Faculty members
President
Yoshikazu Miyanaga, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationInformation science, information communication networks, multimedia information processing
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University.
Vice President/Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering
Dean Akio Yamanaka, Professor, Doctor of Science
Fields of SpecializationFluorescent materials, magnetooptics, wide-gap semiconductors
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Physics, School of Science, Hokkaido University
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Division of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
Dean of the Graduate School
Kento Okoshi, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationSynthetic organic chemistry, polymer physical chemistry, liquid crystal physical chemistry, X-ray structure analysis, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Polymer Chemistry, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Completed the Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Department of Applied Chemistry and Bioscience
Department Chair, Norihisa Tanio, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationTransparent polymer materials, Polymer optics
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed the Doctoral Program in Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Keio University
Olaf Karthaus, Professor, Doctor of Science
Fields of SpecializationPolymer science, thin film production, dissipative structure, nanotechnology, natural polymers, hybrid materials, microplastics
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany)
Completed the Doctoral Program in Organic Chemistry, Graduate School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Johannes Gutenberg University
Yutaka Kawabe, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationApplied physics (optical properties, nonlinear optics, organic electronics)
Academic background
Graduated from the First Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Hiromi Kimura-Suda, Professor, Doctor of Fisheries
Fields of Specializationmaterial characterization, polymer chemistry, analytical chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, surface chemistry, medical engineering, food chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
Completed the Doctoral Program in Food Science and Technology, Graduate School of Fisheries, Tokyo University of Fisheries
Masatsugu Shimomura, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationBiomimetics, self-organization, interfacial chemistry, nanotechnology
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Synthetic Chemistry, School of Engineering, Kyushu University
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
Liming Li, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationBiomedical photonics, photodynamic cancer diagnosis/treatment, generation and measurement of femtosecond optical pulses
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Physics, Fudan University (China)
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Jun’ichiro Ide, Associate Professor, Ph.D. (Agriculture)
Fields of SpecializationHydrology, Water chemistry, Stable isotope analysis, Environmental analysis by ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University
Nobuhiro Umemura, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationLaser engineering, Nonlinear Optics (Frequency conversion)
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University (University of Osaka)
Completed the Master Program in condensed matter physics, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Completed the Doctoral Program in Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology
Ken-ichi Sakai, Associate Professor, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Fields of SpecializationPhotochemistry, Physical chemistry, Coordination chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Toho University
Completed the Doctoral Program in School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Tomoya Takada, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationChemistry and engineering of carbon materials, reaction physical chemistry, computational chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Completed the Doctoral Course in Molecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Yuji Hirai, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationSelf-organization, biomimetics, nanotechnology, interfacial chemistry, colloidal chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Department of Opto-Electronic System Engineering
Department Chair Naoto Yoshimoto, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationKnowledge distribution networks, optical communication systems, broadband ubiquitous access systems, optical function devices
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Earned a Ph.D. From the Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Naoki Oda, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationMotion control of various robots (including bipedal walking robots and robot arms), assist control of robot wheelchairs based on image recognition
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed the Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Naoki Karasawa, Professor, Ph.D.
