Dr. Nguyen Le Huy Bang (Senior Member – IEEE) received the B.Eng. degree and M.Eng. at the VNU HCMC – University of Technology, Vietnam, in 2010 and 2013, respectively. In 2015, he was with the Eastern International University, Binh Duong, Vietnam as a Lecturer. From 2016 to 2018, he was a Research Assistant in the power electronics and magnetic design laboratory (PEMD), Kyungpook National University, Korea. He got the Ph.D. degree in Dec. 2022 in Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, USA. From Jun. 2021 to Feb. 2023, he is with National Renewable Energy Laboratory as a Graduate Student Researcher. From Mar. 2023 to Aug. 2024, he is a R&D Engineer 3 at Los Alamos National Laboratory in pulsed power systems. From Aug. 2024, he is with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory as a Senior Researcher. He received the IEEE best paper award for the IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine 2020. His research interests include signal processing, control, machine learning, power electronics and power systems.

Nguyen Binh Minh received the B.S degree from Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the M.S and Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Department of Advance Energy, the University of Tokyo. His interests include electric vehicles, flying vehicles, energy systems, control engineering and motion control. Dr. Nguyen was the recipient of Paper Awards in IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics 2015, and IEEE Vehicular Power and Propulsion Conference 2012. He is the recipient of the 2021 Kurata Award of the Hitachi Foundation. Dr. Nguyen is an Associate Editor for the Automotive Electronics topic of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. Since 2021, he has served as an Editor of the Journal of Measurement, Control, and Automation (Vietnam Automation Association). Since 2023, he has been a member of the Technical Committee on Vehicle Power Propulsion, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.

Dr. Tran Huynh Ngoc currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Center for Training, Research & Development at Power Engineering Consulting J.S. Company 2 (PECC2). In this role, he oversees the planning and execution of research and development initiatives. His career spans academic and industrial domains in Vietnam and Japan, focusing on power grids. Additionally, Dr. Ngọc has expertise in providing consulting services for power system design and analysis, particularly for renewable energy projects
integrated into the U.S. grid.
Dr. Ngoc is an active member of IEEE, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA), the IEEE Power and Energy Society (IEEE PES), and the IEEE Smart Grid Community. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology in 2003, followed by a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in 2010, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2015.

Van-Dai Bui (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Vietnam. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Control and Automation from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree in Power Electronics from Kyungpook National University (KNU), Daegu, South Korea, in February 2023.
Since 2012, he has been with the Thuyloi University (TLU), Hanoi, Vietnam, as a lecturer at the Department of Control and Automation. In 2023, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher in Microgrid Research Center, KNU, Korea. He has been a Fulbright Scholar with FREEDM Center, North Carolina State University, NC, USA from Sep 2024.
He received the 2024 Fulbright Scholar Award and several Best Paper Awards at the IEEE International Conferences, including in the ICEMS 2021, the ISEE 2023, and the ICCE 2024; and a 2022 Outstanding Research Award from the Korean Government Scholarship (BK21). His current research interests include DC-DC topologies, AC-AC converters, Z-source inverters, power conversion, and renewable energy.

Bao-Huy Nguyen (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Université de Lille, Lille, France and the Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada in 2019.
Since 2013, he has been with the Control Technique and Innovation (CTI) Laboratory for Electric Vehicles (EVs), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam, where he is currently a lecturer at the Department of Automation Engineering. His research interests include control engineering, power electronics, machine drives, and their applications for electric vehicles and inverter-based resource power systems.
Dr. Nguyen has published more than 40 technical papers and book chapters on high-impact international journals and conferences. He has been collaborating with industrial partners in projects of modeling, control, and faults detection and evaluation of power systems with high penetration of power electronics. He has also conducted consulting projects for Vietnamese and international think-tank firms like UNDP in e-mobility, transportation electrification, and their impacts on the power grids. He has been the Track Chair and Session Chair of IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC) 2019-2024. He was the Technical Chair of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) Motor Vehicles Challenge 2021 and is the co-author of the paper receiving the IET Premium Awards 2022.

