Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Faculty Members

ABE Keiichi Professor

[Key Words]

• Embedded System
• Consumer System
• Electronic Measurement and Control
• IoT Device and System Development

[Research Themes]

• Development the elderly monitoring system using ICT
• Development of a wireless sensor node for periodic sensing applications using energy harvesting
• Development and evaluation of refuge management system using ICT at the time of large scale disaster
• Development of management system for PC room and office using ICT
ITAKO Kazutaka Professor

[Key Words]

• Power Electronics Control
• Musical acoustic engineering

[Research Themes]

• Maximum Power Point Tracking Control for PV Generation Systems
• Maximum Efficiency Point Tracking Control for FC Generation Systems
• Sensorless Technic for Power Converters
• PFC Technic for Power Converters
• Electronic Analysis of the Tone of Musical Instruments
OKUMURA Makiko Professor

[Key Words]

• Human Centric Consumer Electronics
• Embedded Technology / IoT Device / Line display
• Analog circuit simulator

[Research Themes]

• Development of line displays using saccade eyeball movement
• Control of consumer electronics using sensors and internet
• Simulation algorithms for RF analog circuits
• Phase noise of oscillators
KANAI Norikane Professor

[Key Words]

• Visualization and Quantification of Dust Accumulation Status
• Development of STEAM Learning Materials
• Consideration of Dairy Farming DX

[Research Themes]

• The purpose of the laboratory is to visualize the state of living and manufacturing spaces using light and electronics. In addition, teaching materials are developed for engineering education that can be applied to elementary education and training materials for teachers, and conducting practical evaluations.
KUDOH Tsugutomo Professor

[Key Words]

• Developing in Low-Cost and Low-Loss of Power Semiconductor

[Research Themes]

• Study on Low-Loss and High Speed Power device
• Study on Schottky Barrier Gas Sensor using SiC Material
• Study on Low-Loss Self-Biased Channel MOS Silicon Diode
• Study on Low-Loss Self-Biased Channel MOS SiC Diode
• Study of Lateral Self-Biased Channel MOS Silicon Diode
KOH Keishin Professor

[Key Words]

• Development of new sensing devices
• Development of sustainable home appliances
• Development of IoT technology related to daily life

[Research Themes]

• Study on smart remote controller
• Research on room ventilation
• Development of functional shoe box
• Research on growing root vegetables using LEDs
ZUKERAN Akinori Professor

[Key Words]

• Electrostatic Precipitations and Applications of Electrostatics and Discharges

[Research Themes]

• Removal efficiency for nano-particles and PAHs emitted from diesel engine in an electrostatic precipitator
• Prevention of back corona discharge in an electrostatic precipitator
• Inactivation of microorganisms in seawater using pulsed electric field
• Inactivation of microorganisms in the air using an electrostatic precipitator operated under low ozone concentration
• Alkalizing seawater in an electrolysis using Mg-air electrode
NAKATSUHARA Katsumi Professor

[Key Words]

• Integrated photonic devices in communication networks

[Research Themes]

• Optical waveguide device
• Silicon photonics device
• Waveguide nonreciprocal device
• Diffractive optical element
NARUHARA Koichi Professor

[Key Words]

• Generation of electrical signals in millimeter-wave frequencies
• Characterization of nonlinear waves developed in traveling-wave devices

[Research Themes]

• Traveling-wave FETs for shrot-pulse generation
• Strongly coupled oscillator systems for precise phase control
• Dissipative solitons in electronic traveling-wave devices
• Bifurcational structure of spatially extended oscillation in RTD network
• Full-wave analysis of nonlinear and active electrical circuits
HIROI Noriko F. Professor

[Key Words]

• Development of best friend AI that accompanies you for your well-being
• Development of stand-alone suppliers for life infrastructure
• Development of communication device with 3D reconstruction of caller's audiovisual environment
• Digital Signal Processing / IoT Device Development
• Handwork DX
• Exploratory Research on Biomimetic Materials/Systems for Achieving SDGs

[Research Themes]

• We are developing a learning machine that can determine a person's psychological state from a human facial expression or gesture expressed within one second.
• We are working on developing water and electricity supply systems that can be maintained by each household or small local government unit even if the region is divided by a disaster.
• We are developing a device that allows callers to communicate in an audiovisual experience as if they were in a different environment than they actually are. The predecessor of this device is an electronic tokonoma(alcova elettrica).
• We are working on using microcomputers to automate various manual tasks.
• We recognize that in order to maintain a symbiotic relationship between human society and other living systems, it is important to better understand an aspect of life as a "proliferable resource" and to use it in a cyclical and planned manner. We will continue our exploratory research on how to supply necessary resources from life and how to realize control of the amount of resources by proliferation of organisms themselves.
MISU Takayuki Professor

[Key Words]

• Area of expertise: Lighting engineering: The LED lighting application technology
• High school-university collaboration project; development of LED lighting realizing the artificial flickering of candle light utilizing the microcomputer “micro:bit”.
• Communal involvement; athletic gear designing as well as curriculum development of programming classes for local children utilizing micro:bit.

[Research Themes]

• The promotion of a microalgae growth by the phosphor luminescence from Near-UV LED excited lighting
• Resin materials and the DUV-LEDs; evaluating the durability and their product lifespan
• Development of the LED Japanese candle using a fog screen.
SUGIMURA Hiroshi Associate professor

[Key Words]

• Time-series data mining
• Artificial intelligence
• Information system
• Web services
• Home appliances

[Research Themes]

• Creation of new features, values, and methods for improving quality of life by using combinations of web technologies, network-connected home appliances, and artificial intelligence
TAKATORI Yusuke Associate professor

[Key Words]

• Intelligent Transportation Systems

[Research Themes]

• Microscopic Traffic / Communication simulation for ITS
• Distance measurement using a stereo camera
• Pedestrian navigation system
• Image processing for ITS
TAKAHASHI Hiroshi Associate professor

[Key Words]

• Visual Psychology and Visual Physiology

[Research Themes]

• Study on the effect of chromatic color lighting
• Functional visual field in using portable devices
• Differences in subjective evaluation of interior lighting between different ethnic groups
• Study on discomfort glare caused by point array light sources
MIYATA Toma Associate professor

[Key Words]

• Digital signal processing
• High speed and high accuracy measurement
• Machine learning

[Research Themes]

• Digital filters design and analysis
• Study on high speed and high accuracy measurement
• Study on image processing and acoustic signal processing
• Development of identification techniques using deep learning
YAMAZAKI Yoichi Associate professor

[Key Words]

• Communication Robotics
• Mood Engineering with Smart Robot
• Casual Expression based on Nonverbal Expression
• ME-BYO Care with Robot to Prevent Disease of Elderly
• Robotics Overcoming Personal Barriers

[Research Themes]

• Atmosphere Conditioning by Smart Robot and Smart House
• Personal Characteristics Expression for Avatar Robot
• Home Energy Saving System based on Emotional Expression Object for Smart Meter
• Anywhere Home: Telepresence Smart House with Avatar Robot for Dispelling Loneliness of Elderly
• Avatar Work: Telework for Disabled People by Using Avatar Robots