Faculty members

Yoshikazu Miyanaga, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Information science, information communication networks, multimedia information processing
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University  
Earned a Ph.D. from Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Naoto Yoshimoto, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Knowledge distribution networks, optical communication systems, broadband ubiquitous access systems, optical function devices
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Earned a Ph.D. from Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Kento Okoshi, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Synthetic organic chemistry, polymer physical chemistry, liquid crystal physical chemistry, X-ray structure analysis, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Polymer Chemistry, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Completed Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Akio Yamanaka, Professor, Doctor of Science

Fields of Specialization
Fluorescent materials, magnetooptics, wide-gap semiconductors
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Physics, School of Science, Hokkaido University
Completed Doctoral Program in Physics at Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University

Kengo Morohashi , Professor, Doctor of Bioscience

Fields of Specialization
Systems biology, network biology, molecular biology, information biology, synthetic biology
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science
Completed Doctoral Program at the Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Department Chair, Norihisa Tanio, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Transparent polymer materials, polymer optics
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed Doctoral Program in Applied Chemistry at Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Keio University

Nobuhiro Umemura, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Laser engineering, nonlinear optics (frequency conversion)
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Physics, School of Science, Osaka City University (present Osaka Metropolitan University)
Completed Doctoral Program in Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering at Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology

Olaf Karthaus, Professor, Doctor of Science

Fields of Specialization
Polymer science, thin film production, dissipative structure, nanotechnology, natural polymers, hybrid materials, microplastics
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany)
Completed Doctoral Program in Organic Chemistry at Graduate School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Johannes Gutenberg University

Hiromi Kimura-Suda, Professor, Doctor of Fisheries

Fields of Specialization
Chemical structure analysis, polymer chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, thin films, interfacial chemistry, analytical chemistry, self-organization, medical engineering, food chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Agricultural Chemistry, School of Agriculture, Meiji University
Completed Doctoral Program in Food Science and Technology at Graduate School of Fisheries, Tokyo Fisheries University

Ken-ichi Sakai, Professor, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Fields of Specialization
Photochemistry, physical chemistry, coordination chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Biology, Faculty of Science,
Toho University
Completed Doctoral Program at the School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Tomoya Takada, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Chemistry and engineering of carbon materials, reaction physical chemistry, computational chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Completed Doctoral Program in Molecular Chemistry at Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Yoshikazu Horino, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Synthetic organic chemistry, organometallic chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Nagasaki University
Completed Doctoral Program in Marine Science and Resources at Graduate School of Production Science, Nagasaki University

Junichiro Ide Ide, Associate Professor, Ph.D. (Agriculture)

Fields of Specialization
Hydrology, water chemistry, stable isotope analysis, environmental analysis by ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Bioresource and Bioenvironment, School of Agriculture, Kyushu University
Completed Doctoral Program in Forest and Forest Products Sciences at Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University

Yuji Hirai, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Self-organization, biomimetics, nanotechnology, interfacial chemistry, colloidal chemistry
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Hokkaido University
Completed Doctoral Program at Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

Masanori Wakizaka, Associate Professor, Doctor of Science

Fields of Specialization
Metal complexes, clusters, solid materials, nanomagnets, nanocatalysts
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Hokkaido University
Completed Doctoral Program at the Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University

Department Chair,Naoki Karasawa, Professor, Ph.D.

Fields of Specialization
Ultrashort optical pulse technology, nonlinear optics, nonlinear fiber optics, photonic crystal fibers
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed Doctoral Program in Applied Physics at the California Institute of Technology (USA)

Hirooki Aoki, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Imaging engineering, biomedical engineering, measurement engineering, welfare engineering, sports engineering
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Resources Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Completed Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering at Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University

Masashi Eguchi, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Light wave/electromagnetic wave propagation analysis, simulation engineering, development of high birefringence photonic crystal optical fibers, development of remote electromagnetic wave propagation analysis systems
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology
Completed Doctoral Program at Department of Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Naoki Oda, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Motion control of various robots (including bipedal walking robots and robot arms), assist control of robot wheelchairs based on image recognition
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering at Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University

Makoto Hasegawa, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Applied optical measurement, 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 Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University

Makoto Fukuda, Professor, Doctor of Science

Fields of Specialization
High frequency electronics, laser engineering
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Earned a Ph.D. from Graduate School of Science, Tokai University

Takashi Yamada, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Communication systems, optical access systems, integrated circuits, microcontrollers, OSS
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Earned a Ph.D. in Electronics and Information Engineering from Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Naomichi Yokoi, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Measurement engineering, applied physics, medical engineering
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology
Completed Doctoral Program in Production and Information Systems Engineering at Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology

Hisaya Oda, Associate Professor, Doctor of Science and Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Optical characteristics of 2D photonic crystal slabs
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Materials and Photonics Science, Faculty of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Completed Doctoral Program at Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Hideaki Takashima, Associate Professor, Doctor of Information Science

Fields of Specialization
Quantum engineering, optical resonators, quantum information science
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Materials and Photonics Science, Faculty of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Completed Doctoral Program in Electronics for Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University

