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2024/11/11
Job Opportunities (Specially Appointed Assistant Professor)
Field: Data Engineering
Deadline: December 11th, 2024 (detailed information) 
2024/10/24
Job Opportunities (Junior Assistant Professor)
Field: Text Media
Deadline: December 6th, 2024 (detailed information) 
2024/10/09
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: Information Systems
Deadline: November 17th, 2024 (detailed information) 
2024/10/01
Job Opportunities (Associate or Assistant Professor)
Field: Content Science
Deadline: November 14th, 2024 (detailed information) 
2024/09/24

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. ARI NUGRAHA was held on September 24th. [LINK]

2024/08/05

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Thalhath Rehumath NISHAD was held on August 5th. [LINK]

2024/08/01
Job Opportunities (Associate or Assistant Professor)
Field: Behavioral Economics
Deadline: September 30th, 2024 (detailed information) 
2024/07/24
Job Opportunities (Professor)
Field: Museum Informatics
Deadline: August 26th, 2024 (detailed information) 
2024/06/21

On June 19, 2024, Prof. Cecilia Cheng, from Department of Psychology, the University of Hong Kong, had a courtesy visit to the Dean of Institute of Library, Information and Media Science and the Chair of Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Informatics Degree Programs in Comprehensive Human Sciences. [Link]

2024/05/28

On June 19th (Wednesday) from 11:00 to 12:00 am, Prof. Cecilia CHENG, from the Department of Psychology at the University of Hong Kong, will give a guest talk at the Media Hall. Prof. Cheng is an authority on research of media use and mental health, and has been selected as one of the World's Top 2% Most-cited Scientists by Stanford University 2023. At the TGSW2016 held in September 2016, Prof. Cheng gave a keynote speech at a session sponsored by this organization.
This time, Prof. Cheng will be giving a talk about gaming addiction and mental health (in English). The talk will be open to the public, and everyone can participate without registration in advance. Please join us at the Kasuga Campus Media Hall (7F Building, 2F). [Poster]

2024/04/26

The iConference 2024 was a resounding success, drawing a total of 500 participants. We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone who contributed to its success. [Link]

2024/04/01

Dr. Li Jingjing has been appointed as an Assistant Professor on April 1st.

2024/04/01

Dr. Shinji Tateishi has joined our faculty as an Assistant Professor on April 1st.

2024/04/01

Dr. Akie Kobaru has joined our faculty as an Assistant Professor on April 1st.

2024/04/01

Dr. Takeshi Yanagiura has joined our faculty as an Associate Professor on April 1st.

2024/03/25
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: Human-Computer Interaction
Deadline: May 19th, 2024 (detailed information) 
2024/03/01

Dr. Shuhei Yamamoto has been appointed as an Assistant Professor on March 1st.

2024/02/21

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. CONG YAN was held on February 21.[LINK]

2024/02/19

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Jun Saito was held on February 19.[LINK]

2024/02/19

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Sayuri Yoshizawa was held on February 19.[LINK]

2024/02/02

The final lecture of Prof. Toyoaki Watanuki was held as follows.


The final lecture will be held as follows.
Title: Bygone Days
Date and time: March 19th, 2024 (Tuesday), 13:45~15:00
Venue: Union of Library and Information-media Studios (ULIS) Lecture Room (1F), University of Tsukuba.

2024/02/01

Dr. Nami Iino a has been appointed as an Assistant Professor on February 1st.

2023/11/13
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: machine learning
Deadline: December 13th, 2023 (detailed information) 
2023/10/16
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: digital media
Deadline: November 15th, 2023 (detailed information) 
2023/08/22

Submissions are invited for iConference 2024, co-hosted by Jilin University (China) and University of Tsukuba. Submission deadline for research papers is 17th September. <Thank you very much for your submission. We look forward to seeing you in iConference2024.>

 

The iConference is an annual conference of the international iSchools organization and is open to all researchers and students. It is one of the top venues for research in information science and related fields. The hosts will be Jilin University and University of Tsukuba. On-site sessions will be held on 22-26 April 2024 at Jilin University and online sessions will be held on 15-18 April 2024. [Link]

2023/08/01

Dr. Kai Nishikawa has been appointed as an Assistant Professor on August 1st.

