2007 JAPAN-AMERICAN FRONTIERS OF ENGINEERING SYMPOSIUM
Co-Chairs:
Glenn Frederickson, University of California, Santa Barbara
Kohei Itoh, Keio University
Sponsors:
Human-Computer Interaction
Organizers: Daniel D. Lee, University of Pennsylvania, and Mihoko Otake, University of Tokyo
The Vocal Joystick: Voice-based Continuous Control of Electro-mechanical Devices
Jeff Bilmes, University of Washington
Design of Design
Ichiroh Kanaya, Osaka University
Computer Vision and Challenges of HCI
Yuri Ivanov, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs
Technology Research for the Future Creation of Digital Media Art in Japan
Kumiko Kushiyama, PRESTO
Battery Technologies
Organizers: Yasuhiro Goto, Toshiba Corporation and Steven Visco, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory & Polyplus Battery Company.
Challenges in Developing Next-Generation Battery Technology
Gerbrand Ceder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Materials for Next-Generation Batteries
Clare Grey, Stony Brook University
Recent Development of New Electrode Materials for Lithium Ion Batteries and Their Reactions
Yoshiharu Uchimoto, Kyoto University
Rocketry/Aerospace
Organizers: Malissa Lightfoot, Air Force Research Lab, and Hitoto Habu, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Recent Achievements on Solid Propellant Science for Space Propulsion
Hiroshi Hasegawa, NOF Corporation
Simulation of Advanced Rockets
Yu Daimon, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Commercial Space -- Against the Odds?
Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX
Next Generation Data Centers
Organizer: Cullen Bash, HP Labs
Recent Advancements in the Enviornmental Control of Data Centers
Cullen Bash, HP Labs
Autonomic Control for Data Centers and the Validation of Management Policies
Satoshi Tsuchiya, Fujitsu Laboratories
Materials for Medicine
Organizers: Sujata Bhatia, Dupont Experimental Station, and Shinobu Suzuki, Nihon Schering K.K.
DNA as Material for Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Ryu-ichi Morishita, Osaka University and AnGes MG, Inc.
Nanotechnology-Based Cell Sheet Engineering for Regenerative Medicine
Masayuki Yamato, Tokyo Women's Medical University
Tissue-Engineered Cartilage - A Perspective on Translating Research to Patients and the Marketplace
Jennifer Elisseeff, Johns Hopkins University and CARTILIX
Advances in Human Tissue Engineering
Laura Niklason, Yale University