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We promote basic studies about the human brain by measuring and analyzing neural information and apply the findings to computing, VR/AR, media, health, and so on. Recent advances in non-invasive brain measurement techniques enable us to see the human brain objectively. We study how to clarify the brain mechanism using EEG (electroencephalography), tES (transcranial electrical stimulation), and so on, and promote research to achieve not only good graduation project but also conference presentation and journal publication.

From the fall semester of 2022, the theme will be "Space and Art / Art in the 2020s" and will be conducted in "Type A". We will pursue, in parallel, art that is timeless and art that can be realized only in this era. The goal is for students to be able to create works that can be presented externally after three years of enrollment. In parallel, we will develop a toolkit for artists and designers in the era of high-performance computing.

The purpose of this study is to contribute to solving problems in sports and improving performance by conducting research. Approaches for improving performance will be examined from various perspectives such as teaching methods, mental aspects, and conditioning. We will also consider improving the value of sports from a policy perspective such as sports policy.

**This seminar is for continuing students belonging to the Miyagaki seminar. Students who are interested in the Tamamura seminar should refer to the separate syllabus for the Tamamura seminar. For students in the Miyagaki seminar, an announcement will be made separately.**

NPO/NGO and Social Business in Japan originate from the volunteer movement in the Hanshin-Awaji great earthquake in 1995. The situation surrounded by NPOs in Japan has been changed since then. The activities have been diversified and empowered (influential) not only in the field of disaster relief but in the field of community design, human service and new business development. Social entrepreneurs and social business, CSR, social consumption and dynamic collaboration beyond sectors have been occurred for these years.

What is in common is that these activities in public aspect have been done based on the principle of networking and making community, and the significance has been more important to solve the various social issues.

In this seminar, you will learn the current situation, challenges, significance and possibility of the activities in "social sector" with the theoretical and practical approach. Group work (project) and individual research will be proceeded in parallel. You will discuss the theme and the case in group work and will put together what you learn in a paper as a graduation thesis.

We aim to solve social problems and open up new possibilities for architecture by working on projects such as disaster relief, exhibitions, and actual construction project.

The program is designed for students who are interested in architecture and design, disaster relief, international organizations, curatorship, and various research projects related to architecture.

Students are expected to take the initiative in your projects and participate in group work.

Collaborative process is a necessary to study architecture. You will need to set aside time for activities outside of class hour and work together to produce results. Through study groups, students will acquire the skills necessary as individuals (2D CAD, 3D CAD, model making, etc.).

The class is designed to be on-campus.

This research project focuses on the technologies and societies based on Cybersecurity & Digital Trust.
Cybersecurity & Digital Trust plays an essential role as a common infrastructure of present society.
This project wil explore Cybersecurity & Digital Trust issues both from technological and social aspects and study ways to resolve them.

From the technology side, we will be studying towards implementing and demonstrating of Symmetric Key and Asymmetric Key Encryption, as well as Public Key Infrastructre (PKI).

From the social side, we will be discussing new rules for Big data and AI era as well as considering "How to create the future society" through Cybersecurity & Digital Trust researches and practicing the ideas.

This research project is cooperating with the class of postgraduate course, various labs in SFC laboratory, global standardization bodies including IETF, ISO, ITU, NIST, ETSI, and companies or other universities both domestic and overseas.
Through these projects we would study ways of creating a world leading scheme in relation to society.

The main purpose of this seminar is to study perceptual and cognitive functions relating to the mind and body. We focus on experimental psychology, mathematical psychology, and cognitive science research on the five topics (Space, Socialization, Embodiment, Shitsukan / Kansei, and Individual differences). These studies aim to contribute to the investigation of the mechanism of real-world information recognition, the mechanism of visual information processing, the development of psychological assessment, the evaluation and improvement of motor performance, the technical development of virtual reality, etc.

In order to solve environmental issues practically, it is necessary to understand the background of the issues and the related stakeholders (people and organizations with direct and indirect interests). In this seminar, we will analyze the essence of issues and the positions of stakeholders through individual research and group work, and seek specific solutions.

