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Kazuhiro Oiwa is a Distinguished Researcher and Director General at the Advanced ICT Research Institute of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), where involvement includes advancing research in optics, quantum engineering, nano-technology, bio-technology, and human brain information technology. In addition, Kazuhiro Oiwa holds a joint appointment as Professor at the University of Hyogo since April 2000 and previously served as Group Leader for both the Biological ICT Group and Protein Biophysics Group at NICT from April 2001 to March 2008. Early career experiences include a visiting researcher position at the National Institute for Medical Research in London and an assistant professor role at Teikyo University. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biology and a Bachelor's Degree in Zoology/Animal Biology, both from the University of Tokyo.
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Humanity has achieved progress as it has deepened its mutual understanding and shared its wisdom, overcoming barriers due to national, regional, ethnic, generational, and other differences. Communication is the most critical activity in human society, and information and communications technology (ICT) is the basis of that communication. ICT is also the infrastructure that supports humanity's advanced intellectual and economic activities. The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) promotes the full spectrum of research and development in ICT from basic to applied research with an integrated perspective, and thus promotes the advancement of Japan as an intellectual nation that leads the international community. Moreover, NICT forms close ties with the academic and business communities in Japan as well as with research institutes overseas and returns its R&D findings to society in a broad range of fields. In this way, NICT contributes to the creation of lifestyles that are affluent and safe, a society that is full of intellectual creativity and dynamism, and a world that values harmony and peace.