Creation of new technology is IISʼ fundamental principle, with two driving forces: basic research that aims for creation of intel-lectual value and systematization of scientific scholarship on one hand, and applied research aiming to contribute to the so-ciety and industry by making use of latest and comprehensive approach on the other. Our mission is to communicate and in-tegrate our intellectual products to the society, industry, and the world. We are actively engaged in various activities, as a place to develop human resources that can generate such re-search. The research pursued by our labs can be roughly divid-ed into the following areas.

1. Basic research towards elucidation of the basic principles of physical phenomena and development of new core technology
2. Research on micro/nano device and its application for social innovation
3. Frontier research integrating the world of bio and engineering
4. Cutting edge IT research for achieving both greater convenience and cost reduction
5. Research for innovation by material and process development
6. Research on advanced manufacturing and value creation design
7. Research on smart and strong cities to contribute to sustainable societies
8. Research for contribution to resource and environmental issues and SDGs on the global scale