Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center - BSAC Tokyo Technology Symposium

BSAC Tokyo Technology Symposium - Agenda

18-19 November 2009

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Tokyo International Forum

Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center
Open Technology Symposium
18 November 2009
Tokyo International Forum
Room G405

Time			Speaker, Event / Topic Information

09:30			Registration

10:00			John Huggins Miwako Waga Introduction to Symposium and Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center: Innovation & Commercialization Through Syndicated Research

10:30			Prof. Al Pisano Aluminum Nitride for Piezo Technology

11:30			Prof. Liwei Lin Functional MEMS Packaging for Electronic Systems a) mm-wave Components for Low Cost Beam-Steering Radar b) Magnetic Shielding

12:30			Lunch

13:30			Dr. Hirotaka Sato Cyborg Beetle: Neural Stimulation for Insect Flight Control & Implanted BioFuel Cell

14:15			Prof. Richard White Mobile Airborne Particulate Matter Monitor for Cellular Deployment

15:00			Break

15:15			Prof. Clark Nguyen Vibrating RF MEMS for Transmit Applications

16:15			John Huggins Miwako Waga Conclusions and Close Session

16:30			Adjourn

Environmental Sensing Over Wireless Networks:
From Research to Social Deployment
Special BSAC Symposium co-sponsored by JATES (Japan Techno-Economics Society)
19 November 2009
Tokyo International Forum
Room G405

Time			Speaker, Event / Topic Information

09:15			Registration and Light Refreshments

09:30			Dr. Seiichi Watanabe President, Techgate Investment, Inc. Advisor, Japan Techno-Economics Society Welcome from JATES and Overview of SeNSA Consortium

09:50			John Huggins Miwako Waga BSAC Welcome and Introduction to the Session

10:00			Prof. Kris Pister (via Video Link) Wireless Sensor Networks From vision to Market

10:50			Prof. Liwei Lin Microwatt Microbial Energy Generation and NanoSuperCap Storage

11:25			Break

11:40			Prof. Richard White Power Environment Sensing: a) Wireless Proximity Power System Sensing b) Buried Electrical Cable Health Monitoring

12:15			Prof. Clark Nguyen Integrated micro Mechanical RF Circuits for Low-Power Multi-Band Radio

12:50			Prof. Al Pisano Harsh Environment Wireless MEMS Sensors for Energy & Power

13:30			Lunch Bento Box

13:45			Open Discussion (with Bento Box) Future Collaboration: From Research to Social Deployment

14:15			Adjourn BSAC/JATES Joint Session

BSAC Membership Meeting
19 November 2009
Tokyo International Forum
Room G405

Time			Speaker, Event / Topic Information

14:00			Registration for BSAC Members

15:00			John Huggins BSAC IAB Status Report Summary (Closed Session)

15:20			Liwei Lin Drop Shock Dynamic Simulation of Package/MEMS System

15:50			Clark Nguyen Silicide-Induced Air Gaps for MEMS Structures

16:20			Al Pisano Biosensing with Integrated Polymeric Surface Microfluidics and Thin Film Transistors

16:50			John Huggins Discussion Session: Member voting; topics for next Berkeley IAB; future structure for Japan IAB; other topics.

17:30			All Adjourn