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Professor KAZUO IWAMA
Department of Communications and Computer Engineering

Design and analysis of algorithms, Computational complexity, Quantum Computation, Stable matching problems, Satisfiability problems
http://www.lab2.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~iwama/index.html
iwama AT kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Professor Iwama received B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Department of Electrical Engineering, Kyoto University in 1973, 1975 and 1980, respectively.
He was Associate Professor of Kyoto Sangyo (Industrial) University, Visiting Associate Professor of UC Berkeley, Associate Professor of Kyushu University, and Professor of Kyushu University.
Since 1997, he has been in the present post.
Professor Iwama's reseach interets are mainly algorithms and complexity theory.
Professor HIROSHI NAKASHIMA
Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies (also belonging to Dept. System Science as a cooperative faculty)

Parallel Systems Architecture, Parallel Programming Languages, Parallel Applications
http://www.para.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
h.nakashima AT media.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Prof. Nakashima received his M.E. and Ph.D. degree from Kyoto University. After his R&D carrier as the chief architect of the Fifth Generation Computers in Mitsubishi Electric Corp., he has been pursuing research work on a wide spectrum of parallel processing, from architecture to applications.
Professor YOSHIMASA NAKAMURA
Graduate School of Informatics (Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics)

integrable systems, computational mathematics, numerical linear algebra
http://www-is.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ynaka/index-e.html
ynaka AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

He got PhD in 1983 from Kyoto University. After working for Gifu University, Doshisha University and Osaka University, he is now a professor of Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. His subject is applied mathematics, especially, global analysis and applied analysis of integrable dynamical systems. Main publication is the book “Functionality of Integrable Systems” (in Japanese) on a new fast and accurate singular value decomposition algorithm which is published in 2006, Kyoritsu, Tokyo.
Professor HIROSHI NAGAMOCHI
Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics

graph theory, combinatorial optimization, algorithm
http://www-or.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/members/nag/index-e.html
nag AT amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Prof. Nagamochi obtained his doctoral degree of Engineering from Kyoto University in 1988. After that he worked as an assistant professor for Toyohashi University of Technology, then Kyoto University. He had a visiting position at Simon Fraser University, Canada, before he became an associate professor of Kyoto University in 1993. In 2000, he became a professor of Toyohashi University of Technology after having a visiting position at Newcastle University, Australia. And now he is now a professor of Kyoto University since 2004. His research interests include graph theory, combinatorial optimization, algorithms, operation research and many others.
Professor MASAO FUKUSHIMA
Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics

Optimization, Mathematical Programming, Operations Research
http://www-optima.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~fuku/fuku-e.html
fuku AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Masao Fukushima is Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University.
He received B. Eng., M. Eng. and Dr. Eng. from Kyoto University.
He is interested in theory and applications of nonlinear optimization including variational inequality and complementarity problems, nonsmooth optimization, stochastic optimization, and global optimization.
He is a Co-Editor of Pacific Journal of Optimization (PJO), and is currently serving as an associate editor of more than 10 international journals including SIAM Journal on Optimization (SIOPT), Optimization Methods and Software (OMS), Computational and Applied Optimization (COAP), Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (JOTA) and European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR).

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Associate Professor Akito Igarashi
Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics

Information Physics, Complex networks,Stochastic Process, Computational Physics
http://amech.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/personal/igarashi/igarashiE.html
igarashi AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Education:
1971-1975 Dep. Appl. Math. & Phys. Kyoto University, Awarded the degree of the Bachelor of Engineering
1975-1977 Dep. Appl. Math. & Phys. Kyoto University, Awarded the degree of the Master of Engineering
1982 A the degree of the Doctor of Engineering from Kyoto University
Research and Professional Experience:
1977-1990 Research Associate at Dep. Appl. Math. & Phys., Kyoto University
1990-present Associate Professor at Dep. Appl. Math. & Phys., Kyoto University
Areas of Interest:
Packet Routing Strategy on Complex Information Networks
Stochastic Models of Molecular Motors
Information Processing and Stochastic Resonance
Professor Shin Ishii
Department of Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics

Computational biology, reinforcement learning, systems neurobiology, bioinformatics, machine learning
http://hawaii.naist.jp/~ishii/index.html
ishii AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Shin Ishii received his ME and PhD degrees in 1988 and 1997, respectively, from the University of Tokyo. Before joining Kyoto University in July 2007, he has been a professor at Nara Institute of Science and Technology after a 9-year career at two private research laboratories.
His major research area is computational biology including reinforcement learning, systems neurobiology, bioinformatics and machine learning.
Associate Professor Hiro Ito
Department of Communications and Computer Engineering

Graph and Network Algorithms, Discrete Geometry, Combinatorial Games and Puzzles
http://www.lab2.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~itohiro/index.html
itohiro AT kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp

He received the B.E., M.E., and Dr. of Engineering degrees in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics from the Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1985, 1987, and 1995, respectively.
1987-1996 and 1996-2001, he was a member of NTT Laboratories and Toyohashi University of Technology, respectively. Since 2001, he has been in the present post. He has been engaged in research on algorithms on graphs and networks, discrete geometry, and the theory of combinatorial games and puzzles.
Professor Toshihiro Iwai
Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics

Geometric mechanics, Geometry of quantum entanglement
http://yang.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~iwai/index_e.html
iwai AT amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

1971 graduated from Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
1973 graduated from Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Graduate school of Engineering (master course), Kyoto University
1994 Professor at Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
1998 Professor at Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
Associate Professor Takeshi Iwashita
Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies

Linear iterative solver, High performance computing, Electromagnetic field analysis
iwashita AT media.kyoto-u.ac.jp


Takeshi Iwashita received the M.Eng. degree and Ph.D. degree from the department of electrical engineering in Kyoto University, Japan, in 1995 and 1998, respectively. From 1998 to 1999, he worked as a research associate in Kyoto University for a Japanese national project (JSPS-RFTF project) on software for distributed parallel computing environment. In 2000, he joined the Data Processing Center in the same university. Since 2003 he has worked as an associate professor in the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University. From 2003 to 2004, he was a visiting fellow of Griffith University in Australia. His research interests include high performance computing, linear iterative solvers, and electromagnetic field simulations.
Research Associate Seiji Umatani
Department of Communications and Computer Engineering

programming language, parallel processing, distributed system
umatani AT kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Seiji Umatani was born in 1974, and received the B.E. degree in informatics and mathematical science, M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in informatics from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1999, 2001, and 2004, respectively. In 2004--2005, he was a research staff in the Graduate School of Informatics at Kyoto University. In 2005, he became an research associate in the Graduate School of Informatics at Kyoto University. His current research interest includes programming languages, compilers, and parallel/distributed systems. He is a member of JSSST and ACM.
Professor Hideaki Sakai
Department of Systems Science

Statistics for Signals (Statistical and Numerical Aspects of Signal Processing)
http://www.msys.sys.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~hsakai/index.html
hsakai AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp


He received the B.E. and D.E. degrees in applied mathematics and physics from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1972 and 1981, respectively. From 1975 to 1978, he was with Tokushima University.
He is currently a Professor in the Department of Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. He spent 6 months from 1987 to 1988 at Stanford University as a Visiting Scholar.
His research interests are in the areas of adaptive and statistical signal processing.
He served as an associate editor of IEEE Trans. Signal Processing from Jan. 1999 to Jan. 2001.
Assistant Professor Aki-Hiro Sato
Graduate School of Informatics (Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics)

agent-based modeling, stochastic processes, statistical mechanics, econophysics, econoinformatics
http://amech.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~aki/index-e.html
aki AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

My research interests are the issues of microscopic dynamics and statistical properties in complex systems from viewpoint of similarity, causality, and universality. My research motivation is to find fundamental principles to design a relationship between agents from Informatics point of view. I investigate multi-dimensional quantification and visualization of behavioral patterns of multi-agents considering that it is significant to bridge the gap between microscopic dynamics and macroscopic properties through stochastic processes.
Professor Yutaka Takahashi
Dept. of Systems Science

Information Systems, Queueing Theory, Traffic Modelling and Analysis, Performance Evaluation of Networking, Autonomous Networking
http://infosys.sys.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~takahashi/takahashi-e.html
takahashi AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Yutaka Takahashi was with the Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University from1980 to 1996. From 1996 to 1999 he was a professor of Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) and since 1999 he has been a professor at the Department of Systems Science, the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. From 1983 to 1984 he was with INRIA, France, as an Invited Professor. He was a Cochairman of IFIP TC6 WG6.3 from 1992 to 2002 and is currently on the Editorial Boards of four international journals, Telecommunication Systems, Mobile Networks & Applications, Wireless Network Journal and Journal of Networks. He served as the project leader for the Kobe Multi-node Integrated Connection Research Center established by the Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan (TAO), and was awarded the Silver Core from IFIP and a fellow from the Operations Research Society of Japan. His research interests include queueing theory and its application to performance analysis of computer communication systems.
associate professor Kiyotsugu Takaba
department of applied Mathematics and physics

robust control, optimal control, behavioral approach, constrained systems
http://seigyo.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~takaba/
takaba AT amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Kiyotsugu Takaba received B.Eng. degree in applied mathematics and physics, M. Eng. degree in applied systems science and Dr. Eng. degree in applied mathematics and physics all from Kyoto University in 1989, 1991 and 1996, respectively. Since 1991, he has been with the Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics in Kyoto University, where he is presently an Associate Professor. In 2000, he was a visiting researcher at University of Groningen, the Netherlands. His research interest includes behavioral system theory, robust and optimal control for multi-variable dynamical systems. He has been a member of IFAC Technical Committee of Linear Systems since 2003. He is also a member of IEEE, ISCIE and SICE.
Assistant Professor Suguru Tamaki
Department of Communications and Computer Engineering

computational complexity, algorithm, satisfiability problem, proof complexity
http://www.lab2.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tamak/index.html
tamak AT kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp

He received B.E. from Department of Engineering, Kyoto University in 2001 and Master, Ph.D. of Informatics from School of Informatics, Kyoto University in 2003, 2006.
Since 2006, he has been in the present post.
He has been engaged in research on computational complexity, algorithm, satisfiability problem, proof complexity.
Associate Professor Liang Zhao
Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics

network optimization, algorithm, Internet
http://www-or.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/members/liang/
liang AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Dr. Zhao obtained his doctoral degree of Informatics from Kyoto University in 2002. After that he worked as an assistant professor for Utsunomiya University before he became an associate professor at Kyoto University since 2006.
His research interests include network optimization and algorithm, especially algorithms with applications for the Internet.
Assistant Professor Kazunori Hayashi
Department of Systems Science

wireless communications, signal processing
http://www.msys.sys.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~kazunori/index_e.html
kazunori AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp


He received the B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in communication engineering from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, in 1997, 1999 and 2002, respectively. Since 2002, he has been with the Department of Systems Science, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University.
He is currently an Assistant Professor there. His research interests include signal processing for communications systems.
Assistant Professor Shunsuke Hayashi
Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics

Optimization, Mathematical Programming, Operations Research
shunhaya AT amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Shunsuke Hayashi is Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. He earned B. Eng., from The University of Tokyo, and M. Info. and Dr. Info. from Kyoto University. After earning the doctor's degree, he served as a post-doctoral researcher in University of Minnesota and National Cheng Kung University. He is interested in theory and applications of optimization including conic programmings, semi-infinite programmings, and their application to the signal processing. He belongs to The Operations Research Society of Japan, and The Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers.
Assistant Professor Takuro Fukunaga
Department of Applied Mathematics and Physics

Combinatorial Optimization, Graph Theory, Discrete Mathematics
http://www-or.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/members/takuro/index_e.html
takuro AT amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

He received the Doctor of Informatics from Kyoto University in 2007.
From March in 2007, he is an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. His research interests include optimization problems with discrete objects.
Associate Professor Masahiro Yasugi
Department of Communications and Computer Engineering

programming language, language system, parallel processing
http://www.yuasa.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yasugi/
yasugi AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Masahiro Yasugi received a Bachelors degree in electronic engineering, a Masters degree in electrical engineering, and a Ph.D. degree in information science from the University of Tokyo in 1989, 1991 and 1994 respectively. In the mid-1990's he was a fellow of JSPS (at the University of Tokyo and University of Manchester).
Since 1998, he is an Associate Professor at Kyoto University. His research interests include programming languages and parallel processing.
Assistant Professor YAMAGUCHI, Yoshiyuki
Applied Mathematics and Physics

Hamiltonian Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Non-equilibrium state
http://yang.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yyama/index.html
yyama AT amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

He has gotten a PhD title from Nagoya university by studies on Hamiltonian systems with many degrees of freedom in March 1998. He is adopted as a post-doctral fellow of Ritsumeikan university in April 1998, and studied renormalization group method for differential equations. He is adopted as a assistant professor of Kyoto university in April 1999, and has been studing statistical and dynamical features of Hamiltonian systems with many degrees of freedom.
Associate Professor Nobuo Yamashita
Applied Mathemtatics and Physics

Mathemtatical Programming, Equilibrium Problems, Operations Research
http://www-optima.amp.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~nobuo/nobuo-e.html
nobuo AT i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Education:
(1993) Bachelor's degree from School of Engineering, University of Tokyo.
(1996) Ph. D degree from Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
Employments:
(1997-1998) Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
(1998-2005) Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto
Assistant Professor Masaki Yamamoto
Department of Communications and Computer Engineering

algorithm, satisfiability problem, worst-case/average-case complexity
http://www.lab2.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~masaki.yamamoto
masaki.yamamoto AT kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp

He received the M.E., and Dr. of Science in Department of Mathematical and Computing Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2000 and 2006, respectively.
In 2000-2003, he was a member of NEC development laboratories.
Since 2006, he has been in the present post.
He has been engaged in research mainly on various algorithmic aspects of satisfiability problem, worst-case complexity and average-case complexity, in particular.
Professor Taiichi Yuasa
Department of Communications and Computer Engineering

programming language, language processor, symbolic processing
http://www.yuasa.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yuasa
yuasa AT kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp


Taiichi Yuasa was born in Kobe, Japan, in 1952. He received the Bachelor of Mathematics degree in 1977, the Master of Mathematical Sciences degree in 1979, and the Doctor of Science degree in 1987, all from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
He joined the faculty of the Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Kyoto University, in 1982. He is currently a Professor at Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
His current area of interest include symbolic computation, programming language systems, and parallel computation.
Dr. Yuasa is a member of ACM, IEEE, Information Processing Society of Japan, the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, and Japan Society for Software Science and Technology.

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