Dr. Takahiro Chiba is an assistant professor at the Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan. He received a Ph.D. from Tohoku University in March 2017. From 2017 to 2023, he was an assistant professor at National Institute of Technology, Fukushima College, Japan. He was awarded Research Fellowships for Young Scientists from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in 2014, the 62nd Harada Young Research Award in 2022, and Tohoku University Prominent Research Fellow in 2023. His research interests are in the theory of spintronics and topological materials with applications to brain-inspired computing, quantum information technologies, and thermoelectricity. Currently, his study focuses on hybrid quantum magnonics which studies quantum dynamics of magnon and photon in magnetic metamaterials.

Nguyen Tuan Hung is an assistant professor at the Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan. He received a Ph.D. with a Joint Program for Leading Graduate Schools from Tohoku University in March 2019 with a shortened period. He was awarded the Aoba Society Prize for the Promotion of Science from Tohoku University in 2017, Research Fellowships for Young Scientists from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) in 2018, and Tohoku University Prominent Research Fellow in 2021. His research interests are in the theory and simulation of energy materials with applications to thermoelectricity, all-solid-state batteries, photovoltaics, and artificial muscles. He also was an author of the textbook “Quantum ESPRESSO Course for Solid-State Physics”.

Dr. Le Bin Ho is an assistant professor at Tohoku University, Japan. He has broad experience in quantum foundation physics and quantum computing research. During his Ph.D. period at Osaka University, Japan, he developed a general conceptual quantum measurement based on post-election techniques. His theorem has been applied for continuously monitored quantum systems, direct state measurement, and quantum-enhanced metrology. After his graduation, he focused on demonstrating his theorem for quantum metrology, measurement uncertainty, and nonlocal quantum measurements. Currently, he is working on quantum computing to explore quantum measurement, quantum metrology, and other new frontiers of interdisciplinary research. He developed a quantum toolbox for quantum measurement with a large-scale quantum computer and a virtual quantum machine orientation for the quantum neural network.

Vu Thi Ngoc Huyen is an assistant professor at the Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Japan. She received her Ph.D. in September 2019 from the Graduate School of Engineering Science at
Osaka University. Following her Ph.D., she worked as a postdoctoral researcher and later as a specially appointed assistant professor at Tohoku University. In April 2024, she was promoted to the current position. Her research centers on first-principles calculations of transport phenomena, including the anomalous Hall effect and spin Hall effect, with recent works in point defect calculations. She is also interested in applying machine learning and high-throughput screening to materials discovery.

Lan Nguyen Tran is lecturer at University of Science, VNU-HCM. He received a Ph.D. in Physical Science from The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan in 2014. He was awarded the MEXT scholarship for studying in Japan. In 2015, he moved to the US for postdoc positions at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests are in the development of new electronic-structure methods. He has contributed to the development of several methods, inculding self-energy embedding theory (SEET), W complete active space self-consistent field (W-CASSCF) theory for state-specific optimization, self-consistenty perturbation methods named OBMP2 and O2BMP2, and one-body downfolding (OB-dfold). Especially, he is currently focusing on applications of quantum computing and machine learning to electronic-structure of molecules and materials.

Nguyen Duy Khanh is currently a Research Associate in the Department of Applied Physics at The University of Tokyo. He earned both his Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees from the Department of Physics at Tohoku University, Japan. Following doctoral studies, he conducted research at RIKEN and The University of Tokyo. His research is centered on exploring emergent phenomena in quantum materials, with a particular emphasis on systems featuring non-trivial topological spin and electronic structures, such as understanding and manipulating magnetic skyrmions and other non-coplanar magnetic orders. Parts
of his studies have been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Materials, and Nature Communications.

Le Duc Anh is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo. He is also a researcher for PRESTO program of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). In 2019, he was a visiting scholar at Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). His PhD thesis is on the properties and device applications of Fe-based ferromagnetic semiconductors. During this time, he was awarded a Research Fellowship for Young Scientist from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He has won several awards including a Nippon Broadcasting System Prize at the 29st Technology Grand Awards for Originality. He is currently working on crystal growth and physics of various magnetic materials, superconductor/ferromagnetic semiconductor hybrid structures, and topological materials, aiming for their device applications in spintronics and quantum computing.

Elisabeth (Libby) Ann Williams (PhD) is a tenured lecturer in the Department of Global-Local Studies at Kobe Women’s University, where she teaches courses on diversity in Japan, North American studies, and intercultural English communication. Her current research project, Cultural Compassion in Maternity Care: Voices of Foreign Women in Japan (Kaken No. 24K16546), is a qualitative study exploring the pregnancy and birth experiences of non-Japanese women in Japan. The project aims to understand how these women’s narratives can be used as a tool to enhance cultural awareness and inclusivity within Japanese maternity care practices. In addition, Libby manages TABUNKO Kobe, a grassroots organization that supports multicultural parenting in the Kobe area through workshops, discussion, and interactive events for children.

