Kochi University of Technology

Please choose one or two project(s) which you wish to do at KUT and list it/them on the SSP application form.
*SSP applicant must have a high ability of writing and communication in English with the intention, adequate knowledge and research skill to work in the following research projects.

Last updated: January 23, 2017

Research Field	Project Leader	Past Doctoral Students	Project Name(PDF)	Required Skills
Material and Life Systems Engineering (Kami campus)
Basic Molecular Biology	Prof.Takeshi OHAMA	Past Doctoral Students	Molecular Genetics of RNA Interference and Epigenetic Gene Silencing in A Unicellular Green Alga Chlamydomonas	-Molecular Genetics	Available
Applied Molecular Cellular Genetics			Development of an Efficient Hydrocarbon Producing Algae by Genetic Modification of the Genome	-Molecular Genetics -Biochemistry
Organic Synthetic Chemistry, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Nitro Chemistry	Prof. Nagatoshi NISHIWAKI	Past Doctoral Students	Development of Novel Methods for Polyfunctionalized Compounds Using Nitro Systems	-Fundamental Organic Chemistry -Spectral Analyses (1H NMK, 13C NMR, IR, MS) -Fundamental Experimental Manipulations	Available
Theoretical Physics, Quantum Engineering	Prof. Taksu CHEON	Past Doctoral Students	Foundation of Quantum Technology	-College level mathematics -Programming Skill	Available
Semiconductor materials and device physics, Flexible Devices, Transparent Electronics. Flat Panel Displays	Prof. Mamoru FURUTA	Past Doctoral Students	High Mobility and Highly Reliable Thin-Film Transistors (TFTs) for Next-Generation Flat-Panel Displays (FPDs).	-Semiconductor materials and device physics, -material evaluation techniques, vacuum system, -material processing techniques (Photolithography, PVDs, and CVDs), -device physics and electrical properties evaluations.	Available after October 2018 enrollment
Synthetic Organic Chemistry	Prof. Kazuya KOBIRO	Past Doctoral Students	Synthesis and Application of Mesoporous Oxide Nanoparticles Using Supercritical Fluids	-Knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry and inorganic chemistry. -Skills to operate XRD, SEM, and TEM.	Available after April 2018 enrollment
Nanostructure, electron microscopy	Prof. Hideo KOHNO		Fabrication and TEM Characterization of New Nanostructures	-materials science, crystallography, vacuum system, electron microscopy -English speaking and writing -programming and data analysis on Linux, and glass work	Available
Molecular Developmental Biology	Prof. Yusuke KAMACHI		Molecular analysis of gene regulatory networks during the embryonic development of zebrafish	-A solid understanding of molecular and cellular biology -An understanding of developmental biology (preferred) -General molecular biology skills	Available
Nano-meter scale fabrication Ion beam technology Material science	Assoc. Prof. Sadao MOMOTA	Past Doctoral Students	Micro-Nano Manufacturing and Modification of Materials by Use of Highly-Charged Ion Beams	-Dynamics, -Electromagnetics, -Material Science	Available
Photochemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry	Assist. Prof. Akitaka ITO		Development of Novel Light-Absorbing and Emitting Materials Based on Molecular/Supramolecular Systems	-Photochemistry and coordination chemistry -Fundamental experimental manipulations -Operating absorption/emission spectrometers and pulsed laser	Available
Nanomaterial chemistry Physical chemistry Polymer chemistry	Assist. Prof. Masataka OHTANI		Design and Development of Functional Nanomaterials	-Knowledge and skills for synthetic chemistry based on organic, inorganic, and polymer chemistry -Basic knowledge of, and skills for, operating TEM, SEM, and XRD to analyze the structure of nanomaterials -Fundamental knowledge of electrochemistry and photochemistry	Available
Intelligent Mechanical Systems Engineering (Kami campus)
