Hiroshima City University
Faculty of Information Sciences
Faculty of Information Sciences
To train future experts to lead the field of information communication which is vital to an advanced information society.
- Faculty of Information Sciences
- Department of Computer and Network Engineering
- ・Computer Course
- ・Network Course
- ・Communication Science Course
- Department of Intelligent Systems
- ・Intelligence Software Course
- ・Intelligence Media Course
- ・Intelligence Science Course
- Department of Systems Engineering
- ・Human-Robot Symbiosis Course
- ・Interface Design Course
- Department of Biomedical Information Sciences
Admission Policy
We welcome prospective students pursuing a future in the rapidly growing field of Information Sciences.
We seek applicants who:
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are enthusiastic about the field of Information Sciences
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are highly motivated and ambitious
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enjoy tackling challenges
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are inquisitive by nature
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have a good command of mathematics, sciences and foreign languages
Our Goals
Educational Concept
The Faculty of Information Sciences aims to train future researchers and engineers who are committed to research and development.
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A Wide Variety of Courses to Meet Students’ Needs
Once potential students acquire the foundational knowledge of Information Sciences, they have the option to choose from a wide array of electives.
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Teaching the Skills for Success
Students will acquire fundamental skills in mathematics, programming and English to help facilitate further development in Information Sciences.
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Information Communication Technology
Students will acquire Information Communication Technology (ICT) skills for the purposes of disseminating information.
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Special Topics
Students will have the opportunity to refine their skills through special topics offered by the faculty.
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Emphasis on Practical, Hands-On Learning
Students gain valuable experience and understanding to succeed in today’s information-based society through practical applications, problem-solving, and presentations.
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Students from All Academic Backgrounds Are Welcome
We are committed to meeting the needs of students of various levels of knowledge and training by offering small classes according to their academic experience.
Possible qualifications
●1st grade teaching license for High school (Infomation / Mathematics)
●Curator license (Galleries and Museums)
Faculty members
The Department of Computer Network Engineering： Computer Course
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Design |
Professor |
INOUE, Tomoo | Dependable Computing |
| Associate Professor | ICHIHARA, Hideyuki | VLSI-CAD/EDA | |
| Research Associate | IWAGAKI, Tsuyoshi | Design and Test of Digital Systems | |
| Logic Circuits and Systems | Professor (President) |
WAKABAYASHI, Shinichi | Logic Design Combinatorial Optimization |
| Professor | NAGAYAMA, Shinobu | Logic Design | |
| Lecturer | KAMIDOI, Yoko | Distributed Computing | |
| Lecturer | INAGI, Masato | VLSI Design Automation | |
| Computer Architecture | Professor | HIRONAKA, Tetsuo | Computer Architecture |
| Lecturer | KAWABATA, Hideyuki | System Software | |
| Lecturer | TANIGAWA, Kazuya | Computer Architecture | |
| Research Associate | KOJIMA, Akira | System Software | |
| Research Associate | KUBOTA, Atsushi | System Software |
The Department of Computer and Network Engineering： Network Course
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network Software | Professor | KAKUDA, Yoshiaki | Software |
| Associate Professor | OHTA, Tomoyuki | Network Software | |
| Associate Professor | KOHNO, Eitaro | Network Security Network Software |
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| Research Associate | INOUE, Shinji | Network Software | |
| Information Networks |
Professor (Vice-President) |
ISHIDA, Kenji | Information Networks |
| Associate Professor | FUNASAKA, Jun-ichi | Network Software | |
| Associate Professor | INOUE, Hiroyuki | Computer Network | |
| Associate Professor | OBATA, Hiroyasu | Communication Protocol Satellite Communications |
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| Monitoring Networks |
Professor (Director of the Career Center) |
NISHI, Masahiro | Communication Engineerings Radio Science |
| Lecturer | SHIN, Koichi | Radio Engineering | |
| Research Associate | KOBAYASHI, Makoto | Wireless Networks, Computer Networks |
The Department of Computer and Network Engineering： Communication Science Course
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network Science | Professor (Dean) | MAEDA, Kaori | Computer Networks |
| Professor | TAKANO, Chisa | Evaluation of Network Performance | |
| Sensor Systems | Professor | TANAKA, Koichi | Electronic Optical Physics |
| Associate Professor | HAPPO, Naohisa | Materials Sciences | |
| Associate Professor | TAKAHASHI, Satoshi | Radio Communications Radio Systems |
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| Lecturer | FUJIWARA, Makoto | Nano IT Materials |
The Department of Intelligent Sytems： Intelligent Software
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
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| Knowledge Engineering | Professor | MATSUBARA, Yukihiro | Knowledge Engineering |
