During my doctoral studies, I pursued the mathematical analyses of coupled oscillator systems—a research topic that brought together three interests that have shaped my path: music, which I have loved since childhood; a curiosity about the life sciences that emerged in high school; and a fascination with mathematical sciences and modeling that developed during my undergraduate years.
Put simply, my research explores what happens when multiple systems that change periodically over time interact with one another. In some cases, such interactions can lead to synchronization. A familiar example is our circadian clock, which is believed to arise from the synchronization of many neurons exhibiting approximately 24-hour rhythms. In other cases, interacting oscillators can suppress each other's oscillations. For a certain class of oscillators, I mathematically investigated the conditions under which collective oscillations emerge and those under which the oscillations disappear. Further details are available in the press release and YouTube video. I was also fortunate to be involved in research on violin harmonics (see related video).
I found the Department of Complexity Science and Engineering to be open-minded and receptive to new ideas. This may be partly owing to the diversity of its members: because the department does not have a directly affiliated undergraduate program, it attracts students from a wide range of academic backgrounds and career paths, including a relatively large number of international students.
Aiming to broaden the applications of coupled-oscillator theory, I am currently working at Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), where I study periodic movements in aquatic organisms and synchronization phenomena in the Earth system (researchmap).
Put simply, my research explores what happens when multiple systems that change periodically over time interact with one another. In some cases, such interactions can lead to synchronization. A familiar example is our circadian clock, which is believed to arise from the synchronization of many neurons exhibiting approximately 24-hour rhythms. In other cases, interacting oscillators can suppress each other's oscillations. For a certain class of oscillators, I mathematically investigated the conditions under which collective oscillations emerge and those under which the oscillations disappear. Further details are available in the press release and YouTube video. I was also fortunate to be involved in research on violin harmonics (see related video).
I found the Department of Complexity Science and Engineering to be open-minded and receptive to new ideas. This may be partly owing to the diversity of its members: because the department does not have a directly affiliated undergraduate program, it attracts students from a wide range of academic backgrounds and career paths, including a relatively large number of international students.
Aiming to broaden the applications of coupled-oscillator theory, I am currently working at Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), where I study periodic movements in aquatic organisms and synchronization phenomena in the Earth system (researchmap).