(Note: Any kind of environmental issues is covered in general, but more frequently topics such as resource circularity and energy issue.)

We study linguistics, especially that with a cognitive-functional orientation. In one period (2nd) , we will read articles in cognitive-functional linguistics and learn about the major issues in this field. In another period (3rd), we will pursue our project by first collecting data and analyzing them.

The laboratory will discuss the tension and complication of international relationship in the Middle East.

This seminar covers Japan’s forests/timberland, forestry operations, lumber production and wooden architecture. Current issues will be approached from innovative angles and new solutions will be proposed.

Research in Second Language Learning & Teaching: Ecological & Sociocultural Approaches to Task-Based Learning

This course will examine the interaction between second language acquisition and the learning environment with a focus on task-, project-, and games-based language teaching. The fall seminar looks more closely at theories of learning and research methods, though pedagogy and practical applications will also be explored. We will examine aspects of second language acquisition relative to sociocultural theory, including ecology & semiotics, sociolinguistics, activity theory, values-realizing, and dynamic approaches to assessment and teaching.

This class is intended for those interested in second language teaching and those who are interested in and want to work in the field of applied linguistics as language educators or researchers. Prior knowledge of second language acquisition, teaching, or other relevant fields is recommended, but not required.

The course will be held primarily in the classroom in a face-to-face format, supplemented through online collaborative and individual task-based projects. This class adopts a traditional seminar-style of instruction, with student-led discussions and engagement with the material. To that end, participation and preparation are essential to success in the class.

Regarding for COVID-19
Our laboratory deeply focuses on practical design. As long as BCT prohibit any research activity on campus, the laboratory will be on campus.

GROUP WORKS：

We have been doing design developments for private companies' product.

We have been doing independent research and development for original themes according to our interests.


INDIVIDUAL WORKS：

We have been making thematic world map. We excercise mapping skills, info graphics by the work. And we study geopolitics, geology, geography and other liberal arts by the work.

Fields of our activities are architectural design, product design, graphic design and fine arts.

The lab explores esthetics in practical designs. And the lab does not really explore esthetics in design theories.

In this seminar, students will study a broad range of materials on Cognitive Science. The focus will be, but not limited to, 1) issues related to language use and First and second language acquisition; 2) issues related to conceptual development and learning in preschool and school age children; 3) how people reason and make decisions.

Natural, Human, and Social Science Research on Disasters.

The seminar calls attention to the individuals' behaviors in the thick of everyday life. The concepts we employ for our observations and analysis include Risk, Choice, Decision-Making, and Everyday Life.
Our life and our everyday life are not solely our own making. We construct them through the process of "negotiating" the prevailing values in a larger whole (family, community, society, networks, etc.) of which we are part. How we live is constantly subject to changes alongside changes taking place in our physical and social environment.
However, the changes in our behaviors may not necessarily alter a consistency in our way of living. This consistency manifests in how we try to minimize deviation from our routines, mitigate disruption to what and whom we have come to value, and concede gains to reduce "losses." What we do, how we do it, and how we narrate what we do are not only reflections of our living. They are also the very "expressions" of the social and cultural to which we belong.

Research Tools and Basics: Sociology of Knowledge, Sociology of Politics, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Economics, Case Studies, On-site Fieldwork, and Narrative Analysis.

Areas of Study: Poverty, Education, Health, Disabilities, Human Security, Development issues, Natural Disasters, and behaviors in everyday life under various conditions.

Field Sites: Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Dinh Province,), Laos (Vientiane), Indonesia (Jogjakarta), Japan (Suyama, Shizuoka, Coastal regions in the North and others)

After the end of the Cold War, it became possible to proceed the real regional studies and the regional studies has been done actively in the academic society, because now we can visit many areas where we could not visit easily during the Cold War period and the ideology and bias have been already declined. However, the position of regional studies has never secured its academic position in the academic society. One of the reasons is that many regional researchers claim that their areas are special and unique; and the regional studies tend to remain unilateral information dissemination. Certainly, the more you study a certain area, the clearer the distinctiveness of the area become, so it is natural that such a tendency has been strengthen. However, it will end with self-satisfaction of the local researchers, and we cannot expect the development of regional studies.

