Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Graduate School of Engineering Master Course
International Specialized Program for Engineer Leader Education
through ASEAN and Japan Cooperation

Application Guidelines forInternational Students with the Japanese Government Scholarshipand Privately Financed International Students
for October 2024 Enrollment
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Graduate School of Engineering Master Course
offers a curriculum “International Specialized Program (English course)” at all departments andnurtures engineer leaders who have the skills to create innovative added value for industrial productsthat support a super-smart society, centered on excellent foreign students from ASEAN countries.

I. Fields of Study and Students Recruited
1. Fields of study and prospective supervisors(1) Applicants should select the departments and prospective supervisors you wish to choose
from among the research fields of the Graduate School of Engineering provided on pages 15～.
(2) Prior to application, all applicants must consult with and obtain permission from yourprospective supervisor for your enrollment and research topic.
2. Students recruited(1) Candidates for MEXT scholarship 4(2) Privately financed international students* (1) and (2) can be applied together

4II. Eligibility and Requirements
See pages 2 to 7 Candidates for MEXT scholarship
See pages 8 to 10 Privately financed international students

III. References for All Applicants
See pages 11

IV. Admission Policy and Fields of Study
See pages 12 ～1

II. Eligibility and Requirements
Candidates for MEXT Scholarship
1. Applicants
Graduate-level international applicants who will come to Japan as new students.
*Applicants should have the MEXT grade point of 2.30 (out of 3.00) or above and are expected
to maintain this academic standard during the scholarship program. Moreover, applicants should
satisfy one of the conditions of “6. Language skill” below.
2. Nationality（Africa）
Algeria, Angola, Uganda, Eswatini, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Ghana, Cape Verde, Gabon,
Cameroon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Comoros, Republic of Congo,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sao tome and principe, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Djibouti,
Zimbabwe, Sudan, Seychelles, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, Somalia, Tanzania, Chad,Central Africa, Tunisia, Togo, Nigeria, Namibia, Niger, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin,
Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, South Africa, South Sudan, Mozambique, Mauritius,
Mauritania, Morocco, Libya, Liberia, Rwanda, Lesotho（Asia）
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Indonesia, Cambodia,
Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Mongolia（Central and South America）
Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Guyana, Columbia, Suriname, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil,
Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia（Midddle East）
Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, , Israel, Iraq, Iran, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait,
Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkiye, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine（Oceania）
Australia, Kiribati, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Nauru, Niue,
New Zealand, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Fiji, Marshall, Micronesia（Europe）
Iceland, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Albania, Armenia, Andorra, Italy, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, UK,
Estonia, Austria, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Cyprus, Greece, Kyrgyzstan,
Croatia, Kosovo, San Marino, Georgia, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Serbia, Tajikistan, Czech, Denmark, Germany, Turkmenistan, Norway, Vatican, Hungary,Finland, France, Bulgaria, Belgium, Poland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Portugal, Malta, Monaco,
Moldova, Montenegro, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Romania, Luxembourg（North America）
America, Canada
3. Age (upper limit)
Applicants who were born on or after April 2, 1989.
*The exceptions to the above age requirements are limited to cases where MEXT judges thatthe applicant was unable to apply at the age of qualification due to the system andcircumstances of the country of nationality (duty of military service, loss of educational
opportunities due to war, etc.). We do not accept any personal circumstances (economic
conditions, family circumstances, health conditions, university or work circumstances, etc.).
However, if an applicant who has completed the young leaders program and who does not meet2the above age requirements wishes to enter the doctoral program, we accept him/her only
within 5 years after completing the program.
4. Academic background
Applicants must be a graduate of a Japanese university or have academic abilities equivalent toor greater than those of a Japanese university graduate. Eligible applicants other than those whohave graduated from Japanese universities are defined as follows:
1) Applicants who have completed (or expected to complete) 16 years of school education
outside Japan.
2) Applicants who have been recognized as having academic abilities equivalent to or greaterthan those of a university graduate by TUAT through individual entrance qualification
screening. And applicants who have reached 22 years of age as of the first day of theenrollment month.
5. Fields of study
Your major fields at university or related fields that you can study at our Graduate School ofEngineering.
6. Language skill
Applicants are required to fulfill at least one among the following English proficiencies .
1) A score of qualification or examination test equal to or more than B2 equivalent of Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in English.
2) Applicants who completed the educational course that satisfies entrance qualifications for a
Japanese graduate school master's course in English as the main language.
3) Applicants who are recognized by our Graduate School of Engineering as having the English
proficiency specified in 1) above.
7. HealthApplicants should be in good mental and physical health.
8. Arrival in Japan
Applicants must be able to arrive in Japan between October 1 and October 14, 2024.
9. Remarks
1) Applicants in one or more of the following categories are “ineligible.” They must decline thescholarship offer if they are found to fit any of the following criteria.
(1) Active members of the military or civilians employed by the military at the time ofarrival in Japan and during the scholarship period;(2) Applicant who is unable to come to Japan within the period designated by MEXT or our
Graduate School of Engineering;(3) Former recipient of a Japanese Government Scholarship in the past is ineligible unlesshaving at least three years of education and/or research records at the time of the newenrollment. (This does not apply to a research-student applicant, who: (i) received
training as a Japanese-studies student and later returned to a university from which he or
she graduated in their home or another country; or (ii) was an international student inJapan under the Japan-Korea Joint Government Scholarship Program for the Students inScience and Engineering Departments and later returned to South Korea; or (iii) was aninternational student under the young leaders program.)(4) A recipient of a scholarship from an organization (including a governmental organizationin his or her home country) other than the Japanese government (MEXT)3(5) An applicant who is staying in Japan (have Japanese resident card), or who is enrolled orscheduled to be enrolled in a Japanese university since the time of application until thescholarship provision.
(6) Those who plan to receive scholarships from an organization (including a governmentalorganization in his or her home country) other than the Japanese government (MEXT)
after the start of scholarships.
(7) An applicant who failed to graduate and whose conditions and academic qualification are
not satisfied by the prescribed date.
(8) An applicant who has dual nationality at the time of application and cannot prove thathe/she has surrendered Japanese nationality by the date of arrival.
(9) An applicant who is planning long-term research activities (internships, fieldwork, etc.)
outside Japan, or planning to take a long-term leave of absence from the time of
application.
(10) An applicant who completed doctoral course and does not aim for obtaining a degree.
2) Admission shall be cancelled if a candidate who expected to graduate failed his/her graduation
before the end of September 2024.
3) Regarding “II. Eligibility and Requirement, 4. Academic background,” in case the candidate
has less than 16 years of school education, evaluation is required prior to the admission.
Please inform your prospective supervisor at our Graduate School of Engineering by
December 27, 2023.
4) We will prefer those who, while studying in Japan, contribute to mutual understanding
between their countries and Japan by participating broadly in local schools and activities ashuman resources that help internationalize Japan. We also expect them to strive to promote
the relationship between their countries and Japan by maintaining close relationships with
their Japanese universities after graduation, cooperating in questionnaire surveys after
graduation, and cooperating in projects implemented by Japanese diplomatic missions after
returning home.
Application Procedure
Applicants should submit the following documents before January 15, 2024.
(All the applicants must apply after contacting your prospective supervisor and obtaining
acceptance.)
1) Submittal of application
All the documents should be sent by international mail, etc. to your prospective supervisor.
2) Documents to be submitted(1) APPLICATION FORM FOR JAPANESE GOVERNMENT (MEXT) SCHOLARSHIP(use enclosed form)(2) Field of your major and research plan (use enclosed form)(3) Research achievement (use enclosed form)(4) An abstract of Bachelor’s thesis, or equivalent paper in Japanese or English within 600
words.
(5) A letter of recommendation, by the dean or head of the applicant’s affiliated institution.
This letter must be addressed to the president of Tokyo University of Agriculture andTechnology. Please use the envelope issued by your university and an official seal of youruniversity.

