Kantaro Ohmori

Research interest

Generalized symmetries in quantum field theories and related categorical structures. In particular, how higher categorical structures can be leveraged to understand QFTs.

Past works include supersymmetric QFTs, brane/geometry constructions in string/M/F-theory, quantum anomalies, six-dimensional SCFTs and their compactifications, scattering amplitudes, and string field theory.

See Inspire for publications and other records.

C.V.

2008 2012 Undergrad. University of Tokyo
2012 2016 Grad. University of Tokyo
2016 2019 Member (postdoc) Institute for Advanced Study
2019 2021 Research Assistant Professor (postdoc) Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
2021 2025 Assistant Professor University of Tokyo
2025 present Senior Research Scientist RIKEN iTHEMS

Opportunities

Note: RIKEN does not have its own PhD course. However, there are programs for graduate students to conduct research at RIKEN: International Program Associate (IPA) for international students and Junior Research Associate (JRA) for students enrolled in Japanese universities. If you are interested, feel free to contact me.

For postdoc opportunities, see the RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR) program. Applications for SPDR starting in year X are typically due in early spring of year X−1. If you are interested, please contact me by February of X−1 or earlier.

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