The Program's aim is to facilitate the extraction of information from real-world data; conduct education and research on data collection design, modeling, inference, and prediction as well as their fundamentals in mathematics and practical application; and develop human resources with the ability to conduct creative research that will contribute to the solution of a variety of complex and important intertwined issues. Toward this end, the Department seeks students who are highly interested in statistical science and are motivated to solve ongoing problems and explore new fields. In particular, it welcomes those with high aspirations to participate in the development of the field of statistical science in the broad sense of reasoning and acting on uncertain phenomena based on data by using insights in various related fields to create a new academic framework regardless of existing disciplines.
The Statistical Science Program is one of the few comprehensive doctoral programs in statistical science in Japan, and has accepted students from a wide range of academic fields. Education and research in all aspects of statistical science is conducted by faculty members specializing in a variety of fields, from theory to application.
The graduate students are guided by primary supervisors as well as sub-supervisors, and various courses are offered to help them acquire basic skills.
The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, which is the foundation of the department, is equipped with a supercomputer dedicated to statistical science and a wide variety of software.
The Institute of Statistical Mathematics has an extensive library covering
a wide variety of journals and books on statistical and mathematical sciences
Statistical Mathematics Seminars are held every week to present research by researchers from the ISM. Research meetings, including international ones, are also held frequently with many visiting researchers from Japan and other countries participating. This environment allows students to easily come into contact with cutting-edge research. Various research projects are in progress, and graduate students can participate in any that interest them.