Sangnim Lee is a senior scientist and Migration and Health Specialist at the Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research as well as the Centre for Japan Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening Quality Assessment at the Research Institute of Tuberculosis (RIT), Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA). She earned her M.P.H. from University of New South Wales, Sydney and Dr. Medicine degrees from Juntendo University. 
She is also a visiting researcher at Department of Respiratory Medicine, at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM). She is one of the founding members of Migrant Health Action Network (MiHAN) established with Vietnamese community in Japan, and has served as a representative. She has currently served as a principal investigator for the research project for developing risk communication on infectious diseases for Vietnamese migrants in Japan: tuberculosis response by digital health approach. She has been involved in research projects on migration and health, especially tuberculosis responses, and multicultural healthcare services for migrants living in Japan. Previously, she worked for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) as a health advisor for overseas projects in Southeast Asia region including Vietnam. She is a big fan of Vietnamese foods such as Bun Cha. 

Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) and direct the Smart Robotic Lab at Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool. He received his Ph.D. from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), Italy. Previously, he worked at the Hamlyn Centre for Robotic Surgery, Imperial College London, Australian National University, Inria, and The University of Adelaide. He is an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. His research goal is to develop methods that enable robots to see and act like humans.

Kento Kawaharazuka is a project assistant professor in JSK Robotics Laboratory at the University of Tokyo. His research interests are mainly in humanoids, including biomimetics, tendon-driven robots, and machine learning. He designs tendon-driven humanoids and develops learning control systems to move them.

Dr. Taishi Yazawa is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo. He got his Ph. D. in Environmental Engineering at Kyoto University, Japan, in 2017. His research topics cover field-oriented citizen science, water quality analysis, socio-hydrological observation, and water cycle education. Dr. Yazawa has received several awards for his work on citizen scientific water quality monitoring and simulation-based flood management, including the Yayoi Award (2023) and the Best Paper Award from the Society of Environmental Instrumentation Control and Automation (2020)

Ikuro Kasuga, Ph.D, is an Associate Professor of  Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology at The University of Tokyo, Japan. He is also a faculty member of Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering at The University of Tokyo.  He received his Ph.D from Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering at The University of Tokyo in 2005. He worked as a researcher at Department of Water Supply Engineering, National Institute of Public Health, Japan in 2005. He served as Assistant Professor at Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo in 2006 and promoted to be Associate Professor in 2016. From 2018 to 2020, he had been dispatched to Vietnam National University-Vietnam Japan University in Hanoi, Viet Nam as an international cooperation JICA expert to support the establishment of Master’s Program in Environmental Engineering. Since 2022, he has moved to Research
Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo. Dr. Kasuga’s research focuses on antimicrobial resistance in urban water environment, biological drinking water and wastewater treatment, and control of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water.

Dr. Bageshree K is the founder of REarth- an organization dedicated to advancing climate change awareness and community engagement. With a Ph.D in Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society from Tokyo Institute of Technology (now Institute of Science, Tokyo), she specializes in droughts, hydrology, and socioeconomic impacts of disasters, with a broad interest in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, disaster risk reduction, and building resilience. Driven by the urgent need for climate action, Dr. Bageshree founded REarth to channel her expertise and passion into creating a sustainable and resilient future, where she leads initiatives that emphasize education as a powerful tool to tackle climate change. Her organization develops innovative programs which engage students, teachers, and communities in understanding and addressing the complexities of climate change. Dr. Bageshree is passionate about bridging the gap between academic research and community engagement, fostering systemic change and inspiring collective action to combat climate change.

Hoang Thi Thu Duyen has a profound passion for nature and a keen curiosity about the mechanisms driving plant-soil responses to climate change. With a robust background in soil science from her Ph.D. at the University of Goettingen, Germany, and extensive experience as a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at Maynooth University, she has conducted in-depth studies on the impacts of abiotic factors (such as soil moisture and salinity) and biotic influences (including earthworms, nematodes, and soil organic matter) on soil nutrient transformation to support crop health. Her group has applied advanced life science methodologies in their research such as gas chromatography, carbon and nitrogen analysis, liquid scintillation for radioactive signal detection, and PCR sequencing for microbial community profiling, and visualization tools that reveal in situ interactions between microorganisms and plant roots. she has also demonstrated strong management skills, serving as Principal Investigator on multiple research projects and as the Standing Deputy Chief of the R&D Department at Vietnam Japan University (VJU). In this role, she has effectively coordinated collaborations with international partners, organized global conferences and workshops, and established comprehensive laboratory facilities, all of which underscore her commitment to advancing research and sustainable agricultural practices.

