Taiwan
Contact: 
1. Funding Agency on Taiwan Side
National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
※ Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) was reorganized and became National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in July 2022.
2. Field of cooperation
"Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI"
Collaboration with Taiwan has been conducted in the field of "Nano Device" (FY2008 - FY2014), "Bioelectronics"(FY2014 - FY2015), "Bioelectronics" and "Biophotonics" (FY2013 - FY2016), "Security Technology for IoT" (FY2014 - FY2017), "Research and Development for Secure and Dependable IoT Portable Devices (FY2015 - FY2018)", "ICT for Care and Support of Elderly People in Hyper Aged Societies" (since FY2016) and "Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI" (since FY2020)
3. Related Workshops
| Month/Year | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2022 | Tainan | NSTC-JST Workshop on "Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI" |
| Jun 2019 | Kyoto | JST-MOST Workshop on "Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI"（PDF：499KB） |
| Nov 2018 | Tainan | MOST-JST Conference "ICT for Accessibility and Support of Older People" |
| Apr 2017 | Tokyo | MOST-JST Workshop on "Security and Dependability Technologies for IoT Devices"（PDF：4,516KB） |
| Apr 2016 | Tainan | MOST-JST Workshop on "ICT for Accessibility and Support of Older People"（PDF：136KB） |
| Mar 2015 | Tokyo | MOST-JST Workshop on "Industry - Academia Collaboration" |
| Apr 2014 | Tokyo | MOST-JST Workshop on "Bioelectronics" and "Biophotonics" |
| Dec 2013 | Jhong-li | NSC-JST Workshop on "Fuel Cell - Energy Carrier" |
| Mar 2013 | Tokyo | NPIE-JST Workshop on "Intelligent Electronics" |
| Mar 2013 | Hsinchu | The 4th NSC-JST Workshop on "Nano Device" |
| Nov 2012 | Tokyo | NSC-JST Workshop on "Information and Communication Technology" 2012 |
| Mar 2011 | Yokohama | The 3rd NSC-JST Workshop on "Nano Device" |
| Jan 2011 | Tainan | NSC-JST Workshop on "Bioelectronics" |
| Nov 2009 | Kyoto | NSC-JST Workshop on "Host-Pathogen Interaction" |
| Jul 2009 | Hsinchu | The 2nd NSC-JST Workshop on "Nano Device" |
| Jul 2008 | Taipei | The 1st NSC-JST Workshop on "Nano Device" |
4. Calls for Proposals
| Month/Year | Research Areas | Announcement |
|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI | |
| Mar 2023 | Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI | Detail |
| Apr 2021 | Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI | Detail |
| Aug 2019 | Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI | Detail |
| Nov 2017 | ICT for Care and Support of Elderly People in Hyper Aged Societies | Detail |
| Jul 2016 | ICT for Care and Support of Elderly People in Hyper Aged Societies | Detail |
| Aug 2015 | Research and Development for Secure and Dependable IoT Portable Devices | Detail |
| Aug 2014 | Security Technology for IoT | Detail |
| Jun 2013 | Bioelectronics and Biophotonics | Detail |
| Jun 2012 | Bioelectronics | Detail |
| Jun 2011 | Nano Device | Detail |
| Sep 2009 | Nano Device | |
| Sep 2008 | Nano Device |
5. Currently in Cooperation
Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI
Period：FY2024～FY2026
Program Officer (PO) Dr. KANAYAMA Toshihiko, Special Emeritus Advisor, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Smart diagnosis and monitoring of early-stage oral cancer based on an integration of a magnetic Janus particle biosensor and AIoT | SAKAMOTO Hiroaki, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Fukui Han-Sheng Chuang, Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University |
| Creation of new preventive medicine using AIoT that connects "air pollution" and "medicine" | SHIMADA Kojiro, Assistant professor, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus Ta-Chih Hsiao, Professor, Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University |
| Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) with Holographic Biofluids Sensing and Diagnosis for Personal Health Care | SHIMOBABA Tomoyoshi, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University Chau-Jern Cheng, Professor, Graduate Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taiwan Normal University |
| Development of Cuffless Blood Pressure Measurement and Nutritional Management System based on Edge Computing and Commercial Weight-Fat Scale | ZHU Xin, Senior Associate Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Aizu Shing-Hong Liu, Distinguished Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chaoyang University of Technology |
| Establishment of nutritional assessment and intervention using artificial intelligence of things for preventing sarcopenia in older adults with diabetes in Japan and Taiwan | YAMAGUCHI Yuko, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University Hsin-Yen Yen, Associate Professor, School of Gerontology & Long-Term Care, Taipei Medical University |
Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI
Period：FY2022～FY2024
Program Officer (PO) Dr. KANAYAMA Toshihiko, Special Emeritus Advisor, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Versatile neuromorphic system based on spin network controlled by hydrogenation | KIMURA Takashi, Professor, Department of Physics, Kyushu University Lin Wen-Chin, Professor, Department of Physics, National Taiwan Normal University |
| Neuromorphic System using Thin-Film Memdevice and Spiking Computing | KIMURA Mutsumi, Professor, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Ryukoku University Lin Chih-Lung, Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University |
| 2D materials-based ultralow-power consumption nonvolatile memory for neuromorphic computing applications | YAMAMOTO Mahito, Associate Professor, Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Kansai University Lin Yen-Fu, Professor, Department of Physics, National Chung-Hsing University |
6. Finished Projects
Nanoelectronics and System Integration for AI
①, ③Period：FY2020～FY2022
②Period：FY2020～FY2023 ※Support period has extended from (FY2020-FY2022) to incorporate COVID-19 response
Program Officer (PO) Dr. KANAYAMA Toshihiko, Special Emeritus Advisor, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| ①Research and development of nanoscale ferroelectric transistor and its application to machine learning accelerator | KOBAYASHI Masaharu, Associate Professor, The Systems Design Lab (d.lab), the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Chun-Jung Su, Research Fellow, Device Technology Division, Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) |
| ②3D Heterogeneous Complementary Field Effect Transistors (hCFETs) for AI Chip Technology |
Wen-Hsin Chang, Researcher, Nanoelectronics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Yao-Jen Lee, Research Fellow, Device Technology Division, Taiwan Semiconductor Research Institute (TSRI) |
| ③Development of functional transistors using ferroelectric HfO2 films | ASANUMA Shutaro, Senior Researcher, Nanoelectronics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Kuei-Shu Chang-Liao, Professor, Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University |
ICT for Care and Support of Elderly People in Hyper Aged Societies
Period：FY2018～FY2021 ※Support period has extended from (FY2018-FY2020) to incorporate COVID-19 response
Program Officer (PO) Prof. Dr. HIROSE Michitaka, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Monitoring and Improving QOL of Elderly People Living Alone with Remote Social Interaction Support. | KUMADA Takatsune, Professor, Department of Intelligence Science and Technology, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University Hsiu-Ping Yueh, Professor, Department of Psychology and Department of Bio-Industry Communication and Development, National Taiwan University |
| Soft Exoskeleton and Wearable Assistive Devices to Support Elderly People in Hyper-Aged Societies | KURITA Yuichi, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University Yen-Yang Chen, Associate Professor, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University |
| A Thorough Examination and Guideline Establishment toward Friendly Sound Design for Elderly People with Hearing Degradation | TERASAWA Hiroko, Associate Professor, Division of Media Innovation, Faculty of Library, Information and Media Science, University of Tsukuba Yi-Wen Liu, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University |
ICT for Care and Support of Elderly People in Hyper Aged Societies
Period：FY2017～FY2020 ※Support period has extended from (FY2017-FY2019) to incorporate COVID-19 response
Program Officer (PO) Prof. Dr. HIROSE Michitaka, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Human Augmentation and Telework for Social Participation in the Hyper-aged Society | INAMI Masahiko, Professor, The University of Tokyo Bing-Yu Chen, Professor, Department of Information Management, College of Management, National Taiwan University |
| Developments of Novel Virtual Visual and Haptic Stimulation Systems for the Elderly | KATO Hirokazu, Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Fong-Chin Su, Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University ※Apr. 2017 - present, Li-Chieh Kuo, Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University |
ICT for Care and Support of Elderly People in Hyper Aged Societies
Period：FY2017～FY2019
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Information Recall Support for Elderly People in Hyper Aged Societies | OKUMURA Manabu, Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology Hsin-His Chen, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University |
Research and Development for Secure and Dependable IoT Portable Devices
Period：FY2015～FY2018
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| New Lightweight Cryptosystems for IoT devices and application to eHealth Environments in Taiwan | MIYAJI Atsuko, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University Chien-Lung Hsu, Professor, Department of Information Management, Chang Gung University |
| Reliable compromise-resilient mechanisms for managing the data integrity and privacy of heterogeneous IoT devices | YOKOTA Haruo, Professor, Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science & Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Sy-Yen Kuo, Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Taiwan University |
| Secure IoT-Based Information Platform with Privacy-Preserving Data Mining on Big Data for M-Healthcare | KIKUCHI Hiroaki, Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University Chun-I Fan, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University |
Security Technology for IoT
Period：FY2014～FY2017
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Research on Identification of Devices and Application for Improving Security in SDN enabled IoT/Cloud System | NAKAO Akihiro, Professor, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo Wei-Chung Teng, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology |
| Identify Management towards Internet of Things(IoT) on Machine Type Communications(MTC): Efficiency & Security | KATO Nei, Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University Phone Lin, Professor, Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Taiwan University |
Period：FY2015～FY2017
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| IoT Security Management System with Unclonable Devices | TANAKA Yoshio, Director of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology ※Apr. - Jul. 2015 KOBARA Kazukuni, Group Leader, Research Institute for Secure Systems, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Weicheng Huang, Division Director, National Center for High Performance Computing, National Applied Research Laboratories |
