Momoko HayamizuView profile
Associate Professor
Momoko Hayamizu is an Associate Professor at Waseda University's Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Applied Mathematics . Her work bridges discrete mathematics with computational biology , focusing on phylogenetic tree/network analysis, single-cell RNA-seq trajectory inference, and algorithm development. She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from The University of Tokyo and an M.D. from SOKENDAI. Research Interests : She specializes in combinatorics, graph theory, and discrete algorithms for modeling biological processes like cell differentiation and viral evolution. Her research emphasizes phylogenetic network theory , tree-based models , and software development (e.g., Treefit). Academic Contributions : Her work includes structure theorems for phylogenetic networks , algorithms for network orientation , and quantitative trajectory analysis methods . Publications span journals like SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics and IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology . Awards & Recognition : Recipient of MEXT's Young Scientists’ Prize , multiple WASEDA e-Teaching Awards , and international scholarships like the Anita Borg APAC . She actively contributes to educational outreach via YouTube lectures and high school collaborations. Leadership & Collaboration : Organized ICIAM 2023 Mini-symposium on phylogenetics, collaborated with institutions like IMI Kyushu University and RIKEN , and developed open-source tools like Treefit for single-cell data analysis.

