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Communication Systems [Nishiyama] Lab
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A lab that thinks about the future of communications, from everyday objects to outer space.
AboutAbout the lab
Designing the communication systems of 20 or 30 years from now.
The Communication Systems Lab researches the communication systems around us, such as mobile communication systems typified by mobile phones.
As the AI/IoT era arrives and the trend of equipping all kinds of things with artificial intelligence and communication functions gathers full momentum, the lab envisions the communication systems that will support the world 20 and 30 years from now.
Beyond speed and reliability, it aims to improve energy efficiency and resilience, with the goal of contributing to a sustainable society.
Key terms
- Mobile Communication System
- A communication mechanism that wirelessly connects portable terminals to base stations, like mobile phones
- IoT
- A mechanism in which everyday objects connect to the internet and exchange information
- Resilience
- The ability to maintain communication or recover quickly when problems occur due to disasters or other causes
NewsLab news
A master's student received the Young Researcher's Encouragement Award at VTC2026-Fall
A doctoral student's paper was accepted to IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking
A master's student's paper was accepted to IEICE Communications Express
A doctoral student's paper was accepted to IEEE Access
A master's student received the Young Researcher's Encouragement Award at VTC2025-Spring
ResearchResearch themes
Today's communication systems have taken their present form over several decades or more. This lab considers what they will look like 20 and 30 years from now. Its themes are next-generation mobile communication systems, wireless communication systems using mobile platforms, energy-saving communication systems, disaster-resilient communication systems, and AI/ML and communication systems.
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MembersFaculty
The Communication Systems Lab's members consist of faculty and students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroki Nishiyama
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- Top image: “Cellular tower-3” Wikideas1 / CC0 (cropped)
- Communications from Everyday Objects to Outer Space: “Opening ceremony of the new Satellite station (FL45986165)” IPPA photographer / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Systems and Control Engineering (Sugita) Lab): “Optical Therapeutics and Medical Nanophotonics Laboratory ( )” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Advanced Wireless Communication Technology [Suematsu] Lab): “Erdfunkstelle Raisting 2” Richard Bartz, Munich aka Makro Freak / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Related lab (Micro-Optics [Yoshida] Lab): “Easton Utilities Fiber Optic Cable Work Demonstration (20230920-USDA-RD-CDP-4778)” USDAgov / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Ono (Madoka) Lab): “Single strand of a Optical fiber network cable, stripped clean to the (fragile) glass fiber core” Dennis van Zuijlekom from Ermelo, The Netherlands / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
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