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Project list for 2024 Call for Japan based researchers

Title

International Research Network for Computational Fabrication Fusing Interdisciplinary Information Technologies

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(France) Christian Sandor, Professor, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique, Paris-Saclay University
(US) Bo Zhu, Assistant Professor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
(US) Sigrid Adriaenssens, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University

Title

Building Mathematical Foundation for Cyber Physical Dynamical Systems: Interdisciplinary Research and Human Resource Development on Control with Prediction and Learning

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(France) Dimitri Peaucelle, Senior Researcher, Decision & Optimization Department, LAAS-CNRS
(Italy) Fabrizio Dabbene, Director of Research, IEIIT (Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e delle Telecomunicazioni), CNR
(Netherlands) W. P. M. H. (Maurice) Heemels, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology
(Sweden) Karl Henrik Johansson, Swedish Research Council Distinguished Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Title

Formation of a Japan-Germany multilayered R&D network for medical x AI and its application to industry creation

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Germany) Andreas Dengel, Executive Director, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

Title

Establishing an international collaborative research network on human and spatial augmentation

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Australia) Mark Billinghurst, Professor, Human-Computer Interaction, University of South Australia
(Denmark) Barry Brown, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Copenhagen University
(Germany) Albrecht Schmidt, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Ludwig-Maximilian’s Universität (LMU) in Munich
(Germany) Frank Steinicke, Professor, Department of Informatics, Universität Hamburg
(US) Gordon Wetzstein, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, Stanford University
(US) Kris Kitani, Associate Research Professor, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Title

Mental Well-being Intelligence: A Community for Data-driven Mental Well-being Research

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Australia) Mark Billinghurst, Professor, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), University of South Australia
(Australia) Tongliang Liu, Associate Professor (Director of Sydney AI Centre), School of Computer Science, The University of Sydney
(Finland) Simo Hosio, Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu
(US) Neha Kumar, Associate Professor, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and the School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
(US) Tanzeem Choudhury, Professor (Roger and Joelle Burnell Chair in Integrated Health and Technology) Computing and Information Sciences, Cornell Tech

Title

International Brain Circulation Initiative for Context-Aware AI in Software Development

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Australia) Chakkrit Tantithamthavorn, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
(Canada) Ahmed E. Hassan, Full Professor, School of Computing, Queen’s University
(Canada) Shane McIntosh, Associate Professor, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo
(Italy) Gemma Catolino, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno
(Netherlands) Alexander Serebrenik, Full Professor, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Eindhoven University of Technology
(Switzerland) Gabriele Bavota, Full Professor, Faculty of Informatics, Università della Svizzera Italiana
(US) Lingming Zhang, Associate Professor, Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Title

Research and development of integrative analyses for marine ecosystem change and establishment of an ocean brain-circulation platform

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Germany) Sabine Kasten, Professor/Section Head, Section Marine Geochemistry, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
(US) Angelicque White, Professor, Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Mãnoa
(US) ONO Shuhei, Professor, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(US) Shang-Ping Xie, Distinguished Professor and Roger Revelle Chair, Scripps Institution of Oceanography/University of California, San Diego

Title

Establishment of an international research platform for pioneering biosynthesis of a group of unexplored active natural products

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(US) Bradley S. Moore, Distinguished Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego

Title

The development of a multimodality barcoding technique for next-generation spatial genomics and pooled phenotypic screening

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Canada) Peter Zandstra, Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Applied Sciences, The University of British Columbia
(US) Sam Peng, Pfizer Gerald D. Laubach Career Development Assistant Professor, Broad Institute, Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Title

Development of functional pseudo-natural peptides by in vitro application of peptide-modifying enzymes

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Switzerland) Jörn Piel, Professor, Institute of Microbiology, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich

Title

Construction of International Data and Analysis Platform for Inorganic Power-storage Materials Informatics with Nano/micro-structure

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(France) Laurent Antoni, Senior Fellow Hydrogen, LITEN, Commission for atomic and alternative energies (CEA)
(UK) Michael De Volder, Professor, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
(US) Andrei Fedorov, Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Chair Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
(US) Michael Gordon, Dept. Chair and Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
(US) Yiguang Ju, Robert Porter Patterson Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University

Title

Establishing MONOZUKURI network toward the era of solid-state energy storage devices

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Germany) Wolfgang Zeier, Professor, Institute for Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster
(UK) Duncan H. Gregory, Professor, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow
(US) Prashun Gorai, Research Assistant Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines

