Hokuto Konno

Associate Professor
Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences
The University of Tokyo

Personal

First Name: Hokuto
Last Name: Konno
(In Japanese: 今野 北斗)
E-mail: konno [at-sign] ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Employment

  • Apr. 2024 – Present: Associate Professor, the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo
  • Apr. 2020 – Mar. 2024: Assistant Professor, the Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo
  • Apr. 2019 – Mar. 2020: Special Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN
  • Apr. 2016 – Mar. 2019: JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Education

  • Mar. 2019: Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo  (Advisor in Ph.D. course: Prof. Mikio Furuta)
  • Mar. 2016: M.S. in Mathematical Sciences, the University of Tokyo  (Advisor in Master course: Prof. Mikio Furuta)
  • Mar. 2014: B.S. in Mathematics, Waseda University  (Advisor in the undergraduate school: Prof. Martin Guest)
  • Mar. 2010: Waseda University Senior High School, Tokyo, Japan

Honors

  • Feb. 2026: JSPS Prize, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Mar. 2025: Spring Prize, The Mathematical Society of Japan
  • Sep. 2024: Geometry Prize, The Mathematical Society of Japan
  • Mar. 2019: Dean's Award, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  • Mar. 2016: Dean's Award, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
  • Mar. 2014: Dean's Award, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Fellowships

  • Sep. 2022 – Aug. 2024: JSPS Overseas Research Fellowships, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Apr. 2016 – Mar. 2019: JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Oct. 2014 – Mar. 2019: FMSP course student, Leading Graduate Course for Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Physics

Grants

Long visits (more than one month)

  • 1/9/2022 – 31/8/2024:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • 5/9/2022 – 21/12/2022:Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute
  • 17/9/2018 – 29/11/2018:The University of Adelaide
  • 7/3/2018 – 11/4/2018:The University of Adelaide
  • 22/9/2017 – 26/10/2017:University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Visiting Positions

  • Jan. 2023 – Aug. 2024: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Sep. 2022 – Dec. 2022: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Research Affiliate
  • May 2020 – Present: Visiting Scientists, RIKEN, iTHEMS