Motoko Kotani jẹ Igbakeji Alakoso fun Iwadi, Ile-ẹkọ giga Tohoku, Japan. Ifẹ rẹ ti wa ni mathimatiki (itupalẹ geometric), ti o ni ibatan si fisiksi mathematiki. A fun un ni ẹbun Saruhashi 25th fun “Iwadii ti lattice gara nipasẹ itupalẹ geometric ọtọ” ni ọdun 2005. Lakoko ti o ṣiṣẹ ni mathimatiki mimọ, o ṣiṣẹ lọwọ ni ibaraẹnisọrọ pẹlu awọn oniwadi ni awọn aaye imọ-jinlẹ miiran. O ti ṣe amọna ọpọlọpọ awọn iṣẹ akanṣe iwadii nla ti o so pọ mọ mathimatiki ati imọ-jinlẹ ohun elo. Da lori iriri ati aṣeyọri rẹ mejeeji ni iwadii ati iṣakoso, o yan gẹgẹ bi Oludari Ile-ẹkọ giga fun Iwadi Awọn ohun elo, Ile-ẹkọ giga Tohoku ni ọdun 2012, ile-ẹkọ kan pẹlu awọn oniwadi 200, akọkọ ti iṣeto labẹ eto orilẹ-ede “Initiative International Premier International Research Centre” ni 2007.
Kotani di awọn ipo wọnyi mu / mu:
- Ni Ile-ẹkọ giga Tohoku: Igbakeji Alakoso fun Iwadi (Kẹrin 2020-) / Igbakeji Alakoso Alakoso (2014-2019) / Oluṣewadii akọkọ (2011-) / Oludari (2012-2019), Ile-ẹkọ giga fun Iwadi Awọn ohun elo / Ọjọgbọn (2004-) , Institute Mathematiki
- Ni RIKEN: Oludari Alakoso (4/2017-3/2020)
Awọn ilowosi awujọ rẹ yatọ: Ọmọ ẹgbẹ Alase, Igbimọ Imọ-ẹrọ, Imọ-ẹrọ ati Innovation, Ọfiisi Minisita, Japan (2014-) / Ọmọ ẹgbẹ, Igbimọ Awọn gomina, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation (2014-) / Alakoso ti Awujọ Mathematical ti Japan (2015-2016), ọmọ ẹgbẹ igbimọ (2008-2019) / Ọmọ ẹgbẹ ti awọn igbimọ imọran ti ọpọlọpọ awọn ile-iṣẹ iwadi ti orilẹ-ede (gẹgẹbi National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, National Institute of Informatics, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, National Institute for Ohun elo Imọ), RIKEN