Taking advantage of the wide range of research expertise in the institute, ad-hoc research groups are formed outside of the formal organizational structure to investigate challenging exploratory topics and needs-based, cutting-edge subjects.
Cyber-Physical Security Research Group
Naofumi Homma, Group Leader
- Takuo Suganuma (Cyberscience Center)
- Takahiro Hanyu
- Noriharu Suematsu
- Takafumi Aoki (Graduate School of Information Sciences)
- Nei Kato (Graduate School of Information Sciences)
- Akinori Ito (Graduate School of Engineering)
- Shin-ichiro Omachi (Graduate School of Engineering)
- Hiroki Nishiyama (Graduate School of Engineering)
- Takaaki Mizuki (Cyberscience Center)
- Masanori Natsui
- Toru Abe (Cyberscience Center)
For the next-generation information and communication infrastructures such as IoT, M2M, and CPS, we aim to developing information security technologies to ensure security and reliability at the level of vast and diverse information sources (i.e., embedded devices such as sensor terminals) in a vertically integrated manner from the viewpoints of software constitutive theory, system security, hardware security, circuit architecture and next-generation microprocessor.
Brainmorphic Nano-Devices and Circuits Research Group
Hideaki Yamamoto, Group Leader
- Shigeo Sato
- Shunsuke Fukami
- Takahiro Hanyu
- Masanori Natsui
- Ayumi Hirano-Iwata
- Satoshi Moriya
Brain-inspired hardware systems have been actively developed recently. However, a big break-through to the true brainmorphic system has not been reached yet.
This research group aims at development and implementation of novel brainmorphic computational hardware that reproduces the bio-physics and dynamics in the brain directly through dynamics and physics of nano-devices and ultra-low-power integrated circuits based on the latest physiological knowledge.
Beyond 5G Network Technology Research Group
Akira Satou, Group Leader
- Keisuke Kasai
- Nobuyuki Matsuda
- Nobuhide Yokota (Shizuoka University)
- Masato Yoshida
For next-generation wireless communication systems, Beyond 5G (B5G), realization of the optical-wireless-converged full-coherent transmission network that seamlessly connect the optical-fiber network and terahertz wireless network is necessary. This research group aims at realization of the B5G full-coherent transmission networks in close cooperation by researchers who specialize in optical fiber communications, terahertz wireless communications, optical-wireless mutual converting devices/systems, quantum computing, and network systems.
Edge-AI Semiconductor Group
Takahiro Hanyu, Group Leader
- Norihiro Kiyoshige
- Shigeo Sato
- Go Hasegawa
- Shunsuke Fukami
- Naofumi Homma
- Masanori Natsui
- Naoya Onizawa
While the usefulness and potential applications of AI and neuromorphic computing are increasingly expected, there remain numerous challenges toward their implementation in society. For example, although there is a strong demand for higher performance and sophistication in AI processing at the edge, there are significant limitations in infrastructure costs, such as power supply and installation scale. To address this issue, it is essential to bring together a wide range of new technologies—such as novel computational algorithms, architectures, circuit designs, and device/material innovations—that differ from conventional approaches. This group
