Projects
2023 Call Projects
AI and Information
Research Field: AI and information research for the realization of Society 5.0* based on the principles of "human understanding and respect", "diversity" and "sustainability"
Society 5.0 is defined as “a human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space."
ASPIRE for Top Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2028 (February 2024 - March 2029)
- Title
- Advanced research on discrete math, graph algorithm and graph theory
- Japan-side PI
- KAWARABAYASHI Kenichi, Professor, Principles of Informatics Research Division, National Institute of Informatics
- Partner PI
- (Denmark) Mikkel Thorup, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Copenhagen University
- Title
- Establishing an international collaborative research network on human-centered vision and media technologies
- Japan-side PI
- SATO Yoichi, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (Netherlands) Cees Snoek, Professor, Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam
(UK) Dima Damen, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Bristol
(US) Kris Kitani, Associate Research Professor ,The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
- Title
- International platform for building a human foundation model towards Omoiyari AI
- Japan-side PI
- NISHINO Ko, Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
- Partner PI
- (France) Vincent Lepetit, Professor, IMAGINE, École de Ponts
(US) Angjoo Kanazawa, Assistant Professor, Department of EECS, Berkeley, University of California
(US) Jianbo Shi, Professor, Department of CIS, University of Pennsylvania
(US) Todd Zickler, Professor, Department of EECS, Harvard University
- Title
- Network of software studies towards social trust in information technologies
- Japan-side PI
- HASUO Ichiro, Professor, Information Systems Architecture Science Research Division, National Institute of Informatics
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Joost-Pieter Katoen, Professor, Department of Computer Science, RWTH Aachen University
(Netherlands) Bart Jacobs, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Radboud University
(UK) Sam Staton, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Univerisity of Oxford
- Title
- AI-powered computational photography: from theory to practice
- Japan-side PI
- MATSUSHITA Yasuyuki, Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University
- Partner PI
- (Canada) Michael Brown, Chair Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering&Computer Science, York University
(US) Ming-Hsuan Yang, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering&Computer Science, University of California at Merced
ASPIRE for Rising Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2026 (February 2024 - March 2027)
- Title
- Seamless reality: a technological foundation for merging cyber-physical spaces through real world oriented avatars
- Japan-side PI
- ITOH Yuta, Project Associate Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (France) Jean-Marie Normand, Professor, Mathematics, Computer Science & Biology Department, Nantes Digital Science Laboratory (LS2N), PACCE Team, École Centrale de Nantes
(Switzerland) Bernd Bickel, Professor, Center for Augmented Computational Design in Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH)
(UK) Kaan Akşit, Associate Professor, Computer Science Department, University College London
- Title
- A comprehensive framework for fair graph analysis
- Japan-side PI
- SASAKI Yuya, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University
- Partner PI
- (Denmark) Panagiotis Karras, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Copenhagen University
(Netherlands) George Fletcher, Full Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Title
- Strategic platform for the next-generation acoustically actuated user interfaces
- Japan-side PI
- FUSHIMI Tatsuki, Assistant Professor, Institute of Library, Information, and Media Science, University of Tsukuba
- Partner PI
- (Spain) Asier Marzo, Lecturer in Computer Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Engineering, Public University of Navarra
(UK) Bruce Drinkwater, Professor of Ultrasonics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol
(UK) Diego Martinez Plasencia, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University College London
(UK) Ruchi Gupta, Associate Professor, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Birmingham
(US) Daniel Smalley, Associate Professor, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University
- Title
- Deep scientific computing: integration of physical structure and deep learning through mathematical science
- Japan-side PI
- YAGUCHI Takaharu, Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
- Partner PI
- (UK) Christopher Budd, Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath
Biotechnology
Research Field: Biotechnology research related to promoting the bioeconomy and sustainable agriculture, as well as reduced negative impact on the environment.
