Hiromi Yokoyama

Professor at the University of Tokyo. Her specialty is science and technology society (STS) / Science communication. She belongs to the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), the University of Tokyo, and is also a graduate student of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies. She is a faculty member of Tokyo College. She is interested in science and democracy, scientific advice, ethical issues such as AI (ELSI), science and gender, science and SNS, and science and technology policy. Until her PhD, she have studied high-energy particle physics experiments. She received the Japan STS Society prize, so called Kenshin Kakiuchi Research Encouragement Award (2015) and the Science and Technology Journalist Award (2007).

Director of Public Relations Office, University of Tokyo (concurrently General Manager of Public Relations Strategy Planning Office, Deputy General Manager of Public Relations Strategy Headquarters), Kavli IPMU Steering Committee member (Assistant Director), Science Council of Japan 24-25th Joint Member,board member of Japan Science and Technology Society, Journal of Science communication Editorial advisory board member, she is also a member of the deliberation committee of ministries and agencies, etc.