Research Divisions

Center for Future Medical Social Infrastructure Based on
Information Communications Technology (Medical ICT Center)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Director: Prof. Ryuji Kohno
Deputy Director: Prof. Tomoki Hamagami

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Division of Medical Information Systems
　　　　　   　　　　 Leader: Prof. Yayoi Satsumoto

The task of this division is to establish social infrastructure for the future safe and reliable community using advanced technologies based on information communications technology, biology and medical engineering. This division is composed of four research fields, that is, “Medical Information and Communication Engineering”, “Bio-Medical Science”, “Body Information Engineering” and “Promotion for Medical Collaboration”. Every staffs of these divisions are cooperating and collaborating with each other to achieve the above aim.

(1) Field of Medical Information and Communication Engineering

We try to explore new interdisciplinary research fields of medical engineering by studying advanced information and communication technologies. Our research themes cover the wide research fields from physical layer to upper layer, inside and outside of the biological body. Especially, UWB (Ultra Wide Band) based sensor network technology will be able to become an international standard of BAN (Body Area Network). We are also researching on radio propagation measurement between implanted modules, UWB ubiquitous medical care system, hyperthermia using micro coils and MRI, creation of “Socio-technical environment” with distributed intelligent system, 24-hours health care system, medical data mining, medical image processing and so on.

(2) Field of Bio-Medical Science

The activity of the field is supported by the staffs who have a close relationship to biology rather than communication and information technologies. In order to develop a medical system, a hierarchical research program is performed from novel nanoparticles and its derivatives effect on cell differentiation, new methodology on biomarkers detection, to novel system synthesizing biomarkers for stress as well as non-invasive assessment from human body.

(3) Field of Promotion for Medical Collaboration

This field consists of several experts of Social Sciences, Economics, Education, Health Services and ICT.  A lot of social, legal and commercial themes concerned with medical ICT, such as medical malpractices, ethics, laws, hospital management and business models have been discussed repeatedly in this field.

　　　　　

Division of Medical Information Systems Leader: SATSUMOTO,Yayoi Sub Leader: HIRATSUKA,Kazuyuki
Research Fields	Name
Medical Information and Communication Engineering	core member	NAGAO,Tomoharu	Graduate school of Environment and Information Sciences
		HAMAGAMI,Tomoki	Graduate school of Engineering
		OHARA,Kazuoki	Graduate school of Urban Innovation
		KOHNO,Ryuji	Graduate school of Engineering
		TANAKA,Hideto	Graduate school of Education
		MONOBE,Hirofumi	Graduate school of Education
		OKAJIMA,Katsunori	Graduate school of Environment and Information Sciences
		KOBAYASHI,Takumi	MICT Center
	member	KAWAMURA,Atsuo	Graduate school of Engineering
		YOSHIKAWA,Nobuyuki	Graduate school of Engineering
		TAKEMURA,Yasushi	Graduate school of Engineering
		FUJIMOTO,Yasutaka	Graduate school of Engineering
		OCHIAI,Hideki	Graduate school of Engineering
Bio-Medical Science	core member	HIRATSUKA,Kazuyuki	Graduate school of Environment and Information Sciences
		KURIHARA,Yasuyuki	Graduate school of Engineering
		SATSUMOTO,Yayoi	Graduate school of Education
		TAKEDA,Minoru	Graduate school of Engineering
		ICHIYANAGI,Yuko	Graduate school of Engineering
		NAKAMURA,Kazuho	Graduate school of Engineering
		OGATA,Shinichi	Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences
		FUKUDA,Junji	Graduate school of Engineering
		SUZUKI,Ichiro	Graduate school of Engineering
	member	TAKEMURA,Yasushi	Graduate school of Engineering
Body Information Engineering	core member	SUGIMOTO Chika	MICT Center
		SHIMA,Keisuke	Graduate school of Engineering
	member	MATSUMOTO,Tsutomu	Graduate school of Environment and Information Sciences
		SHIKATA,Junji	Graduate school of Environment and Information Sciences
		NAGAO,Tomoharu	Graduate school of Environment and Information Sciences

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Division of Regulatory Science
  　　　　　　　　　　　　　  Leader: Visiting Prof. Masayuki Fujise
(1) Field of Promotion of Medical Cooperation and Fusion
(2) Field of Combined ICT Medical and Healthcare
In order to develop leading-edge combined ICT medical and healthcare systemssuch as wireless-enabled (BAN) medical devices and medical deviceprogram and support the certification acquisition of the pharmaceutical
affairs law of medical devices, the method to quantitatively assess theefficacy and risk based on the scientific data is studied. The researchand education of regulatory science is carried out in collaboration with
engineers, medical professionals, and legal experts to evaluate andjudge medical devices based on clearer evidence using the latestscientific knowledge.

