Call for Proposal
Basic information of the Research Area
[Uncharted Quantum]Challenges in Uncharted Quantum Domains
Research Supervisor
Tetsuo HatsudaExecutive Directors of Science, Mathematical, Computational and Information Science Domain, RIKEN
Strategic Objective
Overview
This research area aims to expand the frontiers of quantum science and, on that basis, to create new principles, methods, and technologies for the future. Here, “uncharted” means finding new directions in quantum science by asking new questions and developing new viewpoints and approaches. At the heart of this area is the idea of understanding quantum theory as Fundamental Quantum Science.
Based on this perspective, the area broadly covers research on the foundations of quantum theory, the boundary between quantum and classical phenomena, and the principles behind measurement, information, correlation, and dynamics. It also includes experimental studies that observe, control, and create quantum states and quantum phenomena in new ways, as well as studies of the deep mathematical structure of quantum theory, including quantum gravity, noncommutative probability theory, and quantum resource theory. By bringing together diverse challenges across theory and mathematics, experiment and measurement, and materials and devices, this area seeks both to deepen our understanding of Fundamental Quantum Science and to cultivate seeds for future technologies and new visions of society, thereby opening new frontiers in quantum science.
Research Area Advisors
| Masaki Ando | Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
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| Masatoshi Imada | Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| Kenichi Ishikawa | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Keiichi Edamatsu | Professor Emeritus & Academic Researcher, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University |
| Masanao Ozawa | Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University |
| Yasuyuki Kawahigashi | Professor, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Shigeki Sugimoto | Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
| Hirokazu Tamura | Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University |
| Hideki Hashimoto | Professor, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University |
| Yoshiro Hirayama | Director, SIP Research Promotion Center, National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology / Professor Emeritus & Specially Appointed Researcher, CSIS, Tohoku University |
| Tomoyuki Horikiri | Professor, Faculty of Engineering / Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Yokohama National University |
Schedule of Selection Process
| Deadline for application | 2026/05/26 at 12:00 noon, Japan time |
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| Document-based review | 2026/06/29 |
| JST will contact to the interviewees no later than | 2026/07/06 |
| Interview-based review（ONLINE） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST. |
2026/07/17, 21 |
Research Supervisor's Policy
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