Keynote Speeches

Prof. Takahiro Namazu

Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Japan

Takahiro Namazu received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering fromRitsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan, in 1997, 1999, and 2002, respectively.From 2002 to 2006, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, theUniversity of Hyogo, Himeji, Japan. In 2007, he became an Associate Professorat the university. In 2010, he joined the Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) program, “Nanosystems and Emergent Functions”of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), as a Researcher. In the JSTPRESTO program, his research project was the emergence of self-propagatingexothermic nanomaterials for future semiconductor industry and human life care. In 2016, he became a Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Japan. In 2019, he joined the Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS), Kyoto, Japan, as a Visiting Professor. In 2020, he will become a Professor with the Faculty of Engineering, KUAS.

He is currently engaged in studies on functional film materials, such asself-propagating exothermic materials, and their applications to micro/nanoelectro-mechanical systems (NMEMS). His research interests also include thedevelopment of material testing techniques for measuring the mechanicalproperties of micro/nanoscale materials, such as carbon nanotubes and siliconnanowires, which focuses on clarifying the nanomaterials’ size effect phenomenaand these mechanisms. The evaluation of the reliability of MEMS andsemiconductor devices is included as well in his interests for realizing thedesign of ultra-long life microdevices. Dr. Namazu has earned over 20 research awards for hisoutstanding materials research results and his contributions to the evolutionof the micro/nanoscale materials science field in the world.

Prof. Yu-Lung Lo

National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan

Yu-Lung Lo received his B.S. degree from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He has been faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department, NCKU, since 1996, where he is now a University Chair professor and Vice Dean of College of Engineering / Academy of Innovative Semiconductor and Sustainable Manufacturing. He was Director of Instrument Development Center and Chairman of Department of Mechanical Engineering in NCKU. Also, He was a visiting scientist in University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Dr. Lo received Research Excellence Award, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Taiwan, 2018, 2021; Fellow of Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME) in Taiwan, 2019; Fellow of Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) in USA, 2018; ASE Scholar in Research Excellence, Taiwan, 2017; and Outstanding Award for Professor in Engineering, Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers in Taiwan, 2013. Also, he received the First-Class Research Award from National Science Council (NSC), 2005/2006, and the Dr. Ta-You Wu Award for Young Researchers from NSC, 2002. He was invited to be an invited speaker, keynote speaker, and plenary speaker in the optics and 3D printing related international conferences, and also organized and chaired section of international conferences, especially General Chair of International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technology in 2017. Now he is Chairman of Asian Society of Experiment Mechanics (ASEM) and executive council member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Taiwan Section. His research interests include biophotonics, 3D printing on metal powder, and laser machining on semiconductor materials. He has authored over 190 journal publications and has filed for several patents. One of his articles is included in Spotlight on Optics by OSA in 2015. Also, he is included in Analysis of 2023 Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists (Career Impact) (1960 - 2022) and Top 2% Scientists in 2021/2022.