8 April 2020

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

Foundations ofRiskAnalysisand 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 dataanalysis.

【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.

※UCHIDA Nobuyuki

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

evaluation for automated driving systems

Research Institute)Field of Research

Foundations ofRisk
Analysisand Resilience
Assessment

Faculty

Detailed Description of Research Field※ABE Genya

Vehicle safety: interactions between human and advanced(Japan Automobile

driver assistance systems, trust in automated drivingResearch Institute)systems, recognition, decision and implementation whiledriving※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)※OKABE Kohei

Risk Management: labor accident, safety design, collaborate(National Instituterobot, nursing care equipmentof Occupational Safetyand Health, Japan)※SANAMI Shou

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

application to actual problems.

Ltd.)

Information
Systems
Security★ TSUDA KazuhikoandDatabase, Information Retrieval, Human Factors, CognitiveScience,

NaturalLanguage

Processing,Computer

Algorithm, Software Engineering.

★ YOSHIDA Kenichi

OMOTE Kazumasa

Application of Internet, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence.

Informationsecurity:

risk

assessment

for

cyber

attacks,security forblockchain and cryptocurrency, malware countermeasure,cloud security,
IoT security, privacy-preserving data analysis.
△KATAGISHI Kazuki

Wisdom information communication systems:
Hyperfunctions-based “Fluency Information Theory”, New
Generation Network, Network security technologies.

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)(e-signature, authentication), Trust model of PKI, Social
Trust of Information Infrastructure, ethics for security research2Field of Research

Urban ResilienceandDisasterManagementFaculty
SUZUKI Tsutomu

Detailed Description of Research Field

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

TANIGUCHI Ayako

Attitude and behavioral modification concerning
Urban transport planning, Risk communication, Mobilitymanagement, 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. SARand GNSS), Satellite remote sensing, MaaS application※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)※SAKAI Naoki

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

Science and Disasterapproach)

Resilience)※USUDA Yuichiro

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

System for Disaster Resilience, Risk Communication,

Institute for EarthDecision Support

Science and DisasterResilience)

EnvironmentalandEnergy
Systems

OKAJIMA Keiichi

New energy systems: LCA evaluation and reliability analysisof energy systems with new energy devices such as
photovoltaic cell and fuel cell systems.

HATANO Yuko

Fate and transport of pollutants in the natural environment.
Remediation; adsorption; molecular dynamics simulations.

【AKIMOTO Yutaro】

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

Multi-agent simulation, gaming, risk communication, andpolitical

scenario

analysis

relatedwithenergy

andenvironmental systems※YAMAMOTO Hiromi(Central Research

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

Institute of ElectricPower Industry)3

Field of Research

Faculty

EnvironmentalandEnergySystems※KATO Kazuhiko(National Institute ofDetailed Description of Research Field

Safety Management Measures and Evaluation Methods for
Photovoltaic Power Plants

Advanced IndustrialScience andTechnology)※TAHARA Kiyotaka

Development of sustainability assessment based on life

(National Institute ofcycle thinking, inventory database, technology assessment

Advanced IndustrialScience andTechnology)△: Appointed until 31 March 2023※: Professor (Collaborative Graduate School Program)(Note)

The faculty member marked "★" will conduct research guidance with the support of the faculty member without the"★" mark.
Applicants cannot choose faculty members written in square brackets as a prospective supervisor directly, but, can choose them with thecooperation of faculty members who are not written in square brackets.
Applicants have to contact a prospective supervisor (a faculty member from whom you wish to receive academic instruction) and obtain
his/her consent to your application in advance.

[Contact Information]e-mail：entexam@risk.tsukuba.ac.jp
Web：http://www.risk.tsukuba.ac.jp/index_eng.html

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