Invited Speakers
Group 1 : Medical Ultrasonics
- Greg Trahey, “Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging”, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, N.C. US
- Alexander Klibanov, “Molecular Imaging using Contrast Ultrasound”, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia
- Stanislav Emelianov, “Ultrasound-based imaging of nanoparticles: from molecular and cellular imaging to therapy guidance”, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
- Shin-ichiro Umemura, “Therapeutic use of microbubbles and their precursors”, Department of Information and Intelligent Systems, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
- Melissa J. Suter, “Optical coherence tomography: recent technical developments and the impact on clinical utility”, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA
- Yoshifumi Saijo, “Acoustic Microscopy – Beyond High Resolution Imaging”, Biomedical Imaging Laboratory, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Group 2: Sensors, NDE & Industrial Applications
- D. Guyomar, “Energy conversion improvement in ferroelectrics: application to energy harvesting and self-powered systems”, INSA Lyon, Lyon University, Villeurbanne CEDEX France
- Hans-Juergen Salzburger, “Electromagnetic Transducers and their Potential for Modern Non-Destructive Evaluation—State of the Art and Latest Applications”, Fraunhofer-Institute for Non-Destructive Testing, Saarbruecken, Germany
- F. Montero de Espinosa, “Echographic Imaging Plates”, Applied Acoustics Institute, Madrid, Spain
- F. Xavier Ruis, “Recent advances in carbon nanotubes for application to chemical and biological sensors”, University Rovira, Tarragona, Spain
Group 3: Physical Acoustics
- Minoru Kurosawa, “Ultrasonic Motors”, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
- Vincent Laude, “Phononics”, Directuer de recherché CNRS, Institut FEMTO-ST, France
- Kimmo Kokkonen, “Laser interferometers in physical acoustics”, Helsinki University, Finland
- V.I. Alshits, “Fundamentals of acoustics—conditions of existence of acoustic waves in crystals with surfaces and interfaces”, Institute of Crystallography RAS, Moscow, Russia
Group 4 : Microacoustics—SAW, FBAR, MEMS
- Bernd Neubig, “Comparison of Quartz and MEMS Resonators and Oscillators” AXTAL CONSULTING
- Brian Otis, “The role of high Q bulk acoustic wave resonators in low power IC design”, University of Washington, USA
- Takeo Oita, “RF MEMS: Focusing on the Next Step”, Nihon Dempa Kogyo, Japan
- M. Pitschi, “High Performance Microwave Acoustic Components for Mobile Radios”, EPCOS AG, Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Group 5: Transducers & Transducer Materials
- Gordon Hayward, “Biologically Inspired Ultrasound—its applications in NDE”, University of Strathclyde, UK
- Gerhard Sessler, “Broadband Ferroelectret Transducers”, Darmstadt TU
- Arne Ronnekleiv, “CMUTs, achievements and limitations”, NTNU, Norway
- Pengdi Han, “Growth, Properties and Applications of PMN-PT based Giant-Piezoelectric Crystals” HC Materials, Bolingbrook, Illinois, USA