Dr. Phung Thi Tuyen, currently a lecturer at the Department of Forest Plants, Vietnam National University of Forestry, Hanoi. With over 17 years of teaching and research experience, she focuses on forest resource management and plant development. From 2007 to 2014, Tuyen served as a lecturer at Vietnam National University of Forestry, teaching subjects such as Forest Trees, Plant Identification, and Forest Management. During this time, she was involved in numerous research projects and supervised both graduate and undergraduate students. In 2017, Tuyen completed her Ph.D. in Plant Science at Hiroshima University, Japan, supported by a Japanese Government Scholarship. Since then, she has continued her work at the Vietnam National University of Forestry, contributing to both teaching and research in Forest Management and Plant Science. She has participated in various projects funded by organizations like the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, focusing on the conservation and development of plant genetic resources and medicinal plants. She has experiences in flora investigation, Forest survey and inventory, Nature Reserve and National Park Management, Community-based Forest manage

Dr. Jant Cres Caigoy is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life at Hiroshima University, specializing in food microbiology. His research centers on the regulatory mechanisms of biofilm formation, focusing on the quorum sensing and the ArcAB system, to elucidate how biofilms contribute to the pathogenicity of Vibrio cholerae. Additionally, Dr. Caigoy investigates biofilm inhibition strategies, screening naturally derived antimicrobial agents from plants and spices, with the goal of developing sustainable solutions for food safety. His findings aim to mitigate the risks associated with biofilm-related contamination in food environments, with a particular emphasis on using environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional antimicrobials. His work not only advances the scientific understanding of microbial regulation but also contributes to innovations in food safety and public health.

Driven by a concept of “Structure Determines Function”, Dr. UMEZAWA focuses on studying the design and application of nanomaterials that can be applied to the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. His research emphasizes materials design based on the structures and functions of both materials and biological systems. Various molecules, including small-molecule compounds and biomacromolecules, are likely to show unique changes in structural arrangement in microenvironments controlled by nanomaterials. His research includes the dynamic structure control of biomolecules by nanoparticles, conformation control of proteins as nano-carriers for drug delivery, fluidic device for fractionating extracellular vesicles derived from biological cells and tissues and its application for disease diagnosis, machine learning-based molecular exploration for treatment of brain diseases and cancers and size control and fluorescence labeling of pharmaceutical and environmental nanomaterials.

Dr. Wanling Foo is a Research Scientist at the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (ICONM), Japan, where she specializes in RNA and PROTAC drug development for liver fibrosis and brain cancer. With over 10 years of experience, she is at the forefront of drug delivery systems and preclinical drug development.
Dr. WanLing Foo is a Research Scientist at the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (ICONM), Japan, where she specializes in RNA and PROTAC drug development for liver fibrosis and brain cancer. With over 10 years of experience, she is at the forefront of drug delivery systems and preclinical drug development.
Her Master’s degree from The University of Tokyo explored the development of polyplex micelles for systemic gene therapy, particularly in treating stroma-rich pancreatic cancer. Dr. Foo’s methodology enabled gene expression in tumor nests and demonstrated significant tumor suppression through suicide gene therapy.
Currently, she is advancing PROTAC and polymeric nanoparticle technologies, focusing on drug delivery systems for liver and brain diseases. She has also formulated lipid nanoparticles for treating sepsis-induced myocardial depression, which are now in early clinical trials. Combining her expertise in bioengineering, immunology, and fluorescence imaging, Dr. Foo is committed to translating innovative scientific concepts into practical, health-improving therapies.

Nguyen Anh Tuyet, Ph.D., is currently a research fellow at Iafor centre, Osaka school of international public policy, Osaka University. Dr. Tuyet received her PhD in International Public Policy from the Osaka school of international public policy, Osaka University, Japan. Her research interest includes public health, machine learning, health inequality, and policy evaluation.

