RIKEN R-CCS - Center for Computational Science

17/04/2026

☕R-CCS Cafe - Special Edition

Title: Memory-Centric Computing: Solving Computing's Memory Problem
Speaker: Prof. Onur Mutlu (ETH Zurich)

The R-CCS Cafe is held about twice a month as a platform for researchers to gather at RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) and have free and informal discussions to facilitate interdisciplinary integration. All interested are welcome to attend.

📅Mon, Apr 20, 1:10-2:00pm 📍Kobe/Online

👇For details
https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/outreach/r-ccs-cafe/special-edition-20260420/index.html

15/04/2026

🧑‍🎓Call for participants!

"2026 R-CCS HPC Computational Science Internship Program"

This internship program aims to deepen interns’understanding of R&D in leading-edge computational science and technology by providing them with an opportunity to work in R-CCS research teams/units!

📅July 22-March 18, 2027📍Kobe/Tokyo

👇For details
https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/outreach/schools/20260722-20270318/

10/04/2026

📣The exhibition area on the 1st floor of RIKEN R-CCS is open to the public on weekends as well from April 2026 to March 2027.

You can view the Quantum computer "ibm_kobe" through a glass window!

We look forward to your visit.🤗

👇Exhibition Area:

RIKEN R-CCS is Japan's premier research center in HPC and the home of the supercomputer Fugaku. This page tells you about Exhibition Area

06/04/2026

📣On March 31, 2026, the 11th meeting of the Japan-France Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology was held in Tokyo in conjunction with the official visit to Japan by French President Emmanuel Macron. 🇫🇷🇯🇵

RIKEN R-CCS will continue to promote international research collaboration in advanced computational science, with quantum–HPC integration as one of its key focus areas.

🔽For details:

RIKEN R-CCS is Japan's premier research center in HPC and the home of the supercomputer Fugaku. RIKEN R-CCS and CEA Renew Research Collaboration Memorandum to Strengthen Partnership: Signing Ceremony Held at CEA’s 80th Anniversary Celebration in the Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai

01/04/2026

📣Press Release

RIKEN R-CCS has selected Qedmaʼs quantum error mitigation software (QESEM)



🔽For details:

RIKEN R-CCS has selected Qedmaʼs quantum error mitigation software (QESEM)

16/03/2026

💁‍♀️Initiatives Using Generative AI to Support Research and Supercomputer Users

At the RIKEN R-CCS, we are advancing initiatives that leverage generative AI to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of supercomputer user support and the utilization of research outcomes.

💡Supercomputer Report Navigator
💡Supporting Users with a Generative AI Assistant

👇For details:

RIKEN R-CCS is Japan's premier research center in HPC and the home of the supercomputer Fugaku. This page tells you about Initiatives Using Generative AI to Support Research and Supercomputer Users

13/03/2026

📣Press Release

Observation of discrete time crystals on a quantum computer: Demonstrating quantum utility in a 133-qubit two-dimensional system


🔽For details:
https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/outreach/topics/20260312-1/index.html

10/03/2026

🎖️Award

Director Satoshi Matsuoka (RIKEN R-CCS) has been Selected for“HPCwire People to Watch 2026”✨

👇For details:

RIKEN R-CCS is Japan's premier research center in HPC and the home of the supercomputer Fugaku. Director Satoshi Matsuoka has been Selected for HPCwire People to Watch 2026

09/03/2026

🎉Today is the 5th anniversary of the start of shared use of the supercomputer !🎂

Thank you always for your support. 😊🌸

Moving forward, Fugaku will continue to contribute to innovation in scientific research across various fields through research and development leveraging for Science and ✨🗻

👇Research Highlights
https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/fugaku/research/press/index.html

👇Development of , the successor to Fugaku, is also progressing steadily!✨😃
https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/fugaku-next/index.html

06/03/2026

☕The 288th R-CCS Cafe

The R-CCS Cafe is held about twice a month as a platform for researchers to gather at RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) and have free and informal discussions to facilitate interdisciplinary integration.

Titles:
1⃣Memory in Supercomputers for FugakuNEXT and Beyond
2⃣Leveraging AI to Enhance HPC Workflows: From Code Generation to Resource Optimization
3⃣Analog Gravity in Bose–Einstein Condensates and Strained Graphene

📅Mar 13, 3:00-4:30pm📍Kobe/Online
👇For details:

RIKEN R-CCS is Japan's premier research center in HPC and the home of the supercomputer Fugaku. The 288th R-CCS Cafe (Mar 13, 2026)

03/03/2026

📣Press Release

RIKEN R-CCS collaborates with Singapore on hybrid quantum-classical computing

🔽For details:

RIKEN R-CCS collaborates with Singapore on hybrid quantum-classical computing

26/02/2026

☕The 287th R-CCS Cafe

Titles:
1⃣Training a Quantum Machine Learning model on real quantum hardware
2⃣Signatures of PT-symmetry breaking in quench dynamics using a superconducting quantum computer
3⃣Towards Unified AI and HPC Accelerators: Design and Optimization of RIKEN CGRA

📅Mar 2, 3:00-4:30pm📍Kobe/Online
👇For details:

RIKEN R-CCS is Japan's premier research center in HPC and the home of the supercomputer Fugaku. The 287th R-CCS Cafe (Mar 2, 2026)