Takeshi Kawano, Ph. D.

Biography 

2023-present : Professor, Institute for Research on Next-generation Semiconductor and Sensing Science (IRES2), Toyohashi University of Technology

2022-2023 : Visiting Professor, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, USA

2022-present : Visiting Professor, Nagoya City University 

2022-present : Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

2022-2023 : Professor, Electronics-Inspired Interdisciplinary Research Institute (EIIRIS), Toyohashi University of Technology

2010-2021 : Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

2010-2015: PRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

2007-2010 : Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

2005-2007 : Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC), University of California, Berkeley, USA

2004-2005 : Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Toyohashi University of Technology

2004 : Ph.D., Electronic and Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

2001 : M.S., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

Awards and honors

The 42nd Nagai Foundation for Science & Technology Academic Award, The Nagai Foundation for Science & Technology, March 2025 [Takeshi Kawano]

Research Award Finalist for Young Scientists at 41st Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), November 2024 [Yuki Kondo]

Research Award Finalist for Young Scientists at 41st Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), November 2024 [Rexy Alvian Nerchan]

Research Award for Young Scientists at 39th Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), November 2022 [Yuki Yagi]

Poster Paper Award at 38th Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), November 2021 [Tomoaki Banno]

Best Research Award for Young Scientists (IGARASHI Award) at 37th Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), October 2020 [Shinnosuke Idogawa]

Research Award for Young Scientists at 35th Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), October 2018 [Shuhei Tsuruhara]

Student Paper Award Finalist at 31th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2018), January 2018 [Yusuke Morikawa]

Research Award for Young Scientists at 34th Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), October 2017 [Yusuke Seki]

Technical Paper Award at 34th Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), October 2017 [Hirohito Sawahata]

Student Paper Award Finalist at 30th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2017), January 2017 [Yusuke Seki]

Research Award for Young Scientists at 33th Sensor Symposium (IEEJ), October 2016 [Yusuke Morikawa]

Best Lecture Award, Toyohashi University of Technology, March 2016 [Takeshi Kawano]

Research Award at 4th Integrated MEMS symposium, The Study Group of the Integrated MEMS (JSAP), March 2012 [Shogo Morita]

Best Lecture Award, Toyohashi University of Technology Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, January 2012 [Takeshi Kawano]

Research Award at 2nd Integrated MEMS symposium, The Study Group of the Integrated MEMS (JSAP), October 2010 [Akihiro Goryu]

Research Award at 2nd Integrated MEMS symposium, The Study Group of the Integrated MEMS (JSAP), October 2010 [Akihito Ikedo]

JST PRESTO Research Grant (Decoding and Controlling Brain Information), October 2010 [Takeshi Kawano] 

Outstanding Paper Award at 15th IEEE International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (Transducers’09), June 2009 [Akihito Ikedo]

2008 Highlights Collection (JMM), February 2009 [Kuniharu Takei]

MEXT JAPAN Research Grant (Brain Machine Interface), July 2008 [Takeshi Kawano]

IOP Select, February 2008 [Kuniharu Takei]

Best Poster Award at Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC) IAB meeting, Spring 2007 [Takeshi Kawano]

Best Paper Award at Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC) IAB meeting, Spring 2006 [Takeshi Kawano]

IEEE Electron Device Japan Chapter Student Award, January 2005 [Takeshi Kawano]

Japan Society for the Promotion for Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad (for 2years at the University of California, Berkeley, USA), October 2004 [Takeshi Kawano]

Young Scientist Presentation Award at 10th Autumn Meeting 2001, Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP), March 2001 [Takeshi Kawano]

Selected Invited Talks

Takeshi Kawano, “Micro/nanoscale approaches for connecting electronics to the brain”, IEEE Electron Device Society (EDS) Webinar, November 2023.

Takeshi Kawano, “Micro/nanoscale approaches for connecting electronics to the brain”, The 18th IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems (IEEE NEMS 2023), Jeju, Korea, May 2023.