Title

Rising International Research Partnership for Leading Power-to-X Technology

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Italy) Simelys Hernandez, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino
(Spain) María Escudero-Escribano, Professor, NanoElectrocatalysis and Sustainable Chemistry, Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
(UK) Reshma Rao, Lecturer, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London
(US) Kelsey Stoerzinger, Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota

Title

Joint Experiment-Theory-Data Science Approach towards Innovative Power-to-X Electrocatalyst Design

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Canada) Xuehua Zhang, Professor (Tier 1 Canada Research Chair), Faculty of Engineering, University of Alberta
(Denmark) Ib Chorkendorff, Professor, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark
(UK) Henning Sirringhaus, Professor, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge

Title

Establishment of an international platform based on the research on concentrated or mixed solvent thermocell and deployment to electrochemical nitrogen reduction

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Australia) Alexandr Simonov, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, Monash University

Title

Next Generation Mixed-Anion Science: Reaction/Structure Control and New Functions

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(France) Laurent Cario, Research Director, Jean Rouxel Materials Institute of Nantes (IMN), Nantes University
(UK) Andrew Goodwin, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
(UK) Michael Hayward, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
(US) Wenhao Sun, Dow Corning Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, University of Michigan

Title

Research network on spintronic materials and devices for the sustainable society (SpinMaD)

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Germany) Claudia Felser, Director, Department of Topological Quantum Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids

Title

Development of Sustainable Next-Generation Bioimaging Materials utilizing Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Canada) Zachary Hudson, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia
(Denmark) Piotr de Silva, Professor, Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark
(UK) Marc Etherington, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering, Northumbria University

Title

Dynamic two-dimensional materials based on supramolecular assemblies

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Spain) Carlos Martí-Gastaldo, Associate Professor, Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), University of Valencia

Title

New Frontier of Photofunctional Materials Enabled by Spin Control

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Germany) Sabine Richert, Junior group leader, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Freiburg
(Korea) Lewis Antill, Research Professor, the Institute of Quantum Biophysics (IQB), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
(Sweden) Karl Börjesson, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg
(UK) Christiane Timmel, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
(UK) Claudia Tait, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
(UK) Gordon Hedley, Senior Lecturer, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow
(UK) Jenny Clark, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield
(UK) Sam Bayliss, Lecturer, Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering Division, University of Glasgow
(UK) Stuart Mackenzie, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford

Title

Joint Franco-Japanese Initiative for Establishing Foundations for Human Resource Development and Quantum Spintronics Technology

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(France) Lucian Prejbeanu, Executive Director, CEA SPINTEC (Spintronics and Technology of Components)

Title

A near-term quantum repeater

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Denmark) Ulrik L. Andersen, Professor, Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Title

High-performance qubits based on Penning-trapped electrons for scalable quantum computers

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Austria) Eberhard Widmann, Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Stefan-Meyer-Institut fuer subatomare Physik
(US) Hartmut Häffner, Professor for Physics, UC Berkeley, and Director, NSF Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation

Title

Engineering magnetic functionality in topological matter with charge ordering

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(US) Leslie Schoop, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Princeton University

Title

International collaborative research on quantum-classical interface by heterogeneous integration

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Germany) Vadim Issakov, Professor, Director, Institute for CMOS Design, Technical University Braunschweig

Title

Creation of Digital Gate Platform for Digital Transformation of Power Semiconductors

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(US) Rolando Burgos, Professor, CPES Director, Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES), Virginia Tech

Title

Versatile Quantum Engineering of Group-IV Alloy Materials for Semiconductor Heterogeneous Integrated Devices

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Belgium) Roger Loo, IV epitaxy Principal Member of Technical Staff, Unit Process and Modules, Advanced Patterning, Process & Materials, imec
(Germany) Dan Mihai Buca, Group Leader “Group IV epitaxy and Photonics, Peter Gruenberg Institute 9, Forschungszentrum Juelich
(Germany) Yuji Yamamoto, Scientist, Technology Department, Group-IV epitaxy process module manager, IHP

Title

Advanced automatic code optimization via DSL and its compiler for AI infrastructure on edge-cloud computing continuum

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(US) Saman Amarasinghe, Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Title

Realizing Trusted Society by LSI Authenticity Guarantee Platform

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(US) Alex Orailoglu, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego

Title

Global Research Initiative on Wireless Terahertz (GROW-THz)

