Symposium Program

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January 21
10:00-10:10
  Opening Remarks
  K. Taniguchi (Organizing Chair)
Plenary Lectures (part 1)
10:10-10:50
  M. Fischetti (University of Massachusetts)
10:50-11:30
  I. Omura (Toshiba Semiconductor Company)
Intermission

13:00-13:10
  Welcome Address
  M. Toyoda (Dean, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University)

Plenary Lectures (part 2)
13:10-13:50
  A. Schwarz (Hamburg University)
13:50-14:30
  J. Fuchs (Ecole Polytechnique)
14:30-15:10
  Y. Yang (UCLA)
Plenary Lectures (part 3)
15:30-16:10
  R. Harrison (University of Utah)
16:10-16:50
  L. Cohen (Yale University)
16:50-16:55
  Welcome Address
  Z. Kawasaki (Head of Division of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering)
17:15-17:30
  Short Performance of Noh - Japanese Traditional Art -
17:30-
  Reception
January 22
10:00-12:00
  Oral Presentations (Recipients)
13:30-15:00
  Short Oral Presentations
15:15-17:00
  Poster Session
17:00-17:20
  Closing Session

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Plenary Lectures:

Speakers
Sensor devices:
L. Cohen (Yale University)
"Optical Recording of Brain and Heart Activity; Science and Technology"
R. Harrison (University of Utah)
"The Utah Integrated Neural Interface: Wireless Gateway to the Brain"
Photonic devices:
J. Fuchs (Ecole Polytechnique)
"High Energy Plasma Photonic Devices with High Power Lasers"
Power devices:
I. Omura (Toshiba Semiconductor Company)
"Power Semiconductor Devices: Enabling Technology for Sustainable Prosperity"
New materials for
electronic devices:
Y. Yang (UCLA)
"Organic Memory Devices: New Direction in Organic Electronics"
Characterization and
analysis of electronic devices:
M. Fischetti (University of Massachusetts)
"Theory and Simulation of Electronic Transport in Unconventional MOSFETs at the 20 nm Length Scale"
A. Schwarz (Hamburg University)
(Tentative) "Advances in Magnetic Sensitive Force Microscopy"

Student Travel Support:

Financial support for attending the symposium is available to some foreign students selected as oral speakers. The support must be requested when the paper is submitted by choosing this option in the submission form.

Student Paper Awards:

Papers presented by students will be considered for the Student Paper Awards. The award winners will be decided based on the paper and presentation.

Symposium Language:

The official language of the symposium is English.

Reception:

Reception fee is JPN 1,000 yen. Payment of reception fee is accepted at on-site registration desk.

Satellite event:

December 19, 2007:
Global seminar "Optic devices for new-generation communication networks"
Global seminar "Optic devices for new-generation communication networks" The seminar consists of three invited papers and four regular papers in the field covering from optical device fabrication to optical sub-systems. The talks will focus on optical signal processing utilizing nonlinear optic effects for new-generation communication networks. Access here for detail information.
January 18, 2008:
Satellite meeting "Recent activities of IDER units"
Leaders of Innovation-oriented Dynamic Education and Research (IDER) units will introduce recent activity of their IDER units.
January 23, 2008:
Global seminar "Advances in Neuroengineering"
This satellite symposium will focus on the neuroengineering and provide an opportunity for scientists and engineers working in the field of neuroengineering to make discussion with frontiers of neuroengineering and neuroscience. Click here for detail information.
January 23, 2008:
Global seminar "Recent Development of Organic Devices and Materials (I)"
This EDIS2008 satellite meeting will focus on the research challenges in organic electronic materials and devices and provide an opportunity for scientists and engineers studying in fields of organic electronic materials and devices.