International Research Unit of Quantum Information, Kyoto University (QIU)

http://www2.yukawa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~qiunit/

International Research Unit of Quantum Information, Kyoto University, which was launched in April, 2020, is aimed at developing new research areas based on quantum information by connecting various researchers in Kyoto University who are working on in different fields such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, informatics and economics.  This unit consists of 10 departments, including research institutes, centers and faculties in Kyoto University and is mainly managed by Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics. This unit will invite long term and short term foreign guest researchers to establish an international research network. The interdisciplinary academic activities organized by this unit will promote creative researches and its successful research outcomes will be returned to society. 

Aiming for a fundamental understanding of the various layers of biological complexity on earth, such as atoms, molecules, molecular complexes, single cells, multi-cells, ecosystems, social structures, etc., as the "dynamics of complex networks in which elements interact". By sharing the methodology for studying various layers of the natural world including human society from a mathematical viewpoint of network system dynamics, we will accelerate our understanding of each layer and approach common principles that penetrate these different layers.

https://rurss.iae.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

We are involved in projects to realize a sustainable society on a global scale in terms of environment and energy, which are led by two major themes of "Resilient infrastructure and human settlement" and "Green energy production and utilization.” These research themes will open the way to social implementation when the technological and policy aspects are inextricably linked. Adding the integration of technology and policy to conventional interdisciplinary research will bring about a new phase of joint research between industry, government, and academia. At the moment, eight departments are participating, including Institute for Chemical Research, Institute of Advanced Energy, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Institute of Economic Research and Graduate School of Global Environment Studies. We are working on finding new challenges through interdisciplinary research having no boundaries.