ASPIRE for Top Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2028 (February 2024 - March 2029)
- Title
- Development of a new bioeconomy platform through induced reprogramming in plants
- Japan-side PI
- SUGIMOTO Keiko, Team Leader, Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN
- Partner PI
- (Belgium) Lieven De Veylder, Principal Investigator, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
(UK) Uta Paszkowski, Full Professor, Department of Plant Science Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge
(US) David Stern, Senior Group Leader, Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
(US) Kenneth Birnbaum, Full Professor, Department of Biology, New York University
Energy
Research Field: Energy research for carbon neutrality
ASPIRE for Top Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2028 (February 2024 - March 2029)
- Title
- Manufacturing of ion conducting membrane applied for novel intermediate temperature electrolyzer for carbon neutral society
- Japan-side PI
- ISHIHARA Tatsumi, Professor, International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Wilhelm Meulenberg, Head of the Department, Institute of Energy and Climate Research -1, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
(UK) Stephen Skinner, Professor, Department of Materials, Imperial College London
- Title
- Decentralized international collaboration network for innovative battery technology and net-zero society
- Japan-side PI
- OKUBO Masashi, Professor, School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Philipp Adelhelm, Professor, Institute of Chemistry, Humboldt University Berlin
(US) Jie Xiao, Laboratory Fellow, Energy&Environmental Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Title
- Next-generation solid oxide cells for power generation and hydrogen production
- Japan-side PI
- SASAKI Kazunari, Professor, Next-Generation Fuel Cell Research Center, Kyushu University
- Partner PI
- (US) Harry L. Tuller, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Title
- International partnership for advanced lithium-air secondary battery innovations
- Japan-side PI
- NAKANISHI Shuji, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Peter Bieker, Senior Researcher, Helmholtz-Zentrum Münster IEK-12, Forschungszentrum Juelich
(UK) Lee Johnson, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham
(US) Yang Shao-Horn, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
ASPIRE for Rising Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2026 (February 2024 - March 2027)
- Title
- Assessment of innovative energy technologies and exploration of decarbonized energy system using novel global energy system model
- Japan-side PI
- FUJIMORI Shinichiro, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Partner PI
- (Austria) Keywan Riahi, Program Director, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
- Title
- Study of organic-inorganic composite interfaces for fast charge transport on photoelectrolysis device
- Japan-side PI
- WATANABE Motonori, Associate Professor, International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research, Kyushu University
- Partner PI
- (Switzerland) Thomas Lippert, Head of Group, Team Thin Films and Interfaces, Paul Scherrer Institute
Materials
Research Field: Materials research that contributes to a carbon neutral society and circular economy
ASPIRE for Top Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2028 (February 2024 - March 2029)
- Title
- Physical properties and device applications of metal Mg-intercalated GaN superlattice (MiGs) nanostructures and their implications for the ultra-high doping of ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors (AlN, Ga2O3, etc.)
- Japan-side PI
- AMANO Hiroshi, Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University
- Partner PI
- (US) Debdeep Jena, David E. Burr Professor of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University
(US) Huili Grace Xing, William L. Quackenbush Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University
(US) Jaime Marian, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
(US) Kang Wang, Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
(US) Samuel Graham, Nariman Farvardin Professor/Dean of School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland
(US) Srabanti Chowdhury, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- Title
- Development of innovative nanoporous materials that enable precise macromolecular recognition
- Japan-side PI
- UEMURA Takashi, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (France) Christian Serre, Research Director, Institute of Porous Materials of Paris, PSL University
- Title
- Interdisciplinary research of EXtreme Aspect-Ratio (EXAR) nanomaterials
- Japan-side PI
- SHIOMI Junichiro, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Jana Zaumseil, Professor, Physikalisch-ChemischesInstitut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
(Sweden) Daniel Söderberg, Professor/Head, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
(US) KONO Junichiro, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, William Marsh Rice University
- Title
- Discovery of new transition-metal compounds using advanced synthesis technique and exploring novel functional properties based on structure-property relationships
- Japan-side PI
- SHIMAKAWA Yuichi, Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
- Partner PI
- (UK) J. Paul Attfield, Professor, Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions / School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh
- Title
- Ferroelectric renaissance: carbon neutrality achieved by "fourth generation materials" surpassing perovskite ferroelectrics
- Japan-side PI
- FUNAKUBO Hiroshi, Professor, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Uwe Schroeder, Senior Scientist/Deputy Scientific Director, Namlab gGmbH
