Staff List 1

Major in Science and Engineering

Advanced Materials Science and Engineering Course

Research field Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Materials Characterization and Testing Prof. ARAKAWA Kazuto Characterization of local structures in materials by electron microscopy
Prof. MORITO Shigekazu Research on microstructural analysis methods for materials development with electron microscopies and electron diffraction analyses
Prof. LI Shuting Cutting performance and strength evaluations of metals, heat treatment of metals, strength and vibration analyses of metal structures
Prof. OHARA Koji Studies for structurally disordered functional materials
Prof. YASHIRO Keiji Ion-conductive materials can be widely used in energy-related fields, such as high-efficiency fuel cells and electrolysis cells that can synthesize fuel such as hydrogen from surplus electricity. We are conducting material development to improve the performance and create new functions of ion conducting materials.
Prof. MIYAMOTO Mitsutaka Research on characterization of fusion reactor materials
Prof. SEMBOSHI Satoshi Microstructural control of structural and functional metals by thermomechanical process
Prof. IMASHUKU Susumu Establishing analytical methods enabling to improve the productivity in factories and the efficiency in research development
Prof. SUGAWARA Yu Electrochemical analysis on corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement of metals for environmentally-resistant materials
Assoc. Prof. PHAM Hoang Anh Research on the fomation of materials microstructure during various manufacturing processes
Assoc. Prof. TSUJI Toshihiro Development of ultrasonic nondestructive measurement technology for industrial materials
Assoc. Prof. Jens Rüdiger Stellhorn Atomic resolution structural analysis of functional materials using quantum beam techniques
Assis. Prof. HIROI Satoshi Structural study for disordered crystalline materials
Assis. Prof.LIN Shan Investigation Meth ods for micro / nano structure distribution in metallic materials
Materials Processing Prof. YAMADA Yasuji Research on processes (synthesis, crystal growth, and film deposition) and functional properties of oxides and conductive materials
Prof. FUJITA Yasuhisa Research on preparation and characterization of compound semiconductor thin films and nano-particles
Prof. KITAMURA Toshihiro Research on purification process and recycling process of metals
Prof. YEH Wenchang Single crystal growth of semiconductor film on amorphous by micro laser and its application to semiconductor devices
Prof. MORIMOTO Nobuyuki Design of polymeric biomaterials for drug delivery systems
Prof. TANAKA Hidekazu Synthesis of functional inorganic oxide particles and functional enhancement of inorganic oxide particles by surface and particle design
Prof. SASAI Ryo Preparation of functional materials using 2-dimensional nanospace in layered inorganic compounds and its application for environment, energy, and resource fields
Prof. UEDA Hiroaki Development of novel magnetic materials and clarification of their magnetic states
Prof. FUJIEDA Shun Development of magnetic materials for high energy efficiency and low environmental impact
Prof. FUJIEDA Tadashi Development of metal additive manufacturing process and the innovative alloys
Assoc. Prof. KITAGAWA Hiroyuki Reasearch on novel powder mettalurgical process for advanced materials preparation
Assoc. Prof. SAWANO Takahiro Efficient and Selective Synthesis with Metal-Organic Frameworks and Metal Complexes and Evaluation of Functional Materials
Assoc. Prof. SAI Masahiro Development of new synthetic reactions involving organometallic compounds
Assoc. Prof. YOSHIDA Toshiyuki Characterization of semiconductor particle layers and their transistor application
Assoc. Prof. WANG Hao Fabrication of high-entropy composite materials and research on microstructure refinement and grain growth behavior in metal additive manufacturing technology.
Assoc. Prof. YANO Kentaro Research on optimization of iron casting technology
Assoc. Prof. TOITA Sayaka Development of biofunctional materials for regenerative medicine and disease research
Assis. Prof. FUNAKI Shuhei Research on development of novel fabrication methods in advanced functional materials for applications
Assis. Prof. WAKABAYASHI Hideki Characterization of microstructural formation during manufacturing process and mechanical properties of heat resistant alloys
Assis. Prof.TORIUMI Takuto Development of drug delivery systems and biomaterials using biocompatible polymers
Assis. Prof.TANG Yongpeng Study on microstructure and properties of metallic and energy materials using first principles calculation and severe plastic deformation
Materials Computational Modeling Prof. KAGESHIMA Hiroyuki Research on materials for electronics based on computational physics
Prof. SHINJO Junji Simulation of metal stractural strength and thermo-fluid dynamics in metal processing
Prof. KANZAKI Akimitsu Research on communication control and data management in advanced network environments
Specially Appointed Prof. FUJIWARA Toru Information security and Error control coding
Specially Appointed Prof.
HASEGAWA Toru
Research and development of protocols and privacy presevation in the future Internet
Assoc. Prof. HIRAYAMA Naomi Theoretical study of metals and semiconductors by first-principles calculation and molecular dynamic simulation
Assoc. Prof. KUSAKA Takuya The research area includes channel coding which is a base of high reliability communication and cryptography which is a base of secure communication.
Assoc. Prof. SHIRAI Masato Research on Materials Computational Modeling based on Machine Learning
Assis. Prof. KUTSUKAKE Asuka Advancement of materials processing simulation and its automatic optimization
Assis. Prof. FUJISAKI Takaya My research focuses on ionic conductors such as protons and lithium ions flowing in battery electrolytes, and aims to demonstrate the improvement of their properties through calculations and experiments.
Assis. Prof. SAKAI Yuta Information theory, Shannon theory, Coding, theory

