Recent Trends on Information Systems

Course title

P2681000

	MIYOSHI Takumi
	SUZUKI Tetsuya
	TAKASHIMA Kazuki
	HISAZUMI Kenji
and more...
	GOTO Yusuke
	HOSAKA Ryosuke
	YAMAZAKI Taku
	HARADA Takuya

Course description

This class presents recent research topics in the field of information systems. The research field includes: software engineering, constraint programming, image processing, network engineering, and social networking.

Seven (7) or eight (8) professors in Department of Electronic Information Systems will serve the classes about recent trends in their research fields. Classes of each professor basically consist of a lecture and an exercise (two weeks). Follow the professors' instruction about their assignments, reports, and discussion.

(Note that the class schedule below is tentative and are subject to change.)

Purpose of class

This class is an English course to study the recent topics in the field of information systems and network systems. Students are supposed to acquire the knowledge and skills related to cutting-edge theories and methods in various fields. They are also required to report appropriately in writing.

Goals and objectives

Understand recent research topics in the field of information systems.
Acquire fundamental knowledge to understand recent research topics in the field of information systems.
Write appropriate reports according to professors' instruction.

Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

	Reports	Total.
1.	30%	30%
2.	30%	30%
3.	40%	40%
Total.	100%	-

Language

English

Class schedule

	Class schedule	HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.)	Amount of Time Required
1.	Short guidance and introduction for this course. Peer-to-peer (P2P) communication is one of the promising technologies to realize to construct logical networks. In this class we study P2P communication mechanisms and also discuss location-based networking. (Prof. MIYOSHI Takumi)	Study on P2P communication mechanisms.	50minutes
1.		Prepare your reports or homework according to the professor's instruction.	150minutes
2.	Wireless multi-hop networks are the key technology for realizing flexible and fault tolerant communications. This class studies the communication models of wireless multi-hop networks and their communication mechanisms. (Prof. YAMAZAKI Taku)	Review wireless multi-hop networks.	200minutes
3.	Reporting on wireless multihop networks (Prof. Yamazaki)	Prepare your reports or homework according to the professor's instruction.	200minutes
4.	“Moving things and operating machines just by thinking in my head...” Such ridiculous supernatural powers were once thought to be fiction. However, with the development of science and technology, they have become a reality. This class will explain how it works. (Prof. HOSAKA Ryosuke)	Review recent study on brain-machine interface.	200minutes
5.	Reporting on brain-machine interface. (Prof. Hosaka)	Prepare your reports or homework according to the professor's instruction.	200minutes
6.	Constraint programming is a programming paradigm where we do not have to describe how to solve problems unlike in procedural programming. This lesson will discuss techniques which realize constraint programming. (Prof. SUZUKI Tetsuya)	A brief survey of procedural programming.	200minutes
7.	Reporting on constraint programming. (Prof. Suzuki)	Prepare your reports or homework according to the professor's instruction.	200minutes
8.	Model-Driven Development (MDD), which uses models to describe various software aspects, has a crucial role in software development. This class discusses the basic concepts and applications of MDD. (Prof. HISAZUMI Kenji)	Review the trends of model-driven development.	200minutes
9.	Reporting on model-driven development. (Prof. Hisazumi)	Prepare your reports or homework according to the professor's instruction.	200minutes
10.	Social simulation is a promising method to design and analyze a complex social system in the era of big data and AI. This class introduces the foundations of social simulation. (Prof. GOTO Yusuke)	Review modern social issue and simulation.	200minutes
11.	Reporting on social simulation. (Prof. Goto)	Prepare your reports or homework according to the professor's instruction.	200minutes
12.	Synthetic population is population data synthesized from the census statistics required to implement real-scale social simulations targeted at a specific community or society. This class discusses the synthetic population. (Prof. HARADA Takuya)	Review synthetic population and social simulation.	200minutes
13.	Reporting on synthetic population and social simulation. (Prof. Harada)	Prepare your reports or homework according to the professor's instruction.	200minutes
14.	Human-computer interaction is a critical technology that smoothly blends digital data and human activities. This class discusses its recent trends and challenges with a focus on intelligent workspace design using physical and virtual user interfaces. Prof. TAKASHIMA Kazuki)	Briefly review the fundamental knowledge of human-computer interaction.	50minutes
14.		Prepare your reports or homework according to the professor's instruction.	150minutes
Total.	-	-	2800minutes

Evaluation method and criteria

Each professor will evaluate by her/his assignment, report, participation, and discussion. The final score will be obtained by the average of all the professors.
Students will pass when the final score is not less than 60.

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