KAWAHARA Jun

KAWAHARA Jun is an Associate Professor at the Department of Communications and Computers Engineering, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University. He leads research in combinatorial algorithms and decision diagram applications.

• Research focuses on combinatorial reconfiguration, network reliability, and blockchain algorithm design
• Key technical contributions include ZDD-based enumeration frameworks

His recent publications (2020-2025) span:

• Graph enumeration techniques using decision diagrams
• Reconfiguration problem algorithms
• Blockchain network optimizations
• Combinatorial optimization applications

Notable awards include:

• 2024 Japan Society for Artificial Intelligence Best Presentation Award
• 2022 LA/EATCS-Japan Presentation Award
• 2019 Japanese Society for Computation and Statistics Award
• 2008 COMP-NHC Best Paper Award

Current grants include multiple JSPS-funded projects in combinatorial algorithms and blockchain research. He collaborates with researchers like Shin-ichi Minato and Masaharu Kasahara on graph theory and network security applications.