Committees

International Steering Committee

  • Jan Evans-Freeman, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Chair
  • Filip Tuomisto, Aalto University, Finland. Secretary
  • Kohei M. Itoh, Keio University, Japan.

International Advisory Committee

  • Jan Evans-Freeman, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Filip Tuomisto, Aalto University, Finland.
  • Bengt Gunnar Svensson, Oslo University, Norway.
  • Matt McCluskey, Washington State University, USA.
  • Marilia Caldas, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Michael J. Stavola, Lehigh University, USA.
  • Mary Ellen Zvanut, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
  • Deren Yang, Zhejiang University, China.
  • Elif Ertekin, University of Illinois, USA.
  • Martin Brandt, Walter Schottky Institute, Germany.
  • John D. Murphy, University of Warwick, UK.
  • Chris G. Van de Walle, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.
  • Jeff McCallum, University of Melbourne, Australia.
  • Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kochi University of Technology, Japan.
  • Hiroshi Yamada-Kaneta, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan.
  • Gudrun Kissinger, IHP-Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics, Germany.
  • Suhuai Wei, Beijing Computational Science Research Center, China.
  • Tom Gregorkiewicz, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Audrius Alkauskas, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania.

Organizing Committee

  • Tetsuya Yamamoto, Kochi University of Technology, Japan. Co-Chair
  • Kohei M. Itoh, Keio University, Japan. Co-Chair
  • Michio Tajima, Meiji University, Japan. Honorary Chair
  • Kazumi Wada, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Honorary Chair
  • Naoki Fukata, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan. Secretary
  • Masashi Ishii, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan. Secretary
  • Jun Tatebayashi, Osaka University, Japan. Secretary
  • Hidekazu Yamamoto, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan.
  • Katsuhisa Tanaka, Kyoto University, Japan.
  • Kazuyuki Uno, Wakayama University, Japan .
  • Minoru Osada, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan.
  • Naho Itagaki, Kyushu University, Japan.
  • Hannes Raebiger, Yokohama National University, Japan.
  • Taro Hitosugi, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
  • Tetsuo Tsuchiya, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan.
  • Toshio Kamiya, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
  • Yasuo Koide, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan .
  • Yoshifumi Yamashita, Okayama University, Japan.
  • Hiroyuki Fujimori, GlobalWafers Japan Co., Ltd., Japan.
  • Toshiaki Ono, SUMCO CORPORATION, Japan.

International Program Committee

  • Yasufumi Fujiwara, Osaka University, Japan. Chair
  • Hiroshi Yamada-Kaneta, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. Vice-Chair
  • Martin Allen, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Martin Brandt, Walter Schottky Institut, Germany.
  • Marilia Caldas, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Anna Cavallini, University of Bologna, Italy.
  • Luciano Colombo, University of Cagliari, Italy.
  • Volkmar Dierolf , Lehigh University, USA.
  • Stefan K. Estricher , Texas Technology of University, USA.
  • Jan Evans Freeman, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Kai-Mei Fu, University of Washington, USA.
  • Hiroyuki Fujimori, GlobalWafers Japan Co., Ltd., Japan.
  • Naoki Fukata, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan.
  • Evan Glaser, Naval Research Laboratory, USA.
  • Masashi Ishii, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan.
  • Anderson Janotti, University of Delaware, USA.
  • Chioko Kaneta, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan.
  • Yoshihiko Kanemitsu, Kyoto University, Japan.
  • Takashi Kita, Kobe University, Japan.
  • Yasuo Koide, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan.
  • Philomela Komninou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Hisao Makino, Kochi University of Technology, Japan.
  • Matt McCluskey , Washington State University, USA.
  • Hideto Miyake, Mie University, Japan.
  • Norikazu Mizuochi, Kyoto University, Japan.
  • John D. Murphy, University of Warwick, UK.
  • Haruo Nakazawa, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Japan.
  • Tetsuo Narita, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Japan.
  • Yutaka Ohno, Tohoku University, Japan.
  • Rachel Oliver, University of Cambridge, UK.
  • Toshiaki Ono, SUMCO CORPORATION, Japan.
  • Nobuhiko Ozaki, Wakayama University, Japan.
  • Pirouz Pirouz, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
  • Patrick Rinke, Aalto University, Finland.
  • Kazunori Sato, Osaka University, Japan.
  • David Scanlon, University College London, UK.
  • Nikolai Sobolev, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
  • Bengt Svensson, Oslo University, Norway.
  • Hidekazu Tanaka, Osaka University, Japan.
  • Filip Tuomisto, Aalto University, Finland.
  • Tim Veal, University of Liverpool, UK.
  • Jörg Weber, Technical University of Dresden, Germany.
  • Hidekazu Yamamoto, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan.
  • Deren Yang, Zhejiang University, China.

