About us
AIS-Nishio lab is conducting the research on "intelligent" infrastructure systems. Our main fields are Structural Engineering and Applied Mechanics in Civil Engineering, although, we make full use of technologies and methods across fields such as Advanced Sensing, Data Science, and Computational Engineering to make our infrastructures that face aging and risk of disasters safe and sustainable.
Advisor
NISHIO Mayuko, Ph.D., Associate professor
Research interests
- Performance evaluation of existing structures considering aging effects, data assimilation, uncertainty quantification, Bayesian model updating, structural reliability, seismic fragility and risk analysis, bridge traffic load capacity evaluation.
- Structural health monitoring, vision-based sensing, environmental and operational effects, system identification, time-series analysis, statistical pattern recognition, signal processing.
- Surrogate modeling for performance evaluation of civil structures, Gaussian process regression, physics-informed machine learning, finite element method (FEM), model V&V.
- AI and machine learning technologies for structural engineering, object detection, segmentation, computer vision, point cloud data, 3D model, UAV, bridge inspection.
Join us
Graduate students
Nishio Lab welcomes the applications from international students interested in pursuing graduate studies in the Department of Engineering Mechanics and Energy with an interest in related topics. Students interested in pursuing a PhD with relevant background and experience are particularly encouraged to apply. Interested candidates can contact Dr. Nishio (nishio[at]kz.tsukuba.ac.jp) by indicating research interest and attaching their CV and other relevant materials. For general admission information, please access the webpage of the University of Tsukuba and the Department of Engineering Mechanics and Energy. This also includes information and guidelines about scholarships for studying in Japan (MEXT scholarship, etc.).
- University of Tsukuba (Admissions)
- Degree programs in Systems and Information Engineering (Admissions)
- Department of Engineering Mechanics and Energy
Postdoc researchers
The Post-Doctoral Researchers are welcome. Eligible applicants will have a track record of undertaking high-quality research in a similar area, an outstanding publication record, and the capacity to work independently as well as cooperate and lead in groups. Interested candidates are required to contact Dr. Nishio (nishio[at]kz.tsukuba.ac.jp) beforehand of making the application. The opportunities for Research Fellow vary based on the available ongoing research grant projects. Besides this, the financial assistance can be availed through Research Fellowships of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Also, the application to Research fellowships of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) is highly welcome.