Four Tokyo Tech researchers receive 2019 Suematsu Digital Technology Award

Four Tokyo Tech young researchers were awarded the 2019 Suematsu Digital Technology Award and a ceremony was held on September 5.

The Suematsu Digital Technology Award was created last year to provide a broad range of support for young researchers and their work in areas such as computers, robotics, networks, and the application of digital technology.

Four researchers were selected as award recipients this year.

2019 Suematsu Award "Fundamentals and Developments of Digital Technology" Recipients

Affiliation	Title	Name	Research Topic
School of Science Chemistry	Assistant Professor	Hiroyoshi OHTSU	Development of flexible memory devices
School of Materials and Chemical Technology Chemical Science and Engineering	Assistant Professor	Ryota SHIMIZU	AI-Robot-driven materials research in polyanion-compound thin films with high Li+-ion conductivity
Institute of Innovative Research Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Technology	Assistant Professor	Yosuke MIZUNO	Performance Improvement of Brillouin Optical Correlation-Domain Reflectometry Based on Arbitrary-Shaped Optical Frequency Modulation
Global Scientific Information and Computing Center	Associate Professor	Satoshi MATSUURA	Decision Making in Security Incident Response using AI/ML

After receiving an award certificate from President Kazuya Masu at the ceremony, the researchers gave presentations on their respective research topics. This was followed by questions and answers, and words of encouragement from Former President and Honorary Professor Suematsu and other attendees.

Background to the award

Former Tokyo Tech President and Honorary Professor Yasuharu Suematsu was awarded the Japan Prize in 2014 for his contributions to the development of high-capacity, long-distance optical fiber communications through his research at the Institute, particularly his groundbreaking research related to dynamic single-mode lasers. He donated a portion of the prize money to Tokyo Tech in hopes of encouraging young scientists and engineers to pursue research in diverse fields, develop new technology systems, and delve into the unexplored domains of science.

Suematsu hopes to create a rising tide of activities that will reveal the now-hidden shape of the future. The Tokyo Institute of Technology Fund created the Suematsu Fund to promote research in line with Suematsu's wishes. President and Representative Director Hisao Taki of Gurunavi Inc., a Tokyo Tech alumnus and supporter of the Tokyo Institute of Technology Fund since its inception, also donated a significant additional sum, making the creation of this award possible.

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