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Yoshiaki Shimada

• Profile
  PhD (Engineering, Public Policy Analysis). Completed doctoral course in Applied Physics at the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo. Since 2008, worked as a science communicator at the Miraikan, Japan's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, where he was responsible for science demonstrations and exhibition planning. Since 2012, he has been involved in planning, managing and promoting research projects in the IT field at the Department of Strategic Basic Research of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). Since 2017, he has been a fellow at the JST Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), where he is involved in investigating and analyzing domestic and international technological trends in the field of information science, mainly quantum computers and AI, as well as formulating research and development strategies and science policies. He will assume his current position in September 2024.
• Research areas
  • Quantum information science
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Science communication
  • Science policy
  • R&D strategy
• Major publication / papers
  • Quantum Computing: From Basic Algorithms to Quantum Machine Learning (Ohmsha, 2020)
  • CRDS Strategic Proposal: Co-creation of Information Science, Physics and Mathematics -Novel landscapes from the understanding of non-equilibrium dynamics-（March 2023）
  • CRDS Strategic Proposal: Artificial Intelligence and Science -Toward discovery and understanding by AI-driven science-（August 2021）
  • CRDS Strategic Proposal:Quantum Computer Science for All -Towards novel quantum applications（December 2018）
  • List of other major publications, lectures, and oral presentations
• Major achievements
  SoftBank Corp. and Quantinuum Announce Groundbreaking
  Partnership Toward Practical Application of Quantum Computing
• Research areas and achievements as a student
  • Optical Magnetoelectric Effect in Noncentrosymmetric Magnets
    Y. Shimada, M. Matsubara, Y. Kaneko, J.P. He, Y. Tokura, ""Magnetoelectric emission in a magnetic ferroelectric Er-doped (Ba,Sr)TiO3"", Applied Physics Letters 89(10), 101112 (2006).
  • Promoting Scientodiversity through Research Grants
    Y. Shimada, N. Tsukada, J. Suzuki, ""Promoting diversity in science in Japan through mission-oriented research grants "", Scientometrics 110(3), 1415-1435 (2017).
• Favorite Tech Areas
  I enjoy playing guitar—it’s been a longtime hobby of mine. I once dreamed of becoming the next Clapton, but that dream is still far off. I also play bass, and more recently, the band-anime boom inspired me to pick up the electric guitar. These days, my dream is to start a band with my three kids.
• Birthplace and upbringing
  I was born and raised in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo.
• Work Values
  My motto is “seeing is believing.”
  While this approach may seem roundabout at first, I believe in the importance of direct experience—seeing things for myself and working through them by hand.
  Especially in the research and development of AI and quantum computing, where concepts tend to be abstract, mathematical, and intangible, witnessing a quantum computer in action or manually calculating matrices and vectors has often proven to be the most effective path toward deeper understanding and insight.