Dynamics of Liquid Crystal	Prof. Shigeomi CHONO	Past Doctoral Students	Development of Liquid Crystalline Microactuators	-Fluid Dynamics, -Applied Physics	Available
	Prof. Tomohiro TSUJI	Past Doctoral Students
Control Theory, Intelligent Robotics	Prof. Shuoyu WANG	Past Doctoral Students	Development of A Novel Walking Training Machine	-Control Theory (Robust，Adaptive) -Robotics（Dynamics，Intelligence) -Programming Skill（VC++，Java）	Available after April 2019 enrollment
Mechanical Control System Engineering, Robotics	Prof. Koichi OKA	Past Doctoral Students	Advanced Mechatronics (Magnetic Suspension System, Mechanical Control System, Robotics)	-Control Theory, -Dynamical Analysis, -Electromagnetics	Available
Thin film Fabrication Semiconductor Device Fabrication Reaction Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Engineering Physical Chemistry Fluid Dynamics Quantum Mechanics	Assoc. Prof. Toshiyuki KAWAHARAMURA		Development of Functional Thin Film Fabrication Techniques Using Mist Droplets for Fabricating High Quality Thin Film Under Open-Air Atmospheric Pressure	- Physical Chemistry - Chemical (Reaction) Engineering - Quantum Physics - Fluid (Thermo)dynamics - X-ray	Available
Composite materials Smart materials	Assoc. Prof. Tatsuro KOSAKA		Multi-scale simulation of process-induced stress of FRP and optimization of molding process	-Fundamental knowledge of FEM (finite element method) -Fundamental knowledge of composites -Fundamental knowledge of optimization	Available
Electronic and Photonic Systems Engineering (Kami campus)
Optical communications	Prof. Katsushi IWASHITA	Past Doctoral Students	High Capacity Optical Networks	-Fundamental knowledge on analogue circuit, -optical/electrical devices and signal processing Ability of communication and writing in English	Available after October 2019 enrollment
Plasma Electronics, Plasma Science and Engineering, Gas Discharges, Plasma Processing, Nanotechnology, and Nano-material	Prof. Akimitsu HATTA	Past Doctoral Students	Production and Control of Reactive Plasmas for Processing of Advanced Materials	-physics, chemistry, electromagnetics, electronics and electrical engineering, -basic knowledge of principles of gas discharge and plasma science, vacuum system and engineering, some experience in plasma production and diagnosis, -basic knowledge of material science and the skills to operate material analyzers such as SEM, TEM, EDS, XRD, Raman, FT-IR, XPS, etc	Available after April 2018 enrollment
Analog Mixed-Signal Circuit Design	Prof. Masayoshi TACHIBANA	Past Doctoral Students	Built-In-Self-Test Systems for Analog-Mixed Signal System LSI	-Analog circuit design (Deep Sub-micron MOS) -Logic circuit design (Verilog, VHDL)	Available after October 2018 enrollment
Upper Atmospheric Science and Space Engineering	Prof. Masa-yuki YAMAMOTO		Development of A New Thermospheric Neutral Atmosphere Sounding Technique and Study on Upper Atmospheric Science	-Dynamics, -Electromagnetics, -Geophysics, -Electronics, -Software technique,	Available after April 2020 enrollment
Nanomaterials and Technology, Semiconductor, Photonic and Electoric and Electronic Devices	Prof. Chaoyang LI		Development of metal-oxide nanostructures for application in optoelectronic devices	- Study or research background in material science (particularly oxide-metal semiconductor material), optoelectronics, physics, and chemical physics. - Experience in the fabrication and evaluation of nano-scale materials. - Good English conversation and academic writing skills.	Available after October 2019 enrollment
High Power Electronics, Wide-band-gap Semiconductors, Film Growth	Prof. Tetsuya YAMAMOTO		Low temperature AlN film growth for the foreseeable-future power electronics	-Basic knowledge of Semiconductors -Film Growth such as sputtering, CVD, Ion-plating -X-ray diffraction measurements and analysis	Available
