Applicants for Master’s Program

If you are interested in joining our laboratory from another university or laboratory, please reach out to Prof. Komei Sugiura via email.

Referring to the Admission Guidelines, the applicants must consult in advance regarding their research plan, basic academic skills, and research topics (pre-screening).

Entrance examinations for the master’s program are usually held in June and August. Please contact Prof. Sugiura to discuss your research topic by the end of March for the June entrance examination or by the end of May for the August entrance examination.

Please provide the following information when contacting Prof. Sugiura.

• 1. GPA
• 2. Language proficiency qualification (e.g., TOEFL and/or N1)
• 3. List of scientific publications / List of software you have published

Please make sure to include “[SMILAB MS Application]” in the subject line of your email. If you omit this, we will assume that you have not read this document, and your application will not advance to the pre-screening stage.

Applicants with at least one published paper or a piece of publicly available software are eligible for pre-screening. Applicants not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, those who are not selected for pre-screening will not receive a response. If you are chosen for pre-screening, you can expect to receive a response within 3 business days.

Applicants for Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program

If you wish to be admitted into the doctoral program, please send an email to Prof. Sugiura by the end of April. Please attach a publication list and any materials showing your research ability. Before an official admission interview in July, we have a pre-screening process to assess each applicant’s achievements and research areas.

Please make sure to include “[SMILAB DS Application]” in the subject line of your email. If you omit this, we will assume that you have not read this document, and your application will not advance to the pre-screening stage.

Applicants who have at least one paper published in a top-tier conference or a highly-ranked journal are eligible for pre-screening. Applicants not meeting these criteria will not be considered.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, those who are not selected for pre-screening will not receive a response. If you are chosen for pre-screening, you can expect to receive a response within 3 business days.

The doctoral students with exceptional achievements may be paid salaries. For details, please feel free to contact Prof. Sugiura.

Project assistant professors / postdoc researchers

We have multiple open positions for project assistant professors and postdoc researchers. We provide a flexible starting date based on your situation. For further details and to apply, please feel free to contact Prof. Sugiura.

Available positions (number hired) for different research topics are given as follows:

• Multimodal language processing (1)
• Robot learning (1)
• Domestic service robots (1)
• Explainable AI (XAI) (1)