Japanese
◆ Annual Review 2001

Information Technology Center


Tetsuhiko Ikegami
Vice President

Leo Nagamatsu
Associate Professor

Akira Fujitsu
Assistant Professor

Dougun Tei
Assistant Professor
ISTC's main purpose is to provide information services through computer facilities and library services. Besides providing regular services, IPC staff provided the following supports during FY 2001.
  • Replacement of workstations in Computer Exercise Room 1 through 2, CAI Room1 through 2, faculty's offices, replacement of workstations for graduate students use, and replacement of related servers such as faculty file servers (procsvXX), printer servers(proxsvXX), etc.
  • Replacement of MUSE system with a new library system and a new administration system.
  • Starting Web server registration system in order to increase the degree of security.
  • Discussion on how to reconstruct AINS network systems in order to provide more stable communication services.
Concerning Library services, 246 volumes Japanese Books, 529 volumes Foreign Books, 128 Japanese Magazines, and 465 foreign Magazines were purchased with 2001 regular budget.
Referred Journal Papers
[nag-001:2001]Nagamatsu, L., and K. Takinami. A Process Profiling Method based on Log Reports from Periodic Monitoring. Journal on Researches of the Information System Environment in Universities, 5:19-29, March 2002.
To provide rich IT learning opportunity, about 500 workstations distributed in classrooms are operated 24 hours a day, and uniform environment for file and network is provided in our university. Each host is running continuously, sometimes unnecessary processes are remain and would cause troubles. Logging for all processes is done periodically, for sustaining good situation, it is hard to extract problematic processes from such huge logs. In this paper, on managing distributed hosts, a tool which support administrator by automating such information extraction steps is described. From the information of processes on each host, using simple descriptions of troubles obtained from a profiling method, trouble signs expected from experiences can be extracted. Search expressions in external modules are dynamically linked into the tool. By this structure, we could develop a good tool with expandabilityand easiness for system administrators.
[t-huang-001:2001]Aiguo He, Zixue Cheng, and Tongjun Huang et al. A Multi-site Tele-Seminar Support System Based on Realtime Interactive Communication over the Japan Gigabit Network. IPSJ Journal, 43(2):647-661, 2002.
[t-huang-002:2001]Aiguo He, Zixue Cheng, and Tongjun Huang et al. Development and Evaluation of a Real-time Interactive Tele-Classroom for Computer Exercises Over the Gigabit Network. Journal of Japan Distance Learning Association, 3:26-34, 2001.
[t-huang-003:2001]Z. Cheng, A. He, T. Huang, A. Koyama, and S. Noguchi. An Overview of an Interactive andPersonalized MultimediaTele-Education Environment over a Gigabit Network. Enabling Society with Information Technology, pages 284-294, 2001.
[t-huang-004:2001]Kazuhiko Sato, Zixue Cheng, Shoichi Nakamura, Akio Koyama, Aiguo He, andTongjun Huang. ASupport Method for Match-making Using Agent's Persuasion Mechanism Considering User's Psychological States. IPSJ Journal, 43(2):513-529, 2002.
[t-huang-005:2001]Kazuhiko Sato, Zixue Cheng, Shoichi Nakamura, Akio Koyama, Aiguo He, and Tongjun Huang. An Agent-based Persuasion Mechanism for Match-Making between professors and Students. 3D Forum, 15(4):158-163, 2001.
Referred Proceeding Papers
[nag-002:2001]L. Nagamatsu and J. Saito. A WWW Request Distribution Method by URL Rewriting. In International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA2001), pages 175-180. IASTED, Aug. 2001.
The required performance for WWW servers is growing day by day. Many high performance WWW server techniques including the distributed Web Servers are investigated. For good solution, portability, robustness against request bursts, and ease in implementation are needed. We propose aWWW Request Distribution method based on the URL rewriting feature, which is provided by a built-in module of the Apache Server { without modification of source files { with full portability. Combined with DNS based request distribution, it can also overcome the load imbalance cases on simple DNS based distribution. In this research, a combination method is proposed. Evaluations show that this method can provide more flexible load distribution with low implementation overhead.
Unrefereed Papers
[nag-003:2001]H. Murakawa and L. Nagamatsu. The Freshmen Education in the University of Aizu | Computer and Language Education |. Journal of the Institute of Democratic Education, (6):18-23, 2001.
[nag-004:2001]Naoki Wakamatsu. A Performance Evaluation Method of Network Systems by Precisely Synchronized Data Transfer. Master Thesis: University of AIZU, Feb. 2001.
Supervised: Leo Nagaamtsu
[nag-005:2001]Kaori Takinami. A Process Profiling Method based on Log Reports by Periodic Monitoring. Master Thesis: University of AIZU, Feb. 2001.
Supervised: Leo Nagaamtsu
Ph.D and Other Thesis
[nag-006:2001]Ken'ichirou Umetsu. Graduation Thesis: A Efficient Method to Investigate Remote Resource Usage of Workstations in Classrooms, University of Aizu, 2001.
Thesis Advisor: Leo Nagamatsu.
[nag-007:2001]Hiroko Umetsu. Graduation Thesis: On Advantages and Risks of Secure Connection for an University, University of Aizu, 2001.
Thesis Advisor: Leo Nagamatsu.
[nag-008:2001]Ryo Yamamoto. Graduation Thesis: Development of a Program Collecting Process Information, University of Aizu, 2001.
Thesis Advisor: Leo Nagamatsu.
[nag-009:2001]Daisuke Kobayashi. Graduation Thesis: Modeling of Exploitation and Protection of Buffer Overflow, University of Aizu, 2001.
Thesis Advisor: Leo Nagamatsu.