Keynote Speaker

Ichiro Yamashita graduated from Kyoto University and received a Ph.D. degree from the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University in1998. 1978-2013, he worked at Panasonic Corporation, 2003-2017 at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and 2013-present at Osaka University. 2014-present, a visiting professor National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University.
His research interests include Nanotechnology, Biomineralization, Aptamer, and Biosensors. He proposed a biological inorganic nanostructure fabrication process, “Bio Nano Process”, in 1997. He discovered anomalous charge-transfer enhancement effects in electrochemistry in 2020 and is developing a DNA sensor based on this discovery. Awards and honors include Human Frontier Science Program. He is a fellow of the Japan Society of Applied Physics.

Dr. Lo received his Ph. D. degree from The University of Tokyo (2009, Japan). His professional trainings include thin film optics, optoelectronic devices, CMOS semiconductor, MEMS, and printed electronics. He was an engineer in TSMC during 2001-2005, where he was responsible for process integration in the RD team. He joined National Tsing Hua University in 2010, where he started researches in flexible and printed electronics for sensing applications. He is currently known in the fields of force/stress/strain/tactile sensing based on polymeric materials. He holds several patents, published 50+ journal articles, and performed 60+ conference presentations as single corresponding author.