Our laboratory belongs to the Applied Mathematics and Physics Course, from Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University (Kyoto city, Japan). If you have interest in joining our laboratory, please check the information below.
To enter in this laboratory as a master student, you will have to take the entrance examination of the department, and be accepted into the School's program. The examinations are held twice a year, and there are two periods for starting the studies: April and October. Please make sure that you have sufficient financial resources while living here, applying for a scholarship or obtaining some other support.
We welcome people with special interest in optimization, with a strong background in mathematics and good knowledge in programming.
Unfortunately, we are not currently accepting research students who are not enrolled in a master's or doctoral program, except for those receiving MEXT scholarships. This includes individuals who have passed our entrance examination but plan to enroll in the master's or doctoral program months later. Please be advised that space in the laboratory is limited. If you have any questions, feel free to contact one of the professors in the laboratory.
To enter in this laboratory as a doctor student, you first need to contact the professor or the associate professor of the laboratory (you may work with assistant professors or program-specific staffs, but they cannot supervise you officially). Please indicate briefly your background, past research (papers or master thesis), research proposal, financial resources (scholarship), and the period that you want to start your studies (April or October).
After acceptance from the professor or the associate professor, you will also have to be admitted into the School's program. The examinations are held twice a year, with an oral presentation, where you will need to explain your research proposal. In many cases, and depending on your background, you will need to take writing exams too.
We welcome independent and motivated people, with a solid knowledge in continuous optimization.
Please contact the staff of the laboratory, whose research interests match yours. Unfortunately, we do not have any financial support from ourselves, so you need to apply for it, either in your own country or in some foundation of Japan. Depending on the case, you can also apply for the postdoctoral fellowship given by JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science). However, it is highly competitive, and you must have in mind that we cannot accept applications of totally strangers.
If you are interested in entering in the laboratory as a visiting research student (for those that are already in a master or doctoral program outside Japan) or visiting researcher (for those that already have a Ph.D., either for short-time or long-time), then we ask you to contact directly some of the professors from the laboratory. Please have in mind that we do not have any financial support from ourselves, so you need to apply for it, possibly in your own country.
Kyoto University is the second oldest university in Japan, being highly ranked also in the world. There are many international students, researchers and professors in Kyoto University. Particularly, there are many foreigners that had obtained their master or doctor degrees in our laboratory. Here, you can also see a list of some visiting researchers and visiting students from abroad.
We believe Kyoto University is appropriate enough for international students and researchers, because of its facilities. The International Service Office of the university, for example, offers Japanese language courses for the interested ones, as well as advising for living in Japan. A good reference for the dairly life in Kyoto University can be found here for international researchers, and here for international students.