Fields of SpecializationUltrashort optical pulse technology, nonlinear optics, nonlinear fiber optics, photonic crystal fibers
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed the Doctoral Program in Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology (USA)
Shinya Sasaki, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationCommunication engineering, optoelectronics, optical communication, optical networks
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Makoto Hasegawa, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationApplied optical measurement, Electro-mechanical-device engineering, development of science experiment materials and investigation on their effective application schemes
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed the Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Makoto Fukuda, Professor, Doctor of Science
Fields of SpecializationHigh frequency electronics, laser engineering
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Science, Tokai University
Hirooki Aoki, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationImaging engineering, biomedical engineering, measurement engineering, welfare engineering, sports engineering
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Resources Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Masashi Eguchi, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationLight wave/electromagnetic wave propagation analysis, simulation engineering, development of highly birefringent photonic crystal optical fibers, development of remote electromagnetic wave propagation analysis systems
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Department of Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Gongjian Zhang, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationOptoelectronics, nonlinear optics, optical waveguide theory
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Physics, Basic Course School, Xi'an Jiaotong University (China)
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Hisaya Oda, Associate Professor, Doctor of Science and Engineering
Fields of SpecializationOptical characteristics of 2D photonic crystal slabs
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Materials and Photonics Science, Faculty of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology,
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Department of Information Systems Engineering
Department Chair Toshioki Soga, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationCommunication informatics, media design, service science, educational technology
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Metal Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Division of Production and Information Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology
Junichi Imai, Professor, Doctor of Science and Engineering
Fields of SpecializationEducational technology, mathematics education
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Education, Hokkaido University of Education Completed the Master’s Program in School Education, Graduate School of Education, Hokkaido University of Education
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Hiroshi Komatsugawa, Professor, Doctor of Science
Fields of SpecializationKnowledge engineering (intelligent algorithm) and distributed processing, ICT education systems
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed the Doctoral Program in Physics, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Hiroshi Fukuda, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationPhotonic integrated circuits, IoT devices/networks
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
Akira Misawa, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationCommunication engineering, information communication systems (IP networks, optical switching systems)
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Division of Media and Network Technologies, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
Tetsuya Murai, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of Specializationmathematical Modal logic, rough sets, granular computing, fuzzy sets
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Mathematics, School of Science, Hokkaido University
Graduated the Master's Program at Division of Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Yoshiaki Yamabayashi, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationLaser Measurement, Optical Communication
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Earned a Doctor of Engineering from Hokkaido University
Daiji Kobayashi, Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationHuman Factors & Ergonomics
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Engineering I, Chiba Institute of Technology
Earned a Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Yukiya Ishida, Associate Professor, Doctor of Science and Engineering
Fields of SpecializationEducational technology (university education, career education, information education)
Academic background
Graduated from the Information Science Course, Comprehensive Science Program, Faculty of Education, Kagawa University
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Shigeki Hagihara, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering
Fields of SpecializationFormal methods, software engineering, information security, applied logic
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kenichi Fukamachi, Full-time Lecturer, Doctor of Science
Fields of SpecializationInternet operating systems
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Physics, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hiroto Yamakawa, Full-time Lecturer, Doctor of Science and Engineering
Fields of SpecializationEducational Technology, Software Engineering
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Optical Application Systems, Faculty of Optical Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Department of Photonics Science, Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Teacher-Training Course
Eiji Miyajima, Professor
Fields of SpecializationEducational training, practical teaching training, science education, geoscience education
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Geophysics, School of Science, Hokkaido University
Completed the Master's Program at the Division of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
Collaborative Education
Masahiro Ogawa, Associate Professor
Fields of SpecializationCultural history
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Hokusei Gakuen University
Completed the Master’s Program at the Division of Regional Culture, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University
Saika Kanai, Full-time Lecturer, Doctor of Philosophy
Fields of SpecializationEnglish literature
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Fuji Women's University
Completed the Doctoral Program in the field of linguistics and literature at the Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University
Randy L. Evans, Full-time Lecturer
Fields of SpecializationESP (English for special purposes) education, TBL (task-based learning) education, bilingualism
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University (USA)
Completed the Master’s Program in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Graduate School of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University
Aya Yamashita, Full-time Lecturer, Doctor of Literature
Fields of SpecializationWaka (thirty-one syllable Japanese poem) literature, Japanese language education
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Japanese and Chinese Literature, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto Prefectural University
Earned a Ph.D. from the Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, after leaving the school
Shun'ichi Honda, Assistant Professor, Doctor of Philosophy
Fields of SpecializationDifferential Geometry, Singularity theory
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Information and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology
Completed the Master’s Program at the Division of System Engineering for Mathematics, Graduate School, Muroran Institute of Technology
Completed the Doctoral Program at the Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University
Norihito Kawana, Specially Appointed Professor
Fields of SpecializationEnglish teaching methods, tourism ICT
Academic background
Graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics, Dokkyo University
Completed the Master’s Program in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Languages), Graduate School of English, Northern Arizona University