International Joint Research Program
JRPs with SNSF
Data
FY 2025
Number of Planned Awards: Up to 10
Number of Applications for Full Proposal: 180
Actual Number of Awards: 10
FY 2022
Number of Planned Awards: Around 10
Number of Applications for Full Proposal: 67
Actual Number of Awards: 10
FY 2019
Number of Planned Awards: 8~10
Number of Applications for Full Proposal: 21
Actual Number of Awards: 8
FY2016
Number of Planned Awards: 2~4
Number of Applications for Full Proposal: 38
Actual Number of Awards: 4
FY2025
| Title of Project | PI（Japan） | Affiliation（Japan） | PI（Switzerland） | Affiliation（Switzerland） |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Framework for Legal Knowledge Structuring and AI Development | Ryohei HISANO | Lecturer, The University of Tokyo |
Tilmann ALTWICKER | Associate Professor, University of Zurich |
| Molecular basis for piRNA stochasticity in the mammalian germline | Yukihide TOMARI | Professor, The University of Tokyo |
Pillai RAMESH | Professor, University of Geneva |
| Enteral oxygenation to rewire mucosal immunity and microbial dynamics | Takanori TAKEBE | Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo |
Ziad Al NABHANI | Assistant Professor, University of Bern |
| An Integrated Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Sediment Dynamics in Mounta in Regions through a Comparative Study between Switzerland and Japan | Fumitoshi IMAIZUMI | Professor, National University Corporation Shizuoka University |
Aaron JORDAN | Assistant Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich |
| Photothermal metasurface for green hydrogen production (MetaH2) | Tomoko YOSHIDA | Professor, Nagoya University |
Alexandros EMBORAS | Lecturer (tenured), ETH Zurich |
| Proposals for the Next-Generation Monetary System: Institutional Design of Interoperable and Programmable CBDCs | Makoto WATANABE | Professor, Kyoto University |
Cyril MONNET | Professor, University of Bern |
| CABLE: Cortico-cortical evoked potentials for Assessing Brain Language Engagement | Riki MATSUMOTO | Professor, Kyoto University |
Kathleen SEIDEL | Associate Professor, University Hospital Bern |
| Advanced Cooperative Research on Maximum Utilization with Minimum Induced Seismicity Risk of Deep Geothermal Energy | Katsuaki KOIKE | Professor, Kyoto University |
Stefan WIEMER | Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich |
| Fusion of nanostencil technology and organic thin film devices aimed at the next generation of optoelectronics | Chihaya ADACHI | Professor, Kyushu University |
Chih-Jen SHIH | Associate Professor, ETH Zurich |
| ICAARUS: In situ Cloud-Aerosol interaction in the ARctic using Uncrewed Systems | Jun INOUE | Professor, Research Organization of Information and Systems |
Julia SCHMALE | Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne |
FY2022
| Title of Project | PI（Japan） | Affiliation（Japan） | PI（Switzerland） | Affiliation（Switzerland） |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpretable Condition Monitoring for Complex Engineering System | Takehisa YAIRI | Professor, The University of Tokyo |
Alexandros KALOUSIS | Professor, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland |
| Adaptive Tensegrity Robots for Mitigation of Infrastructure Failure in Disaster Scenarios | Hiroyuki NABAE | Assistant Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Dario FLOREANO | Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne |
| Diagnosing air pollution by organic aerosol: toward air quality management in the emerging era of organic haze | Michihiro MOCHIDA | Professor, Nagoya University |
Satoshi TAKAHAMA | Senior Scientist, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) |
| Memristive Metasurface Crossbar for Energy Efficient Neuromorphic Computing (MetaCross) | Tomoaki YAMADA | Professor, Nagoya University |
Alexandros EMBORAS | Lecturer (tenured), ETH Zurich |
| High Temperature Superconductive Tapes for Undulators | Ryota KINJO | Program-Specific Associate Professor, Kyoto University |
Marco CALVI | Senior Scientist, Paul Scherrer Institute |
| Development of operando elemental and chemical states analysis for batteries by muonic X-rays | Akira SATO | Assistant Professor, Osaka University |