(US) Susan Trolier-McKinstry, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
ASPIRE for Rising Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2026 (February 2024 - March 2027)
- Title
- Development of highly efficient luminescent dendrimer materials for sustainable light-emitting devices
- Japan-side PI
- ALBRECHT Ken, Associate Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Rubén Costa, Professor, Chair of Biogenic Functional Materials, TUM Campus Straubing, Technical University of Munich
(UK) Andrew Monkman, Professor, Department of Physics, Durham University
- Title
- International collaboration for developing next-generation sustainable materials through precision design of carbohydrate-based hybrid polymers
- Japan-side PI
- ISONO Takuya, Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
- Partner PI
- (France) Redouane Borsali, Research Professor, Centre de recherches sur les macromolécules végétales (CERMAV)
- Title
- Creating 3D terahertz metamaterials through the combination of laser micro-processing and carbon materials
- Japan-side PI
- KONISHI Kuniaki, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Institute for Photon Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (Finland) Yuri Svirko, Professor, Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Eastern Finland
- Title
- A comprehensive study on flexible and stretchable electronics
- Japan-side PI
- MATSUHISA Naoji, Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (Austria) Martin Kaltenbrunner, Professor, Soft Matter Physics and LIT, Soft Materials Lab, Johannes Kepler University LINZ
(Finland) Kari Rönkä, Vice President, Sensing Solutions research area, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
(Germany) Christopher Synatschke, Group Leader, Synthesis of Macromolecules, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
(UK) George Malliaras, Prince Philip Professor, Electrical Engineering Division, University of Cambridge
(US) Kevin Plaxco, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara
(US) Thuc-Quyen Nguyen, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California
(US) Zhenan Bao, K.K. Lee Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Quantum
Research Field: Research related to quantum computers and quantum technology in general, including on quantum materials with innovative functionality, which contributes to the realization of a productivity revolution.
ASPIRE for Top Scientists
Support PeriodFY2023-FY2028 (February2024-March2029)
- Title
- Transformative quantum technology platform and international mobility accelerator for future quantum natives
- Japan-side PI
- ASAI Shoji, Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (US) David Awschalom, Liew Family Professor, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago
- Title
- Quantum control technology for pioneering gravitational wave astronomy
- Japan-side PI
- SOMIYA Kentaro, Associate Professor, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Partner PI
- (Australia) David McClelland, Distingusihed Professor/Director, Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics, Australian National University
- Title
- Innovation of quantum electronics based on topological materials
- Japan-side PI
- NAKATSUJI Satoru, Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (US) Collin Broholm, Director, Institute for Quantum Matter, Johns Hopkins University
- Title
- RIKEN-Berkeley mathematical quantum science initiative
- Japan-side PI
- HATSUDA Tetsuo, Program Director, Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program, RIKEN
- Partner PI
- (US) Wick Haxton, Director, NSF Physics Frontier Center (N3AS), UC Berkeley
- Title
- Forging a global research network for quantum information and quantum biology
- Japan-side PI
- MIZUKAMI Wataru, Associate Professor, Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Biology, Osaka University
- Partner PI
- (Belgium) Kristiaan De Greve, imec Fellow and Program Director Quantum Computing, Quantum Computing Program, IMEC
(Germany) Martin Plenio, Director, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Ulm University
(UK) Dominic O’Brien, Professor, Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University
(US) Javad Shabani, Director, Center for Quantum Information Physics, New York University
ASPIRE for Rising Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2026 (February 2024 - March 2027)
- Title
- Innovative optical circuits using topological quantum properties
- Japan-side PI
- AMEMIYA Tomohiro, Associate Professor, School of Engineering , Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Partner PI
- (US) Alexander Khanikaev, Professor, Electrical Engineering, The Grove School of Engineering, City College of New York, CUNY
- Title
- Quantum state control using spin-orbit nanostructures in semiconductor and topological materials
- Japan-side PI
- KOHDA Makoto, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Thomas Schäpers, Group Leader, Peter Grünberg Institute, Research Center Jülich
- Title
- Infrastructure development on diamond quantum information technology
- Japan-side PI
- SHIKANO Yutaka, Professor, Institute of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Tim Schroeder, Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin
- Title
- Quantum detection of terahertz-wave for next-generation high speed communications
- Japan-side PI
- MURATE Kosuke, Assistant Professor, Graduate school of Engineering, Nagoya University
- Partner PI
- (Canada) Francois Blanchard, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Ecole de technologie supereiure(ETS)
Semiconductors
Research Field: Semiconductor research related to promoting the semiconductor industrial sector.
