Professor, National Institute of Informatics
Professor, Stanford University
Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Educational Background
| 1978 | Ph.D. from Electrical Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| 1975 | M.S. from Electrical Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| 1973 | B.E. from Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Professional Experience
| 2010－Present | Director of Global Research Center on Quantum Information Science. |
| 2003－Present | Professor, Principles of Informatics Research Division, National Institute of Informatics |
| 1999－Present | NTT R&D Fellow |
| 1992－Present | Professor, Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, USA |
| 1978－2003 | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) |
Award
| 2010 | Hermann Anton Haus Lecturer, MIT |
| 2007 | Fellowship of American Physical Society |
| 2005 | Medal with Purple Ribbon (Japanese Cabinet) |
| 2000 | IEEE/LEOS Quantum Electronics Award |
| 1995 | Fellowship of Optical Society of America |
| 1992 | Carl Zeiss Research Award |
| 1992 | Nishina Memorial Prize (Physical Society of Japan) |
| 1985 | The Achievement Award of the IEICE of Japan |
Research Topics
- Coherent Optical Communications, Quantum Optics, Quantum Information Processing, Bose-Einstein Condensation
Yamamoto group senior members
Stanford University
(Research Associate)
Kaoru Sanaka
Stanford University
(Research Associate)
Na Young Kim
National Institute of Informatics
(Assistant Professor)
Shoko Utsunomiya
National Institute of Informatics
(Assistant Professor)
Tim Byrnes