Division of Regulatory Science Leader: FUJISE,Masayuki Sub-Leader: SUGIMOTO,Chika
Research Fields	Name
Field of Promotion of Medical Cooperation and Fusion	core member	UTSUMI,Tomoko	International Graduate School of Social Sciences
		TAJIMA,Fumiaki	Graduate school of Education
		FUJISE,Masayuki	MICT Center
		MORI,Yumi	MICT Center
	member	KOBAYASHI,Takumi	MICT Center
Field of Combined ICT Medical and Healthcare	core member	SUGIMOTO,Chika	MICT Center
		YAMASUE,Kotaro	MICT Center

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Division of Communication Network Systems
  　　　　　　　　　　　　　  Leader: Prof. Hideki Ochiai

There are three fields of research area in the division of communication network system. The first one is information communication system design, the second one is information communication network design, and the last one is the frontier of communication system. Ultimate research goal of the division is to establish a basis of optical and electro-magnetic information communication network, and to propose a new application of communication technology based on a fusion of hardware and software of the communication system

(1) Field of information and communication system design

Our research field is not only in the evolution of core technology on the physical layer such as UWB, SDR, MIMO, array processing, and OFDM, but also in the hardware implementation of UWB communication unit for development of Body Area Network (BAN) inside and outside the biological body.  We will develop physical and media access control layers for BAN. We will also evaluate the effect of BAN on the human body as well as the communication performance such as the bit error rate and throughput since its application is a medical instruments. We will also develop a wireless system at low cost for short range communication around the human body.

(2) Field of information and communication network design

We are researching on network and link technologies in the medical field. The network and link technologies can be applied to various fields. Our main focus is on sensor link technology which is suitable for the size of body, and sensor localization technology in the biological body with high electro-magnetic attenuation. In the field of local government, we will design the ubiquitous medical information network by employing GPS for real time field analysis of infectious disease. We will develop a core network system that is able to treat an event immediately at the beginning and expansion process of new infections disease. The core network can be deployed at any kind of field adaptively.  The system will be developed as open source for collaborative development.

(3) Field of Information and Communication Frontiers

Based on our scholarly attainment in software engineering, data mining, mobile agents, biometric authentication, and cryptographic technologies, we study Software and Security Engineering issues in realizing the following medical care related systems and services with strong societal demand; (1) Lifelong healthcare management systems with emphasis on security and privacy, (2) Privacy-enhanced medical information and consulting services, (3) Database systems to support both patients and medical staffs, and (4) Information systems to eliminate error and enhance safety in medical treatment.

　　　

Division of Communication Network System Leader:OCHIAI,Hideki Sub-Leader: TAKAHASHI,Fujinobu
Research Fields	Name
Deaigning Information and Communication Sysytems	core member	ARAI,Hiroyuki	Graduate school of Engineering
		SHIOMI,Tadashi	MICT Center
		ICHIGE,Koichi	Graduate school of Engineering
		KUGA,Nobuhiro	Graduate school of Engineering
	member	KOHNO,Ryuji	Graduate school of Engineering
Designing Information and Communiction Networks	core member	TAKAHASHI,Fujinobu	MICT Center
		ADACHI,Takehiko	Graduate school of Engineering
		OCHIAI,Hideki	Graduate school of Engineering
	member	KOHNO,Ryuji	Graduate school of Engineering
Information and Communication Frontiers	core member	MATSUMOTO,Tsutomu	Graduate school of Environment and Information Sciences
		SHIKATA,Junji	Graduate school of Environment and Information Sciences
		KURAMITSU,Kimio	Graduate school of Engineering

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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Division of Advanced Electronics
　　　　　    Leader: Prof. Nobuyuki Yoshikawa

Division of Advanced Electronics is composed of three areas, “Network devices based on photonics and wireless technologies”, “High-speed integrated systems”, and “Nano-devices and nano-sensors”, and it covers various research fields.

(1) Network devices based on integration of photonic and radio-wave technology

With the broadbandization and globalization of communication technologies, the needs of high-level integration of advanced photonic networks and wireless communication technologies using microwaves/millimeter-waves are more and more increasing. The aim of this area is realization of network devices based on photonics and wireless communication and it’s application to medical information communication. Our main research subjects are as follows; VLSI Photonic circuits based on micro-ring resonators for high-speed photonic networks, photonic crystals and silicon photonics for new photonic technologies, high-performance optical modulators/switches for next generation photonic networks, high-density devices and MEMS devices for photonic and wireless networks.

(2) High-speed integrated systems

In order to process a large amount of information explosively increasing recently, further progress in electronic and optoelectronic device technologies and their system integration are absolutely needed. In our studies, we focus on the following topics. Single-flux-quantum integrated circuits, low-temperature semiconductor integrated circuits, and integrated circuits based on quantum computation devices are expected to be core technologies for next-generation ultrahigh-speed information processing. Transistors and non-volatile memories based on ferroelectric materials, and new-functional integrated systems are attractive to realize highly developed integrated circuits. Fabrication and characterization of compound semiconductor quantum dots pioneer emerging quantum devices based on new physical mechanism. Semiconductor high-speed devices for all-optical signal processing will be a key technology for future high-speed signal processing. The aim of these studies is to develop next-generation high-performance integrated systems, and they will contribute to high-quality medical information communication.