Mathematics Course

Research field Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Pure Mathematics Prof. YAMADA Takumi Differential geometry
Prof. AOKI Miho Number theory
Prof. YAMAMOTO Shuji Algebraic Number Theory, Analytic Number Theory
Assoc. Prof. MATSUHASHI Eiichi General topology and geometric topology
Assoc. Prof. FUJII Satoshi Algebraic Number Theory
Assoc. Prof. SHIDA Naoto Real analysis
Assis. Prof. YAMADA Taiki Discrete geometry,Graph theory
Assis. Prof. OSHIMA Yoshiyuki General topology
Applied Mathematics Prof. KUROIWA Daishi Optimization theory

Prof. WADA Takeshi

Partial differential equations
Assoc. Prof. SAITO Yasuhisa Functional equations and mathematical biology
Assoc. Prof. SUZUKI Satoshi Nonlinear analysis and mathematical programming
Assoc. Prof.  SZŐLLŐSI Ferenc Combinatorics, Sphere packing, Hadamard matrix
Assoc. Prof. FUJIMOTO Kodai Ordinary differential equations
Assis. Prof. KAI Hirotaka Probability theory

Information Systems Design and Data Science Course

Research field Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Data Science Prof. SAKANO Hitoshi Data science, Pattern recognition and machine Learning
Assoc. Prof. HUANG Xuping Information security, including Digital watermarking, IoT biometrics and Malware analysis
Assoc. Prof. HIGASHI Takafumi Human-Computer Interaction, Interactive Design, Agent Communication, Cognitive Behavioral Analysis
Assoc. Prof. SHIRAI Masato Data science, Machine learning
Assoc. Prof. ISHIHARA Yukio Soft computing, Virtual reality, Human computer interaction
Assoc. Prof. FUJIMOTO Kodai Ordinary differential equations
Assis. Prof. SAKAI Yuta Information theory, Shannon theory, Coding theory
Assis. Prof. OSHIMA Yoshiyuki General topology
Assis. Prof. CHENG Yun-Shan Interdisciplinary social science and engineering, such as Data mining, Recommendation system, Gaming, Player’s/Social networking sites user’s behaviors
Assis. Prof. TERAO Kanta Associative learning theory, Neuroethology, Comparative cognitive brain science
Information-System Design Prof. KAMIYA Toshihiro Software engineering, Program analysis
Prof. KANZAKI Akimitsu Sensor network, Mobile network
Prof. HIROTOMI Tetsuya Well-being information technology
Specially Appointed Prof. FUJIWARA Toru Information security and Error control coding
Assoc. Prof. KUSAKA Takuya The research area includes channel coding which is a base of high reliability communication and cryptography which is a base of secure communication.
Assis. Prof. R. Mian Computer arithmetic, VLSI Design and Test

