Directors Program Director Tetsuo Hatsuda Particle and Nuclear Physics Deputy Program Director Takashi Tsuboi Topology, Dynamical Systems Deputy Program Director Catherine Beauchemin Virophysics Deputy Program Director Tsukasa Tada Theoretical Particle Physics Deputy Program Director (concurrent) Shigehiro Nagataki Extreme Universe Deputy Program Director (concurrent) Takemasa Miyoshi Data Assimilation Scientific Advisors Senior Advisor Shigefumi Mori Mathematics, Algebraic Geometry Senior Advisor Yoh Iwasa Mathematical Biology Senior Advisor Masato Wakayama Mathematics Scientific Advisor Makoto Kobayashi Theoretical Particle Physics Coordinator Coordinator / Director, Office of the Program Director (concurrent) Tomoya Nagai R&D Administration, Science Communication Researchers Senior Research Scientist Gen Kurosawa Theoretical Biology Senior Research Scientist Takumi Doi Computational Particle and Nuclear Physics Senior Research Scientist Jeffrey Fawcett Genome Evolution Senior Research Scientist Yuki Yokokura Theoretical Physics (Quantum Gravity, Black Hole, Thermodynamics) Senior Research Scientist Ching-Kai Chiu Condensed Matter Physics Senior Research Scientist Ryo Namba Theoretical Cosmology, Gravitational Theory Senior Research Scientist Ryosuke Iritani Mathematical Biology, Evolutionary Ecology Senior Research Scientist Masazumi Honda Theoretical Physics, High Energy Theory, Quantum Computation, Mathematical Physics Senior Research Scientist Shunji Matsuura Quantum Computing Research Scientist Derek Beattie Inman Theoretical and Computational Cosmology Research Scientist Kyosuke Adachi Biophysics, Condensed Matter Physics Research Scientist Misako Tatsuuma Planetary Formation Theory Research Scientist Camilia Demidem Theoretical and Computational Approaches in High-Energy Astrophysics Research Scientist Lingxiao Wang Particle and Nuclear Physics, Machine Learning, AI for Science Research Scientist Akihisa Yamamoto Biomedical Engineering, Soft-matter Physics, Biophysics Special Postdoctoral Researcher José Said Gutiérrez-Ortega Evolutionary Biology, Ecology Special Postdoctoral Researcher Tomoya Naito Quantum Many-Body Problems (Computational), Nuclear Physics Special Postdoctoral Researcher Taketo Sano Mathematics, Topology Special Postdoctoral Researcher Yuto Moriwaki Conformal Field Theory, Representation Theory Special Postdoctoral Researcher Christy Koji Kelly Gravity, Lorentzian Geometry, Lorentzian Optimal Transport Theory, Discrete Curvature Special Postdoctoral Researcher Thomas Hitchcock Evolution, Ecology, Genetics Special Postdoctoral Researcher Seishiro Ono Quantum Condensed Matter Physics Special Postdoctoral Researcher Che-Yu Chen Gravitational Theory, Black Hole Physics Special Postdoctoral Researcher Yuto Yamamoto Algebraic Geometry, Tropical Geometry Special Postdoctoral Researcher Okuto Morikawa Theoretical Physics, Quantum Field Theory, Non-perturbative Formulation and Simulation Special Postdoctoral Researcher Kan Kitamura Operator Algebras, Quantum Symmetries Special Postdoctoral Researcher Takashi Satomi Harmonic Analysis, Functional Analysis Special Postdoctoral Researcher Junnosuke Koizumi Algebraic Geometry, Arithmetic Geometry Special Postdoctoral Researcher Osamu Fukushima Theoretical Physics, Quantum Field Theory, Integrable System Postdoctoral Researcher Shingo Gibo Theoretical Biology, Nonlinear Oscillation, Acoustic Engineering Postdoctoral Researcher Congcong Le Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Sciences Postdoctoral Researcher Jizhou Li Chaos and Dynamical Systems, Virophysics Postdoctoral Researcher Puttarak Jai-akson Theoretical Physics, Classical/Quantum Gravity Postdoctoral Researcher Dongwook Ghim String Theory, Quantum Computation Postdoctoral Researcher Pratik Nandy Quantum Chaos, Quantum Entanglement, AdS/CFT Postdoctoral Researcher Amaury Micheli Theoretical Cosmology, Quantum Entanglement Postdoctoral Researcher Lucy McNeill Astrophysics Postdoctoral Researcher Rento Yamada Senior Research Scientist (concurrent) Ryusuke Hamazaki Statistical Mechanics Senior Research Scientist (concurrent) Akinori Tanaka Machine Learning, Mathematical Physics Research Scientist (concurrent) Shigenori Otsuka Data Assimilation Research