(3) Nano-devices and nano-sensors

We aim to develop electron devices and bio-sensors which are the base of the medical information communication. In particular, we focus on the following subjects for realizing bio-nano technology-based devices and sensors which are useful in the practice of medicine; carbon nanotube networks for biosensors, micro-actuators and micro-sensors fabricated with 3D micro-nano formation technology for medical diagnoses and treatment, nano-fiber measurements without diffraction limit and femto-second laser spectroscopy, magneto-optical functional devices using optically induced phenomena for new application to medical and biological fields.

　　　　

Division of Advanced Electronics Leader: YOSHIKAWA, Nobuyuki Sub Leader: MARUO,Shoji
Research Fields	Name
Network Devices based on Integration of photonic and Radio-wave Technology	core member	KOKUBUN,Yasuo	Graduate school of Engineering
		BABA,Toshihiko	Graduate school of Engineering
		YU Qiang	Graduate school of Engineering
		ARAKAWA,Taro	Graduate school of Engineering
		NISHIJIMA,Yoshiaki	Graduate school of Engineering
High-Speed Integrated Systems	core member	YOSHIKAWA,Nobuyuki	Graduate school of Engineering
		HANEJI,Nobuo	Graduate school of Engineering
		MUKAI,Kohki	Graduate school of Engineering
		YAMANASHI,Yuki	Graduate school of Engineering
Nano-Devices and Nano-Sensors	core member	TAKEMURA,Yasushi	Graduate school of Engineering
		TAKEDA,Jun	Graduate school of Engineering
		MARUO,Shoji	Graduate school of Engineering
		OHYA,Takahide	Graduate school of Engineering
		KATAYAMA,Ikufumi	Graduate school of Engineering
		Raebiger Hannes	Graduate school of Engineering

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Division of Info-Com Integrated Technologies
    　　　　　　　　　　　　Leader: Prof. Hajime Takada

Division of Info Com Integrated Core Technologies is consisted of three research fields : “Field of Flexible Energy Network”, “Field of Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics” and “Field of Low Environmental Load Energy”.  As shown in the figure, advanced core technologies are studied by the integration of “Information Communication Technologies” and “Energy and Control Technologies”.

(1) Field of Flexible Energy Network

The purpose and contribution of this field is to develop the natural resource saving with sustaining the convenience by introducing the advanced communication technologies to the energy network that is the important social infrastructure. The monitoring and control technologies of distributed generators or new network components are enhanced. Which realize the efficient system including the energy consumption side. In particular, following topics are studied: new power supply system, multi quality power supply system and urban energy system.

(2) Field of Advanced Robotics and Mechatronics

The purpose of this field is to build the application field of new robotics, supply systems and motion control by the integration of control technologies and information communication technologies. Through the activity of new application field of control and information communication technologies, the problem inherent in the control-information-communication technology is cleared and which contributes to the development of the integrated field. In particular, following topics are studied: motion control, biped walking / running robot, robot hand, robot vision, human engineering, rehabilitation, cooperation engineering, motion control of electric vehicle and nano-scale servo.

(3) Field of Low Environmental Load Energy

The purpose of this field is to study about the advanced elemental technologies that make up the core technology of social infrastructure. It contributes to the development of the advanced core technologies including superconductivity application, insulation coordination of power supply for communication and power supply technology for communication. In particular, following topics are studied: superconductivity, fuel cell and hydrogen energy.

　　　　　　　

Division of Info-Com Integrated Technologies Leader: TAKADA, Hajime Sub-Leader: FUJIMOTO,Yasutaka
Research Fields	Name
Flexible Energy Networks	core member	OYAMA,Tsutomu	Graduate school of Engineering
		SADOHARA,Satoru	Graduate school of Urban Innovation
		YOSHIDA,Satoshi	Graduate school of Urban Innovation
		TSUJI,Takao	Graduate school of Engineering
Advanced Robotics and Mechatoronics	core member	KAWAMURA,Atsuo	Graduate school of Engineering
		TAKADA,Hajime	Graduate school of Engineering
		SATO,Yasukazu	Graduate school of Engineering
		FUJIMOTO,Yasutaka	Graduate school of Engineering
		MAEDA,Yusuke	Graduate school of Engineering
		SHIMONO,Tomoyuki	Graduate school of Engineering
		KATO,Ryu	Graduate school of Engineering
Field of Low Environmental Load Energy	core member	NAKATSUGAWA,Hiroshi	Graduate school of Engineering

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