ARES Laboratory, Institute of Science Tokyo

At ARES Lab, we aim to improve the safety, quality, and resilience of socio-technical systems through research in human factors and ergonomics, resilience engineering, safety engineering, and healthcare management.

We are interested in real-world systems where people, technology, organizations, and environments interact in complex ways. Our research focuses especially on healthcare and other safety-critical fields. We seek to understand why errors and accidents occur, and how people and organizations can better prevent, respond to, and recover from them.

Research can be challenging, but we believe that the process itself is also an exciting journey. Finding a question, exploring it through careful thinking and analysis, and seeing how the results may contribute to society can bring a strong sense of achievement and self-realization.

The first step in research is to discover one’s own curiosity and interests. From there, students learn how to develop research questions, think critically, solve problems, analyze data, and communicate their ideas. These skills are valuable not only for those who wish to become researchers, but also for those who will work in industry, healthcare, government, or other areas of society.

In our lab, we value open discussion, active learning, and mutual support. We hope that each student will grow through research, learn from both success and failure, and develop the confidence to take on new challenges.

Above all, we hope to help students become people who are honest, positive, responsible, and willing to pursue their dreams with courage and passion. We look forward to learning, thinking, and growing together.