Keynote Speaker 2

Associate Prof. Dr. Lin, Wei-Chih

National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan

Biography: Dr. Wei-Chih Lin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Electromechanical Engineering at the National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, and also the principal investigator of the Biomimicry and Engineering Laboratory. Dr. Lin conducts research on the development of agricultural machine systems, human assist devices, sensors, and nanomaterials. The aim of his laboratory is to develop bio-inspired technologies, which mimic similar functions, characterisations, and performances from nature, for solving our human social problems.

His current research includes two categories, which are the design and fabrication of assistive machinery for agricultural applications and the development of biocompatible materials for biomedical applications. Dr. Lin led his team to develop an assistive exoskeleton with sensors, which can enhance the strength of the upper and low limbs and reduce fatigue during fruit farming. The developed upper-/low-limb exoskeleton could save over 50% of muscle strength consumption in farming, such as the grape pruning job, for elderly farmers. The biological team is mainly focusing on the development of the smart wound healing dressing, which is composited of e bioinspired artificial microstructure surfaces and nanofibrous scaffolds. The physically modified surfaces of wound healing dressing could improve the wound healing rate.

Dr. Lin holds a doctorate degree from the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK. Before joining the National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, he was working in the field of micro/nanofabrication in the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan, WPI Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), Tohoku University, Japan, and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, for several research projects, including designs and fabrications of MEMS devices, biosensors, and UV sensors. He holds more than thirty innovation patents and has published around fifty research articles.