4(6) A certification that shows the applicant’s birth, nationality, citizenship, or residence in theapplicant’s home country such as a transcription of domiciliary register or a proof of
citizenship.
(7) An academic transcript issued by the last university you have attended (are attending)(8) A certificate of degree (expected) from the last university you have attended (areattending)(9) An academic certificate of the last university you have attended (are attending) showing
the GPA or the ranking which the applicant has been awarded within his or her class (e.g.,
Xth out of Y students.)(10) A certificate for language skill(e.g., TOEFL, IELTS, etc.)(If the applicant does not have a certificate to prove that you meet the requirements of ” 6.
Language skill 1) - 2) ”, please contact your prospective supervisor as soon as possible.)(11) A certificate of health (use enclosed form and this certificate should be obtained within
the past 6 months before the submission.)(12) A photocopy of passport (If you have already your passport. The pages where the nameand the photograph can be identified.)(13) Entrance examination fee of JPY 30,000(to be paid by using the prescribed payment form. Applicants outside Japan are advised torefer to their prospective supervisor for details)*If applicants are adopted as Students with the Japanese Government Scholarship, We
refund entrance examination fee after entering.
3) Remarksi) All the documents should be typewritten in either English or Japanese and printed two-sided
in A4 size with enclosed form. (In the case the document is not English or Japanese, pleaseattach the translation in English or Japanese with it.)ii) The submitted documents will not be returned.
iii) All documents should be correctly completed and submitted before the deadline.
Documents submitted after the deadline and incomplete applications will not be accepted.
iv) The documents and forms are subject to change.
4) Screening and aim of this programi) Admission will be determined based on the submitted documents and the oral examination.
The date of the oral examination is scheduled to be any day between January 17 and 22,2024. Details of the oral examination will be announced by the prospective supervisor.
ii) Result of the examination will be notified by the prospective supervisor by the end of
February, 2024.
iii) TUAT will recommend the successful applicants to MEXT as a candidate for the Japanese
Government Scholarship. After the screening procedure by MEXT, acceptance as ascholarship student will be decided. Notification of the acceptance for the scholarship will
be sent from the prospective supervisor to the applicant around July 2024.
iv) Classes and instructions are given mainly in English and this program offers a Master ofEngineering or a Master of Philosophy in 2 years. The enrollment identification is a full time
master course student.
5) Allowance
The scholarship duration for MEXT Scholarship recipients is twenty-four (24) months from
October 2024.
The amount of the monthly stipend for 2024 is yet to be determined. For reference, themonthly amount for 2023 scholarship was JPY 147,000/month (This amount is subject tochange each year depending on the fiscal budget, prices, etc.).
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The scholarship will not be paid to a recipient who is on a leave of absence or absent for along period from his or her university. The scholarship will be cancelled in the following
cases:
i) If any portion of the recipient's application documents is found to be falsely stated.
ii) If the recipient is in breach of his or her pledge made to the Minister of MEXT.
iii) If the recipient violates Japanese laws and regulations and is imprisoned for more than a
year.
iv) If the recipient is subjected to a disciplinary action or expulsion by his or her university.
v) If it is determined that the recipient will not be able to complete his or her course within
the standard course term because of his or her poor academic achievement or suspension.
vi) If the recipient comes to Japan or changes his or her resident status of “Ryuugaku(student) ,” without obtaining a new resident status of “Ryuugaku (student) ,”to any otherstatus.
vii) If the recipient receives another scholarship (except for a scholarship designated forresearch expenses).
viii) After admission, if the recipient advances to higher courses without approval ofextension of the scholarship grant period.
ix) If the recipient leaves the host university or transfers to another graduate school.
x) If the recipient’s annual academic grade point is less than 2.30 or the grading standard set
by the university.
6) Traveling costsi) Transportation to Japan: Recipients will be provided, according to the itinerary and routedesignated for them by MEXT, with an economy class air ticket from the international
airport closest to their place of residence to Narita International Airport.
Recipients will have to shoulder expenses such as domestic transportation from theirplace of residence to the nearest international airport, passenger service facilities charge(PSFC), airport taxes, special taxes on overseas travel and domestic travel expenses inJapan (basically the recipient's place of residence should be the current address stated in
the application form). Moreover, an air ticket will not be provided if the recipient travels to
Japan from a country other than that of his or her nationality.
ii) Transportation from Japan: Upon application, recipients who wish to return to their homecountry within the last-payment month of the scholarship will be provided with an
economy class air ticket for a flight from Narita International Airport to the international
airport closest to their place of return.
iii) Travel expenses for transportation from their place of residence in Japan to the nearest
international airport, airport tax, airport use fee, special tax required for travel, travel
expenses within nationality (including aircraft transit costs), travel insurance fee, carrying
expenses related to goods and unaccompanied baggage will be borne by the international
students. In addition, if you return home before the end of the scholarship period due toyour own reasons or “5) Allowance i–x” above, you will not receive a return trip fee.
iv) Recipients should bare the cost of travel insurance for their travels to/from Japan.
v) If you continue to stay in Japan after the scholarship period ends (for example,
advancement or employment in Japan), travel expenses for temporarily returning home
will not be paid.
7) Educational expenses
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology will bear the entrance fee, and tuition fee.
8) Expenses necessary at the time of enrollmenti) School fees including the entrance fee, and tuition fee will not be charged.

6ii) The Students Education and Research Accident Insurance insures students against
unforeseen accidents and injuries (but not illnesses) in curricular and extracurricular
activities. The expense is JPY 1,750 for 2 years.
iii) The Student Liability Insurance Program provides compensation in the event that thestudent injures another person or damages another person’s property during the regularcourse, internship, volunteer activities, off-campus research (surveys, tours, training),
museum curator training, or extracurricular activities (such as overnight field trips andexpeditions).
The cost of this insurance is JPY 3,600 for 2 years. A member fee for the University Co-op
of JPY 5,000 is also required but will be reimbursed at the end of the Master’s program.
(*The costs of the insurance fee and the member fee for the University Co-op are subject tochange.)All the enrolling students are required to join the Student Liability Insurance Program in
addition to the Students Education and Research Accident Insurance.

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Privately Financed International Students
1. Applicants
Master’s course-level international applicants who will come to Japan or are residing in Japanand wish to obtain a master degree from our Graduate School of Engineering.
2. Nationality
No nationality requirements.
3. Age (upper limit)
No restriction.
4. Academic background
Applicants must be a graduate of a Japanese university or have academic abilities equivalent toor greater than that of a Japanese university graduate. Eligible applicants other than those who have
graduated from Japanese universities are defined as follows:
1) Applicants who have completed (or expected to complete) 16 years of school education
outside Japan.
2) Applicants who have been recognized as having equal academic ability to university graduatelevel by TUAT in individual entrance qualification screening process. And applicants who
have reached 22 years of age as of the first day of the enrollment month.
5. HealthApplicants should be in good mental and physical health.
6. Language skill
Applicants are required to fulfill at least one among the following English proficiencies .
1) A score of qualification or examination test equal to or more than B2 equivalent of Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in English.
2) Applicants who completed the curriculum that satisfies entrance qualifications for Japanese
graduate school master's or doctoral course (previous term) in English as the main language.
3) Applicants who are evaluated by TUAT that they have the above 1) English proficiency or
higher.
7. Arrival in Japan
Applicants must arrive in Japan by October 14, 2024.
8. Other remarks
1) Admission shall be cancelled if a candidate who expected to graduate failed his/her
graduation before the end of September 2024.
2) In case the candidate has less than 16 years of school education, evaluation is required prior
to the admission. Please inform your prospective supervisor at our Graduate School ofEngineering by December 27, 2023.
Application Procedure
Applicants should submit the following documents before January 15, 2024.
(All the applicants must apply after contacting your prospective supervisor and obtaining
acceptance.)
1) Submittal of application
All the documents should be sent by international mail, etc. to your prospective supervisor.
82) Documents to be submitted(1) 2024 academic year application form (use enclosed form)(2) Field of study and research plan (use enclosed form)(3) Research achievement (use enclosed form)(4) An abstract of bachelor’s thesis, or equivalent paper in Japanese or English within 600
words.
(5) A certificate of degree (expected) and an academic transcript from the last university you
have attended (are attending)(6) A certification that shows the applicant’s birth, nationality, citizenship, or residence in theapplicant’s home country such as a transcription of domiciliary register or a proof of
citizenship.
(7) A certificate for language skill(e.g., TOEFL, IELTS, etc.)(If the applicant does not have a certificate to prove that you meet the requirements of ” 6.
Language skill 1) - 2) ”, please contact your prospective supervisor as soon as possible.)(8) A certificate of health (use enclosed form and this certificate should be obtained within thepast 6 months before the submission.)(9) A photocopy of passport (If you have already your passport. The pages where the name andthe photograph can be identified.)(10) Entrance examination fee of JPY 30,000(to be paid by using the prescribed payment form. Applicants outside Japan are advised torefer to their prospective supervisor for details)
3) Remarksi) All the documents should be typewritten in either English or Japanese and printed in A4 sizewith enclosed form. (In the case the document is not English or Japanese, please attach thetranslation in English or Japanese with it.)ii) The submitted documents will not be returned.
iii) All documents should be correctly completed and submitted before the deadline.
Documents submitted after the deadline and incomplete applications will not be considered.
iv) The documents and form is possible to change.
v) The prescribed payment form for the entrance examination fee can be requested from
Admissions Section of Koganei Student Support Office. Please request it early beforehand
to avoid being late. After payment, please submit a receipt (right side of the money transferbill) with application documents.
4) Screening and aim of this programi) Admission will be determined based on the submitted documents and the oral examination.
The date of the oral examination is scheduled to be any day between January 17 and 22, 2024.
Details of the oral examination will be announced by the prospective supervisor.
ii) Result of the examination will be notified by the prospective supervisor by the end of
February, 2024.
iii) Classes and instructions are given mainly in English and this program offers a Master ofEngineering or a Master of Philosophy in 2 years. The enrollment identification is a full time
master’s course student.
5) Expenses necessary at the time of enrollmenti) Entrance fee of JPY 282,000.
ii) Tuition fee for the fall semester (Oct. to Mar.) is JPY 267,900 (JPY 535,800 per year).
Tuition fee and entrance fee will be adjusted at any time without notice.