Aiko Kikkawa is senior economist of the ADB’s Economic Research and Development Impact Department. Her research portfolio covers population aging and demographic change, international migration and remittances, and economic analyses of social sector development projects. She is the lead author of the Asian Development Policy Report 2024: Aging Well in Asia, and the Asian Economic Integration Report 2019/2020: Demographic Change, Productivity and the Role of Technology. She currently leads ADB’s technical assistance project supporting the introduction and implementation of aging and retirement surveys in Asia. Ms. Kikkawa obtained her Ph.D. in Development Economics from the National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies, Japan, and Master’s degree from the University of Oxford, UK.

Cung Nguyen is currently the Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Salford. He received a PhD degree in Wind Engineering from University of Genoa in Italy. Prior to joining the University of Salford, he was working in different roles such as Research Fellows at the Universities of Bristol, Nottingham and Southampton (UK) and Head of Civil Engineering at Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) . He was also the visiting scholar at various prestigious institutions in the field of Structural Wind Engineering, including Wind Engineering Research Centre of Tokyo Polytechnic University (Japan), Wind Engineering Research Centre of Tamkang University (Taiwan), University of Leeds (UK).

Cung’s research is aligned to Wind Engineering and Structural Dynamics. Much of his works has focused on modelling and simulations of typhoon wind field, wind loading, wind-induced structural vibrations and infrastructure resilience to wind hazards. His main approaches include analytical, numerical and probabilistic modelling, wind tunnel testing and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations with the aim of better understanding of structural behaviour and employing it to real engineering applications. His research was funded by various research bodies such as the Royal Society, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Newton Fund, UK Turbulence Consortium.

Dr. Puttipong Srimook is a lecturer at Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi in Thailand. Puttipong earned his B.Eng. in 2018 from Chulalongkorn University, M.Eng. in 2020 and Dr.Eng. in 2023 from Nagoya University. After graduating, He worked as post-doctoral researcher at the University of Tokyo until last September. His expertise is numerical study based on finite element method (FEM) and discrete element method (DEM). The current research topics cover building material engineering, design and aging management of concrete structures, deterioration of structural performance and durability of concrete and concrete structures.

Dr. Nguyen Trong Nghia is a skilled geotechnical engineer and lecturer with deep expertise in ground improvement, soil mechanics, and numerical modeling. Holding a PhD from Yokohama National University, Japan, he specialized in advanced constitutive modeling and numerical simulations. With over ten years in the field, Dr. Nghia has contributed to significant projects across Vietnam and collaborated with leading experts to tackle complex geotechnical challenges. His early work with Brothers E&C J.V. included designing ground improvement solutions, such as micro-piling and vacuum-PVD systems, for infrastructure projects like the Road Connection to Vam-Co-Dong urban area. Now a lecturer at Ho Chi Minh City Open University, he combines his industry experience with academic insight, teaching courses in Soil Mechanics and Ground Improvement. His research, often conducted with experts like Professors Dennes T. Bergado and Mamoru Kikumoto, emphasizes innovative ground improvement techniques and advanced constitutive modeling, leveraging simulation tools like Plaxis. Dr. Nghia’s recent focus on artificial intelligence in geotechnical testing reflects his commitment to advancing geotechnical practices in Vietnam and beyond.

Phung Van Bang received his PhD from the Department of Civil Engineering of National Taiwan University in 2018. Dr. Bang has substantial experience developing GMMs for engineering purposes. Dr. Bang has over 18 years of expertise with MATLAB, 5 years with the R statistical tool, and 5 years with Python. Dr. Bang has extensive expertise with linear and nonlinear mixed effects regression models implemented in MATLAB and R statistical software, Gaussian Processes for Machine Learning (GPML tools), and Bayesian hierarchical/multilevel regression/classification in Python (pyMC3 package). His focus is on research that employs a range of traditional and progressive methodologies in developing ground motion prediction models (GMMs) for earthquake engineering applications. The resulting predictive model is used to perform probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) to quantify various levels of ground motion shaking for seismic structure design. He developed three GMMs that were used by National Center Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) in the Taiwan Senior Seismic Hazard Analysis Committee (TSSHAC) Level 3 projects. One of these models was used in the OpenQuake’s Engine for computing the seismic hazard and seismic risk of earthquakes on a global scale.
From 2015 to 2018, Dr. Bang worked on the TSSHAC level 3 project, which was sponsored by NCREE. He took on the task of constructing ground motion prediction models. From 2019 to 2021, He worked on the Ground Motion Response Analysis (GMRS) project hosted by NCREE. His study focused on developing ground motion models for vertical and vertical-to-horizontal spectral ratios. From 2020 to 2022, Dr. Bang worked on the Random Vibration Theory (RVT) project hosted by UC Berkeley’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The first item he worked on was the creation of a conditional GMM for translating Fourier spectral amplitude to pseudo-spectral acceleration. The second topic that he worked on was “Methodology for developing 1-D shear wave velocity model and kappa”. In the present stage, Dr. Bang is expanding his research to geotechnical engineering practice, namely developing a shear-wave velocity (Vs) model for California, which will be utilized to calculate the site-specific amplification adjustment to the bedrock design spectrum. The study uses two geotechnical algorithms, Strata and Deep soils, to determine the ground motion response at the surface based on input from bedrock.

