Yukari Ito

Dr. Yukari Ito is Deputy Director and Professor at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU), a World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) at The University of Tokyo. Her field of expertise is algebraic geometry, with a particular interest in complex 3-dimensional singularities and resolution of singularities. Ito also studies representation theory in high dimensions. She works closely with physicists who use singularities to study black holes and the Big Bang, and singularities associated with string theory, especially as three dimensional Calabi-Yau manifolds. Ito is a member of the Science Council of Japan, has been involved with support activities for researchers, and is also a member of the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) committee under The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia. In December 2024 she was elected as the next president of the Asian-Oceanian Women in Mathematics. Ito has written several general books for general audiences, and often speaks with the public about her research areas.