2023/06/15

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. LIU QIANXIU was held on July 3rd. [LINK]

2023/02/28

The final lecture of Prof. Chieko Mizoue was held as follows.


Title: Tsukuba, Research and Me
Date and Time: March 17th, 2023 (Friday), 15:15~16:30
Venue: Kasuga Auditorium, University of Tsukuba (broadcast on Zoom)

2023/02/24
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: Digital media
Deadline: April 24th, 2023 (detailed information) 
2023/02/24
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: Application of Machine Learning
Deadline: April 24th, 2023 (detailed information) 
2023/02/14
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: Music and Acoustic Information Science
Deadline: April 21st, 2023 (detailed information) 
2023/01/31

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. ERYU Tamao was held on February 24th.

2023/01/30

The final lecture of Prof. Yasuaki Tsuji was held as follows.

 

Title: Image and Time, Image and Words

Date and Time: February 17th, 2023 (Friday), 13:45~15:00

Venue: Union of Library and Information-media Studios, University of Tsukuba

 

2023/01/27

The final lecture of Prof. Hidehiko Hasegawa was as follows.


Title: Things I can finally tell
Date and Time: February 17th, 2023 (Friday), 15:15~16:30
Venue: Union 1F Lecture Room, Kasuga Area, University of Tsukuba

2023/01/18

The final lecture of Prof. Hiroshi Itsumura was held as follows.

Title: When I'm Sixty Five (tentative)

Date and Time: March 7th, 2023 (Tuesday), 15:15~16:30

Venue: Kasuga Auditorium, University of Tsukuba

 

2022/12/23

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Marika Kawamoto was held on January 13th. [LINK]

2022/12/23

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Yoshida Tomohiko was held on January 30th. [LINK]

2022/12/08

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Matsui Yuuki was held on December 22th. [LINK]

2022/12/02
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: applications of machine learning
Deadline: January 19th, 2023 (detailed information) 
2022/11/30
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
Field: open science
Deadline: January 5th, 2023 (detailed information) 
2022/11/15

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Kohei Suzuki was held on December 20th. [LINK]

2022/08/12

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Azadi Naghsh Fatemeh was held on August 29. [LINK]

2022/03/15

Graduation Ceremony was held on March 25. [LINK]

*For more information about the University of Tsukuba Graduate School Degree Graduation Ceremony, please click here.

2022/03/14

Prof. Yuzuru Hiraga and Prof. Shinichi Nakayama will retire at the end of March 2022.
The final lectures were held as follows.
Final Lecture by Prof. Yuzuru Hiraga
Date and Time: March 8, 2022 (Tuesday), 16:00 - 17:30
Method: Online (Microsoft Teams)
Title: Still Unaccomplished
Final Lecture by Prof. Shinichi Nakayama
Date and Time: March 14, 2022 (Monday), 16:00-17:30
Method: Online (Microsoft Teams)
Title: The research history of me and my students: Changes in my interests

2022/03/10

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Daisuke Shibata was held on March 10. [LINK]

2022/03/01

Dr. Minako Ota has been appointed as an Assistant Professoron on March 1st.

2022/03/01

Dr. Masaki Takeda has been appointed as an Assistant Professoron on March 1st.

2022/02/04

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Rumiko Tanaka was held on February 18. [LINK]

2022/01/25

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Makiko Watanabe was held on January 25. [LINK]

2022/01/25

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Masako Furukawa was held on January 25. [LINK]

2022/01/18

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Masaki Kobayashi was held on January 18. [LINK]

2022/01/14

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Issei Suzuki was held on January 14. [LINK]

2022/01/13

Final Presentation of Master Theses was held on January 13.[Program]

2022/01/06

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. HIromi Hanawa was held on January 6. [LINK]

2021/12/01

Dr. KIM SunKyoung has been appointed as an Assistant Professoron on December 1st.

