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Ito Lab
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The lab develops sensors and integrated circuits that measure the "vibrations" of people, animals, and the environment.
AboutAbout the lab
Sensors and integrated circuits for measuring people, animals, and the environment
The Ito Lab studies analog integrated circuit and integrated MEMS technologies, and their applications.
Aiming at electronics for sustainable medicine, healthcare, and food production, the lab develops technologies that measure people, animals, and the environment by focusing on "vibration."
Centered on silicon integrated circuit technology, the lab pursues higher sensitivity in sensors and lower power consumption in wireless sensors.
Alongside its research, the lab also works in parallel on efforts to put the technologies it develops to use in society.
Key terms
- Integrated circuit
- An electronic circuit in which many components, such as transistors, are built together on a small chip
- MEMS
- A system that integrates tiny mechanical parts and electronic circuits, using the same fabrication techniques used to make semiconductors
- IoT
- A mechanism in which various objects around us are given sensing and communication functions and connected to a network
NewsLab news
A student received an award from the Technical Committee on Integrated Circuits and Devices of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)
A co-authored paper on epileptic seizure detection using EEG was published in Scientific Reports
Press release on research results on distortion compensation technology (DPD) for wireless transmitters
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to create electronics that help advance "One Health," which treats the health of people and animals and the soundness of the environment as one. Building on integrated circuit and sensor technologies, it also works on IoT systems and joint research with other institutions.
*Illustrative imageUltra-low-power analog and wireless circuits
With IoT use in mind, the lab researches and develops wireless communication integrated circuits that run on very little power, analog circuits that process time-series data, and edge AI chips that use them.
*Illustrative imageUltra-high-sensitivity MEMS accelerometers
The lab studies ultra-high-sensitivity, ultra-small MEMS accelerometers that use gold as a material to reduce noise. The work is carried out as a JST CREST project in collaboration with researchers in materials and applications.
*Illustrative imageBehavior monitoring of grazing cattle
The lab conducts joint research with universities, companies, and farmers on a system that uses AI, within a device attached to grazing cattle, to estimate behaviors and postures such as moving, feeding, and resting.
*Illustrative imagePredicting lightning and flooding disasters
This project aims to prepare earlier for disasters caused by cumulonimbus clouds. In a lightning strike prediction system developed jointly with companies and universities, the lab is responsible for tasks such as reducing the power consumption of lightning sensor devices.
MembersFaculty
The Ito Lab consists of faculty, researchers, secretaries, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and research students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroyuki ItoPublications ↗
- Project ProfessorShiro Michimasa
- Program-Specific ProfessorLudovico MinatiPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorMasahiro FukuokaPublications ↗
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “ΜA791KC die” Mister rf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ultra-low-power analog and wireless circuits: “Sipeed Tang Nano 9K FPGA” Popolon / CC0 (cropped)
- Ultra-high-sensitivity MEMS accelerometers: “MEMS ( )” Christopher/NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) / Public domain (cropped)
- Behavior monitoring of grazing cattle: “Utsunomiya Cattle” Miyuki Meinaka / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Predicting lightning and flooding disasters: “Lightning Pritzerbe 01 (MK)” Mathias Krumbholz / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (白根研究室): “DARPA amplifier on silicon USC” University of Southern California and Columbia University / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (岡田研究室): “07R01” Mister rf / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (庄司研究室): “Optical patchcord” Sunmosk / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (德田研究室): “Close-up of a polycrystalline solar PV panel” Guilhem Vellut / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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