Prof. Xiaodong CHEN

Professor, School of Materials Science & Engineering; President’s Chair in Materials Science and Engineering; Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (Courtesy Appointment); Deputy Director, Digital Molecular Analytics and Science

Nanyang Technology University

chenxd@ntu.edu.sg
Integrated nano-bio interface, programmable materials for energy conversion

Biography

Professor Xiaodong Chen is the President’s Chair Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, Professor of Chemistry (by courtesy) and Medicine (by courtesy) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU), and Scientific Director at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). He is the Director of Innovative Centre for Flexible Devices (iFLEX) at NTU, the Director of Max Planck – NTU Joint Lab for Artificial Senses, and the Deputy Director of Singapore Hybrid-Integrated Next-Generation μ-Electronics (SHINE) Center. His research interests include mechano-materials science, senses digitalization, flexible electronics technology, and cyber-human interfaces. So far, he has published more than 340 high-profiled papers and filed/applied more than 40 patents.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of ACS Nano and serves as editorial advisory board member for more than 15 international journals. He has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Engineering Singapore and a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry in UK. In addition, he was recognized by multiple prestigious awards and honors including Singapore President’s Science Award, Singapore NRF Investigatorship, Small Young Innovator Award, Singapore NRF Fellowship, Nanyang Research Award, Lubrizol Young Materials Science Investigator Award, Mitsui Chemicals-SNIC Industry Award in Materials and Nano-chemistry, and Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award.

Artificial Sense Technology

Abstract

Artificial senses refer to the emulation of human’s basic senses and assimilate them to functional devices and systems to help us understand and perceive the world around us. This research topic of artificial senses is transdisciplinary and lies at the confluence of materials science, bioengineering, medical sciences, electrical engineering, and computer science. Some use cases, including enhanced sensory capabilities to overcome physical human limitations, improved robotic capabilities and diagnostics with smart information processing, and prosthetics and health-monitoring devices to improve quality of life, are drawing much attention. In this talk, I will present some latest progress in artificial tactile and olfaction with the viewpoint from materials development, sensor fabrication, information processing, and system integration. Artificial senses would be a new enabling technology to construct next-generation intelligent devices and systems, paving the way for advanced soft robotic applications, rehabilitation, prosthetics, and so on.

Keynote Speakers