Contents and How to search

As part of a project to convert scientific information produced at the Institute to an electronic media, we provide theses on the web site.

Some of the contents are available for JAIST users only or NOT provide full text.

Contents:

Doctoral Dissertations

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Knowledge Science): Abstract, Summary of dissertation and Result and comments of the doctoral dissertation(*), Full text
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Information Science): Abstract, Summary of dissertation and Result and comments of the doctoral dissertation(*), Full text
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Materials Science): Abstract, Summary of dissertation and Result and comments of the doctoral dissertation(*), Full text(*)

Master's Theses

  • Master of Science (Knowledge Science): Abstract, Full text
  • Master of Science (Information Science): Abstract, Full text
  • Master of Science (Materials Science): Abstract
  • Master of Philosophy (MPhil): Abstract, Full text
(*) The materials published in and after FY 2013 are provided.

Note:

  • Copyright of the thesis remains with the author.
  • For use, please strictly comply with the Copyright Act (Act No. 48 of May 6, 1970). If you want to use the materials beyond the scope of “Reproduction for private use” or “Quotations” as specified by Copyright Act, you must have permission of the copyright holder.
  • The thesis is provided READ ONLY, NOT printable (except for the doctoral dissertations published after FY 2013).

For Author:

If you submitted the acceptance form once and NOT published your thesis/report to public or JAIST users at the time of the completion, and would like to publicize your thesis/report, please submit the following form to the JAST library. There is no form for doctoral dissertations since they are supposed to be open to the general public.

[Acceptance Form] Master's Theses

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Title List
Theses Title List includes bibliographic information, abstract and fulltext Link.
 

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