Ryuya Hora — Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Professor, ZEN University
horaryuya38@gmail.com · https://ryuyahora.jp · Tokyo, Japan
Education
- The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Ph.D. in Mathematics, 2026
- Ph.D. thesis: Connectedness and full subcategories of topoi
- Advisor: Ryu Hasegawa
- The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Master of Mathematics, 2024
- Master's thesis: Two classification theorems of quotient toposes
- Advisor: Ryu Hasegawa
- The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Bachelor of Science, 2022
- Graduated first in the Mathematics Department.
Research Interests
- Topos theory
- Quotient topoi
- Applications to computer science and formal language theory
- Coalgebras
- Automata
- Discrete dynamical systems
- Combinatorial games
- Category theory
- Categorical logic
- Categorical algebra
Papers
Published
- Ryuya Hora and Yuhi Kamio, “Quotient toposes of discrete dynamical systems,” Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra 228(8), 107657, 2024.
- Ryuya Hora, “Internal parameterization of hyperconnected quotients,” Theory and Applications of Categories 42(11), 263-313, 2024.
- Ryuya Hora, “Grothendieck topoi with a left adjoint to a left adjoint to a left adjoint to the global sections functor,” Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 154, 567-584, 2026.
- Yuhi Kamio and Ryuya Hora, “Solution to Lawvere's first problem: A Grothendieck topos that has proper class many quotient topoi,” Advances in Mathematics 487, 110751, 2026.
Preprints
- Ryuya Hora, “Topoi of automata I: Four topoi of automata and regular languages,” arXiv:2411.06358, 2024.
- Ryuya Hora, Yuhi Kamio, and Yuki Maehara, “Lawvere's fourth open problem: Levels in the topos of symmetric simplicial sets,” arXiv:2503.03439, 2025.
- Ryuya Hora, “Games as recursive coalgebras: A categorical view on the Nim-sum,” arXiv:2510.22886, 2025.
- Ryuya Hora, “Normalization of a subgroup, in a topos, and of a word-congruence,” arXiv:2511.05012, 2025.
Talks and Presentations
2023
- Internal parameterization of hyperconnected quotients, at CSCAT 2023, 9 March 2023, Room 478, Research Building 2, Kyoto University.
- Internal parameterization of hyperconnected quotients, at Australian Category Seminar, 19 April 2023, online.
- Grundy Numbers and Categories, at Japan Combinatorial Game Theory Mini-Workshops, 12 May 2023, NII, Tokyo.
- Internal parameterization of hyperconnected quotients, at Category Theory 2023, 6 July 2023, Auditoires des Sciences, UCLouvain.
- Category Theory and Combinatorial Game Theory, at 7th Japan Combinatorial Game Theory Conference, 21 August 2023, NII, Tokyo.
- Constructive mathematics and representation theory, at 数学基礎論若手の会2023, 10 December 2023, Chiba.
2024
- Combinatorial games as recursive coalgebras, at CSCAT 2024, 15 March 2024, Multimedia Room 1, Science Building 4, Chiba University.
- Introduction to topos theory, at 代数トポロジー若手の会, 16 March 2024, Nagoya University.
- 圏論の利用と濫用, at 18th AFSA Colloquium, 24 April 2024, NII Kanda Lab, Tokyo.
- Quotient toposes of discrete dynamical systems, at CT 2024, 28 June 2024, Facultade de Matemáticas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela.
- Topos theory as a tool of automata theory, at Young Automata Theorists Gathering in Japan, 29 August 2024, Room 305, Akita University.
- The colimit of all monomorphisms classifies hyperconnected geometric morphisms, at Toposes in Mondovì, 10 September 2024, Circolo di Lettura, Palazzo del Governatore.
- Quotient topoi and geometry of computation, at AFSA area meeting, 30 November 2024, TKP Kanda Business Center, Tokyo.
2025
- Topoi of automata, at CMUP SAL seminar, 28 February 2025, Zoom.
- Topoi of automata, at CSCAT 2025, 12 March 2025, Room F203, Sojo University, Kumamoto.
- Topoi of automata, at Groupe de travail topossique, 30 April 2025, Centre Lagrange, Paris.
- Topoi of automata, at Categories for Automata and Language Theory, 6 May 2025, IRIF, Paris.
- Local state classifier for algebraic language theory, at Groupe de travail topossique, 16 May 2025, Centre Lagrange, Paris.
- Local state classifier for automata theory, at IRIF Sémantique seminar, 27 May 2025, Salle 3071, IRIF, Paris.
- Local state classifier for automata theory, at Séminaires du LIPN, 5 June 2025, LIPN, Villetaneuse.
- A topos for regular language theory, at Theoretical Cosynus Seminar, 11 June 2025, LIX, Ecole polytechnique, Palaiseau.
- Topoi of automata, at CT 2025, 17 July 2025, Building B2, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno.
- Topoi of automata, at SLACS 2025, 31 October 2025, Shared Room 321, Akita University.
- Connectedness and full subcategories of topoi, at UTokyo Logic seminar, 28 November 2025, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
- The axiom of choice and local state classifier, at UTokyo Logic seminar, 5 December 2025, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
2026
- Connectedness and full subcategories of topoi, at Ph.D. thesis presentation, 23 January 2026, Room 126, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo.
- (Joint work with and talk given by Kyosuke Higashida) Turning lights out with the Snake Lemma, at 20th CGP project, 22 February 2026, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu.
- (Joint work with Ryoma Sin'ya) Measure-theoretic closure operators on formal languages, at PPL 2026, 11 March 2026, Rexxam Hall, Takamatsu.
- A space-time for Conway's game of life, at CSCAT 2026, 17 March 2026, AOSSA Room 601A, Fukui.
- A Rota-Baxter equation for winning games, at Differentiation in category theory and program semantics, 6 April 2026, Room 420, RIMS, Kyoto University.
- AI for Mathについて数学者は(何を)考えるべきか, at AI for Math勉強会 第2回, 17 July 2026, Kabukiza Tower 12F, Tokyo.
Awards
- Dean's award and Graduation Representative, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, doctoral course, March 2026.
- SLACS 2025 presentation award, October 2025.
- Dean's award and Graduation Representative, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, master's course, March 2024.
- Faculty of Science encouragement award, The University of Tokyo, March 2022.
Grants/Fellowships
- JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, April 2024–March 2026.
- Research grant for JSPS Fellows (24KJ0837), April 2024–March 2027.
- FoPM course student, The Forefront Physics and Mathematics Program to Drive Transformation, April 2022–March 2026.
- National Institute of Informatics 2025 Open Collaborative Research Program (Grant Number: 251M-22791), Co-Investigator, April 2025–March 2026.
Academic Positions and Activities
- Assistant professor at ZEN University since April 2026.
- Researcher at the Humai Center since April 2026.
- CTTA - Research Associate - 2025
- AFSA project member and NII/Kanda Lab research assistant, 2022-2025
- Member, NII Open Collaborative Research Project "Exploration of the Applicability of Combinatorial Game Theory," April 2025–March 2026.
- Founder and organizer, Categories in Tokyo, a series of domestic research conferences in category theory.
- Organizer, AI for Math勉強会, since June 2026.
Other Activities
- Teaching modern mathematics at Math Space Topos since July 2020.
- Advisor to 角川ドワンゴ学園 研究部 since June 2025.