9iii) Student Education and Research Accident Insurance insures students against unforeseen
accidents and injuries (but not illnesses) sustained in curricular (in class) activities, at school
events, during club activities, or while they are in or on their way to or from a university
facility. The expense is JPY 1,750 for 2 years.
iv) Student Liability Insurance Program provides compensation in the event that the student
injures another person or damages another person’s property during the regular course,internship, volunteer activities, off-campus research (surveys, tours, training), museum
curator training, or extracurricular activities (such as overnight field trips and expeditions).
The cost of this insurance is JPY 3,600 for 2 years. A member fee for the University Co-op
of JPY 5,000 is also required but will be reimbursed at the end of the Master’s program.
(*The costs of the insurance fee and the member fee for the University Co-op are subject tochange.)All the enrolling students are required to join the Student Liability Insurance Program in
addition to the Students Education and Research Accident Insurance.

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Ⅲ. References for All Applicantsi) Before arrival in Japan, students are advised to obtain information about climate, customs,
manners, and universities of Japan. Please understand that you have to use Japanese in out-ofclass life.
ii) Please refer to the TUAT website for research, education and other details.
(https://www.tuat.ac.jp/en/)iii) Personal information given on application will be adequately treated according to our Privacy
Policyiv) In accordance with the “Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act”, Tokyo University ofAgriculture and Technology (TUAT) has established “Tokyo University of Agriculture andTechnology Regulations for Security Export Control” and has been conducting strict screeningof prospective students to be admitted into TUAT. In case a prospective student or the contentsof his/her studies/research is subject to regulation as defined by the above-mentioned Act orRegulations, TUAT must apply to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of
Japan for its permission to allow his/her enrollment in TUAT, and s/he may not be able tobegin his/her studies or research immediately at TUAT for the time being. Furthermore, in case
METI denies a TUAT’s application in order to maintain international peace and security, theprospective student may not be able to pursue his/her studies or research at TUAT as a result.
v) If you have any inquiry about these application guidelines, please contact the address below inwriting.
Postal address:
Admissions Section of Koganei Student Support Office
Graduate School of Engineering
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei-shi
Tokyo 184-8588 JAPANE-MAIL: tnyushi@cc.tuat.ac.jp
Fax: +81-42-388-7013

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IV. Admission Policy and Fields of Study
Purpose of learning
The Graduate School of Engineering (Master’s Program) accepts students from Japan andoverseas who are interested in the natural environment and scientific technology and making
efforts to improve themselves. They seek to broaden their vision and acquire thoroughknowledge, and supported by a strong sense of ethics and personal autonomy, they want tobecome engineers and researchers who play an active role in international society. Recently,
we have seen remarkable developments in science and technology, and ICT has become moresophisticated and advanced. We have also seen developments in border areas as well as in
specialized comprehensive fields related to various specialized fields. These advances havebeen astounding, and in the Graduate School of Engineering we are engaged in a wide rangeof research and education from basic science and engineering to applied advanced technology
designed to meet these kinds of current demands. Our goal is to foster researchers andspecialists who have a wealth of imagination and creativity and can carry out wide-ranging,
advanced research and development.
Admission policy
Aiming to develop individual students, the Graduate School of Engineering is looking for
applicants who meet the following requirements:(1) Applicants who have a high level of ethics, sufficient basic academic knowledge of theirfield of study, and a broad view of their area of specialization.
(2) Applicants who are on a quest to find truth in nature, have a manufacturing mindset, andare interested in science and technology. They should also be able to think independently inpursuing their research and cooperate and collaborate with others while being dedicated tosolving research problems and contributing to society.
(3) Applicants who are willing to take on the challenges facing humankind and can consider
and judge from multiple perspectives and set their own research themes.
(4) Applicants who have a high level of communication ability in Japanese or English.
Department of Biotechnology and Life Science
Our objectives are twofold: (i) to train students to acquire an international mindset,
communication skills, and the ability to make presentations at domestic and international
conferences and write technical papers and (ii) to develop human resources who, as experts
in cutting-edge biotechnology, can act immediately in response to the needs of modern
society while being active at the core of society as researchers, specialists, and professionals
with the ability to discover new needs and seeds of new technologies. In consideration ofthese aims, we therefore seek people who satisfy the following admissions policy:(1) Applicants must have (i) sufficient basic academic skills in chemistry, life sciences, andengineering to study in the field of biotechnology and life science and (ii) the high ethicalstandards required of researchers and engineers.
(2) Applicants must have an inquisitive mind for cutting-edge research in the field ofbiotechnology and be eager to contribute to society through interdisciplinary andinternational cooperation and collaboration.
(3) Applicants must be able to (i) set research themes proactively through advanced
expertise, analytical skills, and insight in the field of biotechnology and (ii) be willing totake on the challenges facing humanity boldly.
(4) Applicants must possess advanced communication skills in Japanese or English.
Department of Biomedical Engineering
While aiming to give students the specialized knowledge related to the leading technology
at the core of modern medicine, through collaboration with specialists from different fields,
we aim to foster students who can acquire practical abilities based on biomedical innovation
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and develop as leaders in international society. As researchers, specialists, andprofessionals, these leaders can serve as bridges between various industrial fields and sow
the seeds for developing the medical devices and health practices of the future. In
consideration of these aims, we therefore seek people who satisfy the following admissions
policy:(1) Applicants who have a high sense of ethics, basic academic knowledge and ability, and abroad desire to learn from biomedical engineering(2) Applicants who are on a quest to find truth in nature, have a manufacturing mindset,
and are interested in biomedical fields. They also think independently while pursuingtheir research, can cooperate and collaborate with various researchers, engineers, andspecialists who cross borders between disciplines, and are dedicated to solving research
problems and contributing to society.
(3) Applicants who are able to (i) consider and judge various problems facing humanity
related to health, medicine, and sanitation from multiple perspectives, (ii) set their own
research agenda, and (iii) be willing to boldly take on the challenge of research connectedto the development of new fields of research, medicine, and healthcare technology.
(4) Applicants who are highly skilled in communicating in Japanese or English.
Department of Applied Chemistry
By teaching fundamental academic skills in chemistry and physics and conveying
specialized knowledge in applied chemistry, materials science, and related fields, thisprogram aims to foster highly skilled people who can (i) play leading roles in advancementof highly specialized science and technology as chemists and materials scientists working infields related to nature, life, the environment, energy, and others, (ii) contribute to theformation of a safe and secure sustainable society, and (iii) play active roles internationallythrough their rich communication skills. In consideration of these aims, we therefore seek
people who satisfy the following admissions policy:(1) Applicants should possess sufficient basic academic skills in chemistry and physics andrelated fields and meet the ethical standards necessary for researchers and engineers.
(2) Applicants should be willing and able to create new value in regard to chemical
substances from the atomic and molecular level and contribute to society and the world
as experts in the field.
(3) Applicants should be willing to set their own research agenda in the fields of chemistry
and materials science related to nature, life, environment, energy, etc. and boldly pursue
unexplored theories and development of new research areas.
(4) Applicants should possess excellent communication skills in Japanese or English.
Department of Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering
The objective of the master’s program is to foster engineers and scientists who cancontribute to the formation of a sustainable society and play an active role in society and on
the international stage. In particular, students will gain the ability to solve problems
related to energy, the environment, and new materials through (i) their integrated
understanding and application of expertise in chemical and physical engineering as well as(ii) their advanced professional leadership skills that will play a leading role in the field. In
accordance with the above-described objectives of educational research and development of
human resources, the Department of Chemical and Physical Engineering seeks students
who satisfy the following requirements:(1) Applicants should have sufficient basic academic skills in chemistry, physics,
mathematics, English, etc. for studying chemical engineering and physical engineering aswell as a broad perspective and a strong sense of ethics.
(2) Applicants should (i) be interested in research in the fields of chemical and physicalengineering related to energy, the global environment, medicine and food, resources andmaterials or the process and measurement technologies that form the basis for solving

