FOURTH JAPAN-AMERICA FRONTIERS OF ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM
Chairs:
James Fujimoto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kazuhiro Sakurada, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd.
JAFOE 2004 Sponsors
BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND DEVICES
Organizers: Luke Lee, University of California, Berkeley, and Noriko Osumi, Tohoku University
Single Molecule Views of Nature’s Nano-machines
Taekjip Ha, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Ultra-Small Reaction Chamber for Single-Biomolecule Analysis
Hiroyuki Noji, University of Tokyo
Small MRI Scanners
Steve Conolly, University of California, Berkeley
Imaging of Cross-Sectional Elasticity for Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis
Hiroshi Kanai, Tohoku University
IT FOR THE ELDERLY
Organizers: Gregory Abowd, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Satoshi Iwaki, NTT Corporation
Robot Therapy at Elderly Institutions
Takanori Shibata, Intelligent Systems Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Robotic Rehabilitation System for Recovery of Lower Extremity
Taisuke Sakaki, Kyushu Sangyo University
Ubiquitous Computing Technologies to Encourage Aging in Place
Stephen Intille, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Embedded Assessment: Supporting Early Detection and Disease Management through Ubiquitous Computing Platforms
Margaret Morris, Intel Corporation
OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Organizers: Katie Hall, Wide Net Technologies, and Kenji Torizuka, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Photonic IP Network Technology - The State-of-The-Art and Challenging Issues
Wataru Imajuku, NTT Network Innovation Laboratories
Overview of Fiber Optic Communication Systems
Jeffrey C. Livas, Ciena Corporation
Progress and Prospect of Enabling Optoelectronic Devices for Broadband Communications
Connie Chang-Hasnain, University of California, Berkeley
Photonic Signal Processing Technology Based on Compact Semiconductor Devices for Future Optical Communication Networks
Shigeru Nakamura, NEC Corporation
HYDROGEN ENERGY
Organizers: Akifusa Hagiwara, Tokyo Electric Power Company, and Margaret Steinbugler, UTC Fuel Cells
New Electrolyte Materials for Fuel Cells
Shigenori Mitsushima, Yokohama National University
Challenging for Fuel Cell Vehicles
Nobusuke Toukura, Nissan Motor Co.
Infrastructure Development for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles: Options and Challenges
Timothy Lipman, University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Davis
Hydrogen Purity-The Largest Barrier to Hydrogen Infrastructure for Fuel Cell Vehicles
Frank Lomax, H2Gen Innovations Inc.