Graduate School of Information, Production and SystemsWaseda University

Designing new uses of information, from media to management engineering

• Coverage of the entire field of information and telecommunications, from information sensing, transmission, analysis, to decision making.
• Education of state-of-the-art theory and applications of information and AI technologies, with emphasis on academic-industrial cooperation.
• Education that accommodates those transferring from outside the fields of science and technology, and that supports the development of a wide range of careers.

Research area & Laboratory

• Information and communication model
• Computational intelligence
• Language and media information
• Social and management informatics
• Robotics & mechatronics
• Fiber-optic systems

Valuing practical education

EXAMPLE : Information Architecture experiment

• Understanding IP networks
• Network design and construction
• Intranet management
• Web application development
• Database linked-system development

An enhanced environment for education and research

The Information Architecture Laboratory, where you can experience information technology yourself.

Creation of innovative values through new production technologies

• Covering all essential domains for productive activity from development to materials, assembly/manufacture, measurement, control, diagnosis, logistics, and management.
• Training researchers and highly skilled engineers to meet the challenges of a globalized manufacturing industry in Asia and the world.
• Education and research with full coverage of both software and hardware in a practical ambiance.

Research area & Laboratory

• Machine Design and Robotics
• Sensor, Advanced materials, and Applied measurement
• Healthmonitoring system
• Intelligent and Process Control system
• Process monitoring and Equipment management

Practical equipment environment

The engineering training room of the production system field contain most of the equipment found in general factories, such as industrial robots, sequence controllers, plant simulators, deterioration diagnosis devices, and remote management devices.

Cooperation with regional industries

Creating innovative integrated systems with leading-dege technologies.

• Our field covers wide range study of integrated system applications and their fundamental technologies.
• Faculty members mostly from top-level corporations conduct practical research and education under strong relation with industries.
• Fine research environment is provided based on public and industrial research funds by collaborative projects for future IT society.

Research area & Laboratory

• Acoustic and Image Information
• Analog and High-frequency Circuits
• Optical Integrated Circuits
• Ultra Large-scale IC, High-speed and Low-power LSI
• VLSI Design Automation, Verification and Test
• MEMS Sensor

Distinctive features of the educational program

SoC Design and Test

• Advanced Environment for LSI Design Training
• Trial Design for Communication, Video-processing, etc.

Systematic Educational Course

• Both Hardware and Software for SoC
• Fundamental and Advanced Courses on Algorithms and Software

Education on SoC Design

• Trial Design by using FPGA Devices
• Chip Design and Evaluation

Collaboration with Industries and Academic Associations

• Joint research with Companies or Organizations of Electronics, Communication, Semiconductor, Automobile, etc.
• Research collaboration with top-grade universities and academic associations inside and outside Japan.