List of research topics

List of research topics as of September 1, 2008

No.

Research Division

Title of research

(Give a www site for more information)

Name of Supervisor

Student

Duration

Comments

Principles of Informatics

Comparative genomics of primates

http://www.nig.ac.jp/section/fujiyama/fujiyama-e.html

Prof.

Asao FUJIYAMA

(藤山教授)

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Principles of Informatics

Numerical Linear Algebra and Numerical Analysis http://research.nii.ac.jp/~hayami/index-e.html

Prof. Ken HAYAMI

(速水教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Basic knowledge on numerical analysis and numerical linear algebra is desirable.

Principles of Informatics

Automated Reasoning and Machine Learning Techniques for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology

http://research.nii.ac.jp/il/

Prof. Katsumi INOUE

(井上克巳教授)

Ph.D. Students

2 to 6

months

Required: Basic Knowledge on Artificial Intelligence and/or Biology

Principles of Informatics

Knowledge sharing on Internet, Social Web

http:///www-kasm.nii.ac.jp/

Prof.

Hideaki TAKEDA

(武田教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Principles of Informatics

lambda-Calculus and Type Theory
http://research.nii.ac.jp/~tatsuta/index-e.html

Prof.

Makoto TATSUTA

(龍田教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

It would be better to know lambda-calculus,

type theory,

or mathematical logic.

Principles of Informatics

Domain-based Text Mining and Knowledge Acquisition

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~collier

Assoc. Prof.

Nigel COLLIER

(コリアー准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Principles of Informatics

Data mining methods for bibliography data

http://ri-www.nii.ac.jp/

Assoc. Prof.

Ryutaro ICHISE

(市瀬准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Principles of Informatics

Machine learning methods for semantic integration

http://ri-www.nii.ac.jp/

Assoc. Prof.

Ryutaro ICHISE

(市瀬准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Principles of Informatics

Adaptive learning mechanism based on human-robot interaction

http://www.iir.nii.ac.jp/

Assoc. Prof.

Tetsunari　INAMURA

(稲邑准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Principles of Informatics

Behavior Imitation on a Humanoid Robot

http://www.iir.nii.ac.jp/

Assoc. Prof.

Tetsunari INAMURA

(稲邑准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Principles of Informatics

Intelligent tele-operation system for network robots

http://www.iir.nii.ac.jp/

Assoc. Prof.

Tetsunari INAMURA

(稲邑准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Principles of Informatics

Lambda Calculus and Formal Grammar

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~kanazawa/

Assoc. Prof.

Makoto KANAZAWA

(金沢准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Basic familiarity with formal language theory and/or lambda calculus is required.

Principles of Informatics

Quantum Information Processing

http://www.qis.ex.nii.ac.jp

Assoc. Prof.

Kae NEMOTO

(根本准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Students are required to have the basic skills and knowledge of theoretical physics as a university graduate.

Information Systems Architecture Science

Software Development with Event-B

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~nkjm/official/content_e.html

Prof.

Shin NAKAJIMA

(中島教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Information Systems Architecture Science

Model Checking of C Programs

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~nkjm/official/content_e.html

Prof.

Shin NAKAJIMA

(中島教授)

Master’s students

4 to 6

months

Information Systems Architecture Science

Middleware for Pervasive/Ambient Computing

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~ichiro/

Prof.

Ichiro SATOH

(佐藤一郎教授)

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Information Systems Architecture Science

Mobile Agent

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~ichiro/

Prof.

Ichiro SATOH

(佐藤一郎教授)

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Information Systems Architecture Science

Internet traffic measurement and statistical analysis

Assoc. Prof.

Kensuke　FUKUDA

(福田准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Solid programming skills in C or C++

Information Systems Architecture Science

Constraint Programming

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~hosobe/

Assoc. Prof.

Hiroshi HOSOBE

(細部准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Information Systems Architecture Science

Resource management and control in broadband wireless networks

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~kei/

Assoc. Prof.

Yusheng JI

(計准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Information Systems Architecture Science

Quality of service provisioning in multi-service networks

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~kei/

Assoc. Prof.

Yusheng JI

(計准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Information Systems Architecture Science

Model Driven Security and Safety

http://sse-project.org/

Assoc. Prof.

Nobukazu YOSHIOKA

(吉岡准教授）

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Information Systems Architecture Science

High-performance interconnection networks in multiprocessor systems http://research.nii.ac.jp/~koibuchi/

Assistant Prof.

Michihiro KOIBUCHI

(鯉渕助教)

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Any of TRECVID tasks, including 1) high-level feature extraction, 2) search, 3) surveillance event detection, 4) rushes summarization, or 5) content-based copy detection.

http://www-nlpir.nist.gov/projects/tv2008/tv2008.html

Prof.

Shin’ichi SATOH

(佐藤真一教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. student

3 to 6

months

Please select your preferable tasks (1-5)

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Automatic Modeling of 3D Objects

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~sugimoto/

Prof.

Akihiro SUGIMOTO

(杉本教授)

Ph.D. students

About

3months

(up to

6 months)

Rigorous background on

linear algebra and/or

graph theory is required. Programming skills are

also required.

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Multi-view geometry under the existence of digitization errors

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~sugimoto/

Prof.

Akihiro SUGIMOTO

(杉本教授)

Ph.D. students

About

3 months

(up to

6 months)

Rigorous background on

linear algebra and/or

graph theory is required. Programming skills are

also required.

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Fundamental techniques and systems for media security

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~iechizen/official/content_e.html

Assoc. Prof.

Isao ECHIZEN
(越前准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Earth Science and Environmental Databases
http://www.digital-typhoon.org/
http://earth.nii.ac.jp/

Assoc. Prof.

Asanobu KITAMOTO

(北本准教授)

Ph.D. preferred but also master.

2 to 6

months

Programming skill and/or

domain knowledge on

application areas is

required.

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Image Databases and Image Search
http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/~kitamoto/research/cbir/

Assoc. Prof.

Asanobu KITAMOTO

(北本准教授)

Ph.D. preferred but also master.

2 to 6

months

Programming skill and/or

domain knowledge on

application areas is

required.

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Technologies and Information Design for Participatory Media
http://eye.tc/
http://front.eye.tc/

Assoc. Prof.

Asanobu KITAMOTO

(北本准教授)

Ph.D. preferred but also master.

2 to 6

months

Programming skill and/or

domain knowledge on

application areas is

required.

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Digital Archives and Cultural Heritage
http://dsr.nii.ac.jp/

Assoc. Prof.

Asanobu KITAMOTO

(北本准教授)

Ph.D. preferred but also master.

2 to 6

months

Programming skill and/or

domain knowledge on

application areas is

required.

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

R&D in the Foundations of the 3D Internet (Second Life and OpenSimulator)

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~prendinger/

Assoc. Prof.

Helmut PRENDINGER

(プレンディンガー准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3-6 months

(longer stay preferred)

Solid programming skills

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

A Virtual 3D Collaboration and Experimentation Environment for Large-Scale Simulations

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~prendinger/

Assoc. Prof.

Helmut PRENDINGER

(プレンディンガー准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3-6 months

(longer stay preferred)

Solid programming skills

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Experience Sharing and Knowledge Creation in Virtual 3D Worlds

Assoc. Prof.

Helmut PRENDINGER

(プレンディンガー准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3-6 months

(longer stay preferred)

Solid programming

skills

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Opinion Mining

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~prendinger/

Assoc. Prof.

Helmut PRENDINGER

(プレンディンガー准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3-6 months

(longer stay preferred)

Solid programming skills

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Image Based Modeling and Rendering

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~imarik

Assoc. Prof.

Imari SATOH
(佐藤いまり准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

5 to 6

months

A basic knowledge of computer graphics and good programming skills are required.

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Image retrieval

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~m-inoue/index.html

Assistant Prof.

Masashi INOUE

（井上雅史助教）

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 3

months

(Dec.1-Feb.28)

Programming　skills needed

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Face-to-face conversation analysis

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~m-inoue/index.html

Assistant Prof.

Masashi INOUE

（井上雅史助教）

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 3

months

(Dec.1-Feb.28)

Either Speech/Video processing or Japanese language analysis

Digital Content and

Media Sciences

Pervasive, Quality-Assured Service Composition and Delivery

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~f-ishikawa/internships/

Assistant Prof.

Fuyuki ISHIKAWA

(石川助教）

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

2 to 6

months

Information and Society

Any of NTCIR tasks, including 1) Advanced Cross-Lingual Information Access, 2) Multilingual Opinion Analysis, 3) Patent Translation, Retrieval, Mining, 4) Trend Information, and 5) Evaluation methodology

http://research.nii.ac.jp/ntcir/index-en.html

http://ntcir.nii.ac.jp/

Prof.

Noriko KANDO

(神門教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Information and Society

MEW (Multi-Faceted Exploratory search system for Web Resources) Project

Prof.

Noriko KANDO

(神門教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Information and Society

CRES (Cognitive Research for Exploratory Search) Project

http://cres.jpn.org/

Prof.

Noriko KANDO

(神門教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Information and Society

Analysis on E-commerce consumers’ behavior

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~okada/index.html

Assoc. Prof.

Hitoshi OKADA
(岡田准教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

3 to 6

months

Currently conducting an E-commerce research in Thailand.

Information and Society

Network Economics, Open Source Software http://research.nii.ac.jp/~ueda/official/content_e.html

Assistant Prof.

Masashi UEDA

(上田助教）

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

Up to

6 months

I welcome both natural science and social science background students.

Collaborative Research Division

Classification Under the Relevant Set Correlation Model

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~meh/internship/intern-proj-class.doc

Visiting Prof.

Michael Houle

(フール客員教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

4 to 6

months

C, C++ or Java programming skills

Collaborative Research Division

Unsupervised Feature Selection Based on Relevant Set Correlation

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~meh/internship/intern-proj-features.doc

Visiting Prof.

Michael Houle

(フール客員教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

4 to 6

months

C, C++ or Java programming skills

Collaborative Research Division

Relevant-Set Correlation Clustering for Outlier Detection (OutlierRSC)

http://research.nii.ac.jp/~meh/internship/intern-proj-outlier.doc

Visiting Prof.

Michael Houle

(フール客員教授)

Master’s and

Ph.D. students

4 to 6

months

C, C++ or Java programming skills