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:

 

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 (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

Satoshi Konishi (Ritsumeikan University)

"Advanced droplet array sandwiching technology for biochemical application"

 

Lunch Break

 

13:20-14:10  Keynote Speech 2

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

"Design automation for active-matrix digital microfluidics"

 

14:10-14:50  Invited Talk 3

Debraj Kundu (Technical University of Munich)

"Recent Developments in Automating Sample Preparation Using Microfluidic Biochips"

 

14:50-16:00  Coffee Break & Poster Session

 

16:00-16:40  Invited Talk 4

Yushen Zhang (Technical University of Munich)

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

 

16:40-17:20  Invited Talk 5

Navajit Singh Baban (New York University in Abu Dhabi)

"Integrating Security into Microfluidic Biochips: Countering Malicious and Intellectual Property (IP)-Based Threats"

 

17:20-18:00  Invited Talk 6

Tsun-Ming Tseng (Technical University of Munich)

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

 

18:00-  Banquet (Free of charge)

 

 

Sponsored by VLSI Center, Ritsumeikan University

 

Contact: Shigeru Yamashita

ger@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp