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Date: November 17-19, 2008
Place: Kobe International Conference Center, Japan
Place: Kobe International Conference Center, Japan
Co-chairs: Kohei Itoh, Keio University, and Arup K. Chakraborty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Monday, November 17
8:30-9:00
KICC, Room 501
Welcome - Tsuneo Nakahara, President, EAJ
George Bugliarello, Foreign Secretary, NAE
Opening Remarks - Kohei Itoh and Arup K. Chakraborty, symposium co-chairs
George Bugliarello, Foreign Secretary, NAE
9:00-10:30
Advances in Automation and Instrumentation for Biotechnology and Health Care 
Organizers : Takeaki Ozawa, The University of Tokyo, and Jingyue Ju, Columbia University
Rational Development of Various Small Molecule-based Fluorescence Probes and Their Application to Optical Tumor Imaging
Yasuteru Urano, The University of Tokyo
Engineering Fluorescent Proteins to Visualize Biological Functions
Takeharu Nagai, Hokkaido University
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-12:20
Advances in Automation and Instrumentation for Biotechnology and Health Care (cont.)
DNA Sequencing and Genotyping in Microfluidic Devices: The Matrix Reloaded, or a Revolution?
Annelise E. Barron, Stanford University
Feedback Control at Small Scales: For Biology and Medicine Application
Benjamin Shapiro, University of Maryland at College Park
12:20-13:30
Lunch Break
13:30-14:15
Poster Session I (even numbers: KICC, Room 504 & 505)
14:15-15:00
Poster Session II (odd numbers: KICC, Room 504 & 505)
11:00-12:20
The Future of Sequence Modeling: A Peek into Modern Speech/Language Technology
Organizers : Hitoshi Isahara, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) , and Jeff Bilmes, University of Washington
Acoustic Modeling for Multi-Language, Multi-Style, Multi-Channel Speech Recognition
Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Modeling Pronunciation Variation in Automatic Speech Recognition
Karen Livescu, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
16:30-17:00
Break
17:00-18:20
The Future of Sequence Modeling: A Peek into Modern Speech/Language Technology (cont.)
Modeling the Differences between Spoken Language and Written Language for Automatic Speech Transcription
Tatsuya Kawahara, Kyoto University
How do We Incorporate a Recommendation Framework into the Web Search Engines?
Tatsumi Kobayashi, Yahoo Japan Corporation
18:30
Dinner
19:30
Dinner Speech:
Promotion of Industrial Use at SPring-8: The World Largest Synchrotron Facility
Masayuki Nagata, Managing Executive Director, Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute
Tuesday, November 18
8:30-10:00
KICC, Room 501
Alternative Energy
Alternative Energy
Organizers : Haruo Kawamoto, Kyoto University, and Anne C. Dillon, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Overview on Photovoltaics
Roger Clark, BP Solar
Technical Challenges of Lightning Protection for Wind Power Generation
Takayuki Nakamoto, Kinden
10:00-10:30
Break
10:30-11:50
Alternative Energy (cont.)
Electrical Energy Storage and its Importance to Sustainable Renewable Energy
Se-Hee Lee, University of Colorado
Important Aspects for Biomass Utilization in Japan
Yukihiko Matsumura, Hiroshima University
12:00-13:00
Lunch Break
13:00
Technical Tours: Spring 8
Wednesday, November 19
8:30-10:00
KICC, Room 501
Advanced Sensor Technology
Advanced Sensor Technology
Organizers : Albin J. Gasiewski, University of Colorado at Boulder, and Kohei Itoh, Keio University
Climate Observation from the Atomospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program
Christine Chiu, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Next-Generation Global Environmental Sensors
David Kunkee, The Aerospace Corporation
10:00-10:30
Break
10:30-11:50
Advanced Sensor Technology (cont.)
GPS on Every Roof
Kenji Oguni, The University of Tokyo
A Sensing Mechanism for Brain-Machine Interface
Junichi Ushiba, Keio University
11:50-12:00
Best Poster Award
Concluding Remarks - Fumiaki Takahashi, Executive Director, JST
Multi-Scale Transitions Observed in the Solution of a Newly Designed Peptide Amphiphile
Atsushi Hotta, Keio University
Mixed Signal Electronics for the Future
Alyssa Apsel, Cornell University
Concluding Remarks - Fumiaki Takahashi, Executive Director, JST
12:00-
Lunch
Poster Presentation
1. Yahoo! JAPAN's Contribution to Linguistics and Web Research Communities
Tatsumi Kobayashi, Yahoo Japan Corporation
Tatsumi Kobayashi, Yahoo Japan Corporation
2. Research and Development Activities of Optical Transceivers for Fiber-optic Communications
Katsumi Uesaka, Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD.