Scientist (concurrent) Shun Ohishi Research Scientist (concurrent) Akira Mizuta Special Postdoctoral Researcher (concurrent) Akira Dohi Nuclear Astrophysics Researchers (RIKEN-Berkeley Fellow) Postdoctoral Researcher Jan Schuette-Engel Particle Physics, Astroparticle Physics, Cosmology Postdoctoral Researcher Yan Lyu Hadronic Physics, Lattice Gauge Field Theory Postdoctoral Researcher Yuki Fujimoto Postdoctoral Researcher Gabriele Di Ubaldo Theoretical physics, Conformal Field Theory, Quantum Gravity, Quantum Chaos Postdoctoral Researcher Yuuka Kanakubo High-Energy Physics, Nuclear Theory RIKEN Quantum RIKEN Quantum Website Senior Research Scientist Steffen Backes Condensed Matter Physics Research Scientist Yantao Wu Physics, Chemistry Research Scientist Rongyang Sun Quantum Many-body Physics Research Scientist Himadri Pathak Quantum Chemistry Postdoctoral Researcher Yuta Sekino Condensed Matter Physics, Ultracold Atoms Postdoctoral Researcher Yaokun Lei Machine Learning Force Field, Rare Event Sampling, Reaction Dynamics Postdoctoral Researcher Xiaoyang Wang Quantum Computation, High Energy Physics, Computer Science Senior Research Scientist (concurrent) Yuji Sugita Theoretical Chemistry Senior Research Scientist (concurrent) Tomonori Shirakawa Condensed Matter Physics Coordinator (concurrent) Shinichiro Fujii Nuclear Theory, Project Management Research Consultants Research Consultant Koichi Yazaki Nuclear and Hadron Physics Research Consultant Kenji Fukaya Geometry Research Consultant Takeo Inami Research Consultant Kazuo Fujikawa Particle theory, Quantum science Senior Visiting Scientists Senior Visiting Scientist Hiroshi Suito Applied Mathematics, Computational Fluid Dynamics Senior Visiting Scientist Wick C. Haxton Nuclear Astrophysics Senior Visiting Scientist Gordon Baym Quantum Many-body Theory Senior Visiting Scientist Hideaki Aoyama Elementary Particle Theory, Mathematical Linguistics, Econophysics Senior Visiting Scientist Yasuyuki Kawahigashi Operator Algebras Senior Visiting Scientist Takashi Sakajo Applied Mathematics (Mathematical Fluid Dynamics) Senior Visiting Scientist Hidetoshi Nishimori Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Computation Senior Visiting Scientist Yoshiyuki Inoue High Energy Astrophysics Senior Visiting Scientist Motoko Kotani Geometry Senior Visiting Scientist Atsushi Mochizuki Theoretical Biology Senior Visiting Scientist (concurrent) Kazuyuki Aihara Mathematical Engineering Visiting Scientists (SUURI-COOL) Visiting Scientist Masato Itami Statistical Physics Visiting Scientist Sonia Mahmoudi Mathematics, Topology Visiting Scientists (iTHEMS Alumni) Visiting Scientist Yoshimasa Hidaka Theoretical Physics Visiting Scientist Yuka Kotorii Mathematics, Topology Visiting Scientist Genki Ouchi Mathematics, Algebraic Geometry Visiting Scientist Shun Furusawa Astrophysics, Nuclear Physics Visiting Scientist Masato Taki Mathematical Physics, Machine Learning Visiting Scientist Masashi Tachikawa Cell Biology, Biophysics Visiting Scientist Takashi Okada Mathematical Biology Visiting Scientist Masaru Hongo Particle and Nuclear Physics, Nonequilibrium physics Visiting Scientist Masahiro Nozaki Elementary Particle Physics, Quantum Information Visiting Scientist Kanato Goto High Energy Theory, String Theory, Quantum Gravity Visiting Scientist Naomi Tsuji Astrophysics Visiting Scientist Michiya Mori Mathematics, Physics Visiting Scientist Don Warren Cosmic Rays, Gamma-ray Bursts, Virology Visiting Scientist Yongjia Huang High Energy Astrophysics, Gravitational Wave Astrophysics Visiting Scientist Shou Yoshikawa Algebraic Geometry Visiting Scientist Yosuke Kubota Mathematics, Index Theorem Visiting Scientist Euki Yazaki Genome Evolution, Molecular phylogeny, Protistology Visiting Scientist Masaki Taniguchi Mathematics, Topology Visiting Scientist Naritaka Oshita Quantum/Classical Gravity, Cosmology, Quantum Field Theory Visiting Scientist Etsuko Itou Particle and Nuclear Physics, Lattice QCD, Quantum Computing Visiting Scientist Akira Matsumoto Theoretical Particle Physics, Lattice Gauge Theory, Quantum Computing Visiting Scientist Ermal Rrapaj Nuclear Astrophysics, Quantum Computing Visiting Scientist Gilles Ferrand Astrophysics Visiting Scientist Kotaro