ICCRE2024 @ Osaka, Japan
May 10-12, 2024

ICCRE 2024 Invited Speakers

Prof. Shingo Shimoda
 Nagoya University, Japan

Biography: Shingo Shimoda is a designated professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University.He received his Ph.D from the University of Tokyo in 2005 on Space Robots. After serving as a Unit Leader at RIKEN, Center of Brain Science, he became a current position from April 2023. Through research on space robots at JAXA, he keenly felt the need for flexible intelligence system for robot control, and is engaged in the development of artificial intelligence capable of adapting to unknown environments based on biological control principles. He served as a principal chair of the IEEE RAS Technical Committee of Cognitive Robotics, an associate editor of IEEE Transaction of Cognitive and Developmental System and a board member of the Robotics Society of Japan, received awards such as IROS CoTeSys Cognitive Robotics Best Paper Award and ICNR Best Paper Award.


Assoc Prof. Kwok-Ho LAM
 University of Glasgow, UK

Biography: Kwok-Ho (Koko) Lam is currently a Reader (Ultrasonics) in James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow (UofG) and an Adjunct Professor in Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU). He received the M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics from HKPolyU. Koko has been working in the field of smart materials and applications including materials for energy conversion (e.g., piezoelectrics, thermoelectrics, multiferroics, photocatalysis, etc.) and storage (e.g., electrode materials for rechargeable batteries, dielectrics, etc.), ultrasonic transducer technology, smart sensor and actuator technology, and various biomedical and non-destructive applications. He has achieved 240+ publications, including 11 granted patents for 8 inventions, 220+ SCI journal papers, and 20 international conference papers. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE Society, and a Member of American Chemical Society. He also serves on the editorial board of several SCI journals.


Dr. Mohd Aliff Afira Sani
 Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Biography: Dr. Mohd Aliff Afira Sani serves as a senior lecturer at Universiti Kuala Lumpur, specializing in the Instrumentation and Control Engineering Section. He earned his PhD in Engineering from Okayama University of Science in 2016, and his Master of Engineering in Intelligent Mechanical Engineering from the same institution in 2013. Currently, he holds the position of Teaching and Learning Coordinator at UniKL Mitec, Johor.
His primary research interests encompass deep learning, mechatronics, and robotics, with a specific focus on rehabilitative devices, intelligent robots, and flexible pneumatic actuators. Dr. Mohd Aliff has successfully secured various research grants from the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) and other government agencies in Malaysia. His extensive contributions to the field are reflected in numerous research papers published in reputable journals and conference proceedings within the realms of mechatronics and artificial intelligence.
Recognized for his expertise, Dr. Mohd Aliff has been awarded the Professional Technologist (Ts.) designation by the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT). Additionally, he holds a certification as a Functional Safety Engineer in accordance with IEC 61508: 2010. Notably, he is an IEEE Senior Member in the Instrumentation and Electrical Electronics area.