Computer Science and Engineering	Assoc. Prof. Yukinobu HOSHINO		Development the Pattern Classification Hardware System Based on Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing Technique	-Deep knowledge in image processing, image feature descriptors -Deep understanding in machine learning, -boosting, decision tree algorithms, etc -C++, OpenCV, FPGA programming languages -Understanding in human emotion and sense -Computer vision, image processing -Modeling data by machine learning and reasoning	Available after April 2018 enrollment
			Research and Development of an Optimization System Based on Evolutionary Computation Techniques	-Terminal operation of Linux OS -Discrete mathematics, Finite mathematics, Statistics -C and C++ languages for computer programming
Physics of optoelectronic materials	Assoc. Prof. Hisao MAKINO		Control and Characterization of Surface and Interface in Functional Oxide Thin Films	-Characterization of inorganic materials, -Thin film growth, -Solid state physics	Available
Material Science, Thin Film Engineering	Assoc. Prof. Hiroshi FURUTA		Growth Control of Carbon Nanotube Forest for Electronic and Photonic Devices	-Thin Film Engineering, -Material Science, -Electromagnetics	Available
Optical wavefront control Optical measurement Quantum measurement Quantum optics	Assoc. Prof. Hirokazu KOBAYASHI		Experimental Study of Quantum Measurement Utilizing Optical Vortex	-Undergraduate level mathematics (calculus and linear algebra) -Quantum physics -Geometric optics, wave optics, polarization optics	Available after October 2018 enrollment
Computer architecture and VLSI design, Reconfigurable architecture and its CAD	Assoc. Prof. Yukio MITSUYAMA		Highly Flexible Integrated System and its Development Platform	-Computer architecture and FPGA architecture -HDL design and FPGA implementation -C and/or C++ language for computer programming	Available
Information Systems Engineering (Kami campus)
Computer architecture and LSI design	Prof. Makoto IWATA	Past Doctoral Students	Multicore System-on-Chip Based on Low-Power Self-Timed Pipeline	-Computer science and engineering, -LSI design skills, -Embedded software programming skill	Available
Frontier of User Interface Research	Prof. Xiangshi REN	Past Doctoral Students	Development and Generation of Next Generation User Interfaces	The applicant must have an outstanding track record in Computer Science, information Technology and/or HCI. The applicant should demonstrate outstanding academic performance (e.g. good programming skills, strong knowledge of math and statistics, interaction technologies e.g. Microsoft Kinect, eye tracking system, smartphones, etc.), research ability, communication and interpersonal skills, and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team as well as independently in the Ren Lab. The applicant must have strong ability in the English language (Japanese is a plus, but not essential).	Available after October 2018 enrollment
Human Computer Interaction			User Interface Design for the Ageing Population	Outstanding track record in Computer Science, information technology and/or HCI. Outstanding academic performance (e.g., good programming skills, strong knowledge of mathematics and statistics, experience with interaction technologies e.g. eye tracking systems, smartphones and motion tracking systems), research ability, good communication and interpersonal skills
Human-Computer Interaction			Designing and Developing Air-based Interactions	- Work independently as well as in an international team - Strong knowledge of mathematics and statistics. - Strong software development skills. - Strong communication ability and interpersonal skills. - Strong ability in English Language (spoken and written). - Experience with prototyping technologies such as Arduino, 3D printer, basic electronic circuit.
