The Technical Committee on Electronics Simulation Technology, Electronics Society, The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
About EST
The Purpose of Establishing the Committee
This research committee is founded on the Third Class Technical Committee on Microwave Simulators, which lasted for three sessions, and the Second Class Technical Committee on Microwave Simulators, which lasted for five sessions. The former third class committee advanced activities mainly related to microwave simulator development, and raised awareness among the members of this organization regarding the necessity of microwave simulators and their related issues by holding subcommittee meetings and open workshops. After transitioning to the second class committee, the range of activities expanded includes:
- Constructing a shared platform for microwave simulator development (including an API (application programming interface) and a plugin framework)
- Indicating standard issues for comparative inspections of each type of microwave simulator
- Providing educational materials for microwave simulator technicians (Eikichi Yamashita ed., Foundations for Making Microwave Simulators (published by IEICE))
- Discussing the possibility of utilizing the simulators in microwave education
- Information campaigns related to the above (research groups, workshops, lectures, general committee symposiums, homepage construction, etc.)
Along with continuing these various activities, we continued to provide members with periodic opportunities to learn about and discuss issues related to the microwave simulators.
However, roughly 15 years have passed since the establishment of this organization. In that time, the environment surrounding the microwave simulators has markedly changed, particularly with the rapid spread of commercial simulators in industry, government and academia, and the spread of the microwave technology into a variety of adjacent fields. Regarding the former, we should note that commercial simulator performance continues to advance while their prices continue to fall, and there is an increasing need to disseminate information not only to simulator makers, but also to simulator users. Regarding the latter, we should note the rapid increase in demand for microwave technology and simulator technology in fields such as EMC (electromagnetic compatibility), digital signal transmission, wireless power transmission, MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems), and microwave chemistry.
In order to respond to the increase and diversification in demand for the microwave simulators, this committee must continue to expand activities based on the position as a first class research committee, increases the visibility, and contributes to the vitalization of this field. Specifically,
- Continue to expand the existing activities listed above.
- Provide a specialized space for exchanging opinions on simulation techniques and simulator software composition.
- Provide a space for exchanging opinions related to simulation technology that combines microwaves with adjacent technological fields (communication systems, digital signal transmission, multi-physics with machines/chemistry/heat, etc.).
- Activities directed to developing an educational microwave simulator custom to the committee
In this fashion, we will play a role as a “mediator” for exchange and fusion between different fields through expanding activities specialized for the simulation technology related to existing first class researches (microwaves, electromagnetic field theory, electronic devices, antennas/propagation, electromagnetic compatibility, etc.) in addition to our current microwave simulation activities.
Fields of Research
Simulation technology and techniques related to general electronic engineering (electromagnetic waves, circuits, semiconductors, systems, etc.), simulation acceleration technology, comparative inspections of existing simulators (indicating standard issues, etc.), combined simulation technology (multi-physics simulations with electromagnetic waves and machines/chemistry/heat), shared platform simulator technology, constructing electromagnetic field analysis simulators for technology education
Chairman's Message
Technical Committee on Electronics Simulation Technology (EST) was founded along with the transition of Technical Committee on MST that used to be the second-class research committee to the first-class research committee, by expansively changing its name. Technical Committee on MST started its activities as the third-class research committee in 1955. It mainly focuses on the electromagnetic field technologies for microwave and circuit simulators. It has initiated and supported positive and unique activities such as the development of microwave simulator and a common platform for it and so on, conducting workshops other than research committees, and publication of the book (Eikichi Yamashita ed., Foundation for Making Microwave Simulators (published by the IEICE)) including courses and lectures, some of which were given by the author. However, the Technical Committee on MST at the time of its foundation was mainly the manufacturing of simulators, and following the rapid spread of commercial simulators in the industry, government, and academia, it has become necessary to provide information not only to the manufacturers of simulators but also to the users. Furthermore, as the trend to cross-cultural communication and shift to interdisciplinary in engineering have become evident in the field of microwave simulator, the multidirectional development of microwave simulation technologies is strongly required, such as complexing simulation technology of the light, machine and microwave in microwave photonics, and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems. The renaming and shifting to the first-class research committee of the Committee is the answer to these requirements. In addition to the conventional activities related to microwave simulation, by developing activities specialized in simulation technologies for various fields that the existing first-class research committees deal with, we intend to play a role as a catalyst, mediation and space to promote the interaction and fusion among the technologies in other fields based on simulation technologies. As a considerable number of common methodologies and problems exists for simulation theory, technology, and technique in each field and we have been performing activities mainly specialized in microwave simulation, we believe that we can make some contribution.
