2024 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Information and Communications Engineering Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
Outline of Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering II
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Tohru Yagi / Kentaro Nakamura / Masahiro Yamaguchi / Tetsuya Kitaguchi / Yutaka Miura / Shunichiro Ogura / Tso-Fu Chang / Takashi Tokuda
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- HCB.C422
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Students learn the basics and appilications in the field of life engineering ranging over biomechanics, biosensing, informatics, thermodynamics, biochemistry, polymer chemistry, molecular, biology, neuro-engineering, mechanical engineering, catalysis,etc.
Course description and aims
To perform interdisciplinary research in the field of life engineering, students learn the basics and appilications of biomechanics, biosensing, informatics, thermodynamics, biochemistry, polymer chemistry, molecular, biology, neuro-engineering, mechanical engineering, catalysis,etc.
Keywords
life engineering, biomechanics, biosensing, informatics, thermodynamics, biochemistry, polymer chemistry, molecular, biology, neuro-engineering, mechanical engineering, polymer science
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures give lectures on the basics for researches in their own research fields
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Bioinspired photocatalytic materials | Photocatalysis is of great significance for solving the problem of environement pollution, achieving carbon neutrality, and building a sustainable society. In order to develop highly efficient photocatalysts, it is necessary to draw innovative inspiration from nature. |
| Class 2 | Molecular mechanism of body axis formation | Learn how the body axis, character of cells, and the number and location of organs are determined during the developmental process. |
| Class 3 | Development of cancer diagnosis and therapy | What is cancer? Development of cancer diagnosis. Development of cancer therapy. |
| Class 4 | R&D on neural interface to connect human and machine | To understand the basics of neurophysiology and neuroanatomy. To learn neural interfaces. To understand the problems of the current neural interfaces. |
| Class 5 | Artificial intelligence and digital pathology | What is the role of pathology in medicine? Explain the concept and examples of digital pathology and computational pathology. What is the impact of AI on pathology diagnosis? |
| Class 6 | Introduction to ultrasound and ultrasonic transducers for medical imaging | As basic knowledge for understanding ultrasonic medical imaging system, physics of ultrasound and transducers are explained. |
| Class 7 | Polymer Science in the development of medicines and cosmetics | Acquire knowledge of polymer material science in medicines and cosmetics on the market and our surroundings. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
See course materials.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Materials used in class can be found on T2SCHOLA.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Quiz at the course session and attendance. If misconduct, such as plagiarism or misappropriation of someone else's work is committed, we will treat it strictly： The grade of the subject will be 0.
Related courses
- HCB.C421 ： Outline of Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering I
Prerequisites
No prior conditions