FrontierLab@OsakaU Scientific Empowerment Program for International Students INTRODUCTION Osaka University is at the forefront of Scientific technological innovation in Japan and is recognized as one of the leading Empowerment science universities in the world. FrontierLab@OsakaU of Osaka Program for University is a program designed to nurture creative competency in International students by offering a wide range of Students potential research directions and emphasizing hands-on laboratory experience. It is specifically created for international students seeking to upgrade vital research and analytical skills. Applications from both undergraduate and graduate science and engineering majors are welcome. !1 Why FrontierLab@OsakaU? Close Supervision by Top Scientists Learning in the Community of Practice in the World The Japanese tradition of the spirit of Osaka University has long been creation is very much alive in the frontier recognized for its world-class research research laboratory. Participants will output and quality training for up-and- have a first-hand experience of the coming researchers. Each participant in Japanese spirit of invention and the FrontierLab Program will be assigned breakthrough through laboratory to an internationally renowned research experiments at Osaka University. group, and thematic studies will be conducted under the close supervision of the faculty who are top in the field. Interactive and Experiential Learning FrontierLab@OsakaU characterizes itself with small group discussions and one-to- one supervision by faculty, which enable participants to experience interactive and Hands-on experiential learning. Participants select Experience of a topic from basic to applied to the most challenging and cutting-edge and Internationally conduct experiments through peer consultation, group work and interactive Renowned discussions. Science and Technology Fields 2 Information Science and Technology and Science Information Information Science and Technology http://www.ist.osaka-u.ac.jp/english Graduate School ofInformation Science and Technology [Pure and Applied Mathematics] [Computer Science] [Information Networking] t$PNCJOBUPSJDT t"MHPSJUIN&OHJOFFSJOHt4PGUXBSF%FTJHO t"EWBODFE/FUXPSL"SDIJUFDUVSFt*OUFMMJHFOU/FUXPSLJOH4ZTUFNT t"QQMJFE(FPNFUSZ t4PGUXBSF&OHJOFFSJOH t*OGPSNBUJPO4IBSJOH1MBUGPSNt.PCJMF$PNQVUJOH t%JTDSFUF4USVDUVSFT t4VQFSDPNQVUJOH&OHJOFFSJOH t6CJRVJUPVT/FUXPSLt$ZCFS$PNNVOJDBUJPO t"QQMJFE"OBMZTJT t*OUFMMJHFOU.FEJB4ZTUFNTt6OJWFSTBM4PDJFUZ t.BUIFNBUJDBM4DJFODF [Multimedia Engineering] t$PNQVUFS"TTJTUFE.BUIFNBUJDT [Information Systems Engineering] t.VMUJNFEJB%BUB&OHJOFFSJOHt*OGPSNBUJPO4FDVSJUZ&OHJOFFSJOH t*OUFHSBUFE4ZTUFN%FTJHO t)VNBO*OUFSGBDF&OHJOFFSJOHt#VTJOFTT*OGPSNBUJPO4ZTUFNT 80 [Information and Physical Sciences] t*OGPSNBUJPO4ZTUFNT4ZOUIFTJT t"QQMJFE.FEJB&OHJOFFSJOHt.VMUJNFEJB"HFOU4ZTUFNT t0QFSBUJPOT3FTFBSDI t*OUFHSBUFE4ZTUFNT%JBHOPTJT t,OPXMFEHF$MVTUFSt6OJWFSTBM*OUFSBDUJWF"HFOUT t/POMJOFBS4ZTUFNT t%FQFOEBCJMJUZ&OHJOFFSJOH Modeling and Optimization t*OUFHSBUFE.FEJB&OWJSPONFOU [Bioinformatic Engineering] t*OGPSNBUJPO1IPUPOJDT t"EWBODFE4ZTUFN"SDIJUFDUVSF t(FOPNF*OGPSNBUJPO&OHOFFSJOHt.FUBCPMJD&OHOFFSJOH t4ZTUFNT&OHJOFFSJOH t)JHI3FBMJTUJD$PNNVOJDBUJPO t#JP4ZTUFN"OBMZTJTt4ZNCJPUJD/FUXPSL%FTJHO t"SDIJUFDUVSFGPS*OUFMMJHFODF t)VNBO*OGPSNBUJPO&OHJOFFSJOH As the advanced information society rapidly takes shape in the 21st century As the advanced information society rapidly takes shape in the (1) The curricula broadly cover from math-related basic theories 21st century, this opens a way for people to engage in a much to advanced application technologies and include various wider range of social activities. To support these developments, information media as the target, covering from hardware, the Information Technology (IT) field must break out of their software and the content itself. old academic constraints and create new technologies and sys- (2) The curricula give full attention to the human interface based tems that enable the transformation to new society. More specifi- on advanced IT such as multimedia engineering, bioinfor- cally, a strong demand has emerged that the curricula and the matic engineering etc. Engineering Science coursework in these areas should be updated and reformed. To meet this social demand, the Graduate School of Information (3) The curricula fully address various social issues inherent in Science and Technology was established in April 2002. By pro- the cyber society supported by advanced information net- viding high quality research and education, the graduate school working technologies. aims to lead the fields of information and network technologies. Based on the above characteristics, we have been conducting One of the mottos of our school is the fusion of life science and