2021/10/22

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Koko Yutaka was held on October 22. [LINK]

2021/09/01

Dr. ONO Haruki has been appointed as an Assistant Professor on September 1st.

2021/07/29
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor, tenure-track)
Field: the next generation media
Deadline: October 3rd, 2021 (detailed information) 
2021/07/27

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Kai Nishikawa was held on July 27.[LINK]

2021/07/20

The final presentation for Master's degree (for those who graduate in September) was held on July 20.[LINK]

2021/07/10
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
We invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at Assistant Professor level in the field of services for super-aged society and/or universal services.
Deadline: 5PM(JST) on October 20th, 2021 (more information)
2021/07/09

We have provided materials stored at the university for the special exhibition on Futaba Town, "Memories and Records of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster in Futaba Town," which will open at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum on July 14.[LINK]

2021/07/07
Job Opportunities (Assistant or Associate Professor)
We invite applications for the position of the assistant or the associate professor in informatics.
Deadline: September 5th, 2021(more information)
2021/06/07

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Haruki Ono was held on June 7. [LINK]

2021/04/01

Dr. KIKKAWA Jiro has been appointed as a Junior Assistant Professor on April 1st

2021/03/31

Prof. Makoto Matsumoto retired. The final lecture was held online on March 19 (Fri.) 16:00-17:30.

2021/03/16
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor, tenure-track)
Field: the next generation media
Deadline: May 9th, 2021 (detailed information) 
2021/03/05
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
We invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at Assistant Professor level in the field of services for super-aged society.
Deadline: 5PM(JST) on May 5th, 2021 (more information) 
2021/03/01

Dr. HIRAKI Takefumi has been appointed as an Assistant Professor on March 1st.

2021/03/01

Dr. MURATA Koji has been appointed as an Assistant Professor on March 1st.

2021/02/26
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
We invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at assistant professor in Learning Data Analytics (Learning Information Resources).
Deadline: Noon(JST) on May 14th, 2021 (more information
2021/02/24

Graduation Ceremony was held on March 25. [LINK]

*For more information about the University of Tsukuba Graduate School Degree Graduation Ceremony, please click here.

2021/01/21

Final Presentation of Master Theses was held on January 21.[Program]

2021/01/19

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Karikome was held on january 19 . [LINK]

2020/12/23

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Jiro Kikkawa was held on December 23. [LINK]

2020/10/01

Dr. Tatsuki Fushimi has been appointed as an Assistant Professoron on October 1st.

2020/10/01

Dr. VARGAS MEZA XANAT has been appointed as an Assistant Professoron on October 1st.

2020/07/21

The final presentation for Master's degree (for those who graduate in September) was held on July 21. [LINK]

2020/07/01

The application guidelines for Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Informatics have been released. [Master's Program, Doctoral Program]

2020/06/12

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Satoko Tanabe was held on June 12. [LINK]

2020/03/15

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Atsushi Otsuka was held on March 31.

2020/02/01

Web site for Graduate Program in Informatics was opened. 

2020/01/30

The interim presentation for Ph.D thesis was held on February 6. [Program]

2020/01/19

Final Presentation of Master Theses was held on January 23.[Program]

2020/01/12

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Toshiaki Hishinuma was held on January 27. [LINK]

2020/01/10
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
We invite applications for the tenure-track position of assistant professor in informatics. 
Deadline: 11AM (JST) on January 20th, 2020 (more information)
2019/12/27
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
We invite applications for a position of assistant professor who will conduct research in a JST CREST project. 
Deadline: 5PM (JST) on June 27th, 2020 (more information
2019/12/27
Job Opportunities (Assistant Professor)
We invite applications for a position of assistant professor who will conduct research in a Special Collaborative Research Project. 
Deadline: 5PM (JST) on June 27th, 2020 (more information
2019/12/19

Dr. TAKARA Kouya has been appointed as an Assistant Professor on January 1st.

