Kohei Itoh
Kohei Itoh | |
|---|---|
| 伊藤 公平 | |
| 20th President of Keio University | |
| Assumed office May 28, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Akira Haseyama |
| Professor, Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology | |
| In office April 2007 – present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Residence(s) | Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Keio University University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | University President, Professor, Researcher |
Kohei Ito (born 1965) 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. His favourite quotes are "the world becomes narrower if you move" and "the duty of the blessed".
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.