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problems in those fields and (ii) have a desire to contribute to society and theinternational community through activities in those fields.
(3) Applicants should be able to (i) consider and judge various problems facing humanityfrom multiple perspectives by integrating and utilizing chemical engineering and physicalengineering, (ii) set their own research agenda, and (iii) be willing to boldly take on thechallenge of solving those problems.
(4) Applicants should have excellent communication skills in Japanese or English
languages.
Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
Based on a high level of fundamental analytical ability in mathematics and physics and abroad and deep expertise in mechanical-systems engineering, the goal of the department is
twofold: (i) design and create unique and world-leading advanced mechanical systems tocreate a science-and-technology-driven society on a global scale that can develop sustainably
in harmony with the environment and (ii) train advanced engineers and researchers who
can work internationally with a deep understanding and insight into world society andculture through their rich communication skills. In consideration of these aims, we therefore
seek people who satisfy the following admissions policy:(1) Applicants must have a broad perspective, sufficient basic academic skills for studying
mechanical and systems engineering, and a high level of ethics.
(2) Applicants must have (i) a high level of academic ability for applying oneself to cuttingedge research in the field of mechanical-systems engineering and (ii) a strong desire tocontribute to humanity and society through international activities in their field ofspecialization.
(3) Applicants must (i) have the ability to identify and solve problems based on advanced
analytical skills, specialized knowledge, and insight in the fields of mathematics, physics,
and mechanical-systems engineering and (ii) be highly motivated to take on researchchallenges in new and interdisciplinary research fields boldly.
(4) Applicants must have advanced communication skills in Japanese or English
languages.
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The aims of this program are twofold: first, to train students to acquire advanced
technologies and related expertise in information engineering and electrical and electronicengineering, which support the foundations of modern society and, second, to train advanced
IT engineers and researchers who can (i) explore and devise new technologies in electricalengineering and computer science in accordance with social needs and (ii) work
internationally with advanced R&D capabilities created through collaboration with thosehaving different specialties. In consideration of these aims, we therefore seek people whosatisfy the following admissions policy:(1) Applicants must have acquired sufficient basic knowledge and ethics in informationengineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and basic science and engineering
subjects.
(2) Applicants must (i) be interested in research in the fields of information engineeringand electrical and electronic engineering and (ii) have a strong desire to contribute tosociety and the international community through activities in those fields.
(3) Applicants must (i) have the ability to identify and solve problems on the basis of theirexpertise in information engineering and electrical and electronic engineering and (ii) be
willing to take on challenges in new research areas.
(4) Applicants must have excellent communication skills in Japanese or English languages

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Department：Biotechnology and Life Science
Specialty &Major Research
FieldsCell engineering

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Mikako SAITO
mikako(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Disease model cells of diabetes.
Regenerative cell engineering. ES cells.
Single-cell gene engineering. Femtoinjection.
Food safety control and regulatory science.

Tetsushi MORI
moritets(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Exploitation and elucidation of the characteristics,
role and molecular traits of novel/uncultivable
environmental microorganisms using molecularbiology based approaches.

Yutaka KURODA
ykuroda(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Biophysical and bioinformatics studies ofprotein/peptide aggregation, function, andimmunogenicity at atomic/molecular level using
recombinant DNA technologies, NMR, X-ray
crystallography, and computational simulation.

Hiroshi TSUGAWA
htsugawa(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Our laboratory studies the complex metabolic systemof living organisms through the development of mass
spectrometry omics techniques that illuminate thediversity of metabolites from plant, human, and theassociated microbiome.

Structure andcellular functionof biomolecules

Yasumoto NAKAZAWA
yasumoto(at)cc.tuat.ac.jpi) Structural analysis of silk fibroins.
ii) Development of the medical implantation devices
such as artificial cardiac valves and cardiovascular
patches based on the silk fibroin.

Molecular
biology andpathophysiology

Yoshihiro OHTA
ohta(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Development of novel techniques for organelle
imaging and their application to mitochondrial study.
Cell death, Ca2+ signaling and generation of reactive
oxygen species are mainly focused.
Molecular pathological investigation using genetargeted mice and disease models on mice.

Biomolecular andstructural
informatics

Masaki INADA
inada(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

15Department：Biotechnology and Life Science
Specialty &Major Research
FieldsNanobiotechnology

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Michiko HIRATA
hirata(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Molecular pathology is investigating that based ongene editing techniques in molecular biochemistry.
Focusing fields are development of drug screening
models and diagnostic-imaging methods on life
related diseases and skeletal disease including
osteoporosis, periodontal disease and its related
cancers.
Nucleic acid engineering of aptamers for theapplication to diagnosis and novel bottom-up
nanotechnology.

Kazunori IKEBUKURO
ikebu(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp
Ryuji KAWANO
rjkawano(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

The goal of my research is to establish a system thatuses biological nanopores for single-molecule
detection. Channel membrane proteins havenanochannels around 1 nm in size. These biological
nanopores are capable of detecting and electricallyrecognize even single molecules with a high signal-tonoise ratio. However, the channel size is limited by
the inherent protein structure. I plan to develop
artificial nanochannels such as synthetic nanopores or
polypeptides combined with biomaterials (proteins
and lipid bilayers) on the basis of MEMS technology
for novel nanopore sensing.

Biobusiness

Wakako TSUGAWA
tsugawa(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)

Development of novel biodevices for the in vitro
diagnostics and environmental monitoring systems
based on proteins or enzymes.

Molecular
Biochemistry

Ryutaro ASANO
ryutaroa(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Artificial protein design based mainly on antibody
molecules and their detailed functional analyses fordevelopment of next-generation biologicals andbiosensors.

Plant
biotechnology

Akiyo YAMADA
yamaden(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Molecular biological analysis of the genes based on
the function of the proteins related to salt-tolerance
phenotype of the halophyte.

MarineBiotechnology

Tomoko YOSHINO
y-tomoko(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Development of novel bio-nanomaterials throughgenetic engineering by microorganisms for biosensing
and biomedical applications.

Biomolecularengineering

Atsushi ARAKAKIarakakia(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Molecular analysis of biomineralization mechanism.
Biomimetic synthesis of organic/inorganic hybrid
nanomaterials using biological molecules.

Tsuyoshi TANAKA
tsuyo(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Production of biofuels, chemicals and pharmaceuticals
on the basis of biological functions of various
microorganisms. Development of Bio-sensing system
based on lab-on-a-chip technologies.

Nobuhumi NAKAMURA
nobu1(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Bioelectrochemistry and Raman spectroscopy ofmetalloproteins and construction of biofuel cells.
Development of ionic liquids as ion conductors,
solvents for biomass extraction and energy
conversion.

Bioelectronics

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Department：Biotechnology and Life Science
Specialty &Major Research
FieldsSynthetic organic
chemistry
Bioorganic
chemistry/chemical biology

Medicinal
enzymeAcademic Advisor

Research Subject

Takahiro ICHIKAWA
t-ichi(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Lipid molecules form bilayer structures that play animportant role as a field for various functional
biomolecules. In our laboratory, we aim for theconstruction of novel fields by controlling selforganization behavior of amphiphilic molecules.

Kazuo NAGASAWA
knaga(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)
Kaori SAKURAI
sakuraik(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Total synthesis of biologically active natural products.
Development of organocatalyst.

Masayuki TERA
tera(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Design and synthesis of functional molecules
controlling nucleic acids, proteins, and cellularsurfaces.

Christopher VAVRICKA
chris(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Computationally-driven enzyme engineering can now
enable the sustainable biosynthesis of virtually any
desired chemical product. Therefore, we are developing
computational approaches for the discovery andengineering of specialized enzyme functions that can
extend metabolic pathways to produce valuable
medicinal compounds.
Structure and function of molecular chaperones.
Genetic analysis systems for SNP genotyping andbioremediation.

engineering

Biosociety
engineering
Biomolecules andproteomics

Theoreticallinguistics

Masafumi YOHDA
yohda(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Development of novel chemical tools to study
biological functions of glycolipids and natural
products.

Keiichi NOGUCHI
knoguchi(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)

Structure analysis of bio-related molecules using Xray diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass
spectroscopy and electron microscopy methods.

Kyosuke SHINOHARA
k_shino(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

We examine the role of cilia in our body. Cilia arenanomachine motor device that protrude from cellsurface and play important role on transport of fluidin airway, brain, and oviduct. Using knockout mouse,
electron microscopy, and protein engineering, we
address molecular mechanism of motility andmechanical property of cilia: How cilia move or how
cilia acquire their stiffness and integrity.

Yuji HATAKEYAMA
hatayu(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Syntactic structure, semantic structure, andinformation structure.

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Department：Biomedical Engineering
Specialty & Major
Research Fields
Biomedical
electronic
nanodevices

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Kenzo MAEHASHI
maehashi(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Biomedical
Photonics

Kazuhiko MISAWA
kmisawa(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

3D imagetechnology

Yasuhiro TAKAKIytakaki(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

MedicalultrasoundKohji MASUDA
masuda_k(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

BiomedicalsensingKenji IKUSHIMA
ikushima(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Biophysics

Yoshihiro MURAYAMA
ymura(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Development of biomedical electronic nanodevices
for early diagnosis and for realization of safe andsecure society. Nanocarbons are expected for
fabrication of devices owing to their uniquestructures and superior electrical properties. In
this department, biological sensors and quantum
devices are developed.
To realize qualitative improvement of life, home
medical care, and patient welfare, the demand forprogress and innovation in medical diagnosis andtreatment is increasing every year. Engineering
technology (e.g., lectronics) in close collaboration
with biology and medicine plays a key role in thelatest advances in diagnosis/treatment. Based on“ultrafast optical science,” my group conducts
comprehensive research and development ranging
from basic to applied research in biomedical
engineering systems. The purpose of this approachis to develop high-quality diagnostic and treatment
options for future generations, leading to thecreation of new industrial fields.
Holographic displays and light field displays which
naturally satisfy human depth perception without
any contradiction are developed to realize nextgeneration head-mounted displays and glasses-free
3D displays used for VR/AR technology andmetaverse. Moreover, hologram contract lenses
which can be placed into eyes are also developed toenable the augmentation of human vision.
Our research topic is "Ultrasound," which isknowledge of physics and electrical engineeringand has a potential to apply to both diagnosis andtreatment without harming the human body. In
collaboration with medical researchers, we areconducting research themes in various fields suchas verification experiments of biological effects
caused by ultrasound and information extraction
using image processing and machine learning. We
are working towards realization of therapeutictechnology by combining these achievements.
Innovative sensing technologies related toultrasound and terahertz waves by utilizing ourunique measurement schemes and advanced
quantum technologies. We aim to visualize
information that is inaccessible by conventional
technologies and apply it to various fields such as
medical diagnosis, cell evaluation, and inspection offood and industrial materials.
Biophysics and Soft matter physics. Experimental
study on biological function, especially, mechanicalproperties and rheology of biopolymers andmechanics of microorganism.