Human-Engaged Computing			Human-Engaged Computing	- Strong background in HCI, Computer Science, Design, Psychology or Neuroscience - Strong software development skills - Strong communication ability and interpersonal skills - Strong verbal and written English skills - Ability to meet tight work deadlines - Ability to work independently as well as in an international team
Vision Psychophysics, Vision Science and Color Vision	Prof. Keizo SHINOMORI	Past Doctoral Students	Human color and visual information processing investigated by psychophysical approaches and development of applications with computational model simulation	- Some background in vision, brain and /or psychological research is strongly preferred. - Ability to adapt quickly to new research areas. - High motivation to conduct foundation research on human factors. - Ability to communicate effectively in English, including writing research papers in English. - Ability to collect, analyze and report to English research publications. - Programming skill (MATLAB), and strong ability in mathematics are preferred.	Available
Non-invasive Brain Research, Vision Science, Color Vision			Brain information processing for affective (kansei) response investigated by simultaneous non-invasive brain measurement and psychophysical approaches, and development of brain function models	- Experience of measurement by EEG and fMRI is preferred. - Some background in vision, brain and/or psychological research is strongly preferred. - Ability to adapt quickly to new research areas. - High motivation to conduct basic research on human factors. - Ability to communicate effectively in English, including writing research papers in English. - Ability to collect and analyze data and report to English research publications. - Programming skill (MATLAB), and strong ability in mathematics are preferred.
Cognitive neuroscience, Functional brain imaging	Prof. Kiyoshi NAKAHARA		Functional Imaging of the Brain Network Activity Supporting Visual Recognition and Memory	-Good communication and writing skills in English. -Strong research background in neuroscience, or related areas. -Familiarity with Matlab, statistical methods and programming skills is a plus.	Available after April 2018 enrollment
Signal Processing, Information Distribution, New Generation Network (Future Internet)	Prof. Masahiro FUKUMOTO	Past Doctoral Students	Signal Processing for Virtualization Technology Environments	- Algebra, Linear algebra - Information theory - Programming (C language, etc.) - IP network	Closed
Wireless Communications and Networking	Prof. Masanori HAMAMURA		Signal Design and Network Architecture for Wireless Communications	-Communication systems, information theory, signal processing, statistics, etc. -Programming skill (MATLAB, C) -Experience of writing at least one technical paper in English as primary author	Available
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, Network Service, and Cloud Computing	Prof. Mikifumi SHIKIDA		Evolving new collaboration services for future network	-Ability to communicate and discuss in English -Knowledge of TCP/IP networks and network applications -Programming skill (C, Java, etc.)	Available
Human 3D Visual Perception	Assoc. Prof. Hiroaki SHIGEMASU	Past Doctoral Students	Human 3D Visual Perception	-Programming (Matlab, C/C++, R) -Statistical data analysis -Excellent writing skills	Available after October 2019 enrollment
Structured Parallel Programming	Assoc. Prof. Kiminori MATSUZAKI		Theory, Implementation, and Applications for Structured Parallel Programming	-Superior skills in programming (C, C++, Java, etc.) and problem solving with algorithms. -Mathematics, especially algebra and statistics. -Experience in functional programming (Haskell, ML, Scheme, etc.) and parallel programming (OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, MapReduce, TBB, Cilk) are desirable.	Available
Pattern recognition and machine learning for brain decoding and neuroscience.	Assoc. Prof. Shinichi YOSHIDA	Past Doctoral Students	Fundamental Theory of Brain Decoding and its Applications to Non-verbal Information Retrieval	-Mathematical theories related to machine learning and computational intelligence, e.g., kernel trick for support vector machine (SVM), regression (SVR), and clustering (SVC). Linear algebra for singular value decomposition (SVD) and probability, 　statistics for Bayesian inference and particle filter (sequential Monte Carlo filter or extended Karman filter) are also required. -Programming skill to implement above algorithm using C/C++/Matlab. Programming skills using MPI (Message Passing Interface) on Linux clusters may highly improve result of research. -Ability to communicate and discuss in English.	Not available
