Prof. Kenji Ohmori Appointed as Project Manager for Moonshot Goal 6 Phase II
Prof. Kenji Ohmori (Professor/Chairman, Department of Photo-Molecular Science, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences) has been appointed as the Project Manager (PM) for Phase II (FY2026–FY2030) of the Moonshot Research and Development Program (FY2020 – 2025), led by the Cabinet Office and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). This follows his leadership in Phase I (up to FY2025) of the same initiative, which aims to “Realization of a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer that will revolutionize economy, industry, and security by 2050”.
In Phase I, Prof. Ohmori spearheaded the project titled “Large-scale and high-coherence fault-tolerant quantum computer with dynamical atom arrays”. His team achieved significant breakthroughs, including the advancement of an original ultra-fast two-qubit gate, the development of ultra-precise optical tweezer arrays, and the creation of Japan’s first—and one of the world’s few—full-stack quantum computer systems based on neutral atoms. These accomplishments have positioned Japan as a global leader in quantum computing research.
In the second phase of the “Neutral Atom-Based Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer” project, building upon these achievements, we aim to advance fault tolerance and scalability, ultimately establishing a neutral atom-based fault-tolerant quantum computer system that can be operated by external non-experts without specialized knowledge.
■JST announces 17 additional Project Managers selected for the Moonshot Goals 6, 9 and 10 of the Moonshot Research and Development Program
https://www.jst.go.jp/pr/info/info1803/index_e.html
■Adopted Project Managers for Moonshot R&D (Moonshot Goal 6）