Katsumi Uesaka, Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD.
3. Measurement of Conduction Velocity in Cardiomyocytes at the Single-cell Level for a Novel Drug Screening System
Tomoyuki Kaneko, Tokyo Medical and Denatal University
Tomoyuki Kaneko, Tokyo Medical and Denatal University
5. Electrodeposition of Nanostructured Porous Crystalline ZnO/Dye Hybrid Thin Films for Plastic Solar Cells
Tsukasa Yoshida, Gifu University
Tsukasa Yoshida, Gifu University
6. Biomremediation Technology for Contaminated Soil and Groundwater
Mitsuru Katayama, Taisei Corporation
Mitsuru Katayama, Taisei Corporation
7. Study on Economic and Environmental Evaluation of Bioenergy Production and Biomass Utilization Society
Tomoaki Minowa, AIST
Tomoaki Minowa, AIST
8. Research and Development of Vehicle Safety Communication System
Kazuoki Matsugatani, DENSO CORPORATION
Kazuoki Matsugatani, DENSO CORPORATION
9. Micro-Fluidic Tweezers Using Flow Control to Steer Objects
Benjamin Shapiro, University of Maryland
Benjamin Shapiro, University of Maryland
10. Curved Paper Rectification for Digital Camera Document Images by Shape from Parrallel Geodesics
Katsuhito Fujimoto, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited
Katsuhito Fujimoto, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited
13. Multi-Scale Transitions Observed in the Solution of a Newly Designed Peptide Amphiphile
Atsushi Hotta, Keio University
Atsushi Hotta, Keio University
15. Japan Scenarios and Actions towards Low-Carbon Societies
Junichi Fujino, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Junichi Fujino, National Institute for Environmental Studies
16. Northwest Electromagnetics and Acoustics Research Laboratory
Lisa Zurk, Porland State University
Lisa Zurk, Porland State University
20. Optical Absorption of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes- Measurement, Purification and Photoconductivity
Katherine Hurst, Optical Fiber and Components Group
Katherine Hurst, Optical Fiber and Components Group
21. Computing and Engineering to Address Global Challenges in Cyber Security, Data Intersive Computing and Social Modeling
Michelle Gregory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Michelle Gregory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
25. Visualization of Biomolecules in Living Cells Using Split-reporter Reconstitution Analysis
Takeaki Ozawa, The University of Tokyo
Takeaki Ozawa, The University of Tokyo
26. Atmospheric Sciences and Global Change Research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
L.Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
L.Ruby Leung, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
27. Enabling Technologies; Proteomics Mass Spectrometry Next Generation Sequencing Nanotechnology
Kelvin H. Lee, University of Delaware
Kelvin H. Lee, University of Delaware
28. Biomechanical Forensics and Complex Litigation: Form Medicine to Mining and Beyond
Laura Wojcik, Packer Engineering, Inc.
Laura Wojcik, Packer Engineering, Inc.
30. Role of Particle Characteristics in the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species by Ambient Silica and Engineered Nanophases
Valerie J. Leppert, University of California, Merced
Valerie J. Leppert, University of California, Merced
32. Atomospheric Aerosols; Invisible, Insidious Airborne Nanoparticles that Influence Air Quality, Climate and Human Health
Melissa Lunden, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Melissa Lunden, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
34. Multimicrophone Multicamera Audiovisual Speech Recognition in an Automotive Environment
Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
37. Acquisition of Salient Linguistic Information from Corpora -Extracting Wordsets for Information Retrieval-
Eiko Yamamoto, Kobe University (Absent)
Eiko Yamamoto, Kobe University (Absent)
38. Rational Development of Various Small Molecule-based Fluorescence Probes and Their Application to Optical Tumor Imaging
Yasuteru Urano, The University of Tokyo
Yasuteru Urano, The University of Tokyo
39. Open-loop (OL) Tracking of Radio Occultation Signals from an Airborne Platform
James L. Garrison, Purdue University
James L. Garrison, Purdue University
40. MIMA Search: Extracting and Visualizing Relationships among Documents towards Next Generation KM
Hideki Mima, The University of Tokyo
Hideki Mima, The University of Tokyo
41. Electrical Energy Storage and Its Importance to Sustainable Renewable Energy
Se-Hee Lee, University of Colorado at Boulder
Se-Hee Lee, University of Colorado at Boulder
