UTokyo, STS/SicComm Yokoyama Lab 
Welcome! Let's research with us.
Hiromi M. Yokoyama, Prof. Ph.D (Sci)
2025@lab
Professor (Science and Technology Studies : STS, Sociology of Science & SciComm) at the University of Tokyo. Born in Tokyo in 1975, after she earned her PhD in physics (neutrino oscillations) she switched her research field to STS. This unique background led her belong to belong to Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe and the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies.
As a social science researcher with a science background, she is interested in issues at the intersection of science, technology, society, and ethics. She frequently shares her expertise with the media.
Currently serves as Board Member of Toyota Foundation, and the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN); , the Japanese Society for STS, University of Tokyo Press Career history(18) . She has contributed to government and international advisory committees including Scientific Committee Member of PCST NetworkCommittee history (116) .
Email address: hiromi.yokoyama_a_ipmu.jp (Please change _a_ to @), LinkdIN : X : Media Coverage (116) : Writing (130) : Books(18)
Main research areas
Project-Paper page, GoogleS.(71), ORCIDCurrently, we are researching three main areas:
1. Trust and social responsibility of scientists (scientific advice in times of crisis, big science policy)
2. AI and science, ethics, and society (AI for Science: AI4S, sustainable AI, AI and human resources, medical AI)
3. Human resource research in STEM (women in STEM, etc.).
Current collaborative research partners: Australian National University, Tsinghua University, University of Melbourne, University of Chicago, Princeton University, Harvard University, Central South University, University of Jyväskylä, etc.
Welcoming visiting students & researchers
We welcome visiting students and researchers with the aim of conducting collaborative research. For short-term stays, visiting researcher status is granted by Kavli IPMU.
The JSPS fellowships and Posdoc at Kavli IPMU (The next recruitment start date is Oct 2026) will suppor you. There is also a track record of undergraduate summer research internships.
Please check the member page.
Kavli IPMU @ Kashiwa campus / Graduate School of III, Main building @ Hongo campus
Main papers
[AI] Ikkatai, Y., Hartwig, T., Takanashi, N. Yokoyama,H.M.,. Segmentation of ethics, legal, and social issues (ELSI) related to AI in Japan, the United States, and Germany. AI Ethics (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-022-00207-y(press release, プレスリリース)