Engineering Science Engineering education programs (Fostering Advanced Human Resources in information technology, where advanced information science information and Communication titled “IT Spiral: IT Specialist and technologies are developed as learned from living organisms, Program Initiative for Reality-based Advanced Learning” and “IT in other words, the exploration of “bio-inspired information Keys: IT specialist program to promote Key Engineers as securitY technology”. Aiming at achieving this motto, we have been pro- Specialists”). moting several projects (ex. Global COE program titled “Center Engineering of Excellence for Founding Ambient Information Society 74 Infrastructure” and Formation of Innovation Centers for the [Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics] [Division of Electrical, Electronic and FusionInformation of Advanced Engineering] Technologies titled “Intelligent Artificial A dichotomy in Mathematics is: continuous and discrete. The Agents and Information Systems Inspired by Biological Systems former has been the main subject since the invention of infini- Atom-by-Atom Bottom-up NanostructuringDynamics (Yuragi System Project)”. tesimal calculus. At the root of geometry including modern ones Prof. Morita’s research group has been developing a novel bottom-up nanostructuring also lies the notion of continuous objects. We have many advanc- system based on atomic force microscopy (AFM) at room temperature (RT). It can not only observe single atoms (Science 1995), but alsoResearch identify chemical and species Education of indi- es in this direction. While the latter has been rather of marginal Engineering interest, partly because of the lack of appropriate machinery to vidual atoms (nature 2007), and then manipulate selectedThere atom is speciesa powerful to the designed consensus that solutions must be quickly site (Science 2008a), one by one, to assemble complex nanostructures consisted of treat them. found in the 21st century to address the critical “1G and 3E” multi atom species at will. His group has achieved chemical identification of individual Meanwhile the rapid development of computer technology atoms (nature 2007) and constructed protruded “Atomissues Inlay” – that (nature is, issues materials relating 2005) to the genome, electronics, environ- has given a strong impetus for looking at discrete objects, such and also hollowed “Atom Inlay” (Science 2008b), ment,that is, embeddedand energy. atom Asletters the con- technological foundation for solving 70 as DNA code, more seriously. For problems arising in such fields Science sisted of two atom species at RT. theses issues, attention has been focused on IT, biotechnology, the notion of solvability is not sufficient, but the procedures to and nanotechnology; IT in get solutions are more important. Traditionally study in such particular will continue to pro- Science direction has been given the name “algorithm”. vide the technological under- 50 With such going, new insights for algorithm from Mathematics pinning for the other two. To with its latest advancements are strongly awaited. And this is the address these broad aspects of primary mission of this department. IT, the graduate school offers We hope that in the process new relations with existing curricula with the following Mathematics emerge eventually and enhance the content of characteristics: Mathematics. Protruded atom inlay “Sn” consisted of large Sn (yellow) ComputerHollowed science atom inlay as fundamentals“Si” consisted of of broadProfessor range Morita of information showing a cover systems of nature, where his atoms substituted in small Ge (red) atoms at RT(nature small Si (a little dim) atoms substituted in figure of chemical identification of individual atoms Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory Systemmaterials for 2005). Future Developments (Σ MRL)large Sn (brighter) atoms at RT (Science appears (nature 2007). Science Engineering Science Engineering Information2008b). Science & The Graduate School of Engineering Science has created, by What is the School of EngineeringTechnology Science? TheX-ray image of theGraduate Cygnus Loop. The black and white image School is taken by ROSAT, while coloredof Science The main objective of the The Graduate School of regions were observed with X-ray CCDs. Square regions where observed by Suzaku and circu- lar regions by Newton. The observations are ongoing. fusing various basic fields, novel research fields such as bioengi- continues its research policies Graduate School of Engineering Engineering boasts a history of neering science, information science, frontier materials science,[Division The ofSchool Sustainable of Science Energy is where and education EnvironmentalThe advanced in science information Engineering]