Takeshi Kawano, “3D micro/nanoneedle and 2D flexible film devices for the brain”, IBRO Workshop 2020, Szeged, Hungary, January 2020.

Takeshi Kawano, “3D micro/nanoneedle and 2D flexible film for neural interfaces”, The 6th CiNet Conference: Brain-Machine Interface – Medical Engineering based on Neuroscience, Osaka, Japan, February 2020.

Takeshi Kawano, “Flexible, stretchable, and deformable devices for neural interfaces”, The 35th International Conference of Photopolymer Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan, June 2018.

Takeshi Kawano, “Micro/nano-scale needle devices for the brain”, 28th 2017 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, Nagoya, Japan, December 2017.

Takeshi Kawano, “3D integrated micro/nanowire–based neural probe devices”, The 4th International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials (ICAE 2017), Jeju, Korea, November 2017.

Takeshi Kawano, “3D microtube and 2D flexible film waveguide devices for optical neural interfaces”, The 24th Congress of the International Commuission for Optics (ICO-24), Tokyo, Japan, August 2017.

Takeshi Kawano, “Micro/nanoscale needle technology for brain”, 2016 IEEE 16th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2016), Sendai, Japan, August 2016.

Takeshi Kawano, “3D microtube and 2D flexible film waveguide devices”, 2016 International Conference on Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), Singapore, August 2016.

Takeshi Kawano, “3D Integrated micro/nanowires for electrical, chemical, optical neural interfaces”, Interdisciplinary Research and Global Outlook (IRAGO) conference 2015, Aichi, Japan October 2015.

Takeshi Kawano, “Silicon-micro/nanowire: an approach to neuron-electronics interface devices”, The 31st SENSOR SYMPOSIUM, Shimane, October 2014.

Takeshi Kawano, “Electrical, chemical, optical micro/nanoscale neuroprobes”, The 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Transducers and Micro/Nano Technologies (APCOT), Daegu, Korea, June 2014.

Takeshi Kawano, “Nanosale neuroprobe array devices”, The 60th Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) Spring Meeting, Kanagawa, Japan, March 2013.

Takeshi Kawano, “At human scale and quality of life”, NBIC2 Korea-U.S.-Japan Workshop, Seoul, Korea, October 2012.

Takeshi Kawano, “Three dimensional micro/nanowire arrays for sensing applications”, 26th meeting on Japan Institute of Electronics Packaging, Tokyo, Japan, March 2012.

Takeshi Kawano, “Neural interface microprobe/tube array devices”, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan, October 2011.

Takeshi Kawano, “Vertically integrated silicon wires for neural interface and artificial whisker electronics”, KAIST Department organized seminor, Daejeon, South Korea, February 2011.

Takeshi Kawano, “Integrated silicon microprobe/tube arrays for neural interface”, 2nd UK-Japan Workshop on the Brain-Machine Interface, Institute of Neuroscience Newcastle University, UK, February 2010.

Takeshi Kawano, “Integrated neuroprobe/tube arrays: microdevices for neural interface”, International workshop on Advances in Neuroengineering (Osaka University Global COE Program), Osaka University, Japan, February 2010.

Takeshi Kawano, “Integrated neuroprobe/tube arrays: microdevices for neural interface, International Symposium on Toyohashi Global COE Program, Tokyo, Japan, November 2009.

Takeshi Kawano, “Silicon micro/nano-probe neural interface devices by vapor-liquid-solid growth”, LifeChips (University of California, Irvine), Irvine, USA, January 2009.

Takeshi Kawano, “Integrated nanotubes and applications”, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC) Kyoto technology symposium, Kyoto, Japan, December 2007.

Takeshi Kawano, “Multichannel microprobe electrode array chip for analysis of the nervous system”, Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center (BSAC) lunch seminar at UC Berkeley, January 2006.