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Software Lab
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A lab that studies the system software that underpins computers.
AboutAbout the lab
Research on the software that underpins computers
The Software Lab studies system software, which is essential for today's computers to function.
For example, without an operating system a computer is just a box, and without a compiler programs cannot run.
Undergraduate thesis, master's, and doctoral research is under way in operating systems and virtualization, distributed systems, and language processing systems.
The lab's educational policy is to draw out and develop each individual's abilities.
Key terms
- Operating system
- The basic software that serves as the foundation for running a computer. The lab explains that without it, a computer is just a box.
- Language processing system
- A mechanism, like a compiler, for running programs written in a programming language.
- Virtual machine
- Software that behaves like a separate computer inside a physical computer.
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This lab studies system software without which today's computers could not function. Current projects fall into three areas: operating systems and virtualization, distributed systems, and language processing systems.
*Illustrative imageOperating Systems and Virtualization
Research covers the implementation and applications of confidential execution environments, the implementation and applications of web browsers with a built-in virtual machine, and implementations of access-controlled file systems and network communication that anyone can use.
*Illustrative imageDistributed Systems and Distributed OS
Research covers a distributed OS for cooperative programs running in web browsers (a distributed web browser), distributed OSs built on distributed ledger technology and their applications, and distributed OSs running on decentralized social networks and their applications.
*Illustrative imageLanguage Processing Systems
Research covers language processing systems for Go, Rust, Ruby, Java, Lua, and other languages that run on distributed web browsers, OS kernels, virtual machines, and confidential execution environments.
MembersFaculty
The Software Lab's members consist of faculty, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2025
- Associate ProfessorYasushi Shinjo
- Associate ProfessorSatoshi Sato
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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: “CERN Computer Center 16” SimonWaldherr / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Operating Systems and Virtualization: “Network Aisle Front” Robert.Harker / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Distributed Systems and Distributed OS: “Fujikura optic fiber at Science Museum” Syced / CC0 (cropped)
- Language Processing Systems: “HP 9101A extended memory unit.- magnetic core memory module - details” Mister rf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Operating Systems and System Software Lab): “Bacloud.com data center 2” Fleshas / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (System Security Lab): “LC-P computer keyboard - IC encapsulated on printed circuit board-3464” Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Service Computing Lab): “Modern exchange equipment” Vivien Guéant / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Adaptive Information Processing Lab): “RCoE - computer - Server Room” Intelligentguy89 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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