Synge Todo is a Professor in the Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo , with joint appointments at the Mathematics and Informatics Center , Institute for Solid State Physics , Institute for Physics of Intelligence , Quantum Software Project , and Next-Generation AI Research Center . Born in 1968, he earned his B.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo and subsequently held post-doctoral positions at ETH Zürich. Education Ph.D. (Science), University of Tokyo, 1996 B.Sc. (Physics), University of Tokyo, 1991 Research Interests Todo’s research integrates quantum many-body physics , computational physics , and quantum computing . He develops advanced Monte-Carlo algorithms , tensor-network techniques , and renormalization group methods to study strongly correlated electron systems , lattice QCD , quantum phase transitions , and machine-learning applications in physics . His recent work explores fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures , non-variational quantum ground-state preparation , and universal scaling laws in deep neural networks . Scientific Awards Prizes for Science and Technology, The Commendation for Science and Technology by MEXT Japan (April 2019) Grants & Collaborations He currently leads several JSPS KAKENHI projects, including “ Quantum-circuit design for computational materials science ” (2023-26) and “ Enhancement of detailed-balance-violating MCMC methods ” (2020-24). He also co-leads interdisciplinary teams focusing on data assimilation for materials discovery and scalable high-performance computing . Laboratories & Software Todo heads research activities in the HΦ quantum lattice model solver and the MateriApps portal, providing open-source tools for large-scale simulations in condensed-matter and materials science.



