Co-founder & CSO

Takao Aoki, Ph.D. 

Professor in Waseda University. Engaged in research on quantum optics for application to quantum technology at the University of Tokyo, California Institute of Technology, and Kyoto University, and developed nanofiber-based Cavity QED technology. Ph,D., the University of Tokyo.

Co-founder & CEO

Masashi Hirose, Ph.D.

Engaged in management consulting at McKinsey to assist strategy building and corporate transformation for ~7 years. Hold Ph.D. in quantum technologies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  B.S., Keio University.

Co-founder & CTO

Akihisa Goban, Ph.D.

Developed technology to integrate quantum control of cold atoms with nano-fiber Cavity QED with Prof. Aoki in Waseda University. Engaged in quantum optics research at JILA. Ph.D. from California Institute of Technology. B.S., University of Tokyo.

Senior Research Scientist

​Shinya Kato, Ph.D.

Developed nano-fiber engineering technology tailored to Cavity QED system with Prof. Aoki in Waseda University. Engaged in research as a lecturer at the Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University. Ph.D, M.S. and B.S., Kyoto University. 

Visiting Senior Research Scientist

​Ryotaro Inoue, Ph.D.

Project associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Engaged in quantum optics research at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Kyoto University. Ph.D, M.S and B.S., Tokyo Institute of Technology

Research Scientist

Hideki Konishi, Ph.D.

Engaged in cold atom experiments at Kyoto University and EPFL. Ph.D, M.S and B.S., Kyoto University

Optics Engineer

Zenta Ushiyama, Ph.D.

Holds extensive experience in optics engineering from cameras to semiconductor device manufacturing. Hold Ph.D. from Tokyo University of Science for research on holographic data storage optics. Chairman of Optics Design Technology Committee in Japan Optomechatronics Association