YP Program

YP Session 1

How to Build and Develop a Research Group

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Prof. Fumihiko Ito

Shimane University, Japan

Bio: Fumihiko Ito (M’10) received B. E. and Ph. D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1985 and 1999, respectively. Since joining NTT Laboratories in 1985, he has been engaged in various pieces of research on optical fiber communication systems and optical devices. His work includes semiconductor optical switches, holographic optical memory using photo-refractive effects, and their application to communication systems, and coherent demultiplexing and sampling for ultrafast signals. From 2000, he was with NTT Access Network Systems Laboratories and supervised a research group engaged in optical measurement technology for fiber network managements. Since 2014, he has been with Shimane University and engaged in education and research on optical fiber measurements and sensing. Prof. Ito is a member of the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communication Engineers (IEICE) and the OPTICA.

How to Find a Research Topic and Evaluate Its Suitability

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Prof. Arockia Selvakumar Arockia Doss

Vellore Institute of Technology, India

Bio: Dr. Arockia Selvakumar Arockia Doss currently works as a Professor of Robotics in Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, TN, India. He received a B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Bharathiar University in 2001, Tamil Nadu, India and M. E in Computer Aided Design from Anna University in 2004 with University Rank, Chennai, TN, India. He did Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Robotics – Manipulator Design) from Madras Institute of Technology (MIT Campus), Anna University in 2013, Chennai, TN, India. From September 2023 to August 2024, he worked as Guest Lecturer at Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Germany under DAAD Scholarship. His research interests include Robotics and Automation, Design of Mechanisms, and Computer Aided Design. He has 21+ years of experience in Teaching and Research and published 100+ papers in national and international peer-reviewed Journals and Conferences. Filed 7 patents in the fields of Robotics and CAD/CAM/CAE and 5 patents are granted by Intellectual Property India. He is a senior member in IEEE. He was the Chairperson of the Indian Rover Challenge 2020 (IRC 2020) and Convener for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th International Conferences on Robotics, Intelligent Automation, and Control Technologies (RIACT 2020, RIACT 2021, RIACT 2022 & RIACT2023). He is an AICTE Model Curriculum committee member for the UG program Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

YP Session 2

How to Write a Research Paper

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Prof. Fahim Khan

Toyo University, Japan

Bio: Dr. Fahim Khan is a Professor at the Department of Information Networking for Innovation and Design (INIAD) in Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan. Prior to joining Toyo University, he served as a faculty member at the University of Tokyo, from where he also obtained his MS and PhD in Applied Computer Science. His current research focus includes developing security measures for IoT and smart spaces; designing distributed systems using machine learning, generative AI, and blockchain; and leveraging EdTech and learning sciences for CS, STEM and SDGs education. His research publications have won multiple best paper awards at IEEE conferences. He actively serves as a committee member at numerous IEEE and ACM conferences. A Senior Member of IEEE, Khan is a recipient of IEEE Japan Medal. He is also a globally selected member of ACM Future of Computing Academy (ACM-FCA), an initiative that brings together next-generation leaders in computing to carry the computing community into the future.

How to Write an Application for Research Grant with International Collaboration

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Prof. Ton Duc Do

Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan

Bio: Ton Duc Do (SM’19) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees from Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2007 and 2009, respectively, and the Ph.D. Degree from Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea, 2014 all in Electrical Engineering. From 2008 to 2009, he worked at the Division of Electrical Engineering, Thuy Loi University, Vietnam, as a Lecturer. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Division of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Dongguk University, in 2014. He was also a senior researcher at the Pioneer Research Center for Controlling Dementia by Converging Technology, Gyeongsang National University, Korea from May 2014 to Aug. 2015. Since Sep. 2015, he has been an assistant professor and promoted to associate professor in the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics at Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan. His research interests include the field of control engineering, electric drives, renewable energy conversion systems, and nanorobots. He has been an Associate Editor of IEEE Access sfrom April 2017 to August 2024 and IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters since August 2023. He has been promoted to be a Senior Editor of IEEE Access since May 2024. He has been also a Guest Editor for special issues of several journals such as Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Electronics, Energies, and Sensors, Fractals & Fractional, and International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems. He received the Best Research Award from Dongguk University in 2014, the Most Cited Paper Award from Wind Energy in 2020-2021, and the Outstanding Associate Editor Award of IEEE Access in 2021, 2022, and 2023. He has been listed in the top 2% of scientists based on the citation on the single-year table from 2019 to now, and career-wide table from 2021 to now.

How to Write an Application for Research Grant – Experience Sharing from a Japanese Researcher

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Prof. Hirotaka Takano

Gifu University, Japan

Bio: He received his Doctor of Engineering degree from University of Fukui, Japan, in 2006. He then became an assistant professor at the National Institute of Technology, Gifu College, until 2011. From 2011 to 2015, he worked as an assistant professor at Kyushu University, and from 2015 to 2018, he was a senior assistant professor at University of Fukui. In 2018, he transferred to Gifu University as an associate professor. His research interests are advanced operation and planning of electric power systems, and applications of optimization techniques and machine learning, especially to energy management systems.