Changing howwe feel

Born in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He earned his doctorate at Kyoto University with research on fusion energy, then served as a postdoctoral researcher at Ritsumeikan University and the University of Tokyo. In August 2014 he joined the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, as an assistant professor. His work covers new materials research using plasma, process technology research, and thermal design of plasma-facing components. He also applies the knowledge gained from plasma research to mounting technology for thermoelectric semiconductors, in joint research with Sugahara.

Born in Arida District, Wakayama. After studying at the University of the Ryukyus (bachelor’s and master’s degrees), he received a Doctor of Engineering degree from Kyushu University. He then worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, on the research and development of thermoelectric materials. After moving to the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, he studied semiconductor packaging technology and ceramic thin-film technology. He has been in his current position since April 2022. Building on his experience developing thermoelectric semiconductor materials and on semiconductor packaging technology, he develops flexible Peltier devices.

Born in Niihama, Ehime. He left the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, to become a research associate at the same school. After serving as an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, he became an associate professor at the Osaka University Creative Unit (formerly the Web Design Unit) in 2008. While directing public relations and branding for Osaka University, he has also been active as a researcher in the human-computer interaction community. He became a professor at Aoyama Gakuin University in 2021. Ph.D. in Information Science. He has received best paper awards and best demonstration awards at academic conferences and symposia in Japan and abroad. His many other awards include the Asia Digital Art Award, the Knowledge Innovation Award Grand Prize, the Osaka University Distinguished Service Award, and the Osaka University President’s Encouragement Award.

Born in Yamagata. As an undergraduate in the Faculty of Engineering at Tohoku University, he encountered haptic rendering technology in VR and began researching the sense of touch. After graduating, he went on to the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo. From 2008, as a JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), he studied technology for transmitting tactile information. He received his doctorate in 2011 and joined Keio University as a JSPS Research Fellow (PD). In 2013 he took up a post as lecturer in the Faculty of Human Life and Environment at Nara Women’s University, and in 2021 he became an associate professor in the university’s Faculty of Engineering. He develops fast, energy-saving methods for reproducing warm and cool sensations with Peltier elements, along with applications of them. He also conducts education and research on evaluating clothing from the standpoint of human sensibility.

Born in Miki, Hyogo. He received his doctorate from the Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, in 2011. He then worked as an assistant professor at the Organization of Advanced Science and Technology, Kobe University, on the research and development of sensor networks and integrated circuits. In 2018 he was a specially appointed associate professor at the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, and in 2019 he became an associate professor at the Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University. He has been in his current position since April 2022. His research and development centers on biometric measurement technology and its medical and healthcare applications, covering measurement circuits, wireless networks, and machine learning.

Graduated from National Institute of Technology, Wakayama College, and earned a master’s degree at Nara Women’s University. After serving as a full-time lecturer in forensic medicine at Kindai University and working at an IT company, Yoshikuni took the current role, focusing on discovering and supporting university-originated deep-tech startups. Outside work: motorcycles.