Taksu Cheon

Taksu Cheon (全 卓樹, Zen Tasuku; born 1958) is a Japanese physicist notable for his work on quantum game theory and the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Taksu Cheon
Born	1958 Kyoto, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Known for	Quantum game theory
Scientific career
Fields	Physicist
Institutions	Kochi University of Technology University of Tokyo Osaka University University of Maryland, College Park
Doctoral advisor	Akito Arima

Education

He graduated from Kunitachi High School, in 1976. He obtained his BSc, 1980, his MSc, 1982, and PhD, under Akito Arima, 1985, all from the University of Tokyo. His PhD thesis topic was in the area of theoretical nuclear physics.

Career

In 1985, he was a Yukawa Research Associate at Osaka University. In 1986, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia and in 1987 he was a research associate at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1989, he was appointed as an INS Research Associate at the University of Tokyo. Presently he is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Kochi University of Technology, Japan.

See also

• Quantum Aspects of Life

External links

• Cheon's math genealogy
• Cheon's homepage