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Research Area/Projects

On-going

yGreen Innovationz

  1. Creation of Innovative Core Technology for Manufacture and Use of Energy Carriers from Renewable Energy
    Research Supervisor: Koichi Eguchi (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)
  2. Creation of fundamental theory and technology to establish a cooperative distributed energy
    Research Supervisor : Masayuki Fujita (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
  3. Phase Interface Science for Highly Efficient Energy Utilization
    Research Supervisor : Nobuhide Kasagi (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo Principal Fellow, CRDS, JST)
  4. Creation of essential technologies to utilize carbon dioxide as a resource through the enhancement of plant productivity and the exploitation of plant products
    Research Supervisor : Akira Isogai (President, Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
  5. Establishment of core technology for the preservation and regeneration of marine biodiversity and ecosystems
    Research Supervisor : Isao Koike (Auditor, University of the Ryukyu)
  6. Creation of Basic Technology for Improved Bioenergy Production through Functional Analysis and Regulation of Algae and Other Aquatic Microorganisms
    Research Supervisor : Tadashi Matsunaga (President, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
  7. Creative research for clean energy generation using solar energy
    Research Supervisor : Masafumi Yamaguchi (Distinguished Professor, Toyota Technological Institute)
  8. Innovative Technology and System for Sustainable Water Use
    Research Supervisor : Shinichiro Ohgaki (President, National Institute for Environmental Studies)
  9. Creation of Innovative Technologies to Control Carbon Dioxide Emissions
    Research Supervisor : Itaru Yasui (President, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation/Vice Rector Emeritus, United Nations University)

yLife Innovationz

  1. Creation of Innovative Technology for Medical Applications Based on the Global Analyses and Regulation of Disease-Related Metabolites
    Research Supervisor: Takao Shimizu (Director-General, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine)
  2. Innovation for Ideal Medical Treatment Based on the Understanding of Maintenance, Change and Breakdown Mechanisms of Homeostasis among Interacting Organ Systems
    Research Supervisor : Ryozo Nagai, M.D., Ph.D. (President, Jichi Medical University)
  3. Structural life science and advanced core technologies for innovative life science research
    Research Supervisor : Keiji Tanaka (Director, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science)
  4. Development of Fundamental Technologies for Diagnosis and Therapy Based upon Epigenome Analysis
    Research Supervisor : Masayuki Yamamoto (Professor, Tohoku University)
  5. Creation of Fundamental Technologies for Understanding and Control of Biosystem Dynamics
    Research Supervisor : Tadashi Yamamoto (Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST))
  6. The Creation of Basic Medical Technologies to Clarify and Control the Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Inflammation
    Research Supervisor : Masayuki Miyasaka (Professor, Emeritus Osaka University)
  7. Elucidation of the Principles of Formation and Function of the Brain Neural Network and Creation of Control Technologies
    Research Supervisor : Seiji Ozawa (Professor, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare)
  8. Fundamental Technologies for Medicine Concerning the Generation and Regulation of Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) Cells
    Research Supervisor : Toshio Suda (Professor, Keio University)
  9. Etiological Basics of and Techniques for Treatment of Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases
    Research Supervisor : Kazuo Sugamura (Chief Director, Miyagi Prefectural Hospital Organization)
  10. Creation of a Novel Technology towards Diagnosis and Treatment based on Understanding of Molecular Pathogenesis of Psychiatric and Neurological Disorders
    Research Supervisor : Teruhiko Higuchi (President, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry)

yNanotechnology & Materialsz

  1. Innovative nano-electronics through interdisciplinary collaboration among material, device and system layers
    Research Supervisor: Takayasu Sakurai (Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
  2. Creation of Innovative Functional Materials with Advanced Properties by Hyper-nano-space Design
    Research Supervisor: Tohru Setoyama (Executive Officer Fellow, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation)
  3. Establishment of molecular technology towards the Creation of New Functions
    Research Supervisor : Hisashi Yamamoto (Professor, Chubu University / Emeritus professor, University of Chicago)
  4. Creation of Innovative Functions of Intelligent Materials on the Basis of the Element Strategy
    Research Supervisor : Kohei Tamao (Director, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute)
  5. Enhancing Applications of Innovative Optical Science and Technologies by making Ultimate Use of Advanced Light Sources
    Research Supervisor : Tadashi Itoh (Professor / Vice Director, Institute for Nano Science and Design, Osaka University)
  6. Creation of Nanosystems with Novel Functions through Process Integration
    Research Supervisor : Jun'ichi Sone (Vice President, National Institute for Materials Science)
  7. Development of High-Performance Nanostructures for Process Integration
    Research Supervisor : Masahiro Irie (Professor, Rikkyo University)
  8. Research of Innovative Material and Process for Creation of Next-generation Electronics Devices
    Research Supervisor : Hisatsune Watanabe (President & CEO, Semiconductor Leading Edge Technologies, Inc)
  9. Development of the Foundation for Nano-Interface Technology
    Research Supervisor : Seiji Shinkai (Professor, Sojo University / Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University)
  10. Establishment of Innovative Manufacturing Technology Based on Nanoscience
    Research Supervisor : Yasuhiro Horiike (Professor, University of Tsukuba / Fellow Emeritus, National Institute for Materials Science)

yInformation & Communications Tech.z

  1. Advanced Application Technologies to Boost Big Data Utilization for Multiple-Field Scientific Discovery and Social Problem Solving
    Research Supervisor: Yuzuru Tanaka (Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University)
  2. Advanced Core Technologies for Big Data Integration
    Research Supervisor: Masaru Kitsuregawa (Director General, National Institute of Informatics)
  3. Development of System Software Technologies for post-Peta Scale High Performance Computing
    Research Supervisor : Akinori Yonezawa (Co-director, RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science)
  4. Creation of Human-Harmonized Information Technology for Convivial Society
    Research Supervisor : Yoh'ichi Tohkura (Professor / Deputy Director General, National Institute of Informatics)
  5. Alliance for Breakthrough between Mathematics and Sciences (ABMS)
    Research Supervisor : Yasumasa Nishiura (Professor, Tohoku University)
  6. Fundamental Technologies for Dependable VLSI System
    Research Supervisor : Shojiro Asai (Executive Vice President, Rigaku Corporation)
  7. Dependable Operating Systems for Embedded Systems Aiming at Practical Applications
    Research Supervisor : Mario Tokoro (President , Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.)

yResearch Acceleration Programz

  1. Development of low-voltage electron microscopes for atomic resolution analyses of functional materials and bio-molecules
    Research representative:Kazu Suenaga(Prime Senior Researcher, Nanotube Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))
  2. Identification of novel oncogenes in human cancer
    Research representative :Hiroyuki Mano, M.D., Ph.D.(Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo)

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