About Me

Area of Expertise:

Surface Science, Nanotechnology, Neuromorphique Science

Skills:

Ultra high vacuum equipment operation, TEM, SEM, STM, AFM, RHEED, XRD

Microfabrication technology, Nanomaterial Device, Fine electric measurements

Molecular orbital calculation, density functional theory calculation, Numerical simulation for networks

EDUCATION

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Growing polymer neural network

Neuromorphic Learning Systems Consisting of Synaptic Devices on High-Conductive Polymer wire

Stochastic Resonance Artificial Device

Single-walled carbon nanotube devices exhibiting collective stochastic resonance

Neuromorphic Molecular Nanotechnology

Electronic devices with neuronal feature, such as noise, impulse and fluctuation realized by nanotechnology.

Charge transport mechanism in Organic Material

Coulomb blockade charge transport in low dimensional organic materials

EMPLOYMENT

March 1997

Ph.D. Doctorate of Science,

Osaka University, Graduate School of Science

March 1994

MS (Master of Science)

Okayama Universit, Graduate School of Science

March 1992

BS (Bachelor of Science)

Okayama University, Department of Science

2007-Present Assistant Professor in Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University

2015-Present Research Director of PROSTO (concurrent post) in Japan Science Agency (JST)

2005-2007 Research Director of PROSTO in JST

2003-2005 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Technology Osaka University

2001-2002 Cooperative Researcher, RIKEN: Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Japan

1997-1999 Research Associate of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Department of Technology Osaka University

EMPLOYMENT

2007-Present Assistant Professor in Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University

2015-Present Research Director of PROSTO (concurrent post) in Japan Science Agency (JST)

2005-2007 Research Director of PROSTO in JST

2003-2005 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Technology Osaka University

2001-2002 Cooperative Researcher, RIKEN: Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Japan

1997-1999 Research Associate of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Department of Technology Osaka University

RESEARCH BUDGETS

PI of Reserch:

2016-4 to 2018-3 | Application to elucidate and stochastic resonance element of one molecule noise generation mechanism (#16H00968), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, PI.

2015-10 to 2019-03 | Innovative neural network informational circuit consisting of conducting polymer wires (# JPMJPR1521- 15655977), the Japan Science and Technology Agency, PI.

2015-4 to 2017-3 | Grant-in-Aid for Development of new functional elements for the space free of brain-type wiring memory center calculation (#15K12107) , from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, PI.

2014-4 to 2016-3 | The development of the nano-carbon material polymorphic road stochastic resonance device that incorporates a noise generator (#26110518), from theJapan Society for the Promotion of Science, PI.

2012-04 to 2015-03 | Development of two terminal stochastic resonance device using nano-carbon and organic molecular composit materials (#24651140), from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, PI.

2009-04 to 2014-03 | Development of a short channel organic FET having high switching speed (# 21360011), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, PI.

2008-11 to 2014-03 | Development of new electronic and photonic devices by controlling the interface of molecular nano-system (# 20111014), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, PI

2005-10 to 2008-03 | | Development of new molecular device using the carrier injection into a one-dimentional molecular wire , from the Japan Science and Technology Agency, PI.

1999-01 to 2000-12 | Construction of nanoscale fine structure on a solid surface by scanning tunneling microscope, ( #99J80802) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

SOCIETIES

The Physical Society of Japan

The Japan Society of Applied Physics

The Surface Science Society Japan