integration of mobilities and energy
systems.

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Field of Research

Energy andElectricalEngineering

Faculty

Detailed Description of Research Field

Research on flow phenomena of various multiphase flows
with a view to energy and environmental issues.

KANEKO Akiko

Research on plasma and magnetohydrodynamic

FUJINO Takayasu

technologies for power engineering and aerospaceengineering.
Advanced space propulsion systems, such as electric

YOKOTA Shigeru

propulsion or laser propulsion.
【SHEN Biao】

Development of next-generation high-performance coolingsystemforelectronic

devicesusing

hierarchicalnanostructure engineering and surface wettability patterning【SHIMAMURA Kohei】

Aerospace and aeronautical engineering in terms ofadvanced energy technology: 1.Space propulsion (Laser
propulsion) 2.Wireless power transmission for a flight object
via magnetic coupling resonance.

Professorsof Cooperative
Graduate School

SAKAKITA Hajime

Research on medical, aerospace, energy and(National Institute ofenvironmental applications using plasma technologies.

Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology)
ZHOU Haoshen

Research on electrode active materials and electrolytes for(National Institute ofenergy storage technology.

Advanced Industrial
Science and Technology)
SUGITA Hiroyuki

Research on active thermal control devices and efficient(Japan Aerospace

space cryocoolers for innovative spacecrafts.

Exploration Agency)
HARADA Yoshihisa

Research and development of materials reliability(National Institute ofperformance based on damage evaluation for structural andAdvanced Industrial

processing components such as transportation, industrial

Science and Technology)

machinery, etc.

MATSUMOTO Satoshi

Study on thermo-fluid phenomena utilizing the International(Japan Aerospace

Space Station, Non-linear dynamics of levitating drop.

Exploration Agency)

Research on evaluation of multi-phase flow behavior for

YOSHIDA Hiroyuki(JapanAtomicEnergyimprovement of nuclear reactor safety

Agency)SATO Hiroyuki

Researches on High Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor(Japan Atomic Energyhydrogen electricity cogeneration systems

Agency)DENDA Masatoshi

Field survey, remote sensing analyses and numerical(The Public Works

simulations on problems of river environments.

Research Institute)

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Field of Research
Professorsof Cooperative
Graduate School

Faculty

Detailed Description of Research Field

MIZUTANI Tadahito

Research on smart structures and structural health(Japan Aerospacemonitoring both for spacecraft and space transportation

Exploration Agency)

vehicles utilizing precise measurement technologies(Note)
Before applying, applicants must contact a faculty member and obtain consent to become your prospective supervisor (the person who
gives you academic instructions after enrollment).
Applicants cannot choose faculty members whose names are written in square brackets as a prospective supervisor. However, under thesupervision of a faculty member without square brackets, you can choose a faculty member with square brackets as a sub-supervisor
and conduct research related to the sub-supervisor's research topics. The supervisor and the sub-supervisor must be chosen from thesame "Field of Research."[Contact Information]e-mail：entexam@kz.tsukuba.ac.jp
Web：https://www.eme.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/

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