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Austria) Wolfgang Bösch, Dean/Professor, Faculty of Electrical and Information Engineering, Graz University of Technology
(Belgium) Piet Wambacq, Fellow, imec
(Finland) Aarno Pärssinen, Professor, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, University of Oulu
(Germany) Haris Gačanin, Professor, Chair for Distributed Signal Processing, RWTH Aachen University
(US) Predrag Spasojevic, Professor, School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University

Title

U.S.-Centered International Joint Research Towards Wireless Networks for Autonomous Mobile Things

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(US) Dinesh Bharadia, Associate Professor, Director of Wireless Communication Sensing and Networking Group, Klein Gilhousen Chancellor's Endowed Chair, University of California, San Diego

Title

Advanced Electromagnetic Material-Based RF-Wave Environment Design and its Numerical Analysis Method

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Italy) Filiberto Bilotti, Professor and Director of Lab, Antennas and Metamaterials Research Lab, Roma Tre University
(UK) Ana Vukovic, Professor and Head, George Green Institute for Electromagnetic Research (GGIEMR), Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Nottingham
(US) Daniel Sievenpiper, Professor, Jacobs School of Engineering, University of California, San Diego

Project list for 2024 Japan-UK Call

Title

Data-driven multiscale engineering of cell fate decisions

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

Richard Bayliss, Professor, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds

A cell ensures its survival and proliferation by sensing and responding to environmental cues through a series of intracellular signals that modify its internal functions. However, most of our understanding of intracellular cell signalling has been gleaned from reductionist approaches which trace processes of isolated individual pathways. These approaches fail to encapsulate a complete understanding of complex cellular regulation that includes multiple signalling pathways, transcription/translation and heterogeneous responses. Understanding of the cell fate regulation requires adopting a holistic approach to understanding the intricate communication networks of cell fate.
In this proposal we aim to deepen our understanding of pathways through engineering of cells. The engineering process will involve data-driven modelling of cell fate pathways, transcription and translational regulation, and the design and implementation of synthetic components and circuits. This will be achieved through the collective efforts of an international consortium of experts in cell, computational and synthetic biology. We will provide bespoke research training across the international collaboration network to foster the next generation of interdisciplinary scientists and research leaders in biological engineering.
Title

A bioengineering platform for creating agriculturally-applicable sentinel plants

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

Karen Sarkisyan, Group Leader, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Imperial College London

Bioengineered plants may revolutionize existing agricultural practices and help to prevent food shortages becoming a global problem. One promising technology is the use of luminescent crops that can detect pest damage in real time. Our interdisciplinary team of Japanese and British scientists aims to develop reporter plants that can be used at the farm and in the lab. To achieve this, we will combine complementary expertise in machine learning, molecular engineering, and plant science. Specifically, we will develop tobacco and Arabidopsis with new luminescent reporters that detect plant hormones released by plants in response to pests and pathogens, as well as rice and soybean that can detect crop damage in real time in actual farms. It is expected that these developments will make it possible to monitor pest damage in real time by detecting plant luminescence with a drone. We also aim to further expand our international network by holding international conferences that bring together researchers from Japan and abroad.
Title

Orthogonal phages from non-linear sequence topologies: towards an artificial phage-host system

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

Max Ryadnov, Professor, National Physical Laboratory

While advances are being made in engineering bacterial viruses and bacteriophages for applications as diverse as antibacterial therapy and the treatment of alcoholic liver disease, many of these efforts rely on existing biological systems. However, a phage-like system or its host have not yet developed due to its high challenges. In this study, researchers from the University of Tokyo and the UK's National Physical Laboratory have formed an international partnership to create artificial phages synthesized from a novel idea and explore the basis of their replication hosts. Unlike existing biological phages and viruses, we have designed artificial phages that are assembled from short nonlinear amino acid sequences and used them as innovative tools for biodesign, gene reprogramming, and protocells to expand the chemical space. We aim to construct an artificial phage and non-virus capsid host system that interact with host cells as an organism orthogonal to resident organisms, which exemplifies the emergence of artificial life from the human body.
We will also further develop our international network, focusing on long-term travel from Japan to the UK.
Title

Engineering sustained function in SYNthetic cells through enERGY generation, storage and transformation (Japan-UK SYNERGY)