Physics and Applied Physics Course

Research field Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Fundamental Physics Prof. FUJIWARA Kenji NMR study of physical properties in strongly correlated electron systems and search of exotic materials
Prof. TANAKA Hiroshi Condensed matter theory on the basis of first principles calculation, development of a new method for computational physics, and mathematical physics
Prof. MIYOSHI Kiyotaka Magnetic, transport and superconducting properties of strongly correlated materials and their high pressure effect
Prof. ISHII Yui Experimental study on novel quantum phenomena toward future functional materials. Superconductivity coupled with partially broken translation symmetry.
Assoc. Prof. TSUKADA Shinya Phase transitions and functions of ferroelectric materials probed by spectroscopic techniques, and development of new ferroelectric materials
Assoc. Prof. NISHIGORI Shijo Research on physical properties of strongly correlated electron systems etc., Development and application of techniques for thermal properties measurement under high pressures
Assoc. Prof. NISHIGAKI Shinsuke Nonperturbative methods in quantum field theory, including lattice gauge theory, Random matrix theory and its application to quantum physics, especially level statistics and quantum chaos
Assoc. Prof. MUTOU Tetsuya Numerical study of exotic quantum states in strongly-correlated electron systems and quantum spin systems, and theoretical study of many-body problems based on statistical physics
Assoc. Prof. MOTOYAMA Gaku Material research on strongly correlated electron systems and study of magnetic and transport properties under ultra low temperature
Assoc. Prof. USUI Hidetomo Theoretical research on anomalous quantum transport phenomena by means of effective models and first-principle calculations
Assis. Prof. MANAGO Masahiro Study of superconductivity, magnetism, and quantum-crtical phenomena in strongly-correlated election systems by nuclear magnetic resonance
Assis. Prof. YAMASHITA Mai Observational studies on magnetic activities of pre-main-sequence stars
Crystal Science and Technology Prof. ARAKAWA Kazuto Studies on lattice defects in extreme environmental materials, using transmission electron microscopy
Prof. MORITO Shigekazu Research on morphology and crystallography of materials with electron microscopies and electron diffraction analyses
Prof. KITAMURA Toshihiro Research on R&D management and innovation creation, especially promotion and effect of industry-university cooperation
Prof. MIYAMOTO Mitsutaka Research on surface modification of plasma facing materials in fusion reactor
Assoc. Prof. KITAGAWA Hiroyuki Research on preparation and physical properties of intermetallic compounds and ceramics materials for thermoelectric applications
Assoc. Prof. PHAM Hoang Anh Characterization of materials microstructure by using electron microscopy and diffraction technique. Evolution of materials microstructure during various manufacturing processes
Assoc. Prof. Ben Urban Develop new optical tools like advanced microscopes and specialized light sources to investigate both living systems for health applications and the properties of new materials
Electronic Device Engineering Prof. YAMADA Yasuji Crystal growth of bulk and thin film superconductors and transparent conductors and improvement of their properties
Prof. FUJITA Yasuhisa Preparation of ZnO thin films and nano-particles, and their applications to the optical devices and nano-medicine
Prof. KAGESHIMA Hiroyuki Advanced electronic materials research on mechanisms to manifest physical properties and on theories to control functions
Prof. YEH Wenchang Single crystal growth of semiconductor film on glass substrate by micro laser and its application to semiconductor devices
Assoc. Prof. YOSHIDA Toshiyuki Carrier conduction mechanisms and transistor applications of oxide semiconductor particle layers
Assis. Prof. FUNAKI Shuhei Research on development of novel fabrication methods in superconductor and transparent conductors for applications

Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Course

Research field Academic Advisor Main Research Projects
Mechanical Engineering Prof. SHINJO Junji Thermo-fluid dynamics of engines and aerodynamics of transportation vehicles
Prof. LI Shuting Static and dynamic behavior (strength & life, vibration & noise, lubrication & efficiency) of various kinds of gears used in space-exploring machines, robots and aircrafts
Prof. MORIMOTO Takuya Mechanics and design of soft materials and flexible structures
Prof. OTSUKI Michio Research on the deformation and flow of fluids, elastic materials, and granular materials
Assoc. Prof. HAMAGUCHI Masafumi Research on damping transfer control using a mobile robot and a cart, damping actuator, and welfare and nursing robot
Assoc. Prof. TAMURA Shinji Characteristics of nonlinear dynamics and theory of vibration suppression for mechanical structures
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Prof. MASUDA Hiroji Future high-capacity optical communication and ubiquitous networks utilizing opto-electronics technologies
Prof. ITO Fumihiko Optical sensing technologies by using lasers and optical fibers, and advanced optical measurement for evaluating optical devices
Prof. YOKOTA Masayuki Optical Metrology focusing on interferometry including digital holography and image processing
Assoc. Prof. NGUYEN Gia Minh Thao High-efficiency motor drives and hybrid renewable energy systems including electric vehicles with wide-bandgap power electronics converters and computational intelligence methods
Assoc. Prof. KUMAR Varun Optical metrology, especially in digital holography, holographic microscopy, and shearing interferometry for industrial and biomedical applications
Assis. Prof. KITAMURA Kokoro Future high-capacity optical communication and ubiquitous networks utilizing opto-electronics technologies