Makito Haruta, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Electronic devices, electronics, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, ophthalmology
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Biofunctional Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University
Completed Doctoral Program at the Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology 

Department Chair, Hiroshi Komatsugawa, Professor, Doctor of Science

Fields of Specialization
Knowledge engineering (intelligent algorithm) and distributed processing, ICT education systems
Academic background
Graduate from Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Completed Doctoral Program in Physics at Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University

Jun-ichi Imai, Professor, Doctor of Science and Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Educational technology, mathematics education
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Education, Hokkaido University of Education 
Completed Doctoral Program at Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Daiji Kobayashi, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Ergonomics (human factors, ergonomics), service engineering
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Engineering I, Chiba Institute of Technology
Earned a Ph.D. from Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University

Toshioki Soga, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Communication informatics, media design, service science, educational technology
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Metal Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University
Completed Doctoral Program in Production and Information Systems Engineering at Graduate School of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology

Hiroshi Fukuda, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Photonic integrated circuits, IoT devices/networks
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku University
Completed Doctoral Program at Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo

Akira Misawa, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Communication engineering, information communication systems (IP networks, optical switching systems)
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Completed 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 Specialization
Intelligent information fuzzy engineering, kansei engineering, granularity-based computation and rough theory
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Mathematics, School of Science, Hokkaido University
Earned a Ph.D. from Division of Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, after leaving the school

Yoshiaki Yamabayashi, Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Seaplane-mounted proximity altimeters, ultrahigh-speed transmission using multimode fiber, wavelength tunable semiconductor laser module with polymer waveguide grating, optical soliton optical pulse equalization circuits
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Applied Physics, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Earned a Ph.D. from Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University

Yukiya Ishida, Associate Professor, Doctor of Science and Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Educational technology (university education, career education, information education)
Academic background
Graduated from the Information Science Course, Comprehensive Science Program, Faculty of Education, Kagawa University
Completed Doctoral Program at Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Yasuhiro Takano, Associate Professor, Doctor of Information Science, Doctor of Science (Engineering)

Fields of Specialization
Information communication engineering (statistical signal processing, information theory, information security)
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Mathematics, College of Science, Rikkyo University
Completed Doctoral Program in Information Science at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, as well as a double degree program (doctoral program) at Department of Communications Engineering, University of Oulu

Shigeki Hagihara, Associate Professor, Doctor of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Formal methods, software engineering, information security, applied logic
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Completed Doctoral Program at Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Hiroto Yamakawa, Associate Professor, Doctor of Science and Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Educational technology, information system development
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Optical Application Systems, Faculty of Optical Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Completed Doctoral Program at Department of Photonics Science, Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Ken-ichi Fukamachi, Full-time Lecturer, Doctor of Science

Fields of Specialization
Internet operating systems
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Physics, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Completed Doctoral Program at Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Hirohumi Kondo, Professor, Bachelor of Science

Fields of Specialization
Student guidance, educational consultation, volunteer activities, science education, chemistry education, inquiry activities, teacher training, teacher development, school management, human resource development
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hirosaki University

Yasuyo Isobe, Associate Professor, Ph.D. in Educational Studies

Fields of Specialization
Foreign language education, language acquisition
Academic background
Completed Master's Program in English Education, Graduate School of Education, International Christian University
Completed Doctoral Program in Interdisciplinary Education, Faculty of Education, McGill University, Canada (specialization in language acquisition)

Randy L. Evans, Associate Professor, Master of TESOL

Fields of Specialization
ESP (English for special purposes) education, TBL (task-based learning) education, bilingualism
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University (USA)
Completed Master’s Program in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages), Graduate School of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University

Masahiro Ogawa, Associate Professor, Master of Literature

Fields of Specialization
Cultural history
Academic background
Graduated from Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Hokusei Gakuen University
Completed Master’s Program at the Division of Regional Culture, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hirosaki University

Shinobu Fujii, Associate Professor, Doctor of Science

Fields of Specialization
Algebraic geometry, differential geometry
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Hiroshima University
Completed Doctoral Program in Mathematics at Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University.

Aya Yamashita, Associate Professor, Doctor of Literature

Fields of Specialization
Waka (thirty-one syllable Japanese poems) literature, Japanese language education
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Japanese and Chinese Literature, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto Prefectural University
Earned a Ph.D. from Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University after leaving the school

Haruki Ueno, Assistant Professor, Doctor of Science and Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Information systems, educational engineering, artificial intelligence
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Optical Application Systems, Faculty of Optical Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Earned a Ph.D. from Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Satoru Sunahara, Assistant Professor, Master of Science and Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Information security, wireless networks
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Materials and Optical Science, Faculty of Optical Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Completed Master's Program, Graduate School of Photonics Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology

Shun'ichi Honda, Assistant Professor, Doctor of Science, Master of Engineering

Fields of Specialization
Mathematical and physical sciences, mathematics, geometry
Academic background
Graduated from Department of Information and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Muroran Institute of Technology
Completed Doctoral Program at Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University