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Department：Biomedical Engineering
Specialty & Major
Research Fields

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Lightwave
sensingtechnology

Yosuke TANAKA
tyosuke(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Superconducting
Materials

Akiyasu YAMAMOTO
akiyasu(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Biomaterials

Yuki AKAGI
y-akagi(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Complex systems
in microfluidic
devicesTaiji OKANO
okano(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Mechanobiology
and engineeringfor human healthand diseases

Daisuke YOSHINO
dyoshino(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Our research deals with multi-function and highspeed optical signal processing, optical sensing
systems along with related devices and dataprocessing techniques, which are applied tomonitoring artificial structures and biologicalobjects.
Experimental research on superconductivity,
superconducting materials, and superconducting
application. Especially development of novel strong
magnets using new high temperature
superconductors for medical and green
applications.
We are developing smart-materials based on
chemistry, biology, and material engineering, tomeet unmet medical needs. Furthermore, we aim
to realize highly efficient/accurate diagnosis andtreatment, by combining them with physical energy
such as laser or heat.
Research using artificial cell models with cell-likecharacteristics to investigate the mechanisms
underlying living systems from the physicalperspective. Development of microfluidic devices
needed in advanced life science research.
Research for mechanobiology of human health anddisease. Development of biomedical devices andmedical techniques for vascular diseases.

Biomedical
Spectroscopy

Terumasa ITO
teru-ito(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Culturalanthropology

Yuichi ASAI
asai(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

We develop new optical spectroscopy and imaging
methods to analyze small molecules bymanipulating the spatio-temporal properties oflight. Using these technologies, we elucidate theeffects and functions of physiologically active
molecules and drugs on living tissues and cells.
My major research fields are cultural anthropology,
linguistic anthropology, and environmental
anthropology. My research focuses on how humanlanguage constructs socio-cultural phenomenon
and the natural environment. Since 2007, I haveengaged in fieldwork in the Fiji Islands, South
Pacific, and examined unique characteristics ofFijian ritual and mythical cosmology, throughlinguistic analysis of Fijian language.

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Department：Applied Chemistry
Speciality&Major
Research Fields
Opto-electronic
Materials

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Yoshinao KUMAGAI
4470kuma(at)cc.tuat.ac.jpGrowth of compound semiconductor crystals fromvapor phase based on the thermodynamic analysis
and construction of growth system.

Energy Chemistry&Electrochemistry

Etsuro IWAMA
iwama(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Molecular
Synthesis

Taichi KANO
kano(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Material design and characterization ofnanostructured materials for electrochemical energy
storage. Modification of the material/electrolyte
interfaces in electrodes for high power and energyefficient applications.
Development of efficient synthetic methods forbioisosteres and their application to synthesis of
biologically active compounds. Design oforganocatalysts as artificial enzymes and theirapplication to environmentally benign reactions.

Molecular Design

Akio SAITO
akio-sai(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Development of novel and efficient procedures for thesynthesis of heterocyclic compounds

Molecular
Catalysis

Masafumi HIRANO
hrc(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Activation of inactive bond in organic molecules bytransition-metal complexes and the application
toward molecular transformation with high atom
efficiency.

Keiji MORI
k_mori(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Concise construction of fused-cyclic skeleton by
sequential C–H bond functionalization anddevelopment of - interactions based novel chiralligand.

Kazuyuki MAEDA
k-maeda(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Development of novel nanospace materials such aszeolite-related materials and coordination polymers,
especially inorganic-organic hybrid nanosheets andrelated nanospace materials.

Tatsuo NOMA
noma(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)

Synthesis and application of functional ceramic films
including ferroelectrics, dielectrics and photocatalysts. Designing of processing method using highelectric field at elevated temperatures.

Inorganic Solid
State Chemistry*Retires in March 2024
Capacitor
Technology(Sponsored
Laboratories)

Kenji TAMAMITSU
tamamitu(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Development of energy storage devices and theirfunctional nanomaterials. Electrochemical energy
storage by electric double layer capacitors. Lithiumion capacitors and hybrid supercapacitors.

Organic andPolymericMaterials forElectronics andOptoelectronics

Takeshi SHIMOMURA
simo(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Functional Polymers for Flexible MolecularElectronics *Development of Conducting Polymer
Nanofibers *Polymer Energy Devices Using LowDimensionality and Flexibility *Development of Soft
Devices with Self-Assembling Properties

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Department：Applied Chemistry
Speciality&Major
Research Fields

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Koji NAKANO
k_nakano(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Development of organic functional materials basedon organic synthetic chemistry *Design and synthesisof new π-conjugated molecules, and their application
to organic electronic/optoelectronic materials*Development of highly-active and selective
polymerization catalyst

Fundamental
Organic
Chemistry for
Molecular andPolymericMaterials

Akiko OKAMOTO
aokamoto(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

PolymericBiomaterials

Yoshihiko MURAKAMI
muray(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Design and Analysis of Spatial Organization of
Aromatic-Rings-Accumulated Organic MolecularCompounds: Single Molecular Spatial Organization in
Crystal, Crystalline Molecular Packing, andMolecular Structure in Solution *Synthetic Study of
Aromatic Condensation Polymers having Repeating
Units of Non-coplanarly Accumulated Aromatic Rings*Biomaterials *Surgical Tissue-Adhesive Materials*Gels for Endovascular *Drug-Release Matrix*Polymers Agent *Polymeric Film for Bioanalysis

Takahiro MURAOKA
muraoka(at)go.tuat.ac.jp*Bio-inspired synthetic organic chemistry andsupramolecular chemistry for 1) protein manipulationand stabilization, 2) membrane functionalization, and3) cellular activity control.

Toshiyuki WATANABE
toshi(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Development of photoresponsive polymers*Development of reversible thermoresponsive
recording of fluorescent image *Synthesis of diamondfrom carbon dioxide *Development of photoresponsive
drug delivery systems

Hiroyuki OZAKI
hiroyuki(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2024

*Electronic and Geometric Structure Analysis ofExtrathin (4−10 Å) Molecular Aggregates on Clean
Surfaces *Creation, Characterization, andManipulation of a Single Sheet (or Chain) of a
Polymer

Organic andPolymericMaterials
Chemistry

Yoko TATEWAKI
ytatewa(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Development of organic functional materials forelectronics devices *Synthesis of conducting andmagnetic materials *Preparation of self-assembly
nanomaterials *Conducting and magnetic propertiesof organic devices

Organic andPolymericMaterials with
Integrated
Molecular
Structure

Shinji KANEHASHI
kanehasi(at)cc.tuat.ac.j

Development of novel functional materials forsustainable society such as unutilized biomass-based
products, gas separation, purification, and barriermaterials for mitigation of climate change (i.e., global
warming), clean energy production (e.g., hydrogen,biogas, natural gas), and food waste problem.

Material Systems
Mathematics

Hiroshi GODA
goda(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Knots, links and 3-dimensional manifolds

PhysicalChemistry ofOrganic andPolymericMaterialsp21

Department：Applied Chemistry
Speciality&Major
Research Fields

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Eri HATAKENAKA
hataken(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Invariants of knots and manifolds in low dimensions

Material
Technology for
Organic andPolymeric
Substances

Hiromu SAITO
hsaitou(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)*Polymer Blends *Mechanical and Optical Properties
of Polymers *Morphology Design of Polymers by
Supercritical Fluids *Crystallization of Polymers

Communication
StudiesRi NINninri(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Sociolinguistic Studies: Language varieties, Language
behavior, Language life, Language contact, Languagechange, Language consciousness, Language
acquisition, and Language planning.

Lukas RIESER
rieserl(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Linguistics, formal semantics and pragmatics.
Analysis of phenomena related to language content
and use by methods of formal logic, aiming to shedlight on phenomena like discourse particles,
expectations behind utterances, and intonation, which
are difficult to capture with extant methods in formal
linguistics.

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Department：Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering
Specialty & Major
Research Fields
Interfacial
ChemicalEngineering

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Hiroshi TAKIYAMA
htakiyam(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Research and development of industrial
crystallization technology for producing crystalline
particles such as pharmaceuticals, foods, battery
materials and functional materials.
Fundamental study of chemo-hydrodynamics (liquidflow with chemistry) and applied study of chemohydrodynamics for environmental and energy fields.