| Associate Professor | IWANE, Noriyuki | Knowledge Engineering | |
| Lecturer | OKAMOTO, Masaru | Knowledge Engineering Learning System |
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| Data Engineering | Professor | TAMURA, Keiichi | Parallel Processing Data Engineeing |
| Associate Professor | KUROKI, Susumu | Multimedia Databases | |
| Research Associate | MORI, Yasuma | Knowledge Information Processing | |
| Machine Learning | Associate Professor | MIYAHARA, Tetsuhiro | Machine Learning Data Mining |
| Associate Professor | UCHIDA, Tomoyuki | Data Mining Machine Learinig |
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| Research Associate | SUZUKI, Yusuke | Data Mining Machine Learinig |
The Department of Intelligent Systems： Intelligent Media
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image Media Engineering and Computer Graphics | Associate Professor | FURUKAWA, Ryo | Computer Vision CG |
| Associate Professor | MIYAZAKI, Daisuke | Computer Graphics | |
| Lecturer | BABA, Masashi | Computer Graphics | |
| Language and Speech Research | Professor (Director of the Center for Industry and Public Relations) |
TAKEZAWA, Toshiyuki | Spoken Language Processing |
| Lecturer | MERA, Kazuya | Affective Computing Natural Language Processing |
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| Research Associate | KUROSAWA, Yoshiaki | Intention Understanding | |
| Social Informatics | Associate Professor | KAJIYAMA, Tomoko | Search User Interfaces Affective Computing |
The Department of Intelligent Systems： Intelligent Science
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligent Computing and Systems | Professor | TAKAHAMA, Tetsuyuki | Natural Computing |
| Associate Professor | HARA, Akira | Evolutionary Computation | |
| Associate Professor | KUSHIDA, Jun-ichi | Evolutionary Computation | |
| Pattern Recognition | Professor | MIMURA, Kazushi | Mathematical Informatics |
| Associate Professor | IWATA, Kazunori | Mathematical Engineering | |
| Intelligent Mathematics | Professor | HYAKUTAKE, Hiroto | Statistics |
| Associate Professor | SEKINE, Mitsuhiro | Topology | |
| Associate Professor | SAITO, Natsuo | Algebraic Geometry |
The Department of Systems Engineering： Human-Robot Symbiosis
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechatronics | Professor | LI, Shigang | Robot Vision |
| Associate Professor | KOSAKI, Takahiro | Control Engineering | |
| Research Associate | KOSAKU, Toshiharu | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Research Associate | ATSUUMI, Keita | Instrument,Measurement & Control Engineering | |
| Intelligent Control Systems | Professor | ONO, Takahiko | Control Engineering, Ergonomics |
| Lecturer | WAKITA, Wataru | Virtual Reality | |
| Research Associate | SAITO, Mitsuyuki | Optimal Control Engineering | |
| Robotics | Professor | IWAKI, Satoshi | Robotics |
| Lecturer | IKEDA, Tetsushi | Intelligent Robotics | |
| Research Associate | KAWAMOTO, Kayo | Educational Technology | |
| Research Associate | TAKAI, Hiroyuki | Machatronics Intereface |
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| Mathematical Sciences | Professor | TANAKA, Teruo | Stochastic Processes |
| Associate Professor | HIROKADO, Masayuki | Algebraic Geometry | |
| Lecturer | OKAYAMA, Tomoaki | Numerical Analysis |
The Department of Systems Engineering： Interface Design
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communications and Signal Processing | Professor | FUJISAKA, Hisato | Nonlinear Circuits |
| Associate Professor | FUKUSHIMA, Masaru | Laser Spectroscopy | |
| Associate Professor | KUWATA, Seiichi | Theoretical Physics | |
| Lecturer | KAMIO, Takeshi | Computer Engineering | |
| Research Associate | TSUJI, Katsuhiro | Functional Devices | |
| Embedded Design | Professor | NAKATA, Akio | Embedded System |
| Associate Professor | SHIMA, Kazuyuki | Software Engineering | |
| Associate Professor | SOSHI, Masakazu | Information Security | |
| Associate Professor | MURATA, Yoshihiro | Combinatorial Optimization | |
| Research Associate | SATO, Yasuomi | Software Engineering | |
| Sound Design | Professor | ISHIMITSU, Shunsuke | Acoustical Engineering |
| Lecturer | NAKAYAMA, Masashi | Speech Signal Processing | |
| Research Associate | TAKAHASHI, Yuzo | Ergonomics | |
| Human Machine Interface | Associate Professor | MITSUGAMI, Ikuhisa | Computer Vision, Interface |
The Department of Biomedical Information Sciences
| Laboratory | Position | Name | Research field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological Information Science and Engineering | Professor | TAKANO, Yu | Computational biophysics |
| Associate Professor | NAKANO, Yasuhisa | Visual Information Engineering | |
| Associate Professor | KUGIMIYA, Akimitsu | Bioengineering | |
| Lecturer | KOHDA, Jiro | Bioengineering | |
| Lecturer | SAITO, Toru | Computational Chemistry | |
| Medical Imaging | Professor | MASUTANI, Yoshitaka |
Medical Imaging Computational Anatomy |
| Associate Professor | AOYAMA, Masahito | Medical Image Diagnostic Support | |
| Associate Professor | FUJIWARA, Hisashi | Optical Information Engineering | |
| Medical Robots | Professor | SHIKIDA, Mitsuhiro | MEMS and Medical Engineering |
| Lecturer | HASEGAWA, Yoshihiro | Micromechanics | |
| Brain Sciences and Technologies | Professor | HIWAKI, Osamu | Biomedical Science and Engineering |
| Associate Professor | FUKUDA, Hiroshi | Computational Neuroscience | |
| Lecturer | TOKIWA , Tatsuji | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Medical Information and Communication Technolgy | Professor | TANAKA, Hirokazu | Theory and applications of modulation |
| Research Associate | ITO, Takahiro | Computational Electromagnetics |