Chair Osamu Hashimoto, Aoyama Gakuin University
History
- 1995
- Inauguration of the Third Class Technical Committee on Microwave Simulators
- 2001
- Transition to the Second Class Technical Committee on Microwave Simulators
- May 2011
- Transition to the First Class Technical Committee on Electronic Simulation
Committee Members
As of May 26, 2011
| Post | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Osamu Hashimoto | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| Vice-Chair | Zhewang Ma | Saitama University |
| Vice-Chair | Tatsuya Kashiwa | Kitami Institute of Technology |
| Secretary | Naoko Ono | Toshiba Corporation |
| Secretary | Akimasa Hirata | Nagoya Institute of Technology |
| Assistant Secretary | Takuichi Hirano | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Assistant Secretary | Chen ChunPing | Kanagawa University |
| Member | Tetsuo Anada | Kanagawa University |
| Member | Norimasa Ishitobi | Sonnet Software |
| Member* | Yoji Isota | Akita Prefectural University |
| Member | Hiromitsu Uchida | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
| Member | Shinichiro Ohnuki | Nihon University |
| Member | Hideaki Kimura | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) |
| Member | Zuihou Kyo | Kanagawa University |
| Member | Kunimasa Saitoh | Hokkaido University |
| Member | Atushi Sanada | Yamaguchi University |
| Member | Hidehisa Shiomi | Osaka University |
| Member | Jun Shibayama | Hosei University |
| Member* | Tsugumichi Shibata | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) |
| Member | Ryosuke Suga | Aoyama Gakuin University |
| Member | Yukihisa Suzuki | Tokyo Metropolitan University |
| Member* | Mitsuo Taguchi | Nagasaki University |
| Member | Yoshitaka Toyota | Okayama University |
| Member | Takefumi Namiki | Fujitsu Limited |
| Member | Takaharu Hiraoka | Kanagawa University |
| Member | Hiroki Fujishiro | Tokyo University of Science |
| Member | Kazuhiro Fujimori | Okayama University |
| Member | Nagayoshi Morita | Chiba Institute of Technology |
| Member | Li Keren | National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) |
| Adviser | Yoshio Kobayashi | Comprehensive Open Innovation Center, Saitama University |
| Adviser | Kiyomichi Araki | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Adviser | Shigeo Kawasaki | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) |
*: Advisory staff
Workshops
| Post | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Hideaki Kimura |
| Secretary, Meeting place | Ryoske Suga |
| Exhibition | Norimasa Ishitobi |
| Member | Naoko Ono |
| Member | Tsugumichi Shibata |
Software
| Post | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Yoji Isota |
| Secretary | Hidehisa Shiomi |
| Secretary | Takaharu Hiraoka |
| Member | Zuihou Kyo |
| Member | Tsugumichi Shibata |
| Member | Mitsuo Taguchi |
| Member | Takuichi Hirano |
| Member | Nagayoshi Morita |
Education
| Post | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Nagayoshi Morita |
| Secretary, Webmaster | Takuichi Hirano |
| Member | Hiromitsu Uchida |
| Member | Mitsuo Taguchi |
Meeting
| Post | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Akimasa Hirata |
| Secretary | Hiromitsu Uchida |
| Planning and Coordination (AP) | Kazuhiro Fujimori |
| Planning and Coordination (ED) | Hiroki Fujishiro |
| Planning and Coordination (EMCJ) | Yoshitaka Toyota |
| Planning and Coordination (EMT) | Takuichi Hirano |
| Planning and Coordination (MW) | Zhewang Ma |
Award
| Post | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Chair of EST committee |
| Vice-Chair | Tatsuya Kashiwa |
| Member | Akimasa Hirata |
| Member | Takuichi Hirano |
| Member | Hidehisa Shiomi |
| Member | Hiromitsu Uchida |
Advisor and Advisory Staff (Member)
| Post | Name |
|---|---|
| Advisor | Yoshio Kobayashi |
| Advisor | Kiyomichi Araki |
| Advisor | Shigeo Kawasaki |
| Advisory Staff (Member) | Yoji Isota |
| Advisory Staff (Member) | Tsugumichi Shibata |
| Advisory Staff (Member) | Mitsuo Taguchi |
Others
| Post | Name |
|---|---|
| Web Master | Takuichi Hirano |
| Web Master | Norimasa Ishitobi |
| Meeting place, Document printing | Ryosuke Suga |