Group Members

We are looking for new PhD students, Postdocs, and Master students to join the team (see openings) !

Professors & Staff

NAKASUKA Shinichi

Professor

  • Research Interests : Micro/nano-satellites, Navigation,Guidance and Control, Space Systems, Autonomy and Intelligence
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Aeronautics and Astronautics
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FUNASE Ryu

Associate Professor

  • Research Interests : Micro/nano-satellites, Guidance, Navigation and Control of Spacecraft, Space Systems, Autonomy and Intelligence
  • Adjunct professor at Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), JAXA
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Aeronautics and Astronautics
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IKARI Satoshi

Assistant Professor

  • Research Interests : AOCS, GNSS, Formation Flying
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Aeronautics and Astronautics

KAWABATA Yosuke

Assistant Professor

  • Research Interests : Orbit Determination
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Aeronautics and Astronautics

YOKOTA Akira

Technical Staff

HOSONUMA Takeyuki

Researcher

  • Research Interests : SpaceCraft Attitude/Poinging Control
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Aeronautics and Astronautics

NOMURA Shunichiro

Researcher

  • Research Interests : Systems Engineering
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Aeronautics and Astronautics

MATSUSHITA Masanori

Researcher

  • Research Interests :
  • Ph.D., Tokyo Institute of Technology, Aeronautics and Astronautics

ISHIKAWA Akihiro

Project Academic Specialist

  • Research Interests : Stochastic Optimal Control
  • M.E., The University of Tokyo, Aeronautics and Astronautics

OBATA Toshihiro

Researcher

  • Research Interests : Systems Engineering
  • M.E., The University of Tokyo

SUZUKI Takeshi

Project Academic Specialist

  • Research Interests : SAR Satellite

FUSE Ryota

Project Academic Specialist

  • Research Interests : Planetary Science, Development of on-board equipment
  • M.E.

MATSUMOTO Takeshi

Project Academic Specialist

  • Research Interests : LPWA Communication

YOKOBORI Shinichi

Project Academic Specialist

  • Research Interests : Thermal Analysis

MURAI Kazue

Project Academic Specialist

  • Research Interests : Structural Design, Formation Flying
  • Ph.D. (course), Keio University

KANEKO Mari

Project Academic Specialist

NIIMURA Mariko

Project Specialist

PhD Students

MATSUSHITA Shuhei

3rd year Ph.D. student

  • Research Interests : Thermal Control

YANAGIDA Kanta

3rd year Ph.D. student

  • Research Interests : Machine Learning, Trajectory Design

KONDO Hirotaka

3rd year Ph.D. student

  • Research Interests : Formation Flying

CHARLESTON Dale Ambatali

3rd year Ph.D. student

  • Research Interests : Satellite Communication
  • M.E., UP Dimilan, Electrical Engineering

IDOBATA Hiroaki

2nd year Ph.D. student

  • Research Interests : Software Engineering
  • M.E., The University of Tokyo, Aeronautics and Astronautics

NERY Vinicius

1st year Ph.D. student

  • Research Interests : Adaptive Optics for Space Optical Communication
  • B.E., The University of Brasilia, Electrical Engineering

SUZUKI Toshihiro

1st year Ph.D. student

  • Research Interests : Formation Flying

Master Students

ITO Yutaro

2nd year Master student

  • Research Interests : Systems Engineering / On-board Flight Software

SEKINE Hirotaka

2nd year Master student

  • Research Interests : Deep Space Exploration Trajectory Design

TAKASHIMA Kazuki

2nd year Master student

  • Research Interests : Space Optical Commnication System, Autonomous Orbit Determination

TSUTSUI Masaki

2nd year Master student

  • Research Interests : Autonomous Orbit Determination

TOMA Kazuki

2nd year Master student

  • Research Interests : Lunar Navigation & Communication Satellite System

MOCHIZUKI Tomoki

2nd year Master student

  • Research Interests : Presice Formation Flying Control System Design

OGAWA takumi

1st year Master student

  • Research Interests : Formation Flying

OGINO Kosuke

1st year Master student

  • Research Interests : Lunar Navigation Satellite System

KUSANO Yuki

1st year Master student

  • Research Interests : Optical Communication

SHIMOMURA Shunsuke

1st year Master student

  • Research Interests : Formation Flying

SETO Shoichi

1st year Master student

  • Research Interests : Model-Based Systems Engineering using Knowledge Graphs

NAKAMURA Riki

1st year Master student

  • Research Interests : Model-Based Autonomy

Bachelor Students

OKADA Hirotaka

4th year Bachelor student

  • Research Interests : Orbit

OGOSHI Sae

4th year Bachelor student

  • Research Interests : Orbit

KAKE Michinari

4th year Bachelor student

  • Research Interests : FF

SHITARA Kuna

4th year Bachelor student

  • Research Interests : Optical Communication

TAKANO Takahiro

4th year Bachelor student

  • Research Interests : FF

NAKAMURA Kai

4th year Bachelor student

  • Research Interests : FF

Alumni

Ph.D. Students

Toshihiro Shibukawa, Spring 2023

Ryo Suzumoto, Spring 2023

Masahiro Fujiwara, Spring 2023

Kontaxoglou Anastasios, Summer 2022

Kota Kakihara, Spring 2022

Ryohei Takahashi, Spring 2022

Nobuhiro Funabiki, Spring 2022

Shunichiro Nomura, Spring 2021

Shintaro Nakajima, Spring 2019

Master students

Kentaro Enokida, Spring 2023

Yoshinari Gyu, Spring 2023

Shingo Nishimoto, Spring 2023

Ryuichi Hirayama, Spring 2023

Kazuma Fujimoto, Spring 2023

Tatsuya Arai, Spring 2022

Taiki Karakawa, Spring 2022

Kenta Suda, Spring 2022

Toshio Imamura, Spring 2022

Tomotaka Yamamoto, Spring 2022

Sho Ishiwata, Spring 2021

Hiroto Seki, Spring 2021

Hiroki Aohama, Fall 2021

Wataru Mikuriya, Spring 2021

Bachelor Students

Yuki Kusatsugu, Spring 2023

Toshifumi Igeta, Spring 2021