Member

Hideo Kosaka

Hideo Kosaka

Professor

Department of Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University

Director

Quantum Information Research Center, Yokohama National University

Principal Investigator

Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University

Research Fellow

Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

Profile

I practiced volleyball From elementary school until university and was the team captain. Apart from volleyball, I belonged to my elementary school’s track and field club and the glider club at university. Sometimes I also Ski or go horse riding. But nowadays, I mostly run around the Sumida River Embankment on weekends. My hometown is Hiroshima.

1998: Discovered “Superprism” through photonic crystals
Superprism phenomena in photonic crystals, Phys. Rev. B 58, R10096(R)

Education

3/1987　Bachelor: Faculty of Science, Kyoto University (Bachelor of Science)
3/1989　Master: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (Master of Science)
9/1999　Doctor: Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University (Ph.D. of Engineering)

Professional Career

4/1989 – 6/1995: Researcher
Optic Fundamental Research Laboratory, Opto-Electronics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation
7/1995 – 6/1999: Principal Investigator
Optic Fundamental Research Laboratory, Opto-Electronics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation
7/1999 – 6/2002: Principal Investigator
Nanotechnology group, Fundamental Research Laboratory, NEC Corporation
7/2000 – 6/2002: Visiting Researcher
Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of California Los Angeles
7/2002 – 6/2003: Principal Investigator
Quantum Information Technology Group, Fundamental Research Laboratory, NEC Corporation
7/2003 – 3/2007: Assistant Professor
Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University
4/2007 – 3/2014: Associate Professor
Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University
11/2007 – 3/2008: Part-time Lecturer
School of Engineering/Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
4/2010 – 3/2014: Visiting Associate Professor
National Institute of Informatics
11/2010 – 3/2014: Visiting Associate Professor
Global Research Center for Quantum Information Science
10/2011 – 3/2014: Associate Professor
Research Organization of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University
4/2014 – Present: Professor
College/Graduate School of Engineering Science, Department of Physics, Yokohama National University (Quantum Information Physics)
4/2018 – Present: Principal Investigator
The Institute of Advanced Sciences, Yokohama National University, Quantum Information Security Research Center
10/2020 – Present: Center Director
Quantum Information Research Center, Yokohama National University
5/2022 – Present: Research Fellow
Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo

Committee Memberships and Social Contributions

4/2005 – Present: Steering Committee Member
Quantum Communication Relay Technology (Quantum ICT), the Ministry of International Affairs and Communications (MIC)
4/2012 – Present: Examination Expert Committee Member
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
4/2013 – 12/2020: Founding Committee Member
The Quantum Information Research Group, The Japan Society of Applied Physics
12/2017 – Present: Strategic Basic Research Program(CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
5/2018 – Present: Advisory Board Member / Investigator
Quantum Leap Flagship Program (Q-LEAP) for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
5/2019 – Present: Advisory Board Member
Quantum Internet Task Force
10/2019 – Present: Expert
Quantum Technology Innovation Strategy, Cabinet Office
9/2020 – Present: Executive Committee Member / Lecturer / NICT Quantum Employee Trainer
Quantum Training Program, NICT Quantum Camp (NQC), the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

10/2020 – Present: Committee Member
Promotion of Quantum Key Distribution Technology, Quantum ICT Forum
10/2020 – Present: Project Coordinator
Research and Development for Building a Global Quantum Cryptography Communication Network -QUANTUM REPEATER TECHNOLOGY–
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
12/2020 – Present: Project Manager
Development of Quantum Interfaces for Building Quantum Computer Networks
Moonshot Research and Development Program, The Cabinet Office/JST
1/2021 – 3/2022: Chairman / Committee Member
Quantum Information Engineering Research Society, the Japan Society for Applied Physics (Japanese only)

Degree: Doctor of Engineering
Research: Exterior research funds:　日本の研究.com (Japanese website)
Publications: Research map, Scopus, ORCID
Patent application