Challenge for realizing practical quantum computing

Dr. Shintaro Sato, Fellow, SVP, Head of Quantum Laboratory, Fujitsu Limited, Japan

Dr. Shintaro Sato will be speaking at the joint ME/PHYS/ECE/CS&E Seminar.

Dr. Shintaro Sato is Fellow, SVP, Head of Quantum Laboratory at Fujitsu Research, Fujitsu Limited, Japan. He concurrently serves as Deputy Director of the RIKEN RQC-Fujitsu Collaboration Center. Leading research at the Quantum Laboratory, he oversees all aspects of quantum computing technology, from device and platform to software and applications.

In October 2023, Fujitsu, in collaboration with RIKEN, released a computer - a first for a Japanese company. Fujitsu and its collaborators received the Prime Minister’s Award as part of the 53rd Japan Industrial Technology Awards in 2024 for successfully developing a high-performance computing platform leveraging this 64-qubit computer.

His laboratory also collaborates with TU Delft in the Netherlands on diamond-spin qubit technology. Prior to his work in quantum computing, he conducted research on post-silicon devices using carbon nanotubes and graphene, receiving several research awards, including the JSAP (the Japan Society of Applied Physics) Fellow Award in 2018. From 2010 to 2014, he led a group at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, working on "green nanoelectronics" funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science through the First Program.

He also held a concurrent position at Semiconductor Leading-Edge Technologies, Inc. from 2006 to 2010. He joined Fujitsu after receiving his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2001, and earned his MS in Science and Engineering (Physics) from the University of Tsukuba in 1990. His research interests include nanomaterials, nanoelectronics, and quantum computing.