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Kitakami-Namba Lab
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A lab that studies computers themselves, developing technologies to make them more reliable.
AboutAbout the lab
Studying the computer itself
The Kitakami-Namba Lab mainly conducts research that takes computers themselves as its subject, rather than research that uses computers as a tool.
The lab studies the design of computer systems and of the integrated circuits that form their foundation.
Computers that have been built can fail, and defects can be introduced during manufacturing.
For this reason, the lab focuses on research into reliability-enhancement technologies that improve reliability.
Key terms
- Computer system
- The whole mechanism that processes information by combining machinery (hardware) and programs (software)
- Integrated circuit
- An electronic circuit in which many electronic components are built into a single small semiconductor chip. It forms the foundation of computer components
- Reliability-enhancement technology
- Technology that improves the reliability of computer systems that have failures or manufacturing defects
NewsLab news
A PhD student's paper has been accepted to IEEE Access
A PhD student's paper has been accepted to Nonlinear Theory and Its Applications, IEICE
A PhD student's paper has been accepted to IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration Systems
A master's student's presentation received the Presentation Award at the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan 2025
A PhD student's conference paper received the Outstanding Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Consumer Technology - Pacific 2025
ResearchResearch themes
This lab studies computer systems and integrated circuits, which form the foundation of everyday information devices such as personal computers and home appliances. It places particular emphasis on reliability-enhancement technologies that make computer systems more reliable in the face of failures and manufacturing defects.
*Illustrative imageDesign of computer systems and integrated circuits
Everyday information devices are built on computer systems, and those computer systems are built on integrated circuits. The lab studies design with the aim of improving technologies related to both.
*Illustrative imageReliability-enhancement technologies for failures and defects
Manufactured computer systems can fail, and it is not unusual for defects to be introduced during manufacturing. The lab puts particular emphasis on research that uses reliability-enhancement technologies to make systems more reliable.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Kitakami-Namba Lab are faculty, PhD, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorMasato Kitakami
- Associate ProfessorKazuteru Namba
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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: “NeXTcube motherboard” Autopilot / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Design of computer systems and integrated circuits: “ICM7107” Mister rf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Reliability-enhancement technologies for failures and defects: “Componentes” Kae / Public domain (cropped)
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