To Applicant of Master or Doctoral course Student

We are researching to reduce the energy consumption and CO2 emission from architectures and cities. The research themes are

Decarbonization of buildings by Cx and Ft
Roadmap design for zero energy islands and zero energy communities
Development of EMS using IoT and AI cameras
Environmental assessment of architectural spaces
Mitigation and adaptation measures for the urban heat island effect
and so on

Our main research methods are measurement and simulation. You need to study programming(Visual Basic/Python/Fortran/etc.) and data analysis(Excel/Access/etc.) in our lab. We work on a variety of initiatives to realize energy-efficient, comfortable, and carbon-free buildings and cities, and to build a society in which people can live safely, securely, and sustainably. If you have any interest, please read followings.

To study in my laboratory,

I require you to study Japanese for daily easy conversation for communication with other students even if you write master's or doctoral thesis in English.
I require you to become a research student for at least a half year before entering master's or doctoral course.
From April to July and from October to January, 20-minute face-to-face seminars are mandatory for all Ueno laboratory students on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings at 8:30 am.
These are the required conditions of the Ueno laboratory, and not entrance criterions of the university.
You have a chance to become the master course, doctoral course and research student from April and October (Twice a year).
If you want to become a research student from October, please apply in March.
If you want to become a research student from April, please apply in September of the previous year.
Only one or two students can be accepted in half a year. Not everyone can be accepted