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CREST

Research Area Research Supervisor(s) Strategic Objective(s) FY of Research Area Establishment
Elucidation of biological mechanism of extracellular fine particles and the control system Yoshinobu Baba
(Professor, School of Engineering, Nagoya University)
Elucidation of biological system of extracellular fine particless FY2017
Creation of Innovative Core Technologies for Nano-enabled Thermal Management Yuji Awano
(Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University)
Development of innovative materials and device technologies based on understanding and manipulation of nanoscale thermodynamics
Revolutional material development by fusion of strong experiments with theory / data science Hideo Hosono
(Professor, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Construction of revolutional material development methods through fusion among experiments and theory/data science
Symbiotic Interaction: Creation and Development of Core Technologies Interfacing Human and Information Environment Kenji Mase
(Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University)
Advanced interaction technologies within networked intelligent information environment
Development and application of optical technology for spatiotemporal control of biological functions Ryoichiro Kageyama
(Professor, Institute For Frontier Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University)
Development of optical control technologies and elucidation of biological mechanisms FY2016
Development and application of intelligent measurement-analysis methods through coalition between measurement technologies and informatics * Yoshiyuki Amemiya (CREST)
(Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Genshiro Kitagawa (Deputy Research Supervisor:PRESTO)
(President, Research Organization of Information and Systems)
Integration of measurement technology and advanced information processing for cutting- edge R &D activities including materials science
Creation of an innovative quantum technology platform based on the advanced control of quantum states Yasuhiko Arakawa
(Professor/Director of Center for Photonics Electronics Convergence, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo)
Development of new material properties and frontier of information sciences based on the advanced control of quantum states
Development and Integration of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Innovation Acceleration Minoru Etoh
(Senior Vice President, General Manager of Innovation Management Department, NTT DOCOMO, INC.)
Creation of integration technology to enable utilizations of diverse and massive data using Artificial Intelligence core technologies rapidly growing in sophistication and complexity
Advanced core technology for creation and practical utilization of innovative properties and functions based upon optics and photonics Ken-ichi Kitayama
(Professor, The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries)
Pioneering next-generation photonics through the discovery and application of novel optical functions and properties FY2015
Innovative catalysts and creation technologies for the utilization of diverse natural carbon resources Wataru Ueda
(Professor, Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University)
Creation of innovative catalysts using diverse natural carbon resources
Creation of fundamental technologies contribute to the elucidation and application for the robustness in plants against environmental changes Satoshi Tabata
(Director and Vice Chairman of th Board of Trustees, Kazusa DNA Reseach Institute)
Establishment of environmentally-adaptive-plant design systems for stable food supply in the age of climate change

*1 Please note that these Research Areas invite both CREST and PRESTO research proposals. Applicants must meet their respective deadlines.

PRESTO

Research Area Research Supervisor(s) Strategic Objective(s) FY of Research Area Establishment
Creation of Life Science Basis by Using Quantum Technology Mitsutoshi Setou
(Professor, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)
Innovation of Bio-Sensing, Elucidation of Dynamics and Interactions between Biomolecules by Using Quantum Technology FY2017
Function and control of fine particles in a living body Akihiko Nakano
(Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo)
Elucidation of biological system of extracellular fine particles
Thermal Science and Control of Spectral Energy Transport Katsunori Hanamura
(Professor, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Development of innovative materials and device technologies based on understanding and manipulation of nanoscale thermodynamics
The Future of Humans and Interactions Jun Rekimoto
(Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo / Deputy Director, Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.)
Advanced interaction technologies within networked intelligent information environment
Optical control of biological functions for the elucidation of biological systems Yoshinori Shichida
(Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)
Development of optical control technologies and elucidation of biological mechanisms FY2016
Development and application of intelligent measurement-analysis methods through coalition between measurement technologies and informatics* Yoshiyuki Amemiya (CREST)
(Project Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Genshiro Kitagawa (Deputy Research Supervisor:PRESTO)
(Fellow, Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University)
Integration of measurement technology and advanced information processing for cutting- edge R &D activities including materials science
Quantum state control and functionalization Kohei Itoh
(Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University)
Development of new material properties and frontier of information sciences based on the advanced control of quantum states
Fundamental Information Technologies toward Innovative Social System Design Sadao Kurohashi
(Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University)
Creation of integration technology to enable utilizations of diverse and massive data using Artificial Intelligence core technologies rapidly growing in sophistication and complexity
Fully controlled photons and their proactive usage for new era creation Ken-ichi Ueda
(Professor Emeritus, University of Electro-Communications)
Pioneering next-generation photonics through the discovery and application of novel optical functions and properties FY2015
Scientific innovation for energy harvesting technology Kenji Taniguchi
(Emeritus Professor, Osaka University)
Hiroyuki Akinaga
(Principal Research Manager, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology :AIST)
Elucidation of basic principles for innovative energy conversion, and synthesis of new materials, development of new energy harvesting devices, and other core technologies, that will contribute to the high-efficiency conversion of ambient microenergy into electricity and their new advanced applications
Science and creation of innovative catalysts Hiroshi Kitagawa
(Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)
Creation of innovative catalysts using diverse natural carbon resources
Advanced materials informatics through comprehensive integration among theoretical, experimental, computational and data-centric sciences Shinji Tsuneyuki
(Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Creation of innovative catalysts using diverse natural carbon resources, Creation of innovative core technologies by merging material technology, device technology, and nano-system optimization technology toward the realization of information devices with ultra-low power consumption and multiple functions (H25), Creation, advancement, and systematization of innovative information technologies and their underlying mathematical methodologies for obtaining new knowledge and insight from use of big data across different fields (H25), Establishment of molecular technology, which is the free control of molecules to bring innovation to environmental and energy materials, electronic materials, and health and medical materials (H24)
Creation of next-generation fundamental technologies for the control of biological phenomena in field-grown plants Kiyotaka Okada
(Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University)
Establishment of environmentally-adaptive-plant design systems for stable food supply in the age of climate change
Innovational technical basis for cultivation in cooperation with information science Seishi Ninomiya
(Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
Establishment of environmentally-adaptive-plant design systems for stable food supply in the age of climate change, Development of mathematical sciences to describe and analyze social issues in which basic principle is unclear (H26)

*1 Please note that these Research Areas invite both CREST and PRESTO research proposals. Applicants must meet their respective deadlines.

ACT-I

Research Area Research Supervisor(s) Strategic Objective(s) FY of Research Area Establishment
Information and Future Masataka Goto
(Prime Senior Researcher, Information Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
“Creation of integration technology to enable utilizations of diverse and massive data using Artificial Intelligence core technologies rapidly growing in sophistication and complexity,” “Development of intelligent information processing technology to realize creative collaboration between human and machines,” “Creation, advancement, and systematization of innovative information technologies and their underlying mathematical methodologies for obtaining new knowledge and insight from use of big data across different fields.” FY2016
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