RIKEN Center for Computational Science Next-Generation HPC Infrastructure Development Division
Division Director: Masaaki Kondo (Ph.D.)
Research Summary

To promote science, technology, and various innovations, including generative AI, as well as to strengthen industrial competitiveness, the importance of computing infrastructure continues to grow. As demand for computing resources rises and their required functionalities evolve and diversify, providing world-class computing resources to researchers across academia, industry, and government is crucial. This necessitates the continuous development and deployment of flagship supercomputers. In this division, we will lead the development and deployment of the next-generation flagship system while also conducting research and development of advanced foundational technologies essential to its realization, in collaboration with domestic and international researchers and industry.
Main Research Fields
- Informatics
Related Research Fields
- Engineering
- Chemistry
- Agricultural Sciences
- Environmental Science
- Complex Systems
- Social Sciences
- Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering
- Mathematical & Physical Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Biology
- Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy
Keywords
- Supercomputer
- Flagship System
- AI for Science
- Advanced Computational Infrastructure
- High Performance Computing
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Lab Members
Principal investigator
- Masaaki Kondo
- Division Director
Core members
- Fumiyoshi Shoji
- Deputy Division Director
Contact Information
Nihonbashi 1-chome Mitsui Building, 15th floor / Kobe Center for Medical Innovation
1-4-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027, Japan / 6-3-5 Minatojima-minami-machi, Chuo-ku,Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0047 Japan
Email: masaaki.kondo@riken.jp
Organization
- Next-Generation HPC Infrastructure System Development
- Kentaro Sano (Ph.D.)
- Next-Generation HPC Application Development Unit
- Yasumichi Aoki (Ph.D.)
- Next-Generation HPC Operation Technologies Unit
- Keiji Yamamoto (Ph.D.)
- Advanced HPC Technologies Development Unit
- Kento Sato (Ph.D.)