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2025/10/06
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Prof. Kenji Ohmori (Chairman, Department of Photo-Molecular Science) has been appointed as the Project Manager (PM) for Phase II (FY2026-FY2030) of the Moonshot Research and Development Program, led by the Cabinet Office and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). This follows his leadership in Phase I (up to FY2025) of the same initiative, which aims to "Realization of a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer that will revolutionize economy, industry, and security by 2050".
In Phase I, Prof. Ohmori spearheaded the project titled "Large-scale and high-coherence fault-tolerant quantum computer with dynamical atom arrays". His team achieved significant breakthroughs, including the advancement of an original ultra-fast two-qubit gate, the development of ultra-precise optical tweezer arrays, and the creation of Japan's first--and one of the world's few--full-stack quantum computer systems based on neutral atoms. These accomplishments have positioned Japan as a global leader in quantum computing research. In the second phase of the "Neutral Atom-Based Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer" project, building upon these achievements, we aim to advance fault tolerance and scalability, ultimately establishing a neutral atom-based fault-tolerant quantum computer system that can be operated by external non-experts without specialized knowledge.
■JST announces 17 additional Project Managers selected for the Moonshot Goals 6, 9 and 10 of the Moonshot Research and Development Program
https://www.jst.go.jp/pr/info/info1803/index_e.html
■Adopted Project Managers for Moonshot R&D (Moonshot Goal 6)
https://www.jst.go.jp/moonshot/en/news/20251006_1.html