Local Program Sub-Committee

Silicon

  • Hidekazu Yamamoto, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan. Chair
  • Hiroyuki Fujimori, GlobalWafers Japan Co., Ltd., Japan. Vice Chair
  • Toshiaki Ono, SUMCO CORPORATION, Japan. Vice Chair
  • Koichi Kakimoto, Kyushu University, Japan.
  • Haruo Nakazawa, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Japan.
  • Tetsuo Narita, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc., Japan.
  • Shin-ichi Nishizawa, Kyushu University, Japan.
  • Yutaka Ohno, Tohoku University, Japan.
  • Haruhiko Ono, Kanagawa Industrial Technology Center, Japan.
  • Koji Sueoka, Okayama Prefectural University, Japan.
  • Toshinori Taishi, Shinshu University, Japan.
  • Yoshifumi Yamashita, Okayama University, Japan.

Compound semiconductors and related materials

  • Takashi Kita, Kobe University, Japan. Chair
  • Nobuhiko Ozaki, Wakayama University, Japan. Vice Chair
  • Sho Shirakata, Ehime University, Japan.
  • Junichi Motohisa, Hokkaido University, Japan.
  • Hiroyoshi Naito, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan.
  • Osamu Nakatsuka, Nagoya University, Japan.
  • Yoshikazu Terai, Kyushu Insitute of Technology, Japan.

Widegap semiconductors

  • Yasuo Koide, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan. Chair
  • Hideto Miyake, Mie University, Japan. Vice Chair
  • Norifumi Fujimura, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan.
  • Shizuo Fujita, Kyoto University, Japan.
  • Naoki Fukata, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan.
  • Junko Hayase, Keio University, Japan.
  • Masataka Higashiwaki, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan.
  • Motoaki Iwaya, Meijo University, Japan.
  • Yoichi Kawakami, Kyoto University, Japan.
  • Hisao Makino, Kochi University of Technology, Japan.
  • Yusuke Mori, Osaka University, Japan.
  • Masakazu Sugiyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

Materials Characterization

  • Yoshihiko Kanemitsu, Kyoto University, Japan. Chair
  • Masashi Ishii, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan. Vice Chair
  • Shigefusa F. Chichibu, Tohoku University, Japan.
  • Masaaki Nakayama, Osaka City University, Japan.
  • Kentarou Sawano, Tokyo City University, Japan.
  • Yasuo Shimizu, Tohoku University, Japan.
  • Kazutomo Suenaga, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan.
  • Akira Uedono, Tsukuba University, Japan.
  • Masashi Uematsu, Keio University, Japan.

Spintronics

  • Hidekazu Tanaka, Osaka University, Japan. Chair
  • Kazuya Ando, Keio University, Japan.
  • Fumihiro Matsukura, Tohoku University, Japan.
  • Norikazu Mizuochi, Kyoto University, Japan.
  • Yoshichika Otani, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

Computational Materials Design

  • Kazunori Sato, Osaka University, Japan. Chair
  • Chioko Kaneta, Fujitsu Laboretories Ltd., Japan. Vice Chair
  • Hiroyuki Kageshima, Shimane University, Japan.
  • Fumiyasu Oba, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
  • Jun Yamauchi, Keio University, Japan.

Local Committee

  • Katsumi Yoshino, Shimane Institute for IT., Japan. Chief Advisor
  • Yasutomo Kajikawa, Shimane University, Japan. Chair
  • Yasuhisa Fujita, Shimane University, Japan. Vice-Chair
  • Hiroyuki Kageshima, Shimane University, Japan.
  • Toshiyuki Yoshida, Shimane University, Japan.
  • Yasuji Yamada, Shimane University, Japan.
  • Wenchang Yeh, Shimane University, Japan.