Keynote Speakers

Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro

Osaka University, Japan

Biography:

Hiroshi Ishiguro received a D.Eng. in systems engineering from Osaka University, Japan in 1991. He is currently Professor of Department of Systems Innovation in the Graduate School of Engineering Science at Osaka University (2009-) and Distinguished Professor of Osaka University (2017-). He is also visiting Director (2014-) (group leader: 2002-2013) of Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute and an ATR fellow. His research interests include distributed sensor systems, interactive robotics, and android science.

Speech Title:

Studies on Humanoid Robotics and Genomics Integration

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Prof. Alice Wonder

MIT, USA

Biography:

Alice Wonder is a pioneer in the field of CRISPR technology and gene editing. She served as the head of the Bio-Engineering department at MIT for over 10 years. Her work has paved the way for modern gene therapies and she has received numerous awards including the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Speech Title:

The Future of Gene Editing in Clinical Applications