Bioelectronics and Biophotonics
Period：FY2013～FY2016
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| The Research on Self-Powered Sub-Retinal Devices for Visual Prostheses | OHTA Jun, Professor, Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) Chung-Yu (Peter) Wui, Professor, Biomedical Electronics Translational Research Center, National Chiao Tung Univ. (NCTU) |
| Multiresponsive, Hierarchically Organized Mesoporous Materials for Biosensors, Biofuel cells, Controlled Release, and Cell Culture Platform | YAMAUCHI Yusuke, Group Leader, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) concurrently Guest Associate Prof, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda Univ. Kuo-Chuan Ho, Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University |
| Development of a Brain-Machine Interface-based Biofeedback Robotic Rehabilitation System | Masakatsu G. FUJIE, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University Yi-Hung Liu, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering National Taipei University of Technology |
Bioelectronics
Period：FY2012 - FY2015
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Development of the Core-Technologies of Low-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Particle Imaging for Biomagnetic Applications | TANAKA Saburo, Professor, Presidential Advisor , Engineering, Environmental & Life Sciences, Toyohashi University of Technology Horng Herng-Er, Chair Professor, Institute of Electro-optical Science and Technology |
| Electrochemical biosensors based on novel nanostructures of fluorine-doped tin oxide for detecting myocardial infarction marker | MATSUSHITA Nobuhiro, Associate Professor , Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology Lu Shih-Yuan, Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering College , Dept. of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan |
| Neuron-on-CMOS-MEMS | FUJITA Hiroyuki, Professor, Director , Center for International Research on Micronano Mechatronics, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Yeh Andrew, Professor , Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems, National Tsing Hua University |
| Analysis of neurosteroid effects on hippocampal neural circuits using novel multi-electrode probe methods | KAWATO Suguru, Professor , Dep. Biophysics & Life Sciences, Grad Sch of Arts & Sciences, Univ. of Tokyo Chung Bon-chu, Distinguished Research Fellow , Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan |
Nano Device
Period：FY2011～FY2014
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Development of Nanomechanical Cellular Sensor | YOSHIKAWA Genki, MANA Independent Scientist, MANA, National Institute for Materials Science Lin Shu-Ping, Assistant Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University |
| Study of saturation effect of localized surface plasmon in nanoparticles and its application to superresolution microscopy | SHOJI Satoru, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University Chu Shi-Wei, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, National Taiwan University |
| Post-Fabrication Treatment of Silicon Nanowire Field Effect Transistor for Biomedical Applications | YAMASHITA Ichiro, Professor, Graduate School of Material Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology Yang Yuh-Shyong, Professor, Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University |
| Advanced Test Technology Development for Realizing Nano-CMOS LSI Circuits | Wen Xiaoqing, Professor, Department of Computer and Systems Electronics, School of Computer Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology Huang Jiun-Lang, Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, National Taiwan University |
Period：FY2009～FY2012
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Au-in-Ga2O3 peapod nanodevices and their plasmonic applications | SUZUKI Motofumi, Associate Professor, Kyoto University Chou, Li-Jen, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University |
| Understanding Optoelectronic Nano-Devices Composed of Organic Molecules and Polymer Materials | OHTA Nobuhiro, Professor, Hokaido University DIAU, Wei-Guang Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, National Chiao Tung University |
| High-Performance TFT and TFT-Based Non-volatile Memory Devices | KANAYAMA Toshihiko, Director, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology CHIN, Albert Professor, Department of Electronics Engineering, National Chiao Tung University |
Period：FY2009～FY2011
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| Nanoparticle-based Plasmonic Devices | SUGIMURA Hiroyuki, Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto University Shangjr GWO, Professor, Department of Physics, National Tsing-Hua University |
| Development of nano-devices based on carbon nanofibers/nanotubes for sensing and optoelectronic applications. | SAKODA Akiyoshi, Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo LI, Yuan-Yao Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University |
| Nano-photonic devices for manipulation of light | KOYAMA Fumio, Professor, Precision & Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology Wang, Shing-Chun, Professor, Department of Photonics and Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University |
Period：FY2008～FY2011
| Title | Research Leader in Japan Research Leader in Taiwan |
|---|---|
| III-V MOSFET for next generation | IWAI Hiroshi, Professor, Frontier Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology Chang, Edward Yi Chang, Professor, Department of Materials Science National Chiao Tung University |