Research Topics

① Urban runoff water management - environmental mitigation and flood disaster prevention-
② Environmental system and management for lowcarbon societies

Key Words

Water Management, Watershed Management, Urban Drainage, Urban Flooding, Environment Education, Disaster-prevention Education, Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental System

Applications

Water Environmental Planning, Flood Disaster Prevention Planning, Sewer System Planning, Engineering Systems Design for Low-carbon Society, Energy Management

Research Topics

① Real-time flood inundation analysis
② Flood evacuation behavior analysis
③ Assessment of the impact of riparian vegetation on flood risk

Research Topics

① Combined failure mechanisms of geotechnical structure
② Centrifuge modeling on geotechnical problems
③ Application of the generalized scaling law to saturated ground
④ Stability of natural slopes during earthquakes

Key Words

Disaster Prevention in geotechnics, Liquefaction, Slope stability, Dynamic soil-structure interaction, Centrifuge modeling, Laboratory testing for soil, Constitutive equations, Finite element method, Finite difference method, Seismic site response analysis

Applications

Urban disaster prevention, geology, Geotechnical earthquake engineering, Foundation engineering Theory of plasticity

Research Topics

① Assessment of climate change impact and adaptation
② Reduction of coastal disasters
③ Integrated assessment on disaster resiliency of coastal area
④Performance design of coastal structures

Key Words

Climate Change, Coastal Disaster, Tsunami, Storm Surge, High Waves, Risk Assessment, Coastal Preservation, Resilience, Performance Design, Numerical Simulation, Hydraulic Experiment

Applications

Coastal Engineering, Coastal Disaster Reduction, Adaptation to Climate Change, Integrated Countermeasures, Future Projection

Research Topics

① History of Landscape and Civil Engineering
② Public Space and Landscape Management
③ Disaster Management Planning Based on Local History

Key Words

Landscape, Riverfront Design, Cultural Landscape, Historical Landscape, History of Urban Development, Traditional Flood Mitigation System, Scenic Conservation Measure

Applications

Landscape Planning, Conservation and Utilization of Civil Engineering Heritage

Research Topics

① Topologically optimized structures specially for geotechnical engineering
② Visualization of water flow in soil by fusion of measurement and numerical modeling
③ Research on countermeasures against road disasters caused by heavy rainfall and earthquakes

Key Words

Soil-structure intreaction, Data-driven visualization of soil mechanics

Applications

Rationalization of geotechnical structure, Visualization of seepage flow in soil

Research Topics

① Effective utilization of industrial wastes for concrete
② Durability in concrete structures
③ Effects of aggregate quality on mechanical properties in concrete
④ Development of mortar base used for coral reef regeneration promotion technology

Key Words

Aggregate Quality, Concrete, Strength, Young’s Modulus, Shrinkage, Effective Use of Waste, Durability, Surface Protection, Maintenance , Frost Damage, Geopolymer Cencrete

Applications

Estimation of Performance in Concrete, Effective Use of Natural Resources, Keeping a Long Service Life in Concrete Structures, Building a Sustainable Society

Research Topics

① Patch plate bonding repair of deteriorated steel structures
② Development of simple repair method for fatigue cracks
③ Development of inspection methods for steel structures
④ Development of damage detection methods for steel structures

Key Words

Steel bridge, maintenance, design, composite structure,
repair and　strengthening, corrosion, fatigue,
carbon fiber, aluminum alloy, inspection

Applications

Infrastructure, Steel Bridge, Design, Maintenance

Research Topics

① Structural Performance Evaluation of Deteriorated Concrete Structures
② Damage Evaluation of Concrete Structures by means of Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
③ Simulation of Failure Behavior of Fiber Reinforced Concrete Structures
④ Mesoscale Analysis on fracture of concrete

Key Words

Concrete, Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed Concrete, Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Damage Evaluation, Seismic Performance, Durability, Alkali Silica Reaction

Applications

Seismic Performance Evaluation, Deterioration Prediction of Concrete Structures, Structural Design for Fiber Reinforced Concrete Structure

Research Topics

① Tranportation Planning
② Traffic Safety
③ Structure of urban transportation system for healthy city planning

Key Words

Traffic Simulation Model, Traffic Assignment Model, Carbon Dioxide Emission, Public Transportation,
Traffic Safety, Electric Vehicle, Ultra Light-weight Vehicle, Healthy City Planning

Applications

Transportation Planning, Environmental Planning, Healthy City Planning

Research Topics

① Meso- and microscopic land-use model using Geographic Information System(GIS)
② Assessment and management of Infrastructure Projects and PPP
③ Urban Revitalization and community regeneration
④ Living Labs

Key Words

Cost Benefit Analysis, Land-use Model, Micro Simulation, GIS, Generational Accounting, Management Accounting

Applications

Urban Planning, City Planning, Urban Revitalization, Public Private Partnership, Asset Management,
Risk Analysis, Resilience Policy

Research Topics

① Multi-Objective Optimization and its Applications
② Machine Learning & Artifical Intelligence
③ Data Analysis and its Applications

Key Words

Optimization, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Applications

Optimal Design, Optimal Control, Predictive Control, Development of Systems on Disaster Prevention and Measures

Research Topics

① Study on civil engineering and AI
② Study on geo risk management using an artificial intelligence
③ Study on early warning system for reducing a slope failure risk

Key Words

Geo Risk,Tunnel,Slope Failure,Groundwater,Artificial Intelligence

Applications

Project Management for Tunnel Project, Early Warning System for Slope Failure, Geo Risk Management

Research Topics

① Practical applications of stochastic systems and stochastic differential equations
② Application of asset management to efficient maintenance scheme in civil engineering
③ Risk analysis
④ Development of fast simulation schemes for reliability-risk analyses

Key Words

Stochastic differential equation, Reliability engineering, Risk analysis, Monte Carlo method

Applications

Safety assessment of structural systems, Optimal maintenance for social infrastructures, Risk assessment applicable for various fields

Research Topics

① Information management system for civil infrastructures
② Construction and Usage of Building Information Modeling (BIM)
③ Application system of three-dimensional point cloud data

Key Words

Civil Infrastructure, Geospatial Information, GIS, BIM/CIM,
3D-CAD, 3D Point Cloud Data

Applications

Civil Infrastructure, Maintenance of Civil Infrastructure, Survey Fields, Smart City, Smart Infrastructure

Research Topics

① Wireless Networks
② Ubiquitous Computing
③ Mobile Computing
④ Network Dynamics

Key Words

Wireless Ad-hoc Networks, Wireless Sensor Actuator Networks, Self Organizing Networks, Distributed System, Internet of Things, Swarm Intelligence

Applications

Smart City, Environment Monitoring Systems, Emergency Systems, Swam Robotics

Research Topics

① 3 dimensional measurement and modeling - scanning scheme and adaptive data processing for scalable 3D modeling -
② Human-friendly system - easy-to-understand and interactive human-machine interface -
③ Intelligent system - supportive mechanism for human-centerd workflow

Key Words

Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, 3D visualization, 3D Modeling, Augmented and/or Mixed Reality, physic-based simulation, Human Interface, Intelligent Systems

Applications

Intelligent, supportive information systems for designing, planning, and assistance in the fields of urban development, cultual heritage, and construction

Research Topics

① Communications infrastructure
② Network Security
③ Internet of Things

Key Words

Network Archtecture, Network Protocol, Security, Wireless, Network, Traffic Control

Applications

Smart City, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Network Management, Network Design