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Full Name Jun Yamamoto
Languages Japanese, English
Email jun.j.yamamoto_at_gmail.com (replace `_at_` with `@`)

Education

  • 2023/09 - Present
    PhD in Network Science
    Department of Network and Data Science, Central European University (Vienna, Austria)
    • 4.0/4.0 (as of 2024/12).
    • Supervisor -- Prof. Márton Pósfai, Prof. János Kertész
  • 2022/09 - 2023/09
    MSc in Mathematics
    School of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London (London, UK)
    • 96/100, distinction.
    • Thesis -- Modelling higher-order network dynamics in the presence of triadic interactions
    • Supervisor -- Prof. Ginestra Bianconi
  • 2017/04 - 2022/03
    BEng in Applied Physics
    School of Engineering, Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan)
    • 4.18/4.30. Nitobe College Summa Cum Laude.
    • Thesis -- Bifractality of fractal scale-free networks
    • Supervisor -- Prof. Kousuke Yakubo
  • 2019/09 - 2020/05
    Exchange programme
    Department of Physics, ETH Zurich (Zurich, Switzerland)
    • Discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employment

  • 2022/07 - 2022/09
    Data Scientist
    Fujitsu Limited (Tokyo, Japan)

Awards and Scholarships

  • 2023/11
    Principal's Prize, Queen Mary University of London
    • Awarded for outstanding academic achievements at School of Mathematical Sciences.
  • 2022/09 - 2023/09
    Scholarship, Ito Foundation for International Education Exchange
    • Awarded ¥3,000,000 for the tuition fee, \$2,000/month for the duration of the study, and flight fees
  • 2022/03
    Dean's Award for Academic Achievement, School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
    • Awarded to students with outstanding academic achievements at School of Engineering. (one of the 14 recipients in 2022).
  • 2019/09 - 2020/05
    Scholarship, Japan Student Service Organization
    • Awarded ¥80,000/month for the duration of the exchange programme (discontinued due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
  • 2019/07
    Lane Memorial Award, Hokkaido University
    • Awarded to the eight students with outstanding grades in English in the first and second years of undergraudate studies.
  • 2018/07
    Nitobe Award, Hokkaido University
    • Awarded to the best student at each school by GPA of the first year.
  • 2018/06
    Nitobe College Incentive Award, Nitobe College, Hokkaido University
    • Awarded to the students with outstanding academic achievements among Nitobe College students.

Teaching Experience

  • 2022/04 - 2022/08
    Teaching Assistant
    School of Engineering, Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan)
    • Applied Mathematics II
    • Statistical Mechanics I
  • 2021/04 - 2022/03
    Teaching Assistant
    Education and Research Center for Mathematics and Data Sciences, Hokkaido University (Sapporo, Japan)
    • Computational Science
    • MDS/AI Seminar

Internships

  • 2020/07 - 2020/08
    Summer Research Intern
    Center for Computational Science and e-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Chiba, Japan)
    • Application of machine learning to accelerate molecular dynamics simulation
  • 2019/02 - 2019/03
    Research Intern
    Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Okinawa, Japan)
    • Observation of protein nanocrystals using diffraction electron microscope

Academic Interests

  • Complex Networks
    • physical networks
    • critical phenomena on complex networks
    • fractal and multifractal properties
    • Laplacian dynamics
  • Statistical Physics
    • phase transitions
    • critical phenomena
    • disordered systems

Professional Memberships

  • The Physical Society of Japan, European Physical Society, Austrian Physical Society