Call for Proposal
Basic information of the Research Area
[Photonics Synergy]Frontier exploration via the synergy of photonics/optics with information, communication, sensing, and material technologies
Research Supervisor
Yoshiaki NakanoProfessor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Strategic Objective
Overview
Optics and photonics have greatly contributed to information and communication technologies so far, supporting today’s society. Meanwhile, as DX and AI progress, there is an emerging need for significantly lower power consumption in information systems and advanced interfaces that connect the real world with the cyber world. In this research area, we aim to create the foundational technologies necessary for the realization of green information systems that are integrated with the real world and support a sustainable society. Focusing on the fundamental differences in nature between light/photons and electrons, we aim to develop innovative information processing, communication, and sensing systems that make the most of the advantages of photons over electrons. We will also work on developing new materials and process technologies necessary for this purpose. To achieve our goals, we must break away from conventional wisdom, and in doing so we anticipate synergy from the fusion of fields such as information systems, devices, and material researchers.
Specifically, we will cover research and development in fields including the following: (1) creating principles and fundamental technologies that demonstrate the true value of light, (2) developing hybrid technologies of optics/photonics with other fields, and (3) pioneering innovative utilization technologies of optics/photonics for a sustainable information society.
Research Area Advisors
| Hiromi Oohashi | Senior Fellow, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. |
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| Tetsuya Kawanishi | Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University |
| Kunimasa Saitoh | Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University |
| Nobuhiko Nishiyama | Professor, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Yoshio Hayasaki | Professor, Center for Optical Research and Education, Utsunomiya University |
| Hiroaki Harai (provisional) | Director General, Network Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology |
| Kazuhiko Misawa | Trustee, Chief Operating, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology |
The list of Research Area Advisor will be updated later.
Schedule of Selection Process
| Deadline for application | 2024/06/04 at 12:00 noon, Japan time |
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| Document-based review | 2024/07/08 |
| JST will contact to the interviewees no later than | 2024/07/16 |
| Interview-based review（ONLINE） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST. |
2024/07/31 |
Research Supervisor's Policy
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