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Tsuchiya Lab
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A lab that investigates software reliability through testing and verification.

AboutAbout the lab
Exploring software reliability through testing and verification
The Dependability Engineering Lab conducts research in the field of dependable computing.
The lab also has a strong interest in related fields such as software engineering.
Its work includes software testing and verification and the reliability evaluation of systems.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Dependability Engineering Lab."
Key terms
- Dependable computing
- A field of technology for keeping information systems trustworthy so that they can continue to be relied on and used.
- Model checking
- An automated verification technique that confirms the correctness of software by mechanically searching for errors.
- Fault tree analysis
- A technique that organizes, in a tree structure, the combinations of causes that can lead to a system failure, and examines how likely the failure is to occur.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research that contributes to the fields of dependable computing and software engineering. Examples of its research areas include software testing and verification, reliability evaluation, and other areas.
*Illustrative imageSoftware testing and verification
The lab develops methods and tools for testing software systems. It also verifies software correctness using model checking, and works on generating test cases with LLMs to improve test coverage and efficiency.
*Illustrative imageReliability evaluation
The lab is developing new algorithms that make probabilistic fault tree analysis applicable to large systems. It also aims to parallelize reliability evaluation so that large, complex systems can be handled efficiently.
*Illustrative imageQuantum programs and smart contracts
The lab works on testing quantum programs. Quality assurance of smart contracts is also listed as an example of its research areas.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Dependability Engineering Lab consist of faculty members, visiting researchers, administrative assistants, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTatsuhiro Tsuchiya
- Assistant ProfessorXiujing Guo
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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: “NOIRLab HQ Server Racks (6V6A0402-CC)” NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/T. Slovinský / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Software testing and verification: “TestingCup-Polish-Championship-in-Software-Testing-Katowice-2016” Radosław Smilgin / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Reliability evaluation: “Example Code Fault Tree” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Quantum programs and smart contracts: “Wire Bonded Superconducting Quantum Chip with 6 Transmons 002” OJB Quantum / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kusumoto Lab): “Wpips-screen-snapshot” Centre de Recherche en Informatique de l'École des Mines de Paris / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kawahara Lab): “Artificial Neural Network with Chip” mikemacmarketing / original posted on flickr Liam Huang / clipped and posted on flickr / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Higo Lab): “Pile of light gray LEGO bricks at a LEGO store” Grendelkhan / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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