Research Cooperation (North America)

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USA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

USA - Letters were exchanged between Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and NICT

Date of Conclusion: March 14, 2013
Effective Period: March 14, 2013 - March 31, 2016

Area of Collaboration
  • Remote sensing from space
  • Space Laser Communications
  • Other areas both institutions have expertise



USA - The Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks and NICT

Date of Conclusion: August 23, 2007 
Date of Renewal: November 5, 2012
Effective Period: November 5, 2012 - November 4, 2017

Area of Collaboration
Polar atmospheric and environmental research



USA - The University of Utah

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The University of Utah and NICT

Date of Conclusion: July 2, 2012
Effective Period: July 2, 2012 - March 31, 2016

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,

in particular
  • The Future Network Research

USA - The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of The United States of America

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of The United States of America and NICT

Date of Conclusion: February 7, 2012
Effective Period: February 7, 2012 - February 6, 2017

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,

in particular
  • Research and education in all fields of common interest such as Cyber-Physical Data Cloud, Network Security

The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of The United States of America
The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of The United States of America

USA - California Institute for Telecommunication and Information Technology, University of California, San Diego (Calit2 UCSD)

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between California Institute for Telecommunication and Information Technology, University of California, San Diego (Calit2 UCSD) and NICT

Date of Conclusion: April 1, 2011
Effective Period: April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2016

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology

USA - Indiana University (IU)

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Indiana University (IU) and NICT

Date of Conclusion: April 1, 2011
Effective Period: April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2016

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,

in particular
  • R&D communication network
  • Advanced Internet Technologies
  • New Generation Network/Future Internet Technologies
  • Other areas in Information and Communication Technologies mutually agreed by the Parties

USA - University of Illinois (UIC)

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between University of Illinois (UIC) and NICT

Date of Conclusion: April 1, 2011
Effective Period: April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2016

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,

in particular
  • R & D communication network
  • Advanced Internet Technologies
  • New Generation Network/Future Internet Technologies
  • Other areas in Information and Communication Technologies mutually agreed to by the Parties

USA - Georgia Institute of Technology

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Georgia Institute of Technology and NICT

Date of Conclusion: April 20, 2009
Effective Period: April 20, 2009 - March 31, 2014

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology,

in particular
  • Computational linguistics, speech recognition, speech systhesis and dialog systems
  • Computer networks and network virtualization
  • Other areas in the field of Information and Communications Technology mutually agreed to by the Parties

USA - Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU LTI)

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Language Technologies Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU LTI) and NICT

Date of Conclusion: March 23, 2007
Effective Period: March 23, 2007 - March 31, 2010
(Automatically renewed for another year annually)

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology

USA - University of California, Davis (UCD)

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between University of California, Davis (UCD) and NICT

Date of Conclusion: October 1, 2006
Effective Period: October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2011
(Automatically renewed for another year annually)

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology

USA - University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

USA - Memorandum of Understanding was signed between University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and NICT

Date of Conclusion: October 1, 2006
Effective Period: October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2011
(Automatically renewed for another year annually)

Area of Collaboration
Information and Communications Technology