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

Oscar Ces, Chair of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London

Artificial cell technology is expected to achieve a revolution in healthcare, bio-manufacturing, and environmental restoration. However, since artificial cells have problems with energy generation, conversion, and storage, sustaining their functions for long periods is difficult, making practical application difficult. In this Japan-UK SYNERGY project, top research teams from Institute of Science Tokyo, Imperial College London, and University of Cambridge will come together to develop functional modules for energy and logistics, by which artificial cells i) produce ATP from substrates, ii) store ATP in molecular batteries, and iii) convert heat and magnetic forces into ATP. The long-lasting functionality of artificial cells using the modules will enable their applications in the real world. Furthermore, through extensive exchanges including mutual research visits and international research meetings, we will create opportunities for international talent mobility and circulation through the development of artificial cell technology as well as the cultivation of young human resources.
As a permanent international research hub, the Japan-UK SYNERGY will contribute to the UK and Japan playing a leading international role in the coming artificial cell revolution.
Title

Japan-UK collaboration for artificial photosynthetic cell systems

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

December 2024 - March 2028

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

Huang Wei, Professor, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford

This research aims to develop an artificial photosynthesis platform by hybridizing synthetic microorganisms and electrochemical devices, while also fostering young talent who will become the next generation of leaders through research activities. To realize the artificial photosynthesis platform, we will establish a cross-disciplinary Japan-UK cooperative system by bringing together top researchers not only from engineering biology and biophysics, but also from fields such as electrochemistry, nanomaterials chemistry, microfluidics, and information technology. This initiative will establish foundational technologies for the production of valuable materials using light energy, contributing to the realization of a sustainable bioeconomy.
In addition, through unique workshops and collaborations with industry, this project aims to form strategic international networks. By providing numerous opportunities for young researchers to participate in cross-border interdisciplinary research, we will nurture the next generation of leading researchers who possess not only cutting-edge technical skills but also effective communication abilities.

Project list for 2024 Japan-US Call

Title

Reliable and Scalable Biofoundries for Biomanufacturing and Global Bioeconomy

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

November 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

(Finland) Yvonne Nygard, Research Professor, Biotechnology and Food solutions, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
(Republic of Korea) Dae-Hee Lee, Director, Synthetic Biology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)
(UK) Paul Freemont, Professor, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London (ICL)
(US) Huimin Zhao, Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title

International Research Center for Enhancing Plant Resilience

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

November 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

(Canada) Olivia Wilkins, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba
(Republic of Korea) Tae-Jin Oh, Professor, Department of Life Science and Biochemical Engineering, Sun Moon University
(UK) Nicola J Patron, Associate Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge
(US) Seung Yon Rhee, Director, Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University

Title

Alliance for Socially-Acceptable & Actionable Plants

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

November 2024 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

(Finland) Tommi Lehtonen, Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Vaasa
(UK) Steven Kelly, Professor, Department of Biology, University of Oxford
(US) Tracy Lawson, Professor, Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois

Project list for 2024 Japan-Germany Call

Title

Diamond spin qubits for quantum applications (DIAMONDQTECH)

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February 2025 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

Fedor Jelezko, Professor, Institute of Quantum Optics, Ulm University

Diamond spin qubits are attracting attention for being able to achieve a combination of high efficiency optical readouts and long coherence times even at room temperature. This project aims to combine efforts in material science and coherence control to advance diamond-based applications in quantum sensing and quantum communication. The joint Diamond Quantum Technology Research Center will tailor diamond materials to realise quantum sensing for biomedical applications. The project will also demonstrate elements of quantum networks based on optically active electron spins.
The German research teams will contribute their expertise in coherent control of diamond spins, qubits, photonic integration and surface chemistry, while the Japanese research teams will bring their unique expertise in diamond synthesis and their experience in biomedical sensing applications and elements of quantum networks. Both teams will establish a structured PhD programme to enable young researchers to gain expertise in diamond quantum technologies.
Title

Quantum computing with neutral atoms

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February 2025 - March 2030

Calls FY

FY2024

Joint
Partner PI

Christian Gross, Professor, Institute of Physics, University of Tübingen

Quantum computing (QC) is a critical quantum technology expected to deliver significant scientific outputs in the short-term and large socio-economic impacts in the long term. This has recently led to the establishment of largescale, long-term, scientific programs for QC in various nations, among them Japan and Germany. While a variety of platforms are expected to realise QC, the neutral-atom (or cold-atom) platform has recently emerged as the leading candidate. This project aims at accelerating its development through the creation of a binational research network. The project has gathered recognized experts from both Japan and Germany, who are leading the national efforts in neutral-atom QC. The research has been organized to be collaborative and complimentary by leveraging the synergies identified between the researchers based in Japan and Germany, as well as between the theoretical and experimental teams. Intensive young researcher exchange activities are at the core of the program to promote the dissemination of best practices and know-how, inspire new ideas and techniques, and foster a highly connected generation of researchers.

