“Healthcare Engineering - Advanced Technology Development Aimed at Solving Issues in a Super-Aging Society” - Wearable Sensors, AI Utilization, Nanotechnology, and Their Applications in Healthcare and Elderly Care -

Prof. Takanori Ichiki
Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Reseach Director, Innovation Center of Nanomedicine (iCONM)

He received his PhD in 1995 from the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering. Since then, he has been engaged in nanobio research integrating semiconductor technology and biology at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Toyo University, and the Department of Bioengineering and Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo. He has been a professor in the Department of Materials Engineering since 2016. He specializes in nanobio devices, surface and interface engineering, and nano/microfabrication. He has developed cancer diagnostic devices and analysis systems for nanobio particles such as exosomes. He has also served as a principal researcher and laboratory director since the establishment of the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) of the Kawasaki City Foundation for Industrial Promotion in 2015, and founded iXstream Inc. in 2018. He is currently a project leader of “Resilient and healthy society with longevity led by co-creation of medicine, engineering, and nursing” (COI-NEXT) from 2022. He is a fellow of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, a board member of the Japanese Society of Extracellular Vesicles, and chairman of the Kawasaki Care Design Consortium.

Prof. Patrick Mercier, Ph.D. 
Professor and Vice Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering; co-Director, Center for Wearable Sensors, Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego

Patrick P. Mercier (S’04–M’12–SM’17) received the B.Sc. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, in 2006, and the S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA, in 2008 and 2012, respectively.

He is currently a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego), where he is also the co-Director of the Center for Wearable Sensors and the Site Director of the Power Management Integration Center. His research interests include the design of energy-efficient microsystems, focusing on the design of RF circuits, power converters, and sensor interfaces for miniaturized systems and biomedical applications.

Prof. Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc
Joan and Irwin Jacobs Chancellor’s Endowed Chair, Associate Professor of Medicine in Biomedical Informatics, 
Chief Health AI Officer and Associate CMIO for Inpatient Care, UC San Diego Health

Karandeep Singh, MD, MMSc is the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Digital Health Innovation and Associate Professor in Biomedical Informatics at UC San Diego, where he also serves as Chief Health AI Officer for UC San Diego Health. In these roles, Dr. Singh leads AI initiatives within the Jacobs Center for Health Innovation and oversees AI strategy and governance for the health system.  

He completed his internal medicine residency at UCLA Medical Center, where he served as chief resident, and a nephrology fellowship in the combined Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital program. He completed his medical education at the University of Michigan Medical School and holds a master’s degree in medical sciences in Biomedical Informatics from Harvard Medical School.

Mr. Takehito Matsuba
Citadel AI Inc. Chief Operating Officer

Takehito serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Citadel AI which develops tools to evaluate, monitor, and improve AI systems. Previously, Takehito led the launch of Google Health’s Japan business and the first joint research project on AI-assisted breast cancer screening with a leading cancer hospital in Japan. Prior to Google, he worked with Mitsubishi Corporation where he led investments, M&A, and new business development in the healthcare industry, and served as Director of North American Healthcare Business in the Bay area. He obtained an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management.

Mr. Tomokazu Yoshida
Member of the Managing Board and Senior Executive officer Senior Managing Director, CTO, Sysmex Corporation

After graduating from Okayama University Graduate School in 1995 with a Ph.D. in Pharmacology, I engaged in drug discovery research in the fields of cardiology, central nervous system disorders, and oncology at national research institutions and pharmaceutical companies. I joined Sysmex in 2000. Subsequently, I served as a visiting researcher in the Department of Breast Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, where I was involved in the research and development of diagnostic principles and practical applications for cancer, chronic diseases, and central nervous system disorders, as well as conducting clinical research at U.S. medical institutions. Additionally, as a director of Medicaroid Corporation, a joint venture established by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Sysmex, I contributed to the development and market introduction of the medical robot "hinotori™ Surgical Robot System." At Sysmex, I was appointed Director and Senior Executive Officer in 2021. Since 2023, as Director, Senior Executive Officer, and CTO, I have been overseeing technology strategy and research and development, supporting Sysmex's technological innovation.