Kohei Itoh

Kohei Ito is a Japanese physicist. He is the 20th president of Keio University and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Keio University. His research fields include solid-state physics, quantum computers, electronic materials, nanotechnology, and semiconductor isotope engineering.
As one of Japan's pioneers in quantum computational research, he has led Keio University into a quantum educational initiative with IBM, alongside the University of Tokyo, University of Chicago, Yonsei University and Seoul National University.

Work history

Below are the Professional Appointments of President's Biography.

Apr. 1995–Mar. 1998	Instructor, Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology
Apr. 1998–Mar. 2002	Assistant Professor, Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology
Apr. 2002–Mar. 2007	Associate Professor, Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology
Oct. 2005–Mar. 2010	Vice Dean, Keio University International Center
Apr. 2007–present	Professor, Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology
Nov. 2016–Mar. 2017	Deputy Director, Keio University Global Research Institute
Apr. 2017–Mar. 2019	Dean, Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology and Graduate School of Science and Technology
Apr. 2020–May 2021	Councillor, Keio University Board of Councillors
May 2021–Present	President, Keio University

Member of the Executive Committee, Physical Society of Japan
Member of the Governing Board, Institute for Pure and Applied Physics
Director, Japan Society of Applied Physics
Research Supervisor, "Quantum State Control and Functionalization" research area of the Japan Science and Technology Agency's Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology Program
Program Director, Quantum Information Technology, Quantum Leap Flagship Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology