Introducing the 2026 Fellows

Dr. Yuto Arai

From Tottori University, Japan

To Bielefeld University, Germany

Host Doctor Tilman Polster

Social Sciences: Developing a Bowen Theory-Based Family-Centered Care Model for Children with Epilepsy: Continuous Support from Diagnosis to Employment

Mr. Andrea Bianco

From University of Naples "L'Orientale", Italy

To Keio University, Japan

Host Professor Maiko Odaira

Literature: The Cultural Imagination of Public Bathhouses in Contemporary Japan

Dr. Samuel Blazquez Fernandez

From Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Germany

To Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Japan

Host Professor Enrico Garaldi

Astronomy: The First Galaxies: A Unique Era for Connecting Theoretical Models and Observations

nces: Computational Approaches for Automotive User Interfaces

Ms. Benedetta Casavecchia

From Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Germany

To Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, Japan

Host Professor Enrico Garaldi

Astronomy: The First Galaxies: A Unique Era for Connecting Theoretical Models and Observations

Dr. Francesco Ellia

From Advanced Telecommunication Research International Institute, Japan

From Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Host Professor Yuko Ishihara

Philosophy and Religion: From Neuroscience to Nishida: A cross-cultural approach to consciousness in the age of AI

Mr. Omer Can Ergul

Koç University, Turkey

To Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Host Professor Dr. Motoshi Hayano

Medicine: A CRISPR-Based Programmable DNA Damage Signaling Platform to Model Epigenetic Information Loss in Aging

Dr. Tesfaye Habtemariam Gezahegn

From Arba Minch University, Ethiopia

To Kyoto University, Japan

Host Professor Akira Tanaka

Social Sciences: Preserving Oral Traditions of a Hunter-gatherer Community in South Ethiopia: a research on using the Koegu oral narratives for teaching English

Mr. Marc Gutierrez

From Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (CSIC-UPC), Spain

To Nagoya University, Japan

Host Professor Keisuke Fujii

Computer Sciences: Towards sports video understanding: from perception to 3D based advanced metrics

Dr. Vasiliki Liaki

From Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), Spain

To University of Tokyo, Japan

Host Professor Niida Atsushi

Medicine: Genomic characterization and study of tumor evolution in recurrent pancreatic cancer

Dr. Rahul Singh Maharjan

From University of Manchester, UK

To Kyoto University, Japan

Host Professor Takayuki Kanda

Computer Sciences: Multimodal Foundational Model for Human-Agent Interaction

Dr. Kosuke Matsuzono

From Jichi Medical University, Japan

To University College London, UK

Host Professor Simon Mead

Medicine: Deciphering the Pathogenesis of Sporadic Prion Disease: A Japan-UK Collaborative Study: Collaborative Study

Dr. Tomás McInerney

From Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland

To Kyoto University, Japan

Host Professor Tatsuhiko Inatani

Law: When Should an Algorithm Decide? A socio-legal account of the potential and limitations of AI in the judicial role

Mr. Panagiotis Moumtsakis

From University of Oxford, UK

To University of Tokyo, Japan

Host Professor Kentaro Fukumoto

Politics & International Relations: The Politics of Generative AI Exposure: Occupational Risk and Policy Responses in Japan

Mr. Enrique Mora Roas

From Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

To Waseda University, Japan

Host Professor Pau Pitarch

Literature: Disability in women’s writing: Gender representation in Japanese Contemporary Literature [女性文学における障害:日本現代文学のジェンダー表象]

Dr. Leticia dos Muchangos

From Hiroshima University, Japan

To University of Cape Town, South Africa

Host Professor Dr.-Ing. Harro von Blottnitz

Environmental Studies: Around the Way Circular: Lessons for a Sustainable University Campus

Dr. Mireia Nievas Rosillo

From Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Spain

To Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, Japan

Host Professor Hidetoshi Kubo

Astronomy: Unveiling Cosmic Accelerators: Probing the Most Luminous Quasar Jets with CTAO

Mr. Kota Nishi

From Kyushu University, Japan

To Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France

Host Dr. Audrey Dussutour

Mathematical Biology: Uncovering the Principles of Learning Transfer in Slime Molds

Mr. Andrea Pasin

From University of Padua, Italy

To Waseda University, Japan

Host Professor Tetsuya Sakai

Computer Sciences: Designing and Implementing a Protocol for Automatic RAG Evaluation

Mr. Daniel R Torres Ruiz

From University of Nottingham, UK

To Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan

Host Professor Kenji Doya

Computer Sciences: Neuroscience-Inspired Approaches to Reinforcement Learning for Enhancing the Efficiency and Scalability of Hyper-Heuristics

Dr. Keiken Ri

From Juntendo University, Japan

To IRCAN- Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging, France

Host Professor Patrick Brest

Biosciences: Role of Lipid metabolic control of post-transcriptional plasticity in lung cancer

Ms. Anna Wolszczak (Director, Literary Specialist)

From Warsaw Chamber Opera, Poland

To BEBERICA Theatre Company, Japan

Host Mana Yumii

Art and Musicology: Living Paper/Papier ożywiony: participatory theater for children supporting intercultural understanding

Dr. Chinatsu Yasuda

From University of Tokyo, Japan

To European University Institute, Italy

Politics and International Relations: the Transformation and Strategic Significance of the EU's External Cultural Policy after the War in Ukraine