Director, RIKEN Center for Computational Science. Japan.

“Architecting the Convergence: HPC, AI, and Quantum towards FugakuNEXT.”

Tuesday 17 February 2026

Abstract

The computing landscape is shifting from simulation-centric platforms to a unified convergence of large-scale AI, quantum-centric supercomputing, and traditional HPC. This talk explores the architectural roadmap for FugakuNEXT, Japan’s next-generation flagship system.

We detail co-design strategies for “Effective Zettascale” performance, featuring AI-capable many-core CPUs and next-generation accelerators designed for the “AI for Science” era. The discussion focuses on how this integrated infrastructure supports spatiotemporal foundation models and autonomous discovery cycles, while bridging the gap between classical HPC and quantum workflows to catalyze breakthroughs in materials science and drug discovery.

Bio

Satoshi Matsuoka has been the director of RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) since 2018. He is responsible for developing the supercomputer Fugaku which has become the fastest supercomputer in the world in all four major supercomputer rankings in 2020 and 2021 (Top500, HPCG, HPL-AI, Graph500), along with multitudes of ongoing cutting edge
HPC research being conducted, including investigating Post-Moore era computing, especially the future Fugaku NEXT supercomputer.
He was the leader of the TSUBAME series of supercomputers that had also received many international acclaims, at the Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly known as the Tokyo Institute of Technology), where he still holds a professor position, to continue his research activities in HPC as well as scalable Big Data and AI.
Other accolades include the Fellow positions in societies/conferences ACM, ISC, JSSST (Japan Society for Software Science and Technology) and IPSJ (Information Processing Society of Japan); the ACM Gordon Bell Prizes in 2011 & 2021; the IEEE-CS Sidney Fernbach Award in 2014 as well as the IEEE-CS Computer Society Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award in 2022, both being the highest awards in the field of HPC, and the only individual to receive both awards; one of the HPCwire 35 Legends by the HPC wire in 2024; the Technical Papers Chair and the Program Chair for ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2009 and 2013 (SC09 and SC13) respectively as well as many other conference chairs, and the ACM Gordon Bell Prize selection committee chair in 2018.
His longtime contribution for the computer science research was commended with the Medal of Honor with Purple ribbon by his Majesty Emperor of Japan in 2022, and he received the Public Service Medal (Friends of Singapore) at the Singapore National Day Awards in 2025.

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