Information System Engineering

Overview

In order to safely and efficiently operate ships, which are the mainstay of marine transportation, we conduct research on the design, management, and operation of information systems using maritime and maritime information, such as next-generation ship operation management using ship-to-shore communications, ship collision avoidance and port traffic management using advanced information technologies such as electronic charting and automatic identification system (AIS), remote sensing at sea, optimal route selection methods, and equipment management methods. We conduct research on the design, management, and operation of information systems using maritime and maritime information such as ECDIS (Electronic Charting and Data Interchange System) and AIS (Automatic Identification System).

Lecture Methods

You can learn how to quantitatively evaluate what information is measured and processed by computers in ship navigation, and to what extent the information output from computers improves the safety and economy of navigation. Many experiments are conducted at sea, allowing students to conduct practical research that is not biased by theory.

Attractiveness

You can study in depth the state-of-the-art information processing technology used in ship navigation. The damage to the environment caused by collisions, groundings, and damage to ships due to rough weather is immeasurable. Research and development of navigation systems that support safe ship operations is an important issue.

Staff

Instructor Title Research Area Course Title  
Yoko UCHIDA Professor Database, Corpus linguistics, Maritime English Language Information Processing
Kyoko KANEMOTO Professor Dr. Insurance Law, Maritime Law, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, Automated Driving System and the Law IT Business and Civil Liability,
Seminar on IT Business and Civil Liability
Jun KYAHANO Associate Professor Navigation, Decision making in collision avoidance, Optimal Maneuvering Advanced Navigation Information
Hayato KONDO Professor Intelligent Ocean Robots such as Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and Unmanned Surface Vehicles, Intelligent Systems, Information Technology, Control Engineering Underwater Technology
Experiments on Underwater Technology
Hitoi TAMARU Professor Navigation, Marine Traffic, Optimal Control Advanced Navigation Information
Practice of Navigation Information
Naoko FUKUDA Professor social medicine, occupational medicine, school health Health care and marine
Masaaki FUJI Professor Theoretical Linguistics, Dynamic Model of Grammar, Optimality Theory, Register Variation, Copula Drop, Universal Grammar, Spoken Maritime English Natural Language and Linguistic Computation
Tadasuke FURUYA Professor Image Processing, Image, Recognizing, Machine Learning, Computer Graphics image information analysis
Chihiro NISHIZAKI Associate Professor Human Factors, Situation Awareness, Marine Accident Analysis, Human Reliability Analysis (HRA), Navigation Support System Practice of Navigation Support System
Shin HEMMI Professor International law, Admiralty law, Lights of seafarers, Master’s responsibility Laws of Marine Transport System
Yohei MATSUMOTO Assistant professor Architecture and CAD for Programmable Integrated Circuit Course title Integrated Circuit
Koji MURAI Professor Navigation system, KANSEI Radio wave systems for information gathering

Selected Research Topics

Simulation of optimal shipping routes in the North Pacific
Simulation of optimal shipping routes in the North Pacific

This is a computer-generated calculation of the shortest time route for a container ship from San Francisco to Tokyo, taking into account wind, waves, and ocean currents. The orange line is the shortest time route and shows the isochronous curve every 24 hours after departure from San Francisco. (Prof. Hitoi Tamaru)

Skill and KANSEI of Master mariner
Skill and KANSEI of Master mariner

We are conducting research on skill and Kansei/Gosei of master mariners based on the analysis of their behavior and biometric data using various measurement devices- eye tracker, heart rate monitor, NIRS, etc.
(Prof. Koji Murai)