Faculty

Title Name Current research topics
Professor ISHIZUKA Kanako 1 Comorbidity of ADHD and autism
2 Origins of psychiatric disorders
3 Reasonable accommodations in special education
Professor KATO Shohei 1 Early screening for neurodegenerative disorders using utterance and speech analysis
2 Using BMI to develop rehabilitation systems for patients with intractable neurological disorders 
3 Using gait analysis for early detection and prevention programs for frailty/sarcopenia
Professor SAKAGUCHI Masamichi 1 Rehabilitation/welfare engineering and assistive technology for life
2 Experience/training system and assistive technology for medical treatment
Professor SANO Akihito 1 Development of non-powered gait assist devices based on passive walking principles
2 Development of humanlike walking/running robots and applications for biomedical science and engineering
Professor SUGITA Shukei 1 Understanding fracture mechanisms and predicting fractures by measuring soft tissue strain/stress
2 Understanding biological force-sensing mechanisms
3 Developing methods to collect biological information through noninvasive measurement
Professor SUZUKI Koji  1 Developing roadway spaces to incorporate personal mobility devices
2 Simulation analysis on the efficient operation and optimal configuration of emergency vehicles 
3 Safe, comfortable road traffic systems
Professor TANAKA Yoshihiro 1 Tactile feedback devices for medical, social services, and rehabilitation applications 
2 Tactile sensing technologies
3 Skill development/transfer via physical integration
Professor TAMANO Shinji 1 Measurement techniques for complex fluids
2 Numerical simulations of complex fluids
3 Medical engineering applications of complex fluids and energy-saving technologies
Professor NAKAMURA Masanori 1 Development of predictive technologies for thrombogenesis
2 Development of techniques to evaluate cell membrane damage
3 Understanding developmental mechanisms of cerebral aneurysms
Professor HIRATA Akimasa 1 Biological electromagnetic environments
2 Medical applications for electromagnetic fields
Professor HONTANI Hidekata 1 Deep learning and medical image processing
Professor MORITA Yoshifumi  1 Rehabilitation assist robots/devices
2 Cognitive function evaluation and training
3 Low back pain testing and treatment devices
Associate Professor ANZAI Daisuke 1 Biological communication methods for medical support
2 Methods for estimating placement of in-vivo medical devices
3 Developing more precise biological information sensing 
Associate Professor UJIHARA Yoshihiro 1 Understanding the mechanical adaptation mechanisms and the disease onset mechanisms resulting from their failure
2 Hierarchical understanding of biological structures and functions (molecules, cells, tissues, organs, bodies)
3 Temporal understanding of biological structures and functions (birth, development, aging, evolution)
Associate Professor OTSUKA Takanobu 1 Wireless sensor network systems
2 Sensor fusion and multimodal learning
3 IoT and biomedical science and engineering collaboration
Associate Professor KODERA Sachiko 1 Biological safety evaluations of electrical waves
2 Modeling physiological response to biological warming
3 Electrical wave exposure devices
Associate Professor WASAKA Toshiaki 1 Understanding the role of sensory information in motor control
2 Relationship between biological response and brain activity
3 Improving motor function by adding sensory information

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