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Report on the induction ceremony of American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Tetsuo Hatsuda attended the induction ceremony of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences [1], held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from September 29 to October 1, 2024, as a newly elected International Honorary Member (HIM). This year, 250 new members were inducted, including 25 HIMs [2], across various fields such as Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Humanities and Arts, and Leadership, Policy and Communications. The ceremony began with a gathering of new members at the House of the Academy [3]. The formal induction took place on September 30 at Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall at Harvard University [4], starting at 3 p.m. During the ceremony, each inductee was called to the stage individually to sign the Academy members’ book. In addition to the induction ceremony, there were receptions on September 29 and 30. The event concluded with a special lecture titled "Memory is about your future – what we think we become," delivered by André Fenton. In the photograph, Tetsuo Hatsuda is seen on the left signing the Academy's book. On the right, he is pictured conversing with Bonnie Fleming [5], a fellow inductee in physics and a neutrino experimentalist from Fermilab. Throughout the meeting, Tetsuo enjoyed engaging in conversations not only with fellow physicists but also with researchers from the social sciences and humanities.

2024-10-09
Presentation of iTHEMS outreach at NuFACT conference

iTHEMS is a fantastic environment in which we conduct interdisciplinary research daily. Along with our research activity, a variety of outreach activities have been conducted so far. Tomoya Nagai (Coordinator, iTHEMS) presented this special environment and its outreach activity at the NuFACT 2024 conference. At the conference, a session for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Education, and Outreach (IDEEO) was composed. The session itself was organized so that we could visualize diversity in terms of speaker's and convener's properties. It provided us with a good opportunity to know IDEEO-related activities all over the world, which can be a chance to recognize and reconsider the issue around to achieve "good environments for everyone". One special example of the iTHEMS outreach was the "Journalist in residence" program. The uniqueness of the activity caught significant attention from the participants of the conference. Also, "Mathematics Connecting to the World: One S&T poster for Every Household" seemed to be intriguing. Although we had only a limited time for this exhibition and discussion, Nagai's attendance brought the conference a fresh view of the outreach activity as well as the achievements of the interdisciplinary and diverse environments. iTHEMS can be so influential to our community in multiple contexts!

2024-10-08
RIKEN - LBNL Workshop on Quantum Information Science on September 3-6, 2024

On Sep. 3 (Tue) - 6 (Fri), RIKEN - LBNL Workshop on Quantum Information Science was held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The workshop was co-hosted by RIKEN-iTHEMS and LBNL and sponsored by RIKEN Quantum, with 32 and 40 participants from Japan and USA, respectively. This was the second in-person workshop by RIKEN and LBNL on quantum information science since the first was held at LBNL in January 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together researchers worldwide to discuss and collaborate on the latest developments in quantum technologies and quantum computing including algorithms, hybrid quantum-classical computing, error mitigation, and applications in physics and chemistry. There were 36 talks and 4 poster presentations during the entire four days. In the afternoons of the second and third days, in addition to tours of LBNL's Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) and National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) facilities, special sessions delved into discussions on several focus areas and provided networking opportunities for future collaborations.

2024-10-02
Farewell message from Eiji Inoue

Our colleague Eiji Inoue will move on to a new career as an assistant professor at Kyoto University as of Oct. 1, 2024. We all will miss him and wish him the best of luck in his latest endeavor. Here is a message from Eiji Inoue: <i>I spent three and a half years in iTHEMS as an SPDR on math. I would like to thank the program director and assistants for their mindful support over these three and a half years. I also wish to thank iTHEMS members for discussion on many occasions. These years I spent in iTHEMS were invaluable for me. Among all, the best experience for me was that I could gradually get a feeling on "physics in the real world" not only mathematical structure of physics, from the choice of words physicists use in daily discussion. In these casual discussions, I could also try if my understanding of physics are correct. I also enjoyed playing quantum computers. I think it was impossible to experience without this tolerant environment of iTHEMS; indeed, it just started from a casual conversation with the director. It was the first time I experienced quantum phenomena, especially quantum entanglement, in the real world where I exist. This may sound a little strange, but I feel like I haven't had that feeling of interest in how the real world works in a long time. While I was going through these experiences like a newborn child, as a mathematician, I could finally achieve my original project on Perelman entropy in the last half year during my visits to Cambridge, Montreal and Aarhus. There are still many thigs to do, but this is certainly the foundation of this new theory. One regret is that I could not finish writing a paper on this result while enrolled at iTHEMS. I'll be an assistant professor at Kyoto University (Department of Math) from October. I welcome people from iTHEMS to come to Kyoto and discuss. I will also ask iTHEMS for help. See you again! </i>