Murakami Physics Visiting Scientist Ade Irma Suriajaya Analytic Number Theory Visiting Scientist Yingying Xu Mathematical Sciences Visiting Scientist Hui Tong Nuclear Theory Visiting Scientist Tomoki Ozawa Condensed Matter Physics, AMO Physics, Topological Insulator Visiting Scientist Hokuto Konno Mathematics, Geometry and Topology Visiting Scientist Takuya Sugiura Theoretical Nuclear and Hadronic Physics Visiting Scientist Nagisa Hiroshima Dark Matter, High Energy Astrophysics Visiting Scientist Yuya Kusuki Physics Visiting Scientist Yalong Cao Algebraic Geometry, Mathematical Physics Visiting Scientist Akira Harada Physics, Space Science Visiting Scientist Hidetoshi Taya Physics Visiting Scientist Yukimi Goto Mathematics Visiting Scientist Mizuki Oikawa Mathematics, Physics Visiting Scientist Maria Manuela Saez Neutrino Physics, Astroparticles Visiting Scientist Hiroshi Yokota Polymer Physics Visiting Scientist Yasunori Nomura Quantum Gravity, Cosmology, Particle Physics Visiting Scientists (Academia) Visiting Scientist Shinya Wanajo Cosmo-nuclear Science Visiting Scientist Kentaro Takami Theoretical Astrophysics Visiting Scientist Tetsuo Hyodo Physics Visiting Scientist Shingo Iwami Mathematical Sciences, Life Sciences Visiting Scientist Haozhao Liang Visiting Scientist Wataru Souma Visiting Scientist Noriyoshi Ishii Visiting Scientist Faisal Etminan Visiting Scientist Motoi Tachibana Visiting Scientist Sinya Aoki Visiting Scientist Atsushi Nakamura Visiting Scientist Takashi Inoue Visiting Scientist Yoji Ohashi Visiting Scientist Hiroshi Suzuki Visiting Scientist Kenji Sasaki Visiting Scientist Yoichi Ikeda Hadron and Nuclear Physics Visiting Scientist Kazuya Mameda Visiting Scientist Yuji Sakai Theoretical Biology Visiting Scientist Shunsuke Kobayashi Applied mathematics Visiting Scientist Koya Sakakibara Numerical Analysis, Mathematical Fluid Dynamics Visiting Scientist Hiroshi Kokubu Dynamical Systems and Applications Visiting Scientist Hiroki Kodama Topology, Dynamical Systems Visiting Scientist Christopher Bourne Mathematics, Operator Algebras, Topological Phases Visiting Scientist Takahiro Doi Visiting Scientist Tomonori Ugajin Visiting Scientist Koichi Murase Visiting Scientist Tomoya Hayata Visiting Scientist Motoki Nakata Plasma Physics, Complex Systems, Turbulence, Applied Mathematics Visiting Scientist Natsuki Tomida Visiting Scientist Koutarou Kyutoku Gravitational-wave Astronomy Visiting Scientist Abhijit Chakraborty Complex Networks, Economic Networks, Statistical Physics Visiting Scientist Parikshit Junnarkar Visiting Scientist Shin Hayashi Mathematics, Topology Visiting Scientists (Industry) Visiting Scientist Shinya Gongyo Physics Visiting Scientist Hirotaka Irie Quantum Computation, Mathematical Physics Visiting Scientist Hiroyasu Miyazaki Arithmetic and Algebraic Geometry Visiting Scientist Shoichiro Tsutsui Visiting Scientist Yuta Kikuchi Elementary Particle Physics Visiting Scientist Toshihiro Ota Mathematical Physics, Machine Learning Visiting Scientist Enrico Rinaldi Particle and Nuclear Physics, Machine Learning Visiting Scientist Kohei Hayashi Probability Theory Student Trainee Intern Junior Research Associate / Student Trainee (concurrent) Daiki Kumakura Microbial Evolutionary Ecology, Genome Evolution, Mathematical Biology Junior Research Associate / Student Trainee (concurrent) Tingyu Zhang Junior Research Associate / Student Trainee (concurrent) Taiichi Nakanishi Junior Research Associate / Student Trainee (concurrent) Soichiro Uemura Topology, Mathematical Physics Research Part-time Worker Ⅱ / Student Trainee (concurrent) Rumi Hasegawa Student Trainee Liang Zhang Student Trainee Keiichi Morita Mathematical Biology, Evolutionary Community Ecology Staff Research Administrator / Research Administrator, Office of the Program Director (concurrent) Iriko Kaneko Assistant, Office of the Program Director Chikako Ota Assistant, Office of the Program Director Hitomi Wada Assistant, Office of the Program Director Tomoko Iwanami Assistant, Office of the Program Director Yuko Kawatsu Assistant, Office of the Program Director Nobuko Tanabe Part-time Worker, Office of the Program Director Keiko Ueda Part-time Worker, Office of the Program Director Rieko Zasu Visitors