For Students

Introduction Videos

Laboratory Introduction 1

Laboratory Introduction 2 (in Japanese)

Annual Schedule (mainly for 4th-year students)

Programming Seminar (Experiment D)

Students create programs on various themes every other week and present them.

Processor Design Exercise (Experiment D)

Learn the fundamentals of LSI design using hardware description languages and logic synthesis tools.

Training Theme Decision

Training Interim Presentation

Feb
Mar
Apr

Cherry Blossom Viewing

Cherry Blossom Viewing
FPGA System Design (Training A)

Design a system on a theme of your choice and present the results. Past projects include games, FFT processors, and synthesizers.

English Reading (Training A)

Read books and papers on side-channel attacks together.

Training Final Presentation
Side-Channel Analysis Exercise (Experiment D)

Exercise in side-channel analysis: estimating secret keys from power consumption of cryptographic circuits.

Exam Break

Training Final Presentation

Graduate School Entrance Exam

May
Jun
Jul
Aug

Training Party

Exam Party

Research

Thesis Theme Decision

Thesis Interim Presentation

Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Summer Seminar

Summer Seminar

Imoni Party

Imoni Party

Ekiden Race

Year-end Party

Thesis Final Presentation

Thesis Final Presentation

Jan
Feb
Mar

Ski Trip

Ski Trip
Feb

Training Theme Decision

Mar
Programming Seminar

Students create programs on various themes every other week and present them.

Processor Design Exercise

Learn the fundamentals of LSI design using hardware description languages and logic synthesis tools.

Cherry Blossom Viewing

Cherry Blossom Viewing
Apr

Training Interim Presentation

May
FPGA System Design

Design a system on a theme of your choice and present the results. Past projects include games, FFT processors, and synthesizers.

English Reading

Read books and papers on side-channel attacks together.

Training Party

Jun

Training Final Presentation

Training Final Presentation
Jul
Side-Channel Analysis Exercise

Exercise in side-channel analysis: estimating secret keys from power consumption of cryptographic circuits.

Exam Party

Aug
Exam Break

Summer Seminar

Summer Seminar
Sep

Graduate School Entrance Exam

Thesis Theme Decision

Imoni Party

Imoni Party
Oct
Research

Ekiden Race

Nov

Year-end Party

Dec

Thesis Interim Presentation

Jan

Ski Trip

Ski Trip
Feb
Research
Mar

Thesis Final Presentation

Thesis Final Presentation

Laboratory Scenery

Student Room

Each student is provided with a PC, a display, and a personal desk for research.

Tearoom

Used for breaks between research, as well as for dinners and gatherings.

Laboratory / Server Room

Experiments and measurements using FPGAs and microcontrollers are conducted here. Research servers are also located in this room.

Conference Room

Meetings and discussions with other universities and companies are held here.