AIR Corp, under the leadership of founder and CEO Dr. Jim La, is a cutting-edge robotics and automation company at the forefront of innovation. Dr. La, also the director of the Advanced Robotics and Automation (ARA) Laboratory and an associate professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, is a distinguished expert in Robotics and Control Systems. His prolific research contributions include 2 patents and 150 papers, with ten earning best conference paper awards and finalists in prestigious robotics conferences such as IROS and ICRA. Notably, Dr. La played a pivotal role in the development of the Robotic Assisted Bridge Inspection Tool (RABIT) in collaboration with the CAIT team at Rutgers University in 2013. Managing 20 Federal and industry-funded projects, he has secured over $12 million in funding from entities like NSF, NASA, US-DOT and US-DOD, earning him accolades such as the 2023 UNR’s Established Innovator award and the 2019 NSF CAREER.

Dr. Nguyen Huu May works at the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering at Hiroshima University, specializing in concrete engineering. He earned his PhD in 2020, focusing on concrete durability and eco-friendly materials. His research interests include concrete durability, green binders, and nondestructive testing methods. He actively reviews peer reviews and participates in projects to improve concrete quality, including a KAKENHI-funded initiative.
In addition to his academic work, Nguyen engages in social activities that promote sustainable construction practices. He participates in community outreach programs to educate the public about eco-friendly materials and disaster management. By collaborating with industry professionals, he aims to bridge the gap between academia and practical applications in civil engineering.

Dr. Trevor Zhiqing Yeow received his PhD in 2017 from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand on assessing building resilience against future seismic events. He joined The University of Tokyo’s Earthquake Research Institute as a Project Researcher in 2018, then as a JSPS Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 2022. During this time, he researched the application of Structural Health Monitoring for evaluating building safety following major earthquakes, and the seismic performance of reinforced concrete structures. In April 2024, Dr. Yeow joined the Institute of Science Tokyo as a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor. Dr. Yeow’s has received numerous accolades, including paper and presentation awards at the Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering and the Japanese Association for Earthquake Engineering Conference. Dr Yeow has also been involved in post-earthquake building assessments and investigations into the cause and severity of building-damage induced injuries.

Dr. Dao received a Master’s degree and a PhD degree in School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) in 2011 and 2014, respectively. During 2014-2017, she worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, JAIST, Japan and a Researcher of JST-ImPACT Project, Japan. From 2018 until 2022, she worked at Tohoku University as an Assistant Professor, and was promoted to Associate Professor at Nagasaki University in 2022. Her research focuses on noble metals, biopolymers and nanostructures, for the applications of biosensing, diagnostic, and cancer therapy. Dr. Dao received various awards including: Shiseido Female Scientist Research Grant 2021, Tanaka Encouragement Award for Research Related to Precious Metals 2020, Young scientist fellowship to participate in the 67th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau, Germany, 2017; JSPS fellowship for attending 7th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates, Tokyo, Japan, 2015; Outstanding Performance Award for Master Course and Doctoral Course of Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan, 2011 and 2014, respectively; and Best Poster Award at E-MRS Spring Meeting, Lille, France, 2014.

Dr Akihiro Nishiguchi is a biomaterial scientist working on functional polymeric hydrogels in the field of medical materials, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery system. He is currently a Principal Researcher in Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS). He received his PhD from Osaka University in 2015 under the supervision of Prof. Mitsuru Akashi. Between 2015–2017, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Martin Moeller at the DWI Leibniz-Institute for Interactive Materials. In 2017, he moved to NIMS (polymeric biomaterials group). He currently focuses on tissue regeneration, tissue adhesion, supramolecular chemistry, and tissue reconstruction using advanced medical hydrogels.

