Taketo Sano

My name is Taketo Sano. I am a mathematician specializing in low-dimensional topology and knot theory. I have been a Research Scientist in the Mathematical Application Research Team of RIKEN iTHEMS since 2025. 

I received my Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from the University of Tokyo, under the supervision of Prof. Mikio Furuta. Before entering graduate school, I worked as a software engineer in the tech industry from 2007 to 2016. I am also a father of two children—a 10-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son (as of 2025).

Since the beginning of my research career, I have been focusing on Khovanov homology theory, introduced by M. Khovanov in 2000 as a categorification of the Jones polynomial. By integrating computational methods into the study of low-dimensional topology, I aim to deepen our understanding of knots and low-dimensional manifolds.

contact: taketo.sano @ riken.jp

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My daugther drawing a squid at my research institute.