ASPIRE for Top Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2028 (February 2024 - March 2029)
- Title
- Establishment of international collaboration networks for advanced atomic-layer processing
- Japan-side PI
- HAMAGUCHI Satoshi, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
- Partner PI
- (US) David B. Graves, Professor, Princeton University
- Title
- Demonstrating “probabilistic supremacy” with creating foundation for large-scale, integrated, spintronic probabilistic computer
- Japan-side PI
- FUKAMI Shunsuke, Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University
- Partner PI
- (US) Kerem Camsari, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
ASPIRE for Rising Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2026 (February 2024 - March 2027)
- Title
- Exploring adaptive data compression hardware for next-generation highly efficient computational infrastructure
- Japan-side PI
- UENO Tomohiro, Research Scientist, Center for Computational Science, RIKEN
- Partner PI
- (Canada) Jason Anderson, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto
(US) Franck Cappello, Senior Computer Scientist, Mathematics and Computer Science, Argonne National Laboratory
- Title
- Development of a coarse-grained logic array platform for ASIC design universalization
- Japan-side PI
- KOSUGE Atsutake, Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (US) Priyanka Raina, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Stanford University
- Title
- Development of novel nano selective-area epitaxy of III-V nanowires and nano photonics applications
- Japan-side PI
- TOMIOKA Katsuhiro, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology and Research Center for Integrated Quantum Electronics (RCIQE), Hokkaido University
- Partner PI
- (Australia) Hark Hoe Tan, Professor, Research School of Physics, Australia National University
Telecommunications
Research Field: Research on telecommunications technology that contributes to the development of a next-generation infrastructure for a digital society.
ASPIRE for Top Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2028 (February 2024 - March 2029)
- Title
- Open digital infrastructure through the convergence of telecommunications and AI
- Japan-side PI
- ESAKI Hiroshi, Professor, Graduate school of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Tarik Taleb, Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Ruhr University Bochum
- Title
- Research on sensing, actuation, communication, and intelligent signal processing infrastructure for ambient intelligence
- Japan-side PI
- OTSUKI Tomoaki, Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
- Partner PI
- (Australia) Manoranjan Paul, Professor, School of Computing, Mathematics, and Engineering, Charles Sturt University
(Canada) Octavia Dobre, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Memorial University
(Norway) Thomas Zinner, Professor, Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
(UK) Trung Quang Duong, Chair Professor, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast
(US) Zhu Han, Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Houston
- Title
- Multi-physics based system design for future ICT networks
- Japan-side PI
- KAWANISHI Tetsuya, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
- Partner PI
- (Germany) Thomas Kürner, Professor, Institute for Communications Technology, Technische Universität Braunschweig
- Title
- Inclusive creation of next generation cyber infrastructure
- Japan-side PI
- NAKAO Akihiro, Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (Finland) Matti Latva-aho, Professor, Faculty of information technology and electrical engineering, University of Oulu
ASPIRE for Rising Scientists
Support PeriodFY 2023 - FY 2026 (February 2024 - March 2027)
- Title
- Hyperdimensional communication technologies for 6G networks
- Japan-side PI
- OTA Kaoru, Professor, Graduate School, Muroran Institute of Technology
- Partner PI
- (Canada) Ekram Hossain, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba
- Title
- Intelligent and integrated optimization framework of high-frequency channel environment for next-generation wireless communications
- Japan-side PI
- SUGIURA Shinya, Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
- Partner PI
- (UK) Lajos Hanzo, Professor, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton
- Title
- Resilient cyberspace generative framework with communication, sensing and learning integration
- Japan-side PI
- SUTO Katsuya, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications
- Partner PI
- (Canada) Ning Zhang, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Windsor
(Finland) Mehdi Bennis, Full professor, Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu
Note: Information such as affiliation and position is as of January 2024.