Systems neuroscience, Brain imaging, Motor control	Assoc. Prof. Hiroshi KADOTA		real-time fMRI neurofeedback training for motor control	- Background in neuroscience and/or motor control research - Proficiency in Matlab programming, and statistical methods - Ability to communicate through spoken and written English	Available
Image Processing and Understanding	Assoc. Prof. Toru KURIHARA		Image processing and pattern recognition using complex valued images	- Mathematics, especially algebra and statistics - Image Processing, Machine Vision, Signal Processing - Programming skill (C/C++/Cuda) - Ability to communicate and discuss in English	Available
Garbage Collection, Programming Languages and Systems, Computer Science	Assoc. Prof. Tomoharu UGAWA		Construction of Reliable and High Performance Managed Language Virtual Machines for Embedded Systems	- Fundamental knowledge on discrete math and algorithms - Superior skills in programming (C, C++, Java, and JavaScript) and experience in large scale (5000 loc -) software development (individually or as a main contributor of a group) - Wide knowledge in computer science	Available
Infrastructure Systems Engineering (Kami campus)
Seismic Engineering of RC Structure, Structural Engineering of RC Building Disaster Mitigation	Prof. Yoshiro KAI	Past Doctoral Students	An Advanced Design Method for Large RC Structures Focused on Dynamic Response Characteristics	-Dynamics of Structures, -Computer Programing, -CUDA, C++	Closed
Concrete engineering, civil engineering	Prof. Masahiro OUCHI	Past Doctoral Students	Construction, Maintenance and Management of Concrete Structures, Especially Using Self-Compacting Concrete	-Fundamentals of concrete engineering, -soil mechanics, -structural mechanics and chemistry	Available after April 2018 enrollment
Remote Sensing	Prof. Masataka TAKAGI	Past Doctoral Students	Slope Failure Monitoring by Using Remote Sensing	-Digital Photogrammetry -Geo Science -Geographic Information Science -Computer Science	Not available
Building environmental engineering Energy conservation	Assoc. Prof. Masaki TAJIMA		Development of methods to evaluate the indoor environment and energy conservation of dwellings	-Building/housing environmental engineering, or public health -Building/housing equipment -Numerical calculation of heating & cooling load, fluid analysis, and/or energy consumption.	Available
Economics and Management (Eikokuji campus)
Environmental & Infrastructure Management	Prof. Tsunemi WATANABE	Past Doctoral Students	Multi-party Risk and Uncertainty Management Process (MRUMP) for Local Environmental Management	-Strong motivation to do research on human being and society -High communication skill -Basic Knowledge on Environmental Systems Engineering -Basic Knowledge on Project Management	Available after October 2018 enrollment
New Public Management Hydrology Economics (Input Output Table) Psychology and Regression Analysis	Prof. Seigo NASU	Past Doctoral Students	Climate Change Simulation and Regional Adaptation Policy	- Basic knowledge of civil engineering, especially hydrology and water resource management - Computational programming knowledge and skill - Basic psychological knowledge - Experience in water resource management research	Available
Economics (Input Output Table) Psychology and Regression Analysis Science of Management			A Trans-Disciplinary Approach to Regional Planning Simulation Using Renewable Energy Clusters	- Basic knowledge of civil engineering and economics - Computational programming knowledge and skill - Basic psychology knowledge - Research experience in policy making
Infrastructure Maintenance Engineering Social System Management			Practical Asset Management System for Developing Countries	- Fundamental knowledge of civil engineering, such as concrete engineering, structural engineering - Ability of programming, computing and numerical simulation - Especially good at communication in English
Game Theory and Experimental Economics	Prof. Yoshio KAMIJO		Game Theoretic and Experimental Investigations of Institutions	- masters level in economics including microeconomics, econometrics, statistics and mathematics - basic game theory - basic experimental and/or behavioral economics	Available
Agriculture, natural resource management and environmental economics	Prof. Koji KOTANI		Public perception, adaptation and pro-social behavior toward climatic change and related natural disasters under deep uncertainty	- some training in calculus, probability and statistics - intermediate microeconomics - strong intellectual interest in one of the following fields: agriculture, natural resource management and environmental economics	Available after April 2018 enrollment