Prof. Dr. Yoshimasa Kawata
Yoshimasa Kawata was born in 1963 in Fukushima, Japan. He received BE, ME and Ph.D. degrees in the field of Applied Physics from Osaka University in 1987, 1989 and 1992 respectively. His main field of interest is nonlinear optics using photorefractive crystals. Since 1992, he has been an assistant professor for applied physics at Osaka University. In 1995-1996, he was a researcher at AT&T (Lucent Technologies) Bell Laboratories in the United States. In 1997, having returned to Japan, he became an associate professor at Shizuoka University in the field of mechanical engineering, leading to a full professor position eight years later. In 2017, he was awarded the position of Dean of Faculty of Engineering. Currently, he is serving as a Trustee/Executive Director and Vice President of Shizuoka University.
Prof. Dr. Eng Risa Suryana
Risa Suryana is a professor of Electrical Materials Physics at the Department of Physics, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), Indonesia. He graduated with Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) and Master of Science (M. Sc.) degrees from the Department of Physics, Institut Teknologi Bandung in 1997 and 2000. Then, he achieved a Doctor of Engineering (Dr. Eng.) degree from the Department of Quantum Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan, in 2007. He continued his postdoctoral at the Department of Crystalline Materials Sciences, Nagoya University from 2007 to 2011. During the years, he also joined the Nanotechnology Japan of Chubu Chapter as a researcher.
He has been active as a lecturer and researcher. His research focuses on the modification of surfaces to improve electrical and optical properties, including the fabrication of nanoporous, nanofibers, and nanorods. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014 and Full Professor in 2024. In addition, he has been the head of the Advanced Functional Material Research Group, UNS, since 2016. Moreover, since 2024, he has also served as the Head of the Laboratory Management Section in the Integrated Laboratory of UNS.
His experiences include:
- Visiting Researcher; Universite du Littoral Cote d’Opale, France, October 2016. Innovative materials for solar cells – IMASOC
- Foreign Visiting Research Fellow (Visiting Associate Professor), December 2, 2016 to March 30, 2017. Nano-Process Technology for Highly Functional Materials and Devices in collaboration with Professor SAITO Yahachi of the Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University.
- Visiting Foreign Researcher: Zaima and Nakatsuka Laboratory, Department of Materials Physics, Nagoya University, Japan, July-August 2017, November 2017. Nano-structured Silicon.
- Visiting Foreign Researcher; Nakatsuka Laboratory, Department of Materials Physics, Nagoya University, Japan, July 2018. Nano-structured Silicon.
- Visiting Foreign Researcher; Nakatsuka Laboratory, Department of Materials Physics, Nagoya University, Japan, July 2019. Nano-structured Silicon.
- Visiting Professor; Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Polytechnic Institute of Braganca, Portugal, November 3-11, 2019. Electronic tongue.
Prof. Keigo Takeda
Dr. Takeda began his professional career as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Nagoya University’s Venture Business Laboratory from April 2007 to March 2008. He then served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Nagoya University from April 2008 to June 2015. Following this, he continued as an Assistant Professor at the Plasma Nanotechnology Research Center at the same university from July 2015 to March 2017. In April 2017, he joined Meijo University as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, where he contributed to research and academic development until March 2022. Since April 2022, he has been serving as a Professor in the same department, further advancing his research in plasma physics and engineering applications.
Dr. Takeda has authored 136 research papers, focusing on plasma diagnostics, atomic density measurements, surface reactions, and plasma applications in materials processing. His work has been published in prestigious journals, including Reviews of Modern Plasma Physics, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, and Journal of Applied Physics.
His research contributes significantly to plasma physics, etching processes, and thin-film deposition, impacting semiconductor and materials engineering.
Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Khairuddin Md Arshad
Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Khairuddin Md Arshad obtained a Docteur en sciences de I’ingénieur (Doctor of Engineering Science) from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium in 2013.
He is a Professor at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering & Technology (FKTEN) and a research fellow at the Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis. He previously served as the Director (Apr’20 – Aug’22), previously as Dean (Apr’18 – Apr’20) at the Centre for Graduate Studies (CGS). He also served as Deputy Director (Mar’13 – Feb’17) at the Institute of Nano Electronic Engineering (INEE). He was also the first Diploma Coordinator at the University level (May’ 2005 to Sept’ 2008), in which he was involved from the setting-up of the Diploma program and facilities from the beginning until all the diploma programmes received full accreditation by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA).
Before joining UniMAP in 2005, he had worked at Hewlett-Packard (1999), then the company had a spun-off to become Agilent Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd, Penang (1999-2003). At Agilent, he was involved in the development of the first optical sensors, which were used in Logitech’s first optical mouse. After that, he joined ON Semiconductor (M) Sdn. Bhd, Senawang, Malaysia (2003-2004), where he was involved in the development of Flip-Chip Packaging.
His current research is related to transistor devices technology, biosensors and advanced materials. With his experience gained in industry and academics, he had received various national grants, amounting to about RM 2.6 million and three international grants, i.e. Royal Society – Newton Ungku Omar mobility, PHC-Hibiscus – France Malaysia and ‘One Belt One Road’ Innovative Talent Exchange Foreign Expert Porgram, Ministry of Science and Technology, China grants. He has a project consultation with Infineon Technologies (Kulim) Sdn. Bhd. for three projects (2018-2022) on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) power MOSFET.