Computer Science Program

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is applied in various fields, including lifestyle, business, industry, education, and entertainment. It is anticipated ICT will contribute to the building of an eco-friendly society that is safe, secure, comfortable, and sustainable.In response to such expectations, in the Computer Science Program, teachers from both industrial and academic backgrounds cooperate to conduct wide-ranging practical education, from theory through to application and cutting-edge research. Students can learn about the practical and scientific aspects of ICT from a diverse range of teachers and also engage in cutting-edge research under teachers who possess profound knowledge in specialist fields.

Features

Cutting-edge Practical Education and Research

We strive to rapidly incorporate the needs of society and reflect them in our education and research. Starting with IoT (Internet of Things), cloud computing, big data, SDI (software design infrastructure), and server design based on open-source software, we conduct cutting-edge practical education and research in areas including artificial intelligence, sensitivity and knowledge information processing, photonic networks, next generation networks, security, and robotics.

Fostering Cutting-edge Research and Development Abilities

Making use of the Computer Science Research Center, Cloud Service Center and other research facilities, students can conduct reality-based research in such subjects as IoT, ubiquitous communication, and cloud computing. Through involvement in such activities, they acquire the ability to conduct cutting-edge research and development.

Diverse and Talented Faculty Members

Teachers endowed with abundant practical experience after working on the corporate frontline and teachers who have consistently pursued academic inquiry cooperate together in order to conduct education and directed study. Under the guidance of such diverse and talented specialist teachers, students can undertake wide-ranging learning and receive guidance in areas from profound theories to realistic problem solving.

Main Subjects

Research Project Subjects

Research Planning in Computer Science, Research in Computer Science I, Research in Computer Science II, Research in Computer Science III

Students set and plan themes and conduct research under the guidance of a tutor and over the two-year duration of the program. At the end of each semester, research presentation meetings are held so that students can present their research progress and achievements. At the end of two years of study, students write a master’s dissertation as the culmination of their research.

Specialist Subjects (example)

Machine Learning

In this course, the latest knowledge is imparted and commentary from practical viewpoints is conducted on machine learning techniques, which are becoming increasingly important in the field of information science. The mathematical basis of such techniques is also outlined. Machine learning techniques today cover a wide range of areas; this course seeks to introduce the basic knowledge and techniques of machine learning during the first half, and offer commentary on deep learning, the latest topic in this field, during the second half. Opportunities are also provided for students to experience deep learning techniques for themselves.

Information Security Application

In this course, students learn about information security technology and its applications. Starting with the basics of security in secured hardware and software, commentary is given on security policy, specific security measures, security management, and security operating technology.First, students learn about analysis methods for extracting system security threats, and then commentary is given on hardware and software threats in the shape of tamper attacks, and measures that may be used to counter them. Taking examples form encryption communication line protocol SSL/TLS as used in encrypted mails and Web browsers, public key authentication infrastructure is also introduced. In addition, students learn about OS access control technology that comprises the basis of Android and iOS security mechanisms, as well as the lifecycle of security systems. Finally, students discuss security issues and countermeasures in case examples relating to the technologies and knowledge they have acquired.

Practice of Technology for Building Cloud Computing

The creation of added value based on intellectual property is becoming more and more important.Rather than simply making things, it is increasingly necessary to conduct “value creation”, whereby such value is recognized by society. For this reason, it is necessary for students to not only raise their technical standards but to also acquire the ability to plan the technologies that should be developed. In this course, the students conduct practical training geared to planning and developing cloud services through group learning, with the objective of acquiring the ability to think in such an environment.

Faculty Profiles

Takayuki KUSHIDA

Cloud, IoT, Service

Terumasa AOKI

Computer Vision

Soichiro IKUNO

Computer Simulation

Kunio OISHI

Signal Processing

Sumio OHNO

Spoken Language Information Processing

Reijer GRIMBERGEN

Cognitive Science

Yuichi FUTA

Information Security, Cryptology

Shigeru HOSONO

Service System Design

Soichiro MATSUSHITA

Entertainment Computing

Kiminori SATO

Biometrics, Image Recognition, Image Sensing

Akifumi INOUE

Human Computer Interaction

Shino IWASHITA

KANSEI Information Processing

Yuko OSANA

Soft Computing

Susumu YAMAMOTO

Computational physics

Ryuya UDA

Information Security

Masayuki KIKUCHI

Neural information science

Johei MATSUOKA

Image processing, Image recognition, Visual informatics

Yasuo CHIBA

Partial Differential Equations

Takayasu FUSHIMI

Intelligence informatics, Web informatics, Service informatics, Data engineering

Hiroaki FUKUNISHI

Data science