MEIJO UNIVERSITY · FACULTY OF INFORMATION ENGINEERING

Ryo Kurachi

Professor · Automotive Cybersecurity · Embedded & Real-Time Systems

Ryo Kurachi

Professor

Department of Information Engineering
Faculty of Information Engineering
Meijo University

My research focuses on automotive cybersecurity, embedded and real-time systems, and software security, with the goal of improving the safety and dependability of next-generation mobility systems.

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ABOUT

About Me

I joined the Department of Information Engineering, Faculty of Information Engineering at Meijo University in 2026 and established Kurachi Laboratory.

My research focuses on cyber-physical systems, particularly automotive and mobility systems, and addresses cybersecurity, real-time behavior, safety, and dependability from an interdisciplinary perspective.

My current interests include cyberattack detection and root-cause identification in in-vehicle networks, real-time analysis for embedded systems, evaluation of automated driving and ADAS, software vulnerability analysis, and secure software update technologies.

In addition to research and education at the university, I am actively involved in industry-academia collaboration and professional activities related to automotive cybersecurity.

RESEARCH

Research Interests

01

Automotive Cybersecurity

I study cybersecurity for automotive systems, including in-vehicle networks, ECUs, intrusion detection, attack source identification, threat analysis, and secure software updates.

02

Embedded & Real-Time Systems

My research includes in-vehicle communication such as CAN and CAN FD, real-time schedulability analysis, and performance and dependability evaluation of embedded systems.

03

AD/ADAS Evaluation

I study safety and dependability evaluation of automated driving and advanced driver assistance systems using simulation and scenario-based testing.

04

Software Security

My research addresses security evaluation of embedded software, including vulnerability analysis, fuzzing, SBOM, digital forensics, secure software updates, and secure data deletion.

05

AI for Security

I investigate the use of AI for cybersecurity, including LLM-assisted threat analysis, anomaly detection, and adversarial machine learning.

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ACTIVITIES

Professional Activities

Academic and Professional Activities

I am engaged in professional activities related to automotive cybersecurity, primarily through the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE).

These activities include committee work, planning technical meetings and symposiums, and industry-academia collaboration with experts and companies in the automotive field.

I also participate in peer review and program committee activities for domestic and international conferences and academic societies.

Education

At the Faculty of Information Engineering, Meijo University, I teach courses related to information engineering, embedded systems, real-time systems, and cybersecurity.

In the laboratory, I place importance on enabling students to experience the full research process, from identifying a research problem and surveying related work to system design and implementation, experimentation and evaluation, paper writing, and research presentation.

PUBLICATIONS

Publications

My research results have been published in peer-reviewed journals, international conferences, and domestic academic conferences and workshops.

Where available, full-text papers, DOI links, arXiv versions, presentation materials, and source code can be accessed from the Publications page.

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BIOGRAPHY

Biography

2026–

Professor
Department of Information Engineering,
Faculty of Information Engineering,
Meijo University

2025–

Designated Professor
Center for Embedded Computing Systems (NCES),
Graduate School of Informatics,
Nagoya University

Degree (2012.09)

Ph.D. in Information Science, Nagoya University

COMMUNITY

Research Community

I believe that research should not remain confined within the university, but should be connected to real-world challenges through collaboration with automobile manufacturers, suppliers, software companies, cybersecurity companies, and research institutions.

For collaborative research and academic exchange in areas such as automotive cybersecurity, embedded and real-time systems, and AD/ADAS evaluation, please see the Contact page.

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LINKS

Links

Kurachi Laboratory, Meijo University ↗

Center for Embedded Computing Systems (NCES), Nagoya University ↗

Automobile Cybersecurity, JSAE ↗

Ryo Kurachi — Previous Personal Website at Nagoya University (Japanese) ↗