Faculty of Applied Information Science

Department of Information Management

The rapid expansion of data driven by IoT and advancements in the information society holds immense untapped potential for business innovation and problem-solving. Data science offers the tools and methodologies to unlock this potential. By integrating management engineering with data science, and by developing a deeper understanding of applied informatics, students develop the skills needed to excel as IT professionals in the corporate world.

Education and Research Areas

  • Information Technology

    Students acquire foundational knowledge of computing, including information theory, programming, algorithms, databases, and basic networking. They also develop expertise in software development, information system design, information management, and security— core areas essential for creating robust and reliable information systems.

  • Management Engineering

    To efficiently manage "people," "materials," and "money," students study disciplines such as human resource management, project management, and financial management. They also explore scientific approaches to management through industrial management and operations research.

  • Data Science

    Students gain techniques for effectively describing data characteristics, data engineering skills for enabling data processing, and machine learning expertise for data analysis. They also study practical applications of data science in business and advanced technologies for managing and analyzing big data.

Faculty List

Faculty NamePositionResearch Topic
Shingo Aoki Associate Professor Development of Optimization Methods Including Decision Support Systems and Envelopment Analysis
Hong Gui Associate Professor Methods and Practices in University Second Foreign Language Education: Chinese Language
Yayoi Ikeda Professor Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration for Resolving Regional Issues
Kazushige Inoue Associate Professor Development of Analysis Methods Based on Data Envelopment Analysis and Marketing Decision Support Systems Using Data Mining
Kengo Iwai Assistant Professor Learning Engineering
Tamotsu Kamigaki Associate Professor System Design of Data Collection, Analysis, and Management Using IoT, AI, and RFID
Shimpei Matsumoto Professor Social Systems Engineering and Educational Engineering
Yoshifumi Mikuma Professor Speech Communication in English Education
Yoshiomi Munesawa Professor Analysis and Optimization of Production Processes Using Industrial Engineering (IE) Methods
Shunsuke Shiraishi Professor Mathematical Optimization and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)
Shuichi Yamagishi Professor Computer Simulation, Visualization, and Image Processing
Yusuke Yamauchi Associate Professor Structure of Solutions to Partial Differential Equations
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