MNC 2022

Symposium C: Micro and Nanotechnology for Detecting Bioinformation

SectionName, Affiliation, Paper Title and Short Biography
Symposium C: Micro and Nanotechnology for Detecting Bioinformation
Prof. Toshinori Fujie, Tokyo Tech., Japan
Paper Title: Flexible and Adhesive Electronics for Directing Living Body
Short Biography:
Dr. Fujie received his PhD (Engineering) in 2009 from the Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University. He spent postdoctoral periods at the Italian Institute of Technology and Tohoku University from 2010 to 2013. In 2013, he joined Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University as an Assistant Professor. He also served as a PRESTO researcher of the Japan Science and Technology Agency from 2015 to 2019. In 2018, he moved to the School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, and promoted to Associate Professor in 2021.
Dr. Koji Sakai, NTT, Japan
Self-folding graphene for 3D neural interfaces
Koji Sakai received the Ph.D. degree in engineering from University of Tokyo in 2018. He is researcher of NTT Basic Research Laboratories and has been engaged in research in the field of neural interface as a member of Molecular and Bio-Science Research Group and Bio-Medical Informatics Research Center.
Prof. Takeo Miyake, Waseda Univ., Japan
Integrated biodevices for smart contact lenses
Short Biography:
Takeo Miyake, Ph.D., is a Professor of Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems at Waseda University. He graduated B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2004, and then received the Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Nanoengineering in 2008 from Waseda University. In 2009, he joined Tohoku University as an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering and Robotics. He then moved to the US and worked in Materials Science and Engineering at University of Washington (2014-2016) and in Electrical Engineering at University of California, Santa Cruz (2015-2016). In 2016, he started his independent academic career in Waseda University.
Prof. Tomoyuki Yokota, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Ultra-flexible organic electronics for health monitoring
Short Biography:
Tomoyuki Yokota was born in Tochigi, Japan, in 1985. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in applied physics from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 2008, 2010, and 2013, respectively. From 2013 to 2019, he was a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor and Lecture with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Tokyo, where he has been a Associate professor since 2019. His current research interests include printed electronics, large-area electronics, and organic electronics.
Prof. Minoru Sasaki, Toyota Technological Inst., Japan
Respiration Sensor Measuring Capacitance Built Across Skin and Fine Patterning Technique on Flexible Film
Short Biography:
Minoru Sasaki received the M. S. and Dr. Eng. degrees from Nagoya University in 1993 and 1995, respectively.
In 1995, he is a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Since 1996, he is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechatronics and Precision Engineering, Tohoku University. Since 2007, he has been a professor in the Department of Advanced Science and Technology, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan.
His current research interests include 3D micro-fabrication (study group: www.astf.or.jp/post/ken-topic3), wearable/flexible devices, micro-plasma, and optical MEMS.