Masanori Hanada is a theoretical physicist at the Department of Mathematics, the University of Surrey. His research interests include strongly coupled quantum systems, quantum field theory, and superstring theory. He and his collaborators pioneered the application of Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods for superstring theory.
So Matsuura is a theoretical physicist at Research and Education Center for Natural Sciences, Keio University. His research interests include superstring theory and nonperturbative lattice formulation of supersymmetry quantum field theory. In addition to physics research, he has a strong passion for public outreach activities and delivers many public lectures.