2024-09-27
Farewell message from Kazuki Kannaka

Our colleague Kazuki Kannaka will move on to a new career as an assistant professor at Kanazawa University as of Oct. 1, 2024. We all will miss him and wish him the best of luck in his latest endeavor. Here is a message from Kazuki Kannaka: <i>At iTHEMS, thanks to the support from Hatsuda-san, Tada-san, Tsuboi-sensei, and all the assistants, I was able to focus on my research in a wonderful environment. During this period, I made several discoveries that were interesting at least to me. Also, discussing with researchers from other fields at iTHEMS was exciting. I am especially grateful to Namba-san and Iritani-san for providing the opportunity for such discussions. I look forward to continuing our research exchanges. Thank you!</i>

2024-09-24
エネルギー透過には情報が必要－境界面上の物理に迫る－

九州大学高等研究院の楠亀裕哉准教授（理化学研究所数理創造プログラム客員研究員）、カリフォルニア工科大学教授を兼ねる東京大学国際高等研究所カブリ数物連携宇宙研究機構の大栗博司教授、テキサス大学のAndreas Karch 教授、Hao-Yu Sun 研究員、Mianqi Wang 大学院生らの研究グループは、2次元の共形場の量子論について、エネルギー透過率、情報量透過率、そして場の量子論のヒルベルト空間の大きさの指標（正確には、高エネルギーでの状態数の増加率）の3つの量の間に、（エネルギー透過率）≤（情報量透過率）≤（ヒルベルト空間の大きさの指標）という明解な不等式が成り立つことを示しました。詳細は下記関連リンクより、九州大学のウェブサイトをご覧ください。

2024-09-20
エムポックス感染者の隔離はどのように終了するのが良い？－隔離終了タイミング検証のシミュレータを開発－

国立大学法人東海国立大学機構名古屋大学大学院理学研究科の岩見真吾教授（兼理化学研究所数理創造プログラム客員研究員）の研究グループは、オランダ国立公衆衛生環境研究所（RIVM）および愛媛大学の三浦郁修博士らとの共同研究により、エムポックス（クレードⅡ）感染者の隔離を終了するタイミングを検証するためのシミュレータ（シミュレーション用ソフトウェア）を新たに開発しました。詳細は関連リンクより、名古屋大学研究成果発信サイトをご覧ください。

2024-09-13
Farewell message from Keita Mikami

Our colleague Keita Mikami will move on to a new career as an assistant professor at University of Hyogo as of Oct. 1, 2024. We all will miss him and wish him the best of luck in his latest endeavor. Here is a message from Keita Mikami: <i>My five and a half years at iTHEMS have been truly outstanding. The environment here has been exceptional, significantly enriching my research in many different ways. One of the key highlights has been the stimulating and insightful discussions with researchers from diverse fields. Furthermore, my experiences working on MACS, organizing math seminars, and coordinating other events such as SSP have been invaluable. My research visit to UCB was also an incredible experience. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all the researchers and assistants at iTHEMS. I am especially grateful to the director, Hatsuda-san, for his unwavering support.As I move forward, I hope to continue interacting with the iTHEMS community, albeit in a new capacity. Once again, thank you for these five wonderful years.</i>

2024-09-10
RIKEN Research: More magic in twisted layers of graphene

Magnetic fields can engineer flat bands in twisted graphene layers to create a new playground for exotic physics, RIKEN physicists have shown. The exotic properties of graphene—a single layer of carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice—are now well established. Electrons effectively move through graphene as if they have no mass. This is an exciting prospect for creating electronic devices with functionalities beyond those of silicon. But things get even weirder when two or more layers of graphene are combined. To read more, please visit the related link.

2024-09-10
RIKEN Research: The link between fuzzy images and quantum fields

Mathematical solutions to thorny quantum problems can be found more quickly by exploiting the correspondence between the statistical methods used in deep learning and techniques for implementing quantum simulations, a team led by a RIKEN researcher has shown. One of the most successful theories in modern physics, quantum field theory is physicists’ attempt to combine three theories—classical field physics, Einstein’s special relativity and quantum mechanics—into a single mathematical model. It has been successful in solving problems in particle physics and condensed-matter physics, but these calculations are computationally intensive and require a lot of computer power. To read more, please visit the related link.

2024-09-02

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