Seeking a few Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers, or Research Associates (26-443) (Discrete Event Simulation Research Team)

About this position

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

The RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS), led by Center Director Satoshi Matsuoka, aims to advance "the Science of Computing," which explores high-performance computing itself as a scientific subject; "the Science by Computing," which applies vast computational power to solving problems across a wide range of scientific fields; and "the Science for Computing," which collaborates with other scientific disciplines that contribute to further advances in computing. Through these efforts, R-CCS seeks to serve as a world-leading research center and Japan's core hub for next-generation computational science.

The Discrete Event Simulation Research Team conducts research ranging from agent-based simulations of social and economic phenomena to discrete-model simulations of nonequilibrium and nonlinear phenomena, making use of the supercomputer Fugaku and GPU machines. In analyzing such complex systems, it is essential not only to reproduce phenomena at scale but also to learn, predict, and control the complex and diverse behaviors underlying them. For this reason, integration with AI is indispensable.

Based on this recognition, the team advances simulation and artificial intelligence as two inseparable pillars of its research, while also pursuing research and development in quantum information processing technologies.

[keywords]

discrete-event simulation,artificial intelligence,economic simulation,supply chain

• details of the business

RIKEN is Japan's largest and most comprehensive research organization for basic and applied science.

[Work content and job description]

Under the guidance of Team Principal Nobuyasu Ito, the successful candidate will engage in data analysis and simulation research on economic and social phenomena. This position is intended to promote research under a three-way collaboration among RIKEN, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the University of Tokyo Global Commons Center, with the aim of advancing research toward mitigating climate change and achieving a transition to a sustainable socioeconomic system within planetary boundaries.

The main objective is to promote research that integrates artificial intelligence and simulation while making use of large-scale computational resources such as the supercomputer Fugaku and GPU machines to address these challenges. Specifically, the successful candidate will analyze social data to understand the structure of socioeconomic activities and will develop AI-enabled simulation approaches to reproduce, predict, understand, and ultimately control complex socioeconomic phenomena.

Candidates with the following experience are particularly suited to this position.

・Experience in analyzing large-scale social and economic data and constructing mathematical models

・Experience using large-scale computational resources, including supercomputers and GPU machines

・Experience in research or data analysis using simulation and artificial intelligence.

・Research experience related to economics, network science, or statistical physics

The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

• Assigned department

Existing departments

[Work location]

• Address

650-0047 Hyogo , 7-1-26, Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, RIKEN Kobe Campus – South

RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary.

[Number of hired]

Number of hired:1 person(s)

Number of hired description:Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Researcher, or Research Associate

Job content supplemental explanation:Start of Employment:

At the earliest opportunity (negotiable)