2019/12/01

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Rie Kominami was held on December 26. [PDF]

2019/08/28

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Masaki Takeda was held on August 28. 

2019/08/05

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Ui Ikeuchi was held on August 5. 

2019/08/02

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Mitsuko Daisaku was held on August 2. 

2019/07/31
Job Opportunities (Associate Professor)
We invite applications for a position of Associate Professor in informatics.
Deadline: 9AM (JST) on September 1st, 2019 (more information)
2019/07/25

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Rahmi was held on July 25. 

2019/06/26

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Chiranthi Jayampathini Wijesundara was held on June 26. 

2019/05/20

Associate Prof. Tetsuya Maeshiro talked on the best Manzai identified by his AI program in the CBC TV's program "Honno Z." 

2019/05/17
Job Opportunities (Associate or Assistant Professor)
We invite applications for the position of associate professor or the tenure track faculty position of assistant professor who engaged in research and education on the laws and social systems such as the information law focused on personal information protection. 
Deadline: 3PM (JST) on June 28th, 2019 (more information
2019/04/01

Dr. Makoto P. Kato has been appointed as an Associate Professor on April 1st.

2019/01/28

Prof. Nobuyuki Midorikawa retired. The final lecture was held on March 22 (Fri.) 15:15-16:30 at Room 7A205. 

2019/01/27

Prof. Shigeo Sugimoto retired. The final lecture was held on February 22 (Fri.) 15:00-16:30 at Lectrure Room (1st) of Media Union Building.

2019/01/26

Graduation Ceremony will be held on March 25. [LINK]

2019/01/25

Entrance Ceremony will be held on April 8. [LINK]

2019/01/24

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Tsuyoshi Fuyama will be held on Feburary 8. [PDF]

2019/01/23

Prof. Teiichi Nishioka retired. The final lecture was held on January 28 (Mon.) 13:30-15:00 at Media Hall of Media Union Building.

2018/11/21

Final Presentation of Master Theses was held on January 24. [Program]

2018/11/21

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Tadashi Kodama was held on January 28. [PDF]

2018/11/21

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. SENAN KIRYAKOS was held on January 28. [PDF]

2018/11/21

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Tomomi Kinoshita was held on January 22. [PDF]

2018/11/21

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Masamichi Wada was held on January 11. [PDF]

2018/11/21

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Kunio Ogawa was held on December 18. [PDF]

2018/11/21

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Tayo Nagasawa was held on November 12. [PDF]

2018/11/19

The interim presentation of LIS English Program for Master's degree was held on Wednesday, December 5. (more information

2018/11/18

Lecture "Big Data MBA: Driving Business Strategies with Data Science" by Dr. Bill Schmarzo (CTO IoT and Analytics, Hitachi Vantara) was held on November 20. 

2018/11/15

Symposium on the future of libraries was held on November 24. 

2018/10/06

Open Campus of our Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies was held on October 3 and 6. 

2018/07/24

The interim presentation for Master's degree was held on July 24. 

2018/07/24

The final presentation for Master's degree (for those who graduate in September) was held on July 24. 

2018/03/30

Symposium on information infrastructure of video contents was held on March 30. 

2018/03/29

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Yuhiro Mizunuma was held on March 29. 

2018/01/31

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Li Chunqiu was held on January 31. 

2018/01/26

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Nobue Watanabe was held on January 26. 

2018/01/23

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Shunsuke Arai was held on January 23. 

2017/12/26

The final lecture by Prof. Koichi Matsumoto was held on December 26. 

2017/11/28

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Takako Endo was held on November 28. 

2017/10/31

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. FILIZ YILMAZ was held on October 31. 

2017/08/22

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Yasuaki Tsuji was held on August 22. 

2017/08/04

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Misako Gujima was held on August 4. 

2017/07/13

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Ms. Yuko Odagiri was held on July 13. 

2017/07/10

Final Presentation of Dissertation by Mr. Yasuhito Noguchi was held on July 10. 

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