FACULTY
Research and Industry-Academia Collaboration
研究?産学連携
HONDA Chikatoshi
Associate Professor
- Affiliation
- Department of Computer Science and Engineering/Division of Information Systems
- Title
- Associate Professor
- chonda@u-aizu.ac.jp
Education
- Courses - Undergraduate
- M2 Linear Algebra I [re-take]M2 Linear Algebra II [re-take]L5 CSE laboratories
- Courses - Graduate
- ITA23 Practical Data Analysis with Lunar and Planetary Databases
Research
- Specialization
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Space and planetary sciences
Mathematical informatics
Planetary SciencesLunar and Planetary ExplorationData analysis and numerical simulation for Lunar and Planetary Exploration
- Educational Background, Biography
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Education:
Doctor of Science, 2005, Kyushu University,
M.A. in Science, 1999, Kyushu University,
B.A. in Science, 1997, Kyushu University.
Research and Teaching Experiences:
2009.Apr. - Present, Assistant Professer, ARC-Space, CAIST, The University of Aizu.
2006.Apr. - 2009.Mar, Aerospace Project Research Associate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
- Current Research Theme
- Evaluation of crater spatial distribution (Clustering analysis, Voronoi diagram etc.).Quantitative analysis of lunar roughness and terrain classification for preparation of lunar geological map. Numerical simulation of lunar flood basaltic volcanism.
- Key Topic
- Planetary Science, Impact craters, Volcanism on the terrestrial planet and satellite.
- Affiliated Academic Society
- Japan Society for Planetary Sciences,The Seismological Society of Japan,Japan Geoscience Union,American Geophysical Union
Others
- Hobbies
- Camera, International travel.
Main research
- Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa2
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Many members from the University of Aizu, in particular faculty members from CAIST/ARC-Space, have been involved with Hayabusa 2, the asteroid explorer launched by JAXA in 2014. Our University's members have been conducting research in connection with this project in anticipation of Hayabusa 2's arrival at the asteroid 162173 Ryugu in 2018, to be followed by its return to Earth in 2020. Specifically teams at the University have been engaged in developing observation instruments, which include the near infrared spectrometer installed on Hayabusa 2, and in developing analytic software that will model the shape of the asteroid based on data captured by the probe's observation instruments.
JAXA Hayabusa 2 project website
*Material from JAXA's digital archives has been used for the banner images, etc.
- Developing analytic software for lunar and planetary exploration data
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Japan's lunar and planetary exploration projects have already generated a lot of observation data, as seen from its Hayabusa asteroid explorer project and Kaguya lunar explorer project. To get the most out of this valuable asset, software will be required that assists with analyzing all that data, helping researchers to advance their scientific analyses across a broad front.
We are investigating technologies that enable the visualization of complex data in an easy to understand fashion, and technologies that will let researchers spot really important pieces of information from a huge mass of data.