Management Structure
Position
Role
Responsibilities
PD
(Program Director)
While promoting research and development by utilizing the functions of the research promotion agency, the PD is responsible for promoting initiatives for social implementation, such as developing strategies and R&D plans for social implementation, setting targets and allocating budgets for R&D themes, coordinating with other SIP programs, coordinating with related ministries and industry initiatives, and utilizing other measures such as BRIDGE (policy planning and formulation).
Masaaki Mochimaru
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Fellow
Sub Program Director
Supports the PD in many aspects of program management.
Emi Tamaki
H2L, Inc. CEO
Visiting Professor, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the Ryukyus
Professor, Graduate School of System Design and Management (SDM), Keio University
Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Yasunori Mochizuki
NEC Fellow
NEC Corporation
(-FY2025)
Takehiro Nakamura
NTT DOCOMO, Inc. Chief Standardization Officer
Hiro Kishimoto
Director of Digital Architecture Research Center
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
(~FY2024)
Jun Ozawa
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Intelligent Platforms Research Institute Career Researcher
Promoting Committee
Responsible for promoting various initiatives for planning and formulating policies to be undertaken by the PD, consisting of the PD, Sub-PDs, other relevant ministries and agencies, the research promotion agency, and the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.
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Research Promotion Agency
Responsible for the management of R&D themes, including project support and peer review, not limited to solicitation, contracting, and budget management (project implementation).
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
PM
(Project manager)
Efficient and effective management of R&D themes, utilizing the project management and R&D functions of the research promotion agency.
Mitsuki Nakamura
EY Strategy and Consulting Co., Ltd.
Research and Analysis /
Business Support Organization
Responsible for supporting the research promotion agency in the execution of tasks necessary to promote the program.
Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC
Principal Researcher / Implementor
Responsible for implementation and execution of individual R&D themes.
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