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18/09/2020
The Project Managers has been selected under the four Moonshot Goals.
Adopted Project Managers for Moonshot R&D (Moonshot Goal 1,2,3,6）
Moonshot Goal 1：Realization of a society in which human beings can be free from limitations of body, brain, space, and time by 2050.
| Project Manager (PM) | R&D Project |
|---|---|
| ISHIGURO Hiroshi Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University |
The Realization of an Avatar-Symbiotic Society where Everyone can Perform Active Roles without Constraint |
| KANAI Ryota Director, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) |
Liberation from Biological Limitations via Physical, Cognitive and Perceptual Augmentation |
| MINAMIZAWA Kouta Professor, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University |
Cybernetic Avatar Technology and Social System Design for Harmonious Co-experience and Collective Ability |
Moonshot Goal 2：Realization of ultra-early disease prediction and intervention by 2050.
| Project Manager (PM) | R&D Project |
|---|---|
| AIHARA Kazuyuki University Professor, The University of Tokyo |
Comprehensive Mathematical Understanding of the Complex Control System between Organs and Challenge for Ultra-Early Precision Medicine |
| OHNO Shigeo Special Contract Professor, Institute for Diseases of Old Age, School of Medicine, Juntendo University |
Challenge toward the Control of Intractable Cancer through Understanding of Molecular, Cellular, and Interorgan Networks |
| KATAGIRI Hideki Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University |
Challenge for Eradication of Diabetes and Comorbidities through Understanding and Manipulating Homeostatic Systems |
| TAKAHASHI Ryosuke Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University |
Towards Overcoming Disorders Linked to Dementia based on a Comprehensive Understanding of Organ Connectivity |
| MATSUURA Yoshiharu Professor, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University |
Understanding and Control of Virus-Human Interaction Networks |
Moonshot Goal 3：Realization of AI robots that autonomously learn, adapt to their environment, evolve in intelligence and act alongside human beings, by 2050.
| Project Manager (PM) | R&D Project |
|---|---|
| SUGANO Shigeki Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University |
Smart Robot that is Close to One Person for a Lifetime |
| NAGATANI Keiji Project Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
Innovation in Construction of Infrastructure with Cooperative AI and Multi-Robots Adapting to Various Environments |
| HARADA Kanako Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
Co-evolution of Human and AI-Robots to Expand Science Frontiers |
| HIRATA Yasuhisa Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University |
Adaptable AI-enabled Robots to Create a Vibrant Society |
Moonshot Goal 6：Realization of a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer that will revolutionize economy, industry, and security by 2050.
| Project Manager (PM) | R&D Project |
|---|---|
| KOASHI Masato Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
Research and Development of Theory and Software for Fault-tolerant Quantum Computers |
| KOSAKA Hideo Professor, Faculty of Engineering /Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University |
Development of Quantum Interfaces for Building Quantum Computer Networks |
| TAKAHASHI Hiroki Assistant Professor, Experimental Quantum Information Physics Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University |
Fault-tolerant Quantum Computing with Photonically Interconnected Ion Traps |
| FURUSAWA Akira Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
Development of Large-scale Fault-tolerant Universal Optical Quantum Computers |
| MIZUNO Hiroyuki Senior Chief Researcher, Center for Exploratory Research, R&D Group, Hitachi, Ltd. |
Large-scale Silicon Quantum Computer |
| YAMAMOTO Takashi Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science/Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives, Osaka University |
Quantum Cyberspace with Networked Quantum Computer |
| YAMAMOTO Tsuyoshi Research Fellow, System Platform Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation |
Development of Integration Technologies for Superconducting Quantum Circuits |