RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS)

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Director: Satoshi Matsuoka (Ph.D.)

As the leadership center of high-performance computing, the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) explores the "Science of computing, by computing, and for computing." The outcomes of the exploration – the technologies such as open-source software – are its core competence. The R-CCS strives to enhance the core competence and to promote the technologies throughout the world.

The R-CCS, in collaboration with Fujitsu, developed Fugaku, the most powerful supercomputer in the world. Full operations of Fugaku began in March 2021, offering orders of magnitude increase in computing capabilities and synergy with other IT ecosystems, such as big data and artificial intelligence.

In the past the R-CCS operated the K computer (2012-2019), which resulted in multitudes of world-leading scientific and engineering results, not only by the academia but also by the industry.

Organization

List of Organizations

Processor Research Team

Kentaro Sano (Ph.D.)

Large-Scale Parallel Numerical Computing Technology Research Team

Toshiyuki Imamura (Ph.D.)

Field Theory Research Team

Yasumichi Aoki (Ph.D.)

Discrete Event Simulation Research Team

Nobuyasu Ito (D.Sc.)

Computational Molecular Science Research Team

Takahito Nakajima (D.Eng.)

Computational Materials Science Research Team

Seiji Yunoki (D.Eng.)

Computational Biophysics Research Team

Yuji Sugita (D.Sc.)

Computational Climate Science Research Team

Hirofumi Tomita (D.Eng.)

Complex Phenomena Unified Simulation Research Team

Makoto Tsubokura (Ph.D.)

Next Generation High Performance Architecture Research Team

Masaaki Kondo (Ph.D.)

High Performance Big Data Research Team

Kento Sato (Ph.D.)

Data Assimilation Research Team

Takemasa Miyoshi (Ph.D.)

Computational Structural Biology Research Team

Florence Tama (Ph.D.)

High Performance Artificial Intelligence Systems Research Team

Mohamed Wahib (Ph.D.)

Supercomputing Performance Research Team

Jens Domke (Ph.D.)

Computational Disaster Mitigation and Reduction Research Team

Satoru Oishi (D.Eng.)

Large-Scale Digital Twin Research Team

Hirozumi Yamaguchi (Ph.D.)

Operations and Computer Technologies Division

Fumiyoshi Shoji (Ph.D.)

Facility Operations and Development Unit: Shinichi Miura (Ph.D.)
System Operations and Development Unit: Yuji Iguchi
Software Development Technology Unit: Hitoshi Murai (Ph.D.)
Data Integration Technology Unit: Toshihiko Kai
Advanced Operation Technologies Unit: Keiji Yamamoto (Ph.D.)

HPC- and AI-driven Drug Development Platform Division

Yasushi Okuno (Ph.D.)

Biomedical Computational Intelligence Unit: Yasushi Okuno (Ph.D.)
Medicinal Chemistry Applied AI Unit: Teruki Honma (Ph.D.)
Molecular Design Computational Intelligence Unit: Mitsunori Ikeguchi (Ph.D.)
AI-driven Drug Discovery Collaborative Unit: Yasushi Okuno (Ph.D.)

Quantum-HPC Hybrid Platform Division

Mitsuhisa Sato (Ph.D.)

Quantum-HPC Hybrid Software Environment Unit: Miwako Tsuji (Ph.D.)
Quantum Computing Simulation Unit: Nobuyasu Ito (D.Sc.)
Quantum-HPC Hybrid Platform Operations Unit: Shinichi Miura (Ph.D.)

AI for Science Platform Division

Satoshi Matsuoka (Ph.D.)

Learning Optimization Platform Development Unit: Mohamed Wahib (Ph.D.)
Data Management Platform Development Unit: Kento Sato (Ph.D.)
Advanced AI Device Development Unit: Kentaro Sano (Ph.D.)
AI Development Computing Environment Operation Technologies Unit: Shinichi Miura (Ph.D.)
Life and Medical Science Application Interface Platform Development Unit: Yuji Sugita (D.Sc.)
Material Science Application Interface Platform Development Unit: Takahito Nakajima (D.Eng.)