Yuichiro NAGATSU
nagatsu(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp
Particle
Technology

Wuled LENGGORO
labwl(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Chemical Energy

Hidehiro KAMIYA
kamiya(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2024

Engineering
ChemicalInformation andCommunication

Yi-Ting CHEN
chen(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Environmental
Bio-Engineering

Akihiko TERADA
akte(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)
Shohei RIYA
sriya(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Optical andElectronic
Materials
Engineering

Hiromasa SHIMIZU
h-shmz(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Satria Zulkarnaen BISRI
satria-bisri(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

At the intersection of chemical processing,particle/aerosol technology, transport phenomena(fluid, mass, and heat), and bio-systems. Develop
technologies to contribute to protect food production
and water systems, and save critical ecosystems.
Bridging the "micro" and "macro" material-energy
transfers within the global environment.

Empirical studies on the morphology and semantics of
linguistic constructions. In particular, corpus-based
studies with a focus on the nonarbitrary formmeaning links of constructions from a Cognitive
Linguistics perspective.
Development of bioreactor systems and materials forwater/wastewater treatment by controlling complex
microbial community in natural environments andcontrol/prevention of biofilms forenvironmental/medical applications.
Development of recycling system for agricultural
waste or sewage sludge. Waste treatment using
anaerobic digestion, and residue processing into soil
amendment. Study on nutrient or greenhouse gas
dynamics in the soil amended with waste-derived
material.
Research on integration of dissimilar materials
including semiconductors, magnetic materials,
macromolecules, biomaterials, highly efficient opticalmodulations, and highly sensitive sensors, forapplication to interdisciplinary activities.
Development of optoelectronic and energy devices
based on solution-processable quantum
nanomaterials (e.g. colloidal quantum dots, 2D
nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes, etc.) and iontronics(ion-controlled electronics), including photodetectors,
transistors, solar cells, supercapacitors and lightemitting devices. Research on the emerging physicalphenomena originated from precise assembly control
of nanomaterials. Discovery of environmentallyfriendly and sustainable colloidal quantum dot
compounds.

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Department：Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering
Specialty & Major
Research Fields
Atomic Processes

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Atsushi HATAKEYAMA
hatakeya(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Magnetism inCondensed Matter

Hiroko KATORI
h-katori(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Chemical Reaction
Engineering

Chihiro FUSHIMI
cfushimi(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Experimental studies in atomic, molecular and opticalphysics on the basis of laser spectroscopy, laser spinpolarization, and laser cooling. The physics of atomsurface interactions and its applications to precision
measurement and quantum manipulation.
Research on phase transition phenomena in magnetic
materials, such as geometrically frustrated systems,
in which the spin, charge and lattice degrees of
freedom are intertwined complexly. Search for novel
physical properties and functions in these systems
Research and Development of reactors for pyrolysis,
gasification or hydrothermal liquefaction.
Development of thermal/biomass power plants that
integrates with other renewable energy. Processdevelopment of biochemical production. Developmentof fluidized bed reactors for thermochemical reactions.
Research on the creation and design of the following
new reaction field and reaction process. Developmentof high functional structured catalyst for application
to the micro chemical process. Application of finebubble process to the environmental field.
Development of unsteady operation for high efficiency
chemical process. Design of new high efficiency
energy conversion process by thermochemical cycles.
Development of functional polymers and gels andprocess for metal separation, organic compoundseparation, drug delivery system, etc. Preparation of
micro- or nanoparticles and porous materials.
Functional membrane development and systematic
device design in energy and life-science fields basedon the molecular transport understanding. (fromlithium ion battery, protein refolding, to chemical
grafting)
Design and application of smart and dependable
process control systems, process monitoring forconnected industries, process simulators, and decision
support for various process systems.
Development and applying process data analysis,
process modeling, and process control technologies.
The purpose is to realize anomaly detection, yield
improvement, control performance improvement, etc.
for a wide range of processes such as chemistry,
semiconductors, and pharmaceuticals.
Organic electronics and optics. Experimental researchon organic electronic devices, such as solar cells, andon nanostructure/crystallinity control of organic thinfilms.
Fabrication, characterization of high-functional
resistive random access memory using porousalumina.

Makoto SAKURAI
sakuraim(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Material
Separation
Engineering

Hideaki TOKUYAMA
htoku(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp
Hidenori OHASHI
fr1057(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Process Systems
Engineering

Yoshiyuki YAMASHITA
yama_pse(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2025
Sanghong KIM
sanghong(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Organic
Electronics

Toshihiko KAJI
kaji-t(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Quantum
Functions

Yoshitaka MORISHITA
morisita(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2024

Quantum Optics

Kazuyuki MUROO
muroo(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Study on quantum property of non-classical photon
states, such as entangled multiphoton states, theirinteraction with matter, and quantum control of thesestates.

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Department：Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering
Specialty & Major
Research Fields
Quantum
Electronics

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Godai MIYAJI

Quantum Beams

Hiroki MINODA
hminoda(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Experimental study on nonlinear optical interaction
process between light and mater with intense
femtosecond laser pulses and its application tomaterial nano-processing technique.
Development of transmission electron microscopy andits applications to biological specimens and functional
materials in their actual environment.

gmiyaji(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

25Department：Mechanical Systems Engineering
Specialty & Major
Research Fields
Fluid Mechanics

Materials
Engineering for
Machinery

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Masaharu KAMEDA
kame(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Bubble dynamics, high-speed aerodynamics, and fluid
measurements. Current research topics are (1)pressure-sensitive paint for unsteady aerodynamics,(2) fragmentation of vesicular magma in volcanic
eruption, (3) supersonic air-inlets, and (4) masstransport by bubbling.

Yoshiyuki TAGAWA
tagawayo(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Main research field of Yoshiyuki Tagawa's lab is in
multiphase flow / micro-fluidics. Current research
topics are on supersonic microjets impacting on soft
matters. Here we investigate the fundamental
mechanism of generation of the microjets and theirapplications for medical devices / industrial processes.
Also the dynamics of droplets are investigated.

Tohru TAKAHASHI
takahas(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2024

Research projects are under way about the
microstructure, strength, deformation, performanceand their interrelationship in metals, alloys andintermetallics. High temperature strength of TiAlbased intermetallics, thermo-mechanical behavior of
NiTi-based shape memory alloys, and grain boundary
sliding in Zn coincidence boundaries areexperimentally investigated into their controllingmechanisms.

Toshio OGASAWARA
ogasat(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Experimental and analytical studies of advanced
composite materials and composite structures foraerospace systems, automobiles, and robots.
Development of novel composite materials such ascarbon nanotube composites, ceramics/intermetallics
composites, high temperature polymer matrix
composites, ablator.

Akinori YAMANAKA

Multi-scale simulation of microstructure evolution
and elastoplastic deformation behavior in metallic
materials (especially in steel) using phase-field
method and crystal plasticity finite element analysis
based on homogenization method and its
experimental validation.

a-yamana(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Strength ofMaterials

Satoshi TAKADA
takada(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Physics of granular materials and its application to
powder technology. Analysis of response to external
forces based on particle simulations and continuum
modeling.

Elasto-Plasticity
and Material
Forming

Toshihiko KUWABARA
kuwabara(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2025

Numerical simulation of material forming,
constitutive modeling of metals based on multi-axial
stress tests, development of experimental methods forevaluating the formability of metals, development ofnovel material forming technology, intellectualizationof forming machines and dies.

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Department：Mechanical Systems Engineering
Specialty & Major
Research Fields

Analysis of
Mechanical
Components

Vibration Analysis
and Control

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Keiichi NAKAMOTO
nakamoto(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

The research work is focused on the area of machine
tool and machining technology to realize “Intelligent
Shape Creation with True CAM (Computer Aided
Manufacturing)”. Our target is to develop effective
manufacturing software regarding process planningand tool path generation in multi-axis control
machining. In addition, we are working on various
researches to machine the mold of optical elementswith high efficiency and high precision.

Yasuhisa ANDO
y-ando(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Studies on micro/nano tribology and application of
new functions to surfaces using micro fabrication
technologies.
Studies on applications and development of MEMS
(microelectromechanical systems), such as 3Dmicrostages.

Koji IKEDA
ikedak(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Analysis, modeling, and evaluation of material
degradation under contact, especially for the purposeof lower impact on environment. Target materials arelubricants derived from natural resource andpolymers with self-lubrication, such as PVA-gel andpalm-oil.

Takayoshi KAMADA
kama(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Active vibration control, smart structure, healthmonitoring, earthquake resistance technology, baseisolation and vibration control of building, vehicle
control, elevator technology.

(Collaborative faculty)

Yuta KURASHINA
kurashina(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Thermal andFluid Systems

Akira MURATA
murata(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Our group is devising research on soft robotics using
mechanical dynamics and soft matter. This includes
research on hydrogel micro/nano devices andultrasonic non-contact actuations for applications in
drug delivery systems (development of drug releasemechanisms), regenerative medicine (cellular tissue
formation), and drug discovery modalities (design ofdrug carriers suitable for organs).
Heat and fluid flow related to gas turbines, Numericalsimulation of turbulent heat transfer, Flowvisualization, and Heat transport device utilizing
phase change.

