Call for Proposal
Basic information of the Research Area
[Unexplored Quantum]Pioneering Unexplored Fields in Quantum Science and Technology
Research Supervisor
Yoshiro HirayamaDirector, SIP Research Promotion Center, National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology / Professor emeritus & Specially Appointed Researcher, CSIS, Tohoku University
Strategic Objective
Overview
To realize a sustainable "Quantum Future Society" where quantum technology is fully integrated into every aspect of daily life, this Research Area promotes the pioneering of unexplored territories that create new fields and directions in quantum science and technology. Here, “unexplored territories” do not refer to a target at the end of an existing path that has yet to be reached, but rather to the opening of entirely new paths themselves. We support research in such challenging and frontier areas of quantum science and technology. The pioneering of unexplored territories in quantum science and technology requires the deepening of the fundamental scientific principles of the related fields. Based on fundamental quantum science that is challenging yet realistically explorable, we aim to pioneer unexplored territories in quantum technologies that, while also challenging, are beginning to show the possibility of resolution. In addition to research that pioneers new unexplored territories in representative fields such as quantum computing, quantum information processing, quantum sensing, and quantum materials, we also challenge research that creates new directions making fusion of them. This includes constructing quantum networks by integrating these fields and pioneering unexplored areas based on quantum biological phenomena. We also support the basic research necessary for the above-mentioned goals. By pioneering unexplored territories in quantum science and technology, we aim to realize a future society where advanced quantum technologies have permeated throughout society, in conjunction with the progress of quantum science and technology being advanced in many other projects such as other quantum-related CREST and PRESTO areas, Moonshot, Q-LEAP, and SIP.
Research Area Advisors
| Hidetoshi Katori | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
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| Sato Shintaro | Fellow & Head of Quantum Laboratory, Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu Limited |
| Tanaka Shigenori | Professor Emeritus, Kobe University |
| Tsai Jaw Shen | Chair Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University / Visiting Senior Scientist, Center for Quantum Computing ,RIKEN |
| Synge Todo | Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Yasuhiro Tokura | Specially Appointed Professor, Faculty of Science, Japan Women’s University |
| Shuji Hasegawa | Professor Emeritus, School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Tetsuo Hatsuda | Executive Director of Science, Mathematical, Computational and Information Science Domain, RIKEN |
| Kazuhiko Hirakawa | Senior Principal Engineer, Medical Systems and Components Operations, Canon Inc. |
| Takuya Hirano | Professor, Department of Physics, Gakushuin University |
| Toshimasa Fujisawa | Professor, School of Science, Institute of Science Tokyo |
Schedule of Selection Process
| Deadline for application | 2026/06/02 at 12:00 noon, Japan time |
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| Document-based review | 2026/07/11 |
| JST will contact to the interviewees no later than | 2026/07/21 |
| Interview-based review（ONLINE） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST. |
2026/08/02 |
Research Supervisor's Policy
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