Symposium B
Process and Device Technologies for Quantum Computing III
Symp. B: Process and Device Technologies for Quantum Computing III |
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Organizers: Kouichi Takase (Nihon Univ.), Tsuyoshi Hatano (Nihon Univ.), Wataru Mizubayashi (AIST), Takafumi Fujita (The Univ. of Osaka) and Jun Yoneda (UTokyo) |
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Prof. Satoshi Fujimoto, The University of Osaka, Japan  Paper Title Detection and manipulation schemes of Majorana particles in Kitaev spin liquids and topological superconductors for topological quantum computation Short Biography Satoshi Fujimoto received his Ph.D. (Science) from Kyoto University in 1993. He subsequently held positions as Assistant Professor and later Associate Professor at Kyoto University, where he remained until 2014. Since then, he has been a Professor at Department of Materials Engineering Science, The University of Osaka. His research focuses on the theoretical study of topological materials, strongly correlated electron systems, unconventional superconductivity, and quantum magnetism. |
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Prof. Yuichi Kasahara, Kyushu University, Japan  Paper Title Majorana fermions and quantized thermal Hall effect in a Kitaev magnet Short Biography Yuichi Kasahara is a professor at Department of Physics, Kyushu University. He received his PhD from Kyoto University in 2008. He began his career as an Assistant Professor at Tohoku University in 2008, then moved to University of Tokyo in 2010 as an Assistant Professor, and then moved to Kyoto University as an Associate Professor in 2014. His main interest is in unconventional superconductivity, heavy fermion states, quantum critical phenomena, quantum spin liquids, and topological phenomena. |
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Dr. Yuma Nakamura, Yaqumo Inc, Japan  Paper Title Introduction to neutral-atom-based quantum computers Short Biography Yuma Nakamura received his Ph.D. in 2025 from Kyoto University, where he has been researching quantum computers based on laser-cooled neutral atoms since 2019. He is the founder and Chief Technology Officer of Yaqumo, a startup dedicated to developing practical quantum computers. His research interests include quantum computer architecture and the coherent control of qubits encoded in the degrees of freedom of neutral atoms. |
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Mr. Leon C. Camenzind, RIKEN, Japan Paper Title Short Biography | |
Prof. Naoto Namekata, Nihon University, Japan  Paper Title Quantum walk simulator using optical frequency degree of freedom Short Biography Naoto Namekata received his Ph.D. in Science from Nihon University in 2007. After serving as a research associate and later as an associate professor at the same university, he has been a professor at the Institute of Quantum Science, Nihon University, since April 2025. His research focuses on the generation and detection of single photons and entangled photon pairs at telecommunication wavelengths, as well as their applications to optical quantum technologies. | |
Prof. Wataru Mizukami, The University of Osaka, Japan Paper Title Short Biography | |