Project list for 2023 Call for Japan based researchers

Title

Advanced research on discrete math, graph algorithm and graph theory

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Title

Seamless reality: a technological foundation for merging cyber-physical spaces through real world oriented avatars

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

AI and Information

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(UK) Christopher Budd, Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Bath

Title

Development of a new bioeconomy platform through induced reprogramming in plants

Research Fields

Biotechnology

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Austria) Yasin Dagdas, Group Leader, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences
(Belgium) Lieven De Veylder, Principal Investigator, VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology
(France) Jerome Pelloux, Professor, BIOPI - Plant Biology and Innovationn, University of Picardy Jules Verne
(Germany) NAKAGAMI Hirofumi, Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research
(Germany) Volker Lipka, Professor, Department of Plant Cell Biology, Georg-August-University of Göettingen
(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) Gitta Coaker, Professor, Plant Pathology Department, University of California, Davis
(US) Kenneth Birnbaum, Full Professor, Department of Biology, New York University

Title

Manufacturing of ion conducting membrane applied for novel intermediate temperature electrolyzer for carbon neutral society

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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
(US) Petros Sofronis, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Professor

Title

Decentralized international collaboration network for innovative battery technology and net-zero society

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Title

Assessment of innovative energy technologies and exploration of decarbonized energy system using novel global energy system model

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Energy

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Switzerland) Thomas Lippert, Head of Group, Team Thin Films and Interfaces, Paul Scherrer Institute

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.)

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI


(Italy) Matteo Meneghini, Full Professor, Department of Information Engineering, University of Padova
(UK) Martin Kuball, Professor, School of Physics, University of Bristol
(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

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(France) Christian Serre, Research Director, Institute of Porous Materials of Paris, PSL University

Title

Interdisciplinary research of EXtreme Aspect-Ratio (EXAR) nanomaterials

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Title

Development of highly efficient luminescent dendrimer materials for sustainable light-emitting devices

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Finland) Yuri Svirko, Professor, Department of Physics and Mathematics, University of Eastern Finland

Title

A comprehensive study on flexible and stretchable electronics

Research Fields

Materials

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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
(Italy) Gianni Ciofani, Principal Investigator/Coordinator, Smart Bio-Interfaces Research Unit, Center for Materials Interfaces, Italian Institute of Technology
(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

Title

Transformative quantum technology platform and international mobility accelerator for future quantum natives

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February2024-March2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February2024-March2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Australia) David McClelland, Distingusihed Professor/Director, Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics, Australian National University

Title

Innovation of quantum electronics based on topological materials

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February2024-March2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(US) Collin Broholm, Director, Institute for Quantum Matter, Johns Hopkins University

Title

RIKEN-Berkeley mathematical quantum science initiative

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February2024-March2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February2024-March2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Title

Innovative optical circuits using topological quantum properties

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Germany) Thomas Schäpers, Group Leader, Peter Grünberg Institute, Research Center Jülich

Title

Infrastructure development on diamond quantum information technology

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Quantum

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Canada) Francois Blanchard, Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Ecole de technologie supereiure(ETS)

Title

Establishment of international collaboration networks for advanced atomic-layer processing

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(US) David B. Graves, Professor, Princeton University

Title

Demonstrating "probabilistic supremacy" with creating foundation for large-scale, integrated, spintronic probabilistic computer

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(US) Kerem Camsari, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara

Title

Exploring adaptive data compression hardware for next-generation highly efficient computational infrastructure

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Semiconductors

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
Partner PI

(Australia) Hark Hoe Tan, Professor, Research School of Physics, Australian National University

Title

Open digital infrastructure through the convergence of telecommunications and AI

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
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) Chen-Nee Chuah, Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis
(US) Zhu Han, Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Houston

Title

Multi-physics based system design for future ICT networks

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Germany) Thomas Kürner, Professor, Institute for Communications Technology, Technische Universität Braunschweig

Title

Inclusive creation of next generation cyber infrastructure

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2029

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Top
Partner PI

(Finland) Matti Latva-aho, Professor, Faculty of information technology and electrical engineering, University of Oulu

Title

Hyperdimensional communication technologies for 6G networks

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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

Research Fields

Telecommunications

Support Period

February 2024 - March 2027

Calls FY

FY2023

Japan based
Rising
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