Kaoru IWAMOTO
iwamotok(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Efficient thermal-fluid control techniques for energy
saving and environment impact mitigation will be
developed. Efficient turbulence control techniques fordrag reduction of airplanes, those for material
engineering (efficient production of high-quality
materials), those for bioengineering (effect of fluid
pulsation) and those for chemical engineering(efficient production of hydrogen).

Yuki UEDA
uedayuki(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Engine and refrigerator powered by acoustic wave. We
have investigated energy conversion, heat transfer,and mass transfer caused by thermoacoustic effects.

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Department：Mechanical Systems Engineering
Specialty & Major
Research Fields

Simulation
Engineering

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Takuma HORI
hori(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Research on heat transfer: Heat and mass transfer inenergy harvesting or storage devices, Thermal
conduction in nanomaterials, Structure optimization,
Coarse grained and multiscale simulations, Thermofluid dynamics in interfaces.

Hiroshi MOURI
h-mouri(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2024

Aiming to automatic driving, recognition technology ofthe surrounding circumstances using on-board
sensors, state estimation techniques and the vehicle
control technology have been studied, e.g. thelocalization technique based on the data of laser
range finder, camera and satellite. In addition,
investigation on vehicle dynamics control and the one
on analysis of human drivers' error based on driving
recorder data have been achieved.
Research interests include the development of active
vehicle control technologies with integrated sensing of
human driver, vehicle motion and road surroundings
for safety and security of motorized society, e.g. thesafety devices for personal mobility, vehicle dynamics
and control, and human-centered driver assistancesystems.

Pongsathorn
RAKSINCHAROENSAK
pong(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Takao MAEDA

t-maeda(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Precision
Measurement

Wataru NATSU
summer(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)*Retires in March 2025

Control Systems

Yasutaka TAGAWA
tagawa(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2025

Ryo ARIIZUMIOur research interests are space exploration robotics
and mechatronics, especially surface exploration
robotics. Locomotion, autonomous algorithm, andintegration of them are the main research topics. We
also propose a new plan for future explorations. We
develop new technologies required for future space
exploration missions using simulation andexperiment.
The main research topics are: research anddevelopment on environmental-friendly production
system for shape generation with ECM, EDM andpolishing; phenomena elucidation and application
technology for electrochemical machining; researchand development on machining simulation
technology; shape generation for Hard-to-machinematerials with electrochemical and mechanicalpolishing; and research on micro deep-hole machining
by EDM.
Research is under way in developing novel devices formodeling and controlling of mechanical systems.
Basic research and device development are performedfor vibrational testing systems for the next
generation, advanced motion simulator, and power
assist systems for man-machine cooperative motion.
Design method is studied for controlling systems
based on transfer functions.

Research is designs of dynamic systems represented robot.
Based on mechanics, control engineering, and machinelearning, propose methods to design “Smart” movement
while using both physical nature and computer properly.

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Specialty & Major
Research Fields
Manufacturing
SystemEngineering

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Hiroyuki SASAHARA
sasahara(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Additive manufacturing. Physical simulation topredict the machining process. Development of a newmachining/processing method which can give afunctional additional value to the generated surface.
New machining technology for energy saving andclean processing.

Precision
Measurement

Itsuo HANASAKI

Algebraic
MechanicalEngineering

Katsuyuki NAOI
naoik(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Cross-disciplinary approaches on the phenomena
typically at micro/nano spatio-temporal scales with anemphasis on the theoretical aspects mainly based on
the concepts of statistical mechanics and dynamicalsystems.
Representation theory of infinite-dimensional Lie
algebras and their q-analog

Geometric
MechanicalEngineering

Nobutaka NAKAZONO
nakazono(at)go.tuat.ac.jpStudy of discrete integrable systems. (Keyword:
Painlevé equation, soliton equation, Toda lattice)Intelligent
Systems for
MechanicalEngineering

Hiroyuki NISHIDA
hnishida(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Research on magnetohydrodynamics, aerodynamics
and flight dynamics of advanced space propulsions
and reusable space vehicles. For example, research on
control of high-energy plasma flow for advanced
propulsion, development of flow control device andapplication of the flow control device to reusable spacevehicle. Numerical simulation and experiment are
conducted to address these objectives.

Mechanical
Information andCommunication

Takeshi SATO
tsato(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Applied Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition,
Educational Technology, Foreign Language
Education.

Jeffrey Matthew MOORE
jmoore(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Second language acquisition, sound symbolism.

Human Behavior
Systems

Hideyuki TANAKA
tanahide(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Basic research on perception and motor control
mechanisms underlying human motor behaviors.
Applied research based on the principle and theories
of human behavior systems.

Human Motor
Control

Hikaru YOKOYAMA

Neuromuscular control of human movement, motor
control, brain-machine interface, and rehabilitationengineering.

hanasaki(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

h-yokoyama(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

29Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Specialty & Major
Research Fields
Electronic System
Engineering

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Ya ZHANG
zhangya(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Power Electronics

Mingcong DENG
deng(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Fundamental and applied research on semiconductor
quantum nanostructures and nanoelectromechanicalsystems. Development of the next-generationelectronics, such as single electron transistors,
quantum information processing devices, highsensitivity terahertz sensors, etc.
Nonlinear fault detection and nonlinear fault tolerant
control system design using AI techniques, nonlinear
control of smart material actuators and micro-hands.

Electronic Device
Engineering

Jun-ichi SHIRAKASHI
shrakash(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Wakana KUBO
w-kubo(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp
Integrated
Functional
Electronics

Tomo UENO
tomoueno(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

RadioCommunication
SystemEngineering

Kenta UMEBAYASHI
ume_k(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Takehito SUZUKI
takehito(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Novel nanofabrication techniques, single-electrontransistors and atomic junctions. New computing
architecture, Ising spin model, Ising spin computing
and artificial synaptic devices. Quantum computing,noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ), quantum
annealing and quantum-classical hybrid algorithms.
Development of solar cells, optical devices, andfunctional materials based on light management
technology realized by plasmonic metamaterials.
Development of Integrated Circuit based on novel
device and process technology. Low temperatureinsulating film fabrication, OLED fabrication,
electrical measurement, physical & chemical analysis.
Wireless communication network, Signal processing
and resource control for efficient and reliable wirelesscommunication, Advanced signal processing for
multiple antennas based communications, Cognitive
radio techniques, Physical layer security, Nano-devise
and Terahertz wireless communications.
Terahertz antennas, Extreme materials in theterahertz waveband, Terahertz metamaterials,
Extreme-sensitivity terahertz polarization
measurements, ultrahigh-speed wirelesscommunication in the terahertz waveband, Terahertz
application systems.

Intelligent
Systems

Kunihiro FUJIYOSHI
fujiyosi(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Computer-Aided Design and Design-Automation of
VLSI layout problem, using combinatorial algorithm
and graph theory.

MedicalInformation
SystemEngineering

Akinobu SHIMIZU
simiz(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Multidimensional Signal Processing. Medical Image
Processing and Pattern Recognition based on
Artificial Intelligence, Optimization Theory, andMathematical Statistics. Computer-aided Diagnosis
in Medical Imaging.
Main themes are 1. Elucidation of neural mechanismsthat relate to motor control and learning and 2.
Proposal of efficient training to improve motor skill.
Main techniques are neural network model andhuman behavioral experiments. We plan to utilize
electroencephalograms and machine learningtechniques.

Ken TAKIYAMA
ken-taki(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp30Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Specialty & Major
Research Fields
Image Processing

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Toshihisa TANAKA
tanakat(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Biosignal informatics (brain-machine interfaces,
neuroscience, cognitive science, biomedical
information processing for medicine, and AI
techniques based on signal processing, machinelearning, and mathematical engineering). In addition,
imaging audio/acoustics, communications, andbiological applications.
Acoustic signal processing and its application tomeasurement, analysis and synthesis of sound.

Kohei YATABE
yatabe(at)go.tuat.ac.jp
Electronic
Information andCommunication

Algorithmics

Systems Software

Takanobu TOBISHIMA
tobit(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Relation between technologies / societies and plastic
arts ; Questions of “Modernity” in arts ; Studies inimages and design in modern life.

Ichiro OKANO
i-okano(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Socio-Informatics, Social Systems Theory,
Communication Studies

Keiichi KANEKO

Algorithms for interconnection networks,

k1kaneko(at)cc.tuat.ac.jparallel/distributed processing, dependablep
Ryuhei MIYASHIRO
r-miya(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

computing.
Mathematical programming, discrete optimization,
algorithm, modeling.

Mitaro NAMIKI
namiki(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)

Systems software (operating systems, compiler,
protocol stack, window system), embedded systems,
high performance computer systems, distributed
processing, network architecture, low power computer
systems, information systems.
Operating systems, system virtualization, paralleland distributed systems, system software fordependable computing and cloud computing.

