Workshop on Design Challenges for Microfluidic Chips 2025

 

December 9, 2025

 

Conference Hall, Building B Future Plaza,
Ritsumeikan University Osaka Ibaraki Campus, 2 Iwakura-cho,
Ibaraki-shi, Osaka, Japan 567-0871
https://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/file.jsp?id=246773&f=.pdf

 

Aim of the Workshop:

 

The various advantages of microfluidic technology, especially in the biomedical and healthcare domains, have driven the extensive research on developing effective design methods for microfluidic biochips. To understand what is going on in the area of microfluidic biochip design, we invite world-class active researchers in the area to discuss latest issues as well as future challenges.

 

 

Program of the Workshop (subject to change):

 

10:00-10:50  Keynote Speech 1

Krishnendu Chakrabarty (Arizona State University)

"Trust and Assurance for Microfluidic Biochips: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"

 

10:50-11:30   Invited Talk 1

Debraj Kundu (Technical University of Munich)

"Recent Developments in Automating Sample Preparation Using Microfluidic Biochips"

 

Lunch Break

 

13:00-13:50  Keynote Speech 2

Tsung-Yi Ho (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

"Design automation for active-matrix digital microfluidics"

 

13:50-14:30  Invited Talk 2

Yushen Zhang (Technical University of Munich)

"Microfluidics for All: Open-Access Design Automation Tools for Biochips"                        

 

Coffee Break

 

15:00-15:40  Invited Talk 3

Sudip Roy (Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee)

"TBA"

 

15:40-16:20  Invited Talk 4

Tsun-Ming Tseng (Technical University of Munich)

"Efficient Control and Test with Module-Based Microfluidic System Design"

 

16:30-18:00 Poster Session & Discussion

 

18:00 Banquet (Free of charge)

 

 

Sponsored by VLSI Center, Ritsumeikan University

 

Contact: Shigeru Yamashita

ger@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp