R-IH
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Empowering science
through information

Strategically and comprehensively promoting the development, construction, and operation of information infrastructure supporting RIKEN's research.

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About us

Based on RIKEN’s Fifth ICT strategy (RIKEN ICT Strategy), RIKEN Information R&D and Strategy Headquarters (R-IH) is responsible for the strategic and integrated development, construction and operation of the information infrastructure and information environment that supports RIKEN’s research activities. In this way, it gathers, stores and integrates data from various scientific fields, and also contributes to the promotion of “Science that Connects” in the Transformative Research Innovation Platform of RIKEN platforms (TRIP).

The R-IH consists of two divisions and a cross-cutting research project. The R-IH provides strong support for RIKEN’s research activities from the information side, to advance cutting-edge technology and contribute to society.

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Organizations

Information Security &
Systems Division

The Information Security & Systems Division works on the operation of secure information system infrastructures and information environment, and promotes education and compliance with information security and information ethics. It also contributes to the promotion of open science throughout RIKEN in collaboration with the Infrastructure Research and Development Division.
Infrastructure Research and Development Division

Aiming at the realization of RIKEN's ICT Strategy, the division is designed to develop information technology for construction and operation of information infrastructure for researchers and provide support required for digital innovation in research methods and data-driven science. We work closely with researchers at RIKEN to promote the aggregation and utilization of research data, thereby contributing to the promotion of Open Science at RIKEN and in Japan.
Guardian Robot
Project

We promote R&D for the social implementation of next-generation robots ("brain x AI") that synergistically incorporate the strengths of psychology, brain science, cognitive science and AI research toward a future society where humans, AI and robots can flexibly coexist. Conventional robots have mostly performed only limited tasks based on detailed instructions from humans. However, this project aims to develop a robot that can autonomously recognize its environment and the state of the person it is supposed to support and provide assistance unobtrusively without compromising the autonomy of the person, with appropriate interaction.

Organization Chart

R-IH
Information Security & Systems Division
Information Research Promotion Division
Infrastructure Research and Development Division
  • Data Knowledge Organization Unit
  • Data Management System Unit
  • Life Science Data Sharing Unit
  • Medical Data Sharing Unit
  • Advanced Networking Technology Unit
  • Fundamental Physics Data Sharing Unit
Guardian Robot Project
  • Knowledge Acquisition and Dialogue Research Team
  • Psychological Process Research Team
  • Interactive Robot Research Team
  • Multimodal Data Recognition Research Team
  • Behavior Learning Research Team
Office of R-IH Director

As of April 1, 2026

Careers

Would you like to join us in creating
the future of research data infrastructure?
Please check available positions
at the link below.

RIKEN R-IH
Career Openings

If there are no listings at the bottom of the linked page, there are currently no open positions.

Contact

Please see the contact information on the page below.

https://www.riken.jp/en/research/labs/r-ih/index.html