Hiroshi YAMADA
hiroshiy(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp(Collaborative faculty)
Artificial
Intelligence

Computer System
Engineering

Katsuhide FUJITA
katfuji(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Artificial intelligence related to autonomous agents,
multi-agent systems, data mining, complex networks,
knowledge management.

Shun WATANABE
shunwata(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Information theory, Communication Engineering
Cryptography, Information security.

Yu NAKAYAMA

Mobile, IoT, and spatial information technologies fornext generation information networks, applications,and schemes for utilizing them.

yu-nakayama(at)go.tuat.ac.jp

Hiroe IWASAKI
hiroe(at)go.tuat.ac.jp
System Design

Takafumi SAITO
txsaito(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Research and development of video processing
architecture to realize AI processing and video
encoding processing toward to location free forachieving the SDGs.
Computer graphics, visualization, image/video
processing, shape processing.

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Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Specialty & Major
Research Fields

Academic Advisor

Research Subject

Biologicallyinspired
computingToshiyuki KONDO
t_kondo(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Neurocomputing, evolutionary computation, cognitive
robotics, cognitive interface design, brain-computerinterface.

Image and visioncomputing

Ikuko SHIMIZU
ikuko(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Computer vision, shape and appearance modeling,
image recognition.

Computer
networks

Nariyoshi YAMAI
nyamai(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Research for administration, deployment,
management, operation, and evaluation of large-scale
distributed systems including the Internet, such as
Internet architecture, network security, and so on.
Processor micro-architecture, parallel processing,
VLSI design, high performance computing, embedded
computer.

Hironori NAKAJO
nakajo(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp
Statisticalclassification andretrieval

Seiji HOTTA
s-hotta(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Classification and clustering, invariances inrecognition, information retrieval.

Human computerinteraction

Kinya FUJITA
kfujita(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Human-centered smart interface, telework, online
communication, virtual reality.

Natural Language
Information
ScienceKazuko SHINOHARA
k-shino(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp*Retires in March 2024

Cognitive linguistics, Conceptual Metaphor Theory,
Spatial cognition and language.

Ryoko UNO
ryokouno(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Grammatical analysis and constructive approach to
explore the cognitive basis of grammar

Nobuo HARA
nhara(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp

Algebraic geometry and commutative algebra inpositive characteristic. In particular, study ofalgebraic varieties and their singularities via the
Frobenius morphism.
Discretization and ultradiscretization of differential
equations, Cellular automaton, Integrable systems
and Painleve equations.

Mathematical
Informatics

Mikio MURATA
mmurata(at)cc.tuat.ac.jp32Collaborative Study Fields of Graduate School of Engineering
The following academic study fields aim to activate collaborative study with external research
institutes that are celebrated for their excellent research achievements.
Note: Those who wish to study in any of the collaborative fields should obtain prior guidance from
Chair of each department.
Department：Biotechnology and Life Science
Speciality&Major
Academic Advisor
Research Subject
Research Fields
Nanotechnology-Based
Chikashi NAKAMURA
We develop a new biotechnology,
chikashi-nakamura(at)aist.go.jp
Cell Engineering“nanotechnology-based cell engineering”, by(Cooperation Programusing nano/micro-device and nano-probewith National Institute of Hyonchol KIM
technologies to reveal functions of cancer
kim-hc(at)aist.go.jp
Advanced Industrial
cells, immune cells and iPS cells. The
Science and Technology
findings are applied for practical
Ayana YAMAGISHI(AIST))
applications, in next-era cell therapies anda-yamagishi(at)aist.go.jp
diagnostics, e. g. genome editing therapy andliquid biopsy.
Department：Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering
Speciality&Major
Academic Advisor
Research Subject
Research Fields
Non-equilibrium Process
Engineering(Cooperation Programwith Mitsubishi
Chemical Holdings
Corporation)

Hiroyuki KAKIUCHI
Naoki NOGUCHI
Hideto HIDAKA

Most of industrial processing of chemical
products is in continuous operation. On theother hand, non-equilibrium process
operation is emerged recently. We study thetheory and practical methods for unsteadyand non-equilibrium processing systems.

Department：Mechanical Systems Engineering
Speciality&Major
Academic Advisor
Research Fields
Transport Systems
Engineering(Cooperation Programwith Railway TechnicalResearch Institute)

Research Subject

Kazuyuki HANDA
Hajime TAKAMI

Education and research are carried out,
focusing on advanced analysis and design
methods to develop higher-speed trainsystems for future generation: car bodydesign applicable to higher-speed,
technologies for lighter car body design andsafety improvement. Social needs andproblems for future transport systems areanalyzed and evaluated.

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Aero Space Engineering(Cooperation Programwith National Institute ofJapan Aerospace
Exploration Agency)

Takashi YAMANE
Takashi AOYAMA
Yasushi WATANABE
Yoshiyasu HIRANO
Yoji OKITA

Aircraft propulsion engineering, high-speed
aerodynamics, structure/materials,
aerodynamics/aeroacoustics and rotorcraft
concerned with the developments of airplaneand spacecraft are studied. In aircraft
propulsion engineering, simulation
technology of engine system for airplane,heat resistance and cooling technology ofhigh temperature turbine are studied. In thehigh-speed aerodynamics, flow control at
ultrasonic and hypersonic speed on engine
intake and hypersonic boundary layer are
studied. In the aerodynamics/aeroacoustics
and rotorcraft, unsteady CFD on aircraft,
non-linear sound propagation/transmission
on rockets, and high-speed rotorcraft arestudied. In the structure and materials,
damage mechanisms of composite
structures, and optimization of airframe
structures are studied.
The research and education for thedevelopment of advanced welfare society is
promoted by applying the fundamental
studies on symbiotic science and technology.
Especially, the research and the education
are studied at cooperated laboratories where
the social environment foundations of safety
in road traffic and social environment are
guaranteed, verified and examined.

Traffic Safety
Engineering(Cooperation Programwith National Traffic
Safety and Environment
Laboratory, National
Agency for Automobile
and Land Transport
Technology)

Michiaki SEKINE

Human-Robot
Cooperation Engineering(Cooperation Programwith National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial
Science andTechnology(AIST))
Automobile prevention
safe engineering(Cooperation Programwith Japan Automobile
Research Institute)

Ko AYUSAWA
Natsuki YAMANOBE
Ryusuke SAGAWA

Research on cooperation between humans
and robots by modeling of human behavior,
motion retargeting for robots, and motion
generation based on machine learning torealize collaboration and communication
with robots.

Nobuyuki UCHIDA
Hisashi IMANAGA

Causation analysis of traffic accidents is afundamental part of active safety research.
Particularly, understanding of driver
behavior during pre-crash period isimportant for developing preventive safetymeasures or Advanced Driver Assistance
Systems (ADAS). Critical events captured bydriving data recorder ("DORA-RECO") will
be analyzed for the purpose. Instrumented
vehicle experiments which reproduce typicalpre-crash scenarios will be conducted fordeveloping preventive safety measures.

Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Speciality&Major
Academic Advisor
Research Subject
Research Fields
Advanced Electronic
Information System
Technology(Cooperation Programwith Central ResearchLaboratory of Hitachi,
Ltd)

Masahiko ANDO
LI Yongun

Optoelectronic Devices,
Nanophotonics,
Bioinformatics.

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InformationCommunication
Engineering(Cooperation Programwith National Institute ofInformation andCommunications
Technology)

Hiroyuki TSUJI

Education and research for fundamental
technologies related with wirelesscommunication HF devices, communication
systems, communication environment andelectromagnetic wave measurement
technologies which support the developmentof the next-generation informationcommunication application fields and their
key technologies.

Biomedical Electronics(Cooperation Programwith RIKEN）

Hideo YOKOTA
Keiichi KITAJO
Shin YOSHIZAWA
Masanobu MURAYAMAElectronics in biomedical engineering
related to measurement, signal processing,interfacing, imaging, simulation, andmechatronics.

Fundamentals ofadvanced intelligence(Cooperation Programwith RIKEN）

Mihoko OTAKE
Qibin ZHAO
Hiromi ARAI

Education and research for fundamental andapplied artificial intelligence related todiscrete optimization, search and parallel
computing, tenor learning, approximate
Bayesian inference, cognitive behavioral
assistive technology.

Urban Space Informatics(Cooperation Programwith National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial
Science andTechnology(AIST))

Akio SASHIMA

Analysis of Sensory Data, Machine
Learning, Mathematical Analysis of Social
Simulation,
Service Design and Social Implementation.
Education and research are carried out for"Urban Space Informatics," the aim of whichis to realize utility and safety in urban spaceand humans living there. The approach is 1)
to analyze and understand sensory data ofurban space and humans by machinelearning with target model, and 2) to explore
possible worlds by social simulations withreal sensory data.

Intelligent Data
Engineering (Cooperation
Program with Central
Research Laboratory of
Hitachi, Ltd)

ToshioResearch Subject: Artificial intelligence
technologies that process and leverage Bigdata collected in Internet-of-Things (IoT)
environments.

Soichi WATANABE
Nobumitsu HIROSE

MORIYA

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