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Biao Shen, Assistant Professor
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The Interfacial Transport Engineering Lab studies, from fundamentals to applications, the phenomena in which heat and mass are transported at the boundary (interface) between liquid and gas. It aims to deepen understanding of the physics of boiling and condensation and to apply it to thermal management, which removes heat from systems ranging from computer CPUs to nuclear reactors. The lab works on controlling bubble motion by finely processing surfaces and patterning wettability.
Shigeru Yokota, Associate Professor
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The Yokota Lab (Space Propulsion Engineering Lab) researches engines for spacecraft such as satellites and planetary probes, known as space propulsion systems. Rather than conventional propulsion systems that use chemical reactions, the lab works on electric propulsion, which uses plasma as the propellant, and laser propulsion, which uses lasers. On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name "Space Propulsion Engineering Lab."
Keiichi Okajima, Professor
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The New Energy Systems Lab researches the evaluation and risk analysis of new energy systems such as solar cells and fuel cells. It aims for sustainable development from the "3E" perspective, which takes into account not only energy but also the economy and the environment. Research groups work on life cycle assessment, resilience against power outages, and diagnosis of batteries and fuel cells. The lab is led by Professor Keiichi Okajima and Assistant Professor Yutaro Akimoto. In the weekly joint lab seminar, members read through reports on the global energy outlook in turn and present their research.
Yasunori Endo, Professor
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The S-Computing Fundamentals Lab studies how to handle the inaccuracy and uncertainty of numerical computation and how to control the risks hidden in it. The key is "verified numerical computation," a computational method that accounts for every error arising in numerical computation and uses it to derive mathematically correct results. Using this method, the lab also works on "computer-assisted proofs," which carry out mathematical proofs on a computer. On the website of Associate Professor Takayasu's lab, "TakLAB," the lab is introduced as a joint lab of three labs, including the Endo Lab and the Sato Lab, with "S-Computing Fundamentals Group" as its official name.
Yukie Sano, Professor
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The Sano Lab analyzes data on the web, such as social media, to study universal patterns in how society moves and the patterns in which information spreads. The lab works in a field called socioeconophysics, which treats people as a collective and analyzes and models them like particles, using the perspective of statistical mechanics. Once a week, the whole lab holds a lab seminar to report research progress, and once a week it holds a paper reading session in which members take turns presenting the content of a paper. Many students analyze data in Python, and besides programming, they also use English and mathematics to read papers.
Koichi Ushijima, Associate Professor
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The Policy and Program Evaluation Lab conducts research that uses statistical causal inference to analyze phenomena with a major impact on society and uncover their causal relationships. Most of the causal relationships hidden in the world have yet to be uncovered. The lab does not limit itself to a single theme; each student works on a topic that interests and excites them. Data analysis is always part of the work.
Toshiyuki Inagaki, Specially Appointed Professor, Special Advisor to the President
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The Cognitive Systems Design Lab studies human-machine systems in which humans and machines work together. Based on the characteristics of human cognition, judgment, and action, the lab investigates mechanisms by which humans and computers cooperate according to the situation, and the human interfaces needed for them. The lab studies interaction and collaboration between humans and automated systems in automobiles, ships, aviation, railways, drones, and more. It focuses especially on automobiles and has also carried out joint research with automobile manufacturers.
Kazumasa Shinagawa, Assistant Professor
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The Cryptography, Puzzles, and Games Lab mainly studies card-based cryptography, which realizes cryptographic techniques using playing cards and similar cards. The lab collaborates with the Cryptography Theory Lab (Kunihiro Lab) at the University of Tsukuba. Its research themes are wide-ranging, from connections to mathematics such as finite group theory and combinatorics, to applications in education, to combinations with games and puzzles. The lab is recruiting students who are interested in any of cryptography, puzzles, games, or mathematics.
Itsuki Fujisaki, Assistant Professor
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The Behavioral Economics and Collective Behavior Lab studies how individuals and groups can make good judgments and decisions. The central question is how to use information about oneself, others, and the group in order to judge better. In addition to collective intelligence and behavioral economics, the lab works on online reviews, recommendation, and decision support in the age of AI. The undergraduate practicum emphasizes ideas, so students can take part even without sufficient knowledge of computer simulation or statistics.
Makoto Kato, Associate Professor
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The Knowledge Acquisition System Lab (KASYS) studies information retrieval. Within information retrieval, its main subjects are retrieval models and ranking, learning to rank, analysis of search user behavior, and recommender systems. Much of its research uses large language models and machine learning to build high-performing algorithms. As of 2026, the lab is based at the University of Tsukuba and the National Institute of Informatics.
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