2016 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

At-a-Glance

The 2016 Japan-American Frontiers of Engineering symposium was held at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, California. Sixty of the most promising engineers under the age of 45 from Japan and the United States met for an intensive 2-1/2 day symposium on developments at the cutting edge of engineering technology in four areas: Urban Mobility Efficiency, Nanotechnology in Energy Storage and Conversion, Additive Manufacturing: Virtual – Physical Processes, Big Data. The event was intended to facilitate international and cross-disciplinary research collaboration, promote the transfer of new techniques and approaches across disparate engineering fields, and encourage the creation of a transpacific network of world-class engineers. JAFOE is produced in conjunction with the Engineering Academy of Japan.

The National Academy of Engineering would like to express its gratitude to The Grainger Foundation for its support of the 2016 JAFOE Symposium.

LIST OF SESSIONS

Co-chairs: Steven Denbaars, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Yoshikazu Nakajima, University of Tokyo

URBAN MOBILITY EFFICIENCY
Session co-chairs: Nobuaki Ohmori, Utsunomiya University, and Kari Watkins, Georgia Institute of Technology

Introduction

The Future of Transportation: Achieving Equity and Mobility through Self-Driving Vehicles
Myra Blanco, Center for Public Policy, Partnerships, and Outreach, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Future Cities, Future Populations: Achieving “Seamless” Mobility for an Aging, Urban Society
Kay Kitazawa, Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation

Connection Between Social Networks, the Built Environment, and Travel Behavior in the ICT Era
Giancarlos Troncoso Parady, University of Tokyo

From Trend Spotting to Trend Setting: Behavioral Analysis to Guide Transformative Mobility
Joan Walker, University of California, Berkeley

NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION
Session co-chairs: Hirokazu Kaji, Tohoku University, and Shirley Meng, University of California, San Diego

Introduction

Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
Gleb Yushin, Georgia Institute of Technology and Sila Technologies

Hidden in Plain Sight: Understanding and Exploiting Systematic Couples to Improve Batteries
​Daniel Steingart, Princeton University

Enzyme-Based Biofuel Cells
Seiya Tsujimura, University of Tsukuba

Flexible Devices Using Rigid Materials
Eiji Iwase, Waseda University

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: VIRTUAL – PHYSICAL PROCESSES
Session co-chairs: Tomohiro Kinoshita, FASOTEC; Hidemitsu Furukawa, Yamagata University; and William Peter, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Introduction

New Opportunities in Additive Manufacturing of Hybrid Materials 
Brett Compton, University of Tennessee

3D Designable Gel as an Advanced Functional Material
Hidemitsu Furukawa, Yamagata University

Developing a Robust 3-D Representation Framework for 3D Printed Materials
Edwin Schwalbach, Air Force Research Laboratory

Deep Learning for Advanced 3D Printing
Hiroya Tanaka, Keio University

BIG DATA 
Session co-chairs: Alberto-Giovanni Busetto, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Takeaki Uno, National Institute of Informatics

Introduction

Interpretable Modeling in Machine Learning
Cynthia Rudin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Privacy Preserving Data Mining
Hiromi Arai, University of Tokyo

Preserving Validity in Adaptive Data Analysis
Vitaly Feldman, IBM

A Platform for IoT and Social Big Data
Takahiro Hara, University of Osaka

Post Meeting
Details
June
16
2016
to
June
18
2016
July 20, 2021 AT 06:56 AM
Irvine, California
Schedule
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2016
  • 07:30 PM To 09:00 PM
    Registration/welcome reception at hotel
    Theater Foyer / Theater Terrace
Thursday, Jun 16, 2016
  • 07:00 AM To 07:00 AM
    Buses depart from hotel for Beckman Center at 15-minute intervals (Last bus 7:45)
  • 07:10 AM To 07:10 AM
    Breakfast at the Beckman Center
  • 08:30 AM To 08:30 AM
    Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • 09:00 AM To 09:00 AM
    Urban Mobility Efficiency
  • 10:30 AM To 10:30 AM
    Group photo of all participants
  • 10:45 AM To 10:45 AM
    Break
    Atrium
  • 11:00 AM To 11:00 AM
    Urban Mobility Efficiency (cont.)
  • 12:30 PM To 12:30 PM
    Lunch
    Dining Room
  • 01:30 PM To 01:30 PM
    Flash Poster Presentations
    Auditorium
  • 02:30 PM To 02:30 PM
    Poster Session I (odd numbers)
    Atrium
  • 03:15 PM To 03:15 PM
    Poster Session II (even numbers)
    Atrium
  • 04:00 PM To 04:00 PM
    Break
  • 04:15 PM To 04:15 PM
    Nanotechnology in Energy Storage and Conversion
  • 05:45 PM To 05:45 PM
    Break
  • 06:00 PM To 06:00 PM
    Dinner
    Dining Room
Friday, Jun 17, 2016
  • 07:00 AM To 07:00 AM
    Buses depart from hotel for Beckman Center at 15-minute intervals (Last bus 7:45)
  • 07:10 AM To 07:10 AM
    Breakfast at Beckman Center
  • 08:30 AM To 08:30 AM
    Nanotechnology in Energy Storage and Conversion (cont.)
  • 10:00 AM To 10:00 AM
    Break
  • 10:30 AM To 10:30 AM
    Additive Manufacturing: Virtual - Physical Processes
  • 12:00 PM To 12:00 PM
    Lunch
  • 01:00 PM To 01:00 PM
    Additive Manufacturing: Virtual - Physical Processes (cont.)
  • 02:30 PM To 02:30 PM
    Break
  • 02:45 PM To 02:45 PM
    Depart for Laguna Beach Walking Tour
  • 05:15 PM To 05:15 PM
    Meet at Hotel Laguna for return to Hotel Irvine
  • 06:30 PM To 06:30 PM
    Reception at Hotel Irvine
    Theater Terrace
  • 07:00 PM To 07:00 PM
    Dinner at the hotel
    Theater Terrace
Saturday, Jun 18, 2016
  • 07:00 AM To 07:00 AM
    Buses depart hotel for Beckman Center at 15-minute intervals (Last bus 7:45)
  • 07:10 AM To 07:10 AM
    Breakfast at the Beckman Center
  • 08:30 AM To 08:30 AM
    Big Data
  • 10:00 AM To 10:00 AM
    Break
  • 10:30 AM To 10:30 AM
    Big Data (cont.)
  • 12:00 PM To 12:00 PM
    Lunch
  • 12:10 PM To 12:10 PM
    Bus leaves for SNA Airport
  • 12:45 PM To 12:45 PM
    Bus leaves for SNA Airport and hotel
2016 JAFOE Photos
  • 2016 JAFOE Photos