Akira Suzuki
Professor
Division for Artificial Intelligence,
Center for Data-driven Science and Artificial Intelligence,
Tohoku University.
Mathematical Optimization for Large-Scale Data,
Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences,
Graduate School of Information Sciences,
Tohoku University.
Research Interests
- Combinatorial reconfiguration
- Computational complexity
- Graph algorithms
- Threshold circuit
List of Papers
Full list of publicationsPositions Held
| Apr 2012 – Sep 2013 | JSPS Research Fellow (DC1) |
| Oct 2013 – Apr 2019 | Assistant Professor Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University |
| May 2019 – Mar 2025 | Associate Professor Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University |
| Apr 2025 – present | Professor Center for Data-driven Science and Artificial Intelligence, Tohoku University |
Educational Background
| Apr 2003 – Mar 2006 | Makuhari Senior High School |
| Apr 2006 – Mar 2010 | Bachelor of Engineering Department of Electrical, Information and Physics Engineering, School of Engineering, Tohoku University Adviser: Takao Nishizeki |
| Apr 2010 – Sep 2011 (Academic acceleration) | Master of Information Sciences Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University Adviser: Xiao Zhou |
| Oct 2011 – Sep 2013 (Academic acceleration) | Ph.D. in Information Sciences Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University Adviser: Xiao Zhou |
Other Positions
| Feb 2013 – Mar 2013 | Visiting Student David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada Host: Naomi Nishimura |
Awards
| 2012 | Tohoku University ECEI Outstanding Performance Award |
| 2013 | IEICE Academic Encouragement Award |
| 2014 | Best PhD at Tohoku University |
| 2014 | Best PhD at Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University |
| 2015 | Inoue Foundation for Science — Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists |
| 2015 | TOKIN Foundation — Research Encouragement Award |
| 2015 | Funai Foundation for Information Technology — Incentive Award |
| 2019 | IPSJ Tohoku Branch — Noguchi Incentive Award |
| 2023 | Minoru Ishida Foundation — Incentive Award |
| 2024 | Tohoku University — General Education Contribution Award |
| 2024 | President of Tohoku University — Presidential Prize for Educational Excellence |
| 2025 | WALCOM 2025 — Best Paper Award |
Note that I have not yet won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Contact Information
| Address | Center for Data-driven Science and Artificial Intelligence, Tohoku University, 41 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8576, Japan |
Last Updated: April 1, 2026