Thomas PROKSCHA | Head of Laboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy, Paul Scherrer Institute |
| The contribution of blood-brain barrier dysfunction to neurological disorders | Hideaki NISHIHARA | Assistant Professor, Yamaguchi University |
Britta ENGELHARDT | Director, Professor, University of Bern |
| Resilient water management in tectonically active region | Yuji SANO | Specially Appointed Professor, Kochi University |
Oliver S SCHILLING | Assistant Professor, University of Basel |
| Developing an integrated framework for transitioning to a safe circular plastic economy: a use case study of Japan (CIRPLUS) | Natsuko KAJIWARA | Chief senior researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies |
Bernd NOWACK | Distinguished Senior Researcher, Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology |
| Hyperpolarization by UV-induced radicals: developing and characterizing their application in vivo to investigate Alzheimer's Disease | Yuhei TAKADO | Principal Researcher, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology |
Mor Miri MISHKOVSKY | Research Scientist, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne |
FY2019
| Title of Project | PI（Japan） | Affiliation（Japan） | PI（Switzerland） | Affiliation（Switzerland） |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamming and force chains - from biological tissues to granular materials and back | Shuji ISHIHARA |
Project Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo |
Christof M. AEGERTER |
Professor, University of Zurich |
| SENSOR – SENsible SOftware Refactoring | Yasutaka KAMEI |
Associate Professor, Kyushu University |
Bavota GABRIELE |
Assistant Professor, Universita della Sizzera italiana (University of Lugano) |
| High elevation precipitation in High Mountain Asia | Koji FUJITA |
Professor, Nagoya University |
Francesca PELLICCIOTTI |
Group Leader, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich |
| Scale-dependent active microrheology of soft materials by studying driven motion of microbeads | Amy SHEN |
Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University |
Frank SCHEFFOLD |
Professor, University of Fribourg |
| Unitized reversible fuel cells (URFC) using advanced anionic membranes and bi-functional catalysts | Makoto UCHIDA |
Professor, University of Yamanashi |
Thomas J. SCHMIDT |
Head of Research Division Energy & Environment, Paul Scherrer Institut |
| Stretchable ElectroHydroDynamics | Shingo MAEDA |
Associate Professor, Shibaura Institute of Technology |
Herbert SHEA |
Full Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne |
| Behavior of sulfur in biomass under hydrothermal conditions: removal strategies for catalytic processes | Yukihiko MATSUMURA |
Professor, Hiroshima University |
Frederic VOGEL |
Professor for Renewable Energies, Paul Scherrer Institut |
| Porphyrin-based imaging probe for the detection of oncogene promoter quadruplex DNA | Hisao MASAI |
Director, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science |
Yoko YAMAKOSHI |
Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) |
FY2016
| Title of Project | PI（Japan） | Affiliation（Japan） | PI（Switzerland） | Affiliation（Switzerland） |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phonetics Phonology and New Orthographies: Helping Native Language Communities in the Himalayas (PhoPhoNo) | Seunghun LEE |
Associate Professor, International Christian University |
George VAN DRIEM |
Professor, University of Bern |
| Exploring cell competition between normal and transformed epithelial cells as a novel cancer preventive mechanism | Yasuyuki FUJITA |
Professor, Hokkaido University |
Joerg HUELSKEN |
Associate Professor, Swiss Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), ISREC |
| Transcriptional control and Epigenetic Mechanisms of Thymic Epithelial Cell Development and Function | Yosuke TAKAHAMA |
Professor, Tokushima University |
Georg Andreas HOLLANDER |
Professor, University of Basel |
| Tracing cultural diversity for the decoding of facial expressions of emotion: From visual intake to neural signatures | Katsumi WATANABE |
Professor, Waseda University |
Roberto CALDARA |
Professor, University of Fribourg |
*Note that the above list is compiled based on the information obtained from Japanese PIs and Counterpart PIs at the time of adoption.