Dr. TRAN Phuoc Duy is an Assistant Professor at the School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly, Tokyo Institute of Technology). With a robust academic background in computational biology and biomedical engineering, he has significantly contributed to the fields of molecular dynamics simulations and protein-ligand interactions. Dr. TRAN earned his PhD in Computational Biology and Medical Sciences from the University of Tokyo, where his research focused on innovative simulation techniques, such as Parallel Cascade Selection Molecular Dynamics (PaCS-MD), to study complex biomolecular interactions. His expertise includes free energy calculations, protein docking, and machine learning applications in biophysics. His academic journey is marked by a series of prestigious awards, including the HPCI Excellent Achievement Award and the Early Career Presentation Award from the Biophysical Society of Japan.
Dr. TRAN’s academic background includes a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering. His research has involved the use of computational mathematics and physics-based modeling techniques to understand complex biological systems, such as protein-ligand interactions and molecular dynamics simulations. He has also explored the application of machine learning to enhance computational methods, which bridges the gap between computational mathematics and applied physics. Dr. TRAN Phuoc Duy is well-qualified to give a talk in the areas of applied physics and computational mathematics. His extensive research background includes significant work in computational simulations, molecular dynamics, and applied physics, particularly in the context of biomedical engineering and biophysics.

Cong Quang Vu is a specially-appointed Assistant Professor at Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, Japan. He received his Doctor of Philosophy from the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences at Osaka University, Japan, in September 2021. Following that, he moved to Arai Lab at the NanoLSI to work as a post-doctoral researcher. In December 2021, he was promoted to the position of specially-appointed Assistant Professor. His research interests include the development of genetically encoded fluorescence lifetime biosensors and thermogenetics for controlling cellular functions.

Dr. Anna Sutton is a recognized expert in pet nutrition with over 18 years of experience specializing in sustainable ingredient development, innovative product formulation, and nutritional consulting. As the founder of Sustainable Pet Food Ingredients (SPFI) & Sustainable Pet Nutrition, she delivers tailored solutions for pet food brands, aligning with global standards such as AAFCO and FEDIAF.
With a PhD in Physiology from the University of Manchester, Dr. Sutton has combined her academic excellence with extensive industry expertise, leading projects in market expansion, clinical consulting, and functional product innovation across APAC, Europe, and North America.
An active speaker and thought leader, she has been featured in conferences and podcasts, including PFIAA and The Pet Nutrition Show. Dr. Sutton’s research on alternative proteins, gut health, and sustainability underscores her commitment to advancing pet wellness through science-driven, eco-friendly practices.

Graduated from the Department of Veterinary Nursing, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University in Japan and obtained Certified Veterinary Nurse qualification. After working for a domestic animal pharmaceutical company, currently working in the New Business Development Division of EDUWARD Press Co., Ltd., a leading company of veterinary educational publishing in Japan. Mainly involved in the overseas expansion of veterinary medical education services.

Dr. Louise Ohashi is an associate professor at Gakushuin University who specializes in second language acquisition and language education. Her key research areas include learner autonomy, motivation, and the use of digital technology for language teaching and learning. In recent years she has been exploring the role of AI in language education through her teaching and research. Her latest published work focuses on language teachers’ and learners’ perspectives on and experiences with machine translation tools and chatbots. She actively brings educators together to explore the role of AI in language education through her role as Chair of EUROCALL’s AI SIG. In her free time, she loves learning languages (日本語, italiano, français, español, Deutsch, 한국어) as she views multilingualism as a way to enrich life. Her academic bio is available at https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-7385

Dr. Nobue Tanaka-Ellis (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor at the School of Global Studies at Tokai University. She obtained her higher degrees, including PhD from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests include language education and technology, especially the influence of technology-enhanced learning context on language learners, teacher training, and educational leadership. She is the Editor-in-Chief of The JALT CALL Journal, a Scopus Q1 international journal in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) published by the JALTCALL SIG of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). She has published extensively in her research fields and has been invited to talks domestically and internationally. As she grew up in five different countries as a third-culture kid, she is passionate about the internationalisation of the Higher Education sector, intercultural communication, and global leadership.