
Information and communication technology (ICT), which fuses computer science, communications engineering, and computer engineering, is a key technology for advancing science and engineering in the 21st century. In order to strengthen their competitiveness, industrial companies will require large numbers of high-quality personnel with a background in ICT. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering provide education and facilitate research in advanced technologies in areas such as hardware (system LSI design, high performance computer architecture, etc.), software (programming languages, compilers, operating systems, software engineering, algorithms, artificial intelligence, etc.), networking (Internet, satellite communication, mobile communication, multimedia, security, GRID computing, ubiquitous networking, etc.), and applications of computer and network technologies (humanoid robots, bioinformatics, information retrieval, etc.). Our ultimate mission is to bring up a new generation of students who will contribute to the global advancement of science and technology.
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Computers have made it possible to easily access the information we need and to communicate with people around the world at any time and from any place. Improvements in computer performance and the increasing power of the Internet have dramatically accelerated technological development. One drawback has been that people are often confronted by massive and confusing volumes of data, from which extracting meaningful information requires much time. Our goal in the Nakajima Laboratory is to establish, by devising new ways to use computers, information technologies that make it possible to show the effect of each choice and to provide feedback on whether current behavior is desirable. These technologies will also help users understand the extent to which emotion colors their thinking in everyday decisions.


About 60% to 70% of graduate students go on to the Mater’s Program at the Graduate School. Most of the rest students are employed by IT and communications companies, electrical manufacturers, software companies, think-tanks, the national government, or financial institutions. They are also blessed with the ability to take advantage of new business opportunities, such as establishing startups, and are able to pursue careers in a wide range of fields.


Note: Pie charts are based on data for the Undergraduate Program in Computer and Network Engineering before the restructuring of the School of Science and Engineering.