Professor Raffi Khatchadourian visited Tokyo Tech this past August in his capacity as a BRIDGE Fellow for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Please read on for a brief account from Raffi himself about this fruiful trip:

"Between August 10 to 24, 2022, I visited the Programming Research Group at the Department of Mathematical and Computing Science of the Tokyo Institute of Technology. I gave a seminar talk and discussed current research with the group members. A JSPS BRIDGE fellowship supported this visit, planned initially two years ago. The trip was postponed due to COVID-19 (three times, in fact), but I was happy to have the opportunity to visit Professor Hidehiko Masuhara and his lab."

Professor Khatchadourian lectures during the hybrid seminar.

Meeting with lab members at Tokyo Tech.

Experiencing Japan's culture after work: a Japanese baseball game with Professor Masuhara.

It's great to see our faculty forging research connections abroad! The JSPS BRIDGE Fellowship -- developed by JSPS for precisely that purpose -- is awarded to just 50 fellows each year. Congratulations to Raffi for this exciting honor and opportunity to strengthen our faculty's international network.