Invited Speakers

MNC 2026 Invited Speakers List
2-2: Nanodevices
Prof. Masaharu Kobayashi, The University of Tokyo, Japan Paper Title Nanoscale Oxide Semiconductor Transistor Technology for Memory Application Short BiographyMasaharu Kobayashi, Ph.D. is a professor at The University of Tokyo. His current research interest is nanoelectronic device for energy-efficient computing. Prior to joining The University of Tokyo, Prof. Kobayashi was a Research Staff Member in IBM Watson Research Center. During his 4 years at IBM, he was involved in exploratory device research for beyond-10nm technology node. He also contributed to 14nm SOI CMOS technology development. Prof. Kobayashi received a Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA. He is a senior member of IEEE. He is serving for program committee of VLSI Symposium and IRPS.
Prof. Daisuke Kiriya, The University of Tokyo, Japan Paper Title Molecular chemical processing for modulating 2D semiconductors Short BiographyDr. Daisuke Kiriya is an associate professor at the University of Tokyo. He obtained his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the School of Engineering at Kyoto University, Japan, in 2004, 2006, and 2009, respectively, under Professors Susumu Kitagawa and Ho-Chol Chang. From 2009 to 2011, he served as an assistant professor at the University of Tokyo. In 2012, he joined the University of California, Berkeley. In 2016, he joined Osaka Prefecture University as an assistant professor and associate professor in 2020. From 2022, he served as an associate professor at the University of Tokyo.
2-3: Nanofabrication
Prof. Yong He, Chongqing University, China Paper Title Post-Transition Metal Selenide-Based Gas Sensors: From Rational Material Engineering to Artificial Olfaction Short Biography Yong He received the Ph.D. degree in material physics and chemistry from Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China, in 2011. He was a specially appointed researcher the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Japan from 2011 to 2015. Since 2015, he has been with Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan, where he was a research fellow. In 2017, he joined the College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Chongqing University, China, as a Hundred Talents Researcher of Chongqing University.
Dr. Chia-Tsong Chen, AIST, Japan Paper Title Process development for Si nanosheet GAAFET on 300 mm wafer: inner spacer formation and channel release Short BiographyChia-Tsong Chen is a researcher of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan. He received Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo in 2022. His research interest includes innovations for advanced CMOS technologies and back-end of line monolithic 3D integration.
2-5: Organic Nanomaterials
Prof. Kentaro Aoki, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Paper Title Tailored Control of Ion Transport: From Molecular Design to Device Applications Short Biography Kentaro Aoki is currently an Assistant Professor in the Materials Chemistry Frontiers Research Area at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST). He received his Ph.D. in Science from Kyoto University in 2022, where he was also a JSPS Research Fellow from 2019 to 2022. He subsequently joined JAIST as an Assistant Professor. His research interests include the design of functional materials based on metal complexes and polymers, solid-state ionics, and their applications in energy devices.
2-6: Nano Surfaces, Interfaces, and Advanced Nano Metrology
Prof. Chu Ming-Wen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
3: Nanoimprint, Hybrid-NIL, Biomimetics, and Functional Surfaces
Prof. Motoyasu Kobayashi, Kogakuin University, Japan
Mr. Takashi Sekito, Merc Electronics, Japan
4: BioMEMS, Lab on a Chip, and Nanobiotechnolog
Prof. Kaoru Tamada, Kyushu University, Japan PAPER TITLE Self-Assembled Nanomaterials:from Fundamentals to Applications Short Biography Kaoru Tamada is a senior vice president and distinguished professor in the Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), Kyushu University. She obtained her doctor of science in 1994 from the Nara Women's University after several years experiences in Japanese chemical industry and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After a postdoc at RIKEN, she joined the NIMC (reorganized to AIST) as a Senior Scientist, Tokyo Institute of Technology as an Associate Professor, and Tohoku University as a professor. She moved to Kyushu University in 2011. She had several years oversea research experiences in Australian National University (ANU), Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP) and the National University of Singapore (NUS). Her research focusses in nanoscience and nanointerface, especially, assembly of molecules and nanomaterials, surface plasmon resonances and metamaterials, and their bio and device applications. She received the surface science society of Japan award in 2018. She is also an Associated Editor in ACS Applied Nano Materials.
Prof.Tomohiro Hayashim, Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan PAPER TITLE Written in water: interfacial behavior of water molecules and anti-biofouling property. Short Biography Tomohiro Hayashi received his bachelor's degree from Waseda University (1997), his master's from the University of Tsukuba (2000), and his Ph.D. from Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg (2003). After postdoctoral research at Tokyo Tech and a permanent post at AIST (2006), he joined Tokyo Tech as an assistant professor (2007) and became an associate professor in 2010. In 2023, he founded Everon Technologies (CEO) and Motrino, Inc. (CTO). His thirteen awards include the Asahi Kasei Award (2011) and the JSPS Young Researchers' Award (2018). His research develops surface and interfacial analytical techniques for biointerfaces—combining atomic force microscopy with laser spectroscopy—single-molecule dynamic force measurements, and materials informatics for biomaterial design.

5: Microsystem Technology and MEMS
Prof. Harold Chong, Univ. of Southampton, UK