Therefore, this seminar will try to apply regional studies to more general academic context seeking dialogue and fusion of regional studies and academic disciplines. To give an example, in the case of that you choose regional conflict as the research theme, it would be needed study whole problems such as history, political problems, economics, religion, ethnic problem, social problems, geopolitical problems and so on, in the area, because the reasons of conflicts are really complicated. In addition, trying to generalize by comparing with other cases or regions, applying some disciplines, making general theories and so on would be also important. I would like to stress not to complete regional research by regional research alone, but make it available in a wider academic context, enable dialogue with experts from other regions and researchers of other disciplines, and make academic contributions.

For this aim, we will study general theories or discussions by reading books, and hear and discuss about each students’ research. All students must participate to the reading, make presentation and write term paper or graduate thesis on individual research.

Hirose's regional field is the former USSR, so I can make give the good comments on the regional studies on the former USSR or Yugoslavia, however all students who want to study everywhere are welcome.

A city or city where the power of information improves the quality of the activity of that person simply by staying there or staying is called smart city. This study group creates information technology to collect, process and produce information that enhances people's health, convenience, safety, and makes people happy.

exploration and designing of one's own body from the viewpoint of cognitive science

To study the skill of human movement including sports, it is necessary to measure physical movement. It is also necessary to measure humans in the same way with devices and systems that aim to improve sports performance. This study group focuses on "measuring humans" and pursues the mechanism of human movement including sports, aiming at research that leads to technological development that supports the improvement of sports performance.

What exactly is a robot that does not give discomfort to us and we can easily accept its existence as a part of everyday life? Now we obtain capabilities to access ubiquitous information spaces and our human ability and cognitive performance will be gradually enhanced. Robots will also be integrated well into the human life and helping us naturally. They will have rich sensory perception and expressive facial signals, and are going to be social partners for us. In this laboratory, we are discussing what kind of “sociality” robots should have in human robot interactions (HRI).

This Project aims advanced research of the Internet technology as information infrastructure. It includes distributed system, web architecture, sensor networks, big data system, IoT(Internet of Things), Future Internet technology.
Future Internet technology.

This project is joint project with
other faculty members and graduate school project.

We are always in communication. Understanding the notion of communication is to think about when, where, and with whom we get together, and what and how we talk to each other. In other words, an interest in communication inevitably leads to an interest in "place" and "place-making. In this Kenkyukai, we are conducting practical research on the "movement (mobility)" of people, the nature of "places" where people gather, and "place-making" from the perspective of communication and media studies.

　We look at specific measures related to how effective platforms are designed in the context of community innovation. The platform is defined as, “tool and mechanism that serve as the basis for communication, which promotes cooperation when various constituents are cooperating.” If the design is carried out effectively, the platform has potential power to form connections between diverse constituents such as people and groups and bring about emergence based on interaction.
　Action Research and Project Based Learning are partially incorporated in order to create practical wisdom.

　This seminar will focus on "marketing" as an approach to promoting "social innovation”. In other words, this workshop will explore what "marketing" is to realize "social innovation".

　The word "marketing" is "market+ing," meaning "to create a market (i.e., a place where various values are created and satisfaction is provided to those involved through various interactions and relationship building)" and "to make it function sustainably (ing = ongoing)”. In other words, it can be said to be a continuous process of creating value through the creation of various relationships, achieving the objectives of each of the parties involved, and enhancing mutual satisfaction.

　In this seminar, we will explore the state-of-the-art of "social marketing" and organize the theories, concepts, and methods that are required, while each participant will set a theme and undertake a "research project. Specifically, while continuing to learn about the theories, concepts, and methods that they should be aware of, they will research the goods, things, services, and places that can be found in various practical examples, and then work as a team to create a "social marketing product" in the spring semester and individually on a "research project" to produce results in the fall semester. In the fall semester, students will work on individual "research projects" that will produce results.