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Okuda-Matsunaga Lab
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The lab uses large-scale computation to simulate manufacturing and society.
AboutAbout the lab
Charting scenarios for products and society through computation
The Okuda-Matsunaga Lab conducts research in computational mechanics, using large-scale simulations on supercomputers to address challenges in manufacturing and society.
The lab goes beyond computing physical phenomena. It develops simulators that also take society, people, and the global environment into account, so that scenarios for how artifacts function and are introduced can be reworked.
The lab develops parallel finite element analysis software and studies fluid simulation using particle methods.
The lab also conducts joint research with companies, aiming to develop technologies that are useful in industry.
Key terms
- Finite element method
- A method that divides an object's shape into small elements and uses a computer to calculate how forces are applied and how the object deforms
- Parallel analysis
- An approach that splits a large computation across many CPUs or GPUs and runs the parts simultaneously to solve it faster
- Particle methods
- A method that represents a fluid as a collection of many particles and calculates its motion without using a computational grid (mesh)
ResearchResearch themes
The lab proposes "multi-scenario simulation environmental studies," which adds consideration for society, people, and the global environment to the computation of physical phenomena. It develops simulators in which scenarios for the function of artifacts and for evaluating their introduction can be reworked, and uses supercomputers to simulate real-world problems. The lab also studies fluid simulation using particle methods.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment of the FrontISTR structural analysis software
The lab develops FrontISTR, a parallel finite element analysis system. It is applied to the design of high-performance turbine blades, contact between train rails and wheels, drop impact on electronic devices, and more, and the lab also conducts joint research with companies.
*Illustrative imageHPC infrastructure for next-generation supercomputers
With next-generation exascale computers in mind, the lab studies development environments for finite element method applications. It also works on parallel analysis in environments that combine CPUs and GPUs, and on algorithms that reduce communication.
*Illustrative imageFluid simulation using particle methods
A particle method solves the motion of continua such as fluids by treating them as a collection of many particles, without using a computational grid (mesh). It is well suited to problems that are difficult to solve with other methods, such as flows involving complex gas-liquid interfaces, and the lab is revisiting computational algorithms from the ground up to improve accuracy.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Okuda-Matsunaga Lab consist of faculty, visiting collaborative researchers and visiting affiliated researchers, administrative assistants, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroshi OkudaPublications ↗
- Associate ProfessorTakuya MatsunagaPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorMasae HayashiPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Pleiades two row” NASA Ames Research Center / Public domain (cropped)
- Development of the FrontISTR structural analysis software: “Close-up of one of the CMC blades” Hfurcolo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- HPC infrastructure for next-generation supercomputers: “All-Reduce” RenderFlamingo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Fluid simulation using particle methods: “Drop-impact” Roger McLassus / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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