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Masuhara Lab
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A lab that builds programming languages and software development environments.
AboutAbout the lab
Making programming more fun.
The Masuhara Lab researches programming languages and software development environments.
By pursuing the theory, design, and implementation methods of languages and environments, the lab's main goal is to make programming more fun.
It works on a wide range of themes, including type systems, control mechanisms, just-in-time compilation techniques, and the advancement of integrated development environments.
Key terms
- Type system
- A mechanism that determines the kinds of values and expressions in a program and finds mismatches before execution.
- Just-in-time compilation
- A technique that translates the frequently executed parts of a program into machine code while the program is running, in order to make it faster.
- GPGPU
- Using a processor designed for image processing (a GPU) for general computation other than graphics.
NewsLab news
Paper on music generation with logic programming accepted at an international conference
Paper on speeding up a meta-tracing JIT compiler accepted at an international conference
Paper on choreographic programming accepted for publication in the Journal of the Information Processing Society of Japan
Paper on reactive programming accepted for publication in the Journal of the Information Processing Society of Japan
Paper on understanding continuations accepted at an international conference on computer science education
ResearchResearch themes
The lab researches the theory, design, and implementation methods of programming languages and software development environments. Its main goal is to make programming more fun.
*Illustrative imageLanguage mechanisms for writing programs safely
The lab studies the theory, design, and implementation methods of programming languages that make it easier to write programs safely. Its targets include type systems, control mechanisms, module systems, and program synthesis techniques.
*Illustrative imageLanguages for efficient programs
The lab studies programming languages that make it easier to write efficient programs, and methods for optimizing them. It covers programming languages for GPGPU, just-in-time compilation techniques, and program transformation techniques.
*Illustrative imageAdvancing software development environments
The lab advances development environments such as integrated development environments by using programming language technology and machine learning. It works on live programming environments, educational development environments, code completion, debuggers, and more.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Masuhara Lab consist of faculty members and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorHidehiko MasuharaPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorYouyou CongPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorYudai TanabePublications ↗
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- Languages for efficient programs: “A Complex Graphics Card” Nick Stathas / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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