Shu Tanaka is an Assistant Professor at the Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Waseda University, Tokyo. He is also PRESTO Researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). He has worked in various fields of the theory of statistical physics, materials science, and quantum information theory. He has studied both fundamental and application sides of quantum annealing, and has also edited three books on quantum computing. He was a recipient of the 9th Award for the Encouragement of Young Physicists from the Physical Society of Japan (2015).