[Outline] Welcome | Features | Degree | Destinations
Welcome to our Department of Computer Science
The 21st century is said to be the age of "an advanced information society" as well as of "IT." The conventional "manufacturing" based society is rapidly shifting to "an advanced information society," where computers and networks are used in every phase of social and corporate activities. In such a world, we are keenly aware of the growing expectations for the Computer Science as the kernel of support for social foundations and for promoting informatization.
The Department of Computer Science provides a place for the extensive study of computer science and application technology, which are the foundations of modern society. It also has the largest professor group and curricula in Japan. The course has 61 professors (23 professors, 26 associate professors, 12 lecturers, 6 assistant professors, and 2 professors affiliated with industry (as of November, 2010)) and 4 affiliate professors in partnership (3 professors and 1 associate professor) from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).
The Department of Computer Science covers broad research fields of computer science, from the fundamental technology highly advanced technology. Professors of the course have been conducting varied world-leading research projects. The research fields include Information Mathematics and Modeling, Intelligent Software, Software System, Computer Architecture, Media Engineering and Intelligent Systems.
When our university was founded, it was important to carry out high-level research and to provide students with advanced education foundation. Today, our activities also include the re-education of society's members, the promotion of research in academic-industrial cooperation, support of venture industries, and regional contributions carried out at request. Beyond that, to cope with such social requests, we are making an effort to achieve a higher level of research and education in the Computer Science Course.
5th, April 2007
Hiroyuki Kitagawa (Chair)
Department of Computer Science
Graduate School of SIE, University of Tsukuba
Features
The Department of Computer Science covers a wide range of research and education from fundamental information technologies to leading-edge technologies. Due to the development of the internet and mobile communications, the rapid expansion of digital data, and the explosive growth of multimedia, the society needs people who have knowledge of computer science, who can take a new point of view and develop a fundamental theory, and who can lead technology development. The department seeks to cultivate such people.
Specific research fields include :
| (1) Information Mathematics and Modeling, | (2) Intelligent Software, |
| (3) Software System, | (4) Computer Architecture, |
| (5) Media Engineering, | (6) Intelligent System. |
Graduate students develop keen skills on theoretical and mathematical methods for information modeling, analysis and resolution methods from the synthetic viewpoint of hardware and software. The department fosters researchers capable of analyzing and solving various problems in computer systems and related fields as well as engineers capable of developing and utilizing actual systems.
Degree
Master of Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering
Destinations of Graduates
Our graduates enjoy high expectations to take leadership in this information society. Among those students who completed our Master’s program and were awarded degrees, about 80% went into employment while about 10% continued on to doctoral programs. Students who completed our Doctoral program and obtained degrees are working in universities, national research institutes and R&D sections in industry. Some of those continue research as Post-Doctoral researchers at universities.
- Destinations of Master’s program graduates (FY2008-FY2009)
- Industry 162, Further study 21, Others 17
- Destinations of Doctoral program graduates (FY2008-FY2009)
- Industry 11, Universities, research institutes 8, Post-doctoral researcher 2, Others 9
- Master’s program graduates are working for employers including
(FY2008-FY2009): - Hitachi, NEC, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, NTT Data, Ricoh, Sony, IBM Japan, Canon, Toyota Motor, NTT East, Mixi, Renesas Technology, NS Solutions, Trend Micro, Fuji Xerox, NTT Docomo, Casio Computer, KDDI, Sharp, Toppan Printing, Nikon, Nomura Research Institute, Namco Bandai Games, Honda Motor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Yahoo, Yamaha, Kawasaki Microelectronics, Toshiba Medical Systems.
- Doctoral program graduates are working for employers including
(FY2008-FY2009): - NTT, Aisin AW, Hitachi, NEC, Fujitsu Laboratories, Toyota Motor, Hokuyo Automatic, Kyoto Univ., Seikei Univ.