PIER Journals
PhotonIcs and Electromagnetics Research Symposium, also known as Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium
ChibaPIERS2025

PIERS —— A global symposium committed to
advancing photonics and electromagnetics for the benefit of humanity.

Organization

* All names of general chairs, subcommittee chairs and members are in alphabetical order.

General Chairs

Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Chair
Weng Cho Chew
Purdue University
Co-Chair
Sailing He
Royal Institute of Technology & Zhejiang University
Co-Chair
Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Co-Chair
Tsuneki Yamasaki
Nihon University
Co-Chair

Technical Program Committee Chairs

Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Chair
Saibun Tjuatja
University of Texas at Arlington
Chair
Huanyang Chen
Xiamen University
Co-Chair
Sungtek Kahng
Incheon National University
Co-Chair
Yury V. Shestopalov
University of Gavle
Co-Chair
Ari Sihvola
Aalto University
Co-Chair
Paul Smith
Macquarie University
Co-Chair
Hai-Zhi Song
Southwest Institute of Technical Physics & UESTC
Co-Chair
Mei Song Tong
Tongji University
Co-Chair
Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Co-Chair

Subcommittee Chairs & Members

SC 1. Computational Electromagnetics, Electromagnetic Compatibility, Scattering and Electromagnetic Theory

Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Chair
Tatsuya Kashiwa
Kitami Institute of Technology
Co-Chair
Guido Lombardi
Politecnico di Torino
Co-Chair
Elena D. Vinogradova
Macquarie University
Co-Chair
Yoshiaki Ando
The University of Electro-Communications
Andrey S. Andrenko
Kyoto University
Amir Boag
Tel Aviv University
Matthys M. Botha
University of Stellenbosch
Mariana Frid Dalarsson
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Fatih Erden
Turkish Naval Academy & Yeditepe University
Keisuke Fujita
Maebashi Institute of Technology
Georgi Nikolov Georgiev
Vasil Levski National Military University
Mariana Nikolova Georgieva-Grosse
Consulting and Researcher in Physics and Computer Sciences
Takuichi Hirano
Tokyo City University
Jun Hu
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Vakhtang Jandieri
University of Duisburg-Essen
George A. Kyriacou
Democritus University of Thrace
Mario Lucido
Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale
Giuliano Manara
University of Pisa
Claire Migliaccio
Université Côte d'Azur
Takashi Nagasaka
Ashikaga University
Ryosuke Ozaki
Nihon University
Qiang Ren
Beihang University
Ramiro Serra
Eindhoven University of Technology
Jun Shibayama
Hosei University
Masahiro Tanaka
Gifu University
Mei Song Tong
Tongji University
Guido Valerio
Sorbonne Université
Abdulkadir C. Yucel
Nanyang Technological University

SC 2. Metamaterials, Plasmonics and Complex Media

Atsushi Sanada
Osaka University
Chair
Takuo Tanaka
RIKEN
Co-Chair
Hongsheng Chen
Zhejiang University
Co-Chair
Yongmin Liu
Northeastern University
Co-Chair
Filippo Capolino
University of California-Irvine
Shulabh Gupta
Carleton University
Kentaro Iwami
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Wakana Kubo
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)
Yu-Jung Lu
National Taiwan University
Naobumi Michishita
National Defense Academy of Japan
Fumiaki Miyamaru
Shinshu University
Koichi Okamoto
Osaka Metropolitan University
Junsuk Rho
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Junichi Takahara
Osaka University
Din Ping Tsai
City University of Hong Kong
Tetsuya Ueda
Kyoto Institute of Technology
Withawat Withayachyumnankul
The University of Adelaide
Chung-Tse Michael Wu
National Taiwan University
Pin Chieh Wu
National Cheng Kung University
Takaaki Yano
Tokushima University
Ta-Jen (David) Yen
National Tsing Hua University

SC 3. Optics and Photonics

Atsushi Kanno
Nagoya Institute of Technology
Chair
Yasuhide Tsuji
Muroran Institute of Technology
Co-Chair
Qiwen Zhan
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Co-Chair
Cees Ronda
Utrecht University
Co-Chair
Imad Agha
University of Dayton
Antonella Bogoni
TeCIP Institute, CNIT
Budsara Boriboon
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Huanyang Chen
Xiamen University
Qiaoqiang Gan
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Qiong He
Fudan University
Haifeng Hu
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Kun Huang
University of Science and Technology of China
Shoken Ishii
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Shota Ishimura
KDDI Research, Inc.
Kazutoshi Kato
Kyushu University
Tsuyoshi Konishi
Osaka University
Guancong Ma
Baptist University of Hongkong
Motoharu Matsuura
The University of Electro-Communication
Miha Ravnik
University of Ljubljana and Jozef Stefan Institute
Kiyotaka Sasagawa
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Takuo Tanemura
University of Tokyo
Toshimasa Umezawa
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Cheng Wang
City University of Hong Kong
Weiming Yao
Technical University Eindhoven
Li Yi
Osaka University
Xiaoke Yi
University of Sydney

SC 4. Antennas and Microwave Technologies

Naoki Shinohara
Kyoto University
Chair
Qiang Chen
Tohoku University
Co-Chair
Debatosh Guha
University of Calcutta
Co-Chair
Yongxin Guo
National University of Singapore
Co-Chair
Maifuz Ali
International Institute of Information Technology
Zengdi Bao
Beijing Institute of Technology
Jerdvisanop Chakarothai
National Institute of Information and Communication Technology
Hui Chu
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Tianwei Deng
Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University
Mitoshi Fujimoto
University of Fukui
Saptarshi Ghosh
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
Nozomi Haga
Toyohashi University of Technology
Keisuke Konno
Tohoku University
Yujian Li
Beijing Jiaotong University
Tamami Maruyama
National Institute of Technology
Keisuke Noguchi
Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Dinesh Yadav
Manipal University Jaipur
Satoshi Yoshida
Ryukoku University
Shao Yong Zheng
Sun Yat-Sen University

SC 5. Remote Sensing, Imaging, Inverse Problems and Artificial Intelligence

Akira Hirose
The University of Tokyo
Chair
Shouhei Kidera
The University of Electro-Communications
Co-Chair
Kun-Shan Chen
Nanjing University
Co-Chair
Hong Tat Ewe
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Co-Chair
Yang-Lang Chang
National Taipei University of Technology
Yang Du
Zhejiang University
Naoki Honma
Iwate University
Kazuhito Ichii
