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Firmware Science Lab
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A networking lab that explores next-generation wireless and satellite communications from a theoretical perspective.
AboutAbout the lab
Next-generation communication technology that contributes to solving social issues
The Firmware Science Lab researches the theory and technology of information and communication networks.
Networks are involved in nearly all the systems that support society, including IoT, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), mobile phones, and autonomous driving.
Its research covers satellite communication networks, communication using IRS (intelligent reflecting surfaces), and next-generation wireless LANs.
On the lab's website, it is introduced as the "Kawamoto-Rodrigues Lab."
Key terms
- IRS
- An intelligent reflecting surface: a panel with many elements that reflect radio waves. By adjusting how each element reflects, it creates a path for radio waves that avoids obstacles.
- HAPS
- A high altitude platform station: a system that flies unmanned aircraft in the stratosphere and uses them as base stations.
- Low Earth orbit satellite constellation
- A large-scale satellite network made up of many low Earth orbit satellites, which extends communication coverage across the whole Earth.
- Multi-AP coordination
- A technology in which multiple access points share information and communicate in coordination.
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Information and communication networks are the infrastructure that supports people's lives and economic activity. The lab takes a theoretical approach to building communication protocols, analyzes problems in communication environments with mathematical models and computer simulations, and aims to achieve high-performance, highly reliable communications.
*Illustrative imageSatellite Communication Networks
Aiming to realize networks that integrate ground, air, and space, the lab studies the construction of mathematical models and AI-based network control. Targets include low Earth orbit satellite constellations and HAPS.
*Illustrative imageCommunication Networks Using IRS
As a new network for the 6G era beyond 5G, the lab explores the potential of communication using IRS, which reflect radio waves. In addition to research on basic theory and communication control algorithms, it works on developing hardware prototypes and conducting field experiments.
*Illustrative imageNext-Generation Wireless LAN
The lab develops communication protocols for next-generation wireless LANs using "Multi-AP coordination," in which multiple access points share information and cooperate. The background is the performance degradation caused by interference and contention in environments where access points are densely deployed.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Firmware Science Lab consist of faculty members, administrative assistants, master's and undergraduate students, research students, and short-term study abroad program students.As of 2026
- ProfessorYuichi Kawamoto
- Associate ProfessorThiago Koketsu Rodrigues
- Assistant ProfessorYuan Xun
- Project Assistant ProfessorTakanori Hara
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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: “Night sky radio towers” 作者不詳 / CC0 (cropped)
- Satellite Communication Networks: “Starling’s four CubeSats in low Earth orbit (illustration) (ACD )” NASA Ames Research Center / NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Communication Networks Using IRS: “Radio Antenna, Milan, Italy” Antonelse / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Next-Generation Wireless LAN: “Wi-fi router” Solijon Solayev / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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