Kohei Itoh

Kohei Itoh
伊藤 公平
20th President of Keio University
Assumed office
May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)
Preceded byAkira Haseyama
Professor, Keio University Faculty of Science and Technology
In office
Apr. 2007 – present
Personal details
Born1965
Nationality Japanese
Residence(s)Tokyo, Japan
Alma materKeio University / University of California, Berkeley Graduate and Professional Programs
OccupationUniversity President, Professor,
Researcher

Kohei Ito (born 1965) is a Japanese physicist. He is the 20th president of Keio University and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Keio University. His research fields include solid-state physics, quantum computers, electronic materials, nanotechnology, and semiconductor isotope engineering. His favourite quotes are "the world becomes narrower if you move" and "the duty of the blessed".

As one of Japan's pioneers in quantum computational research, he has led Keio University into a quantum educational initiative with IBM, alongside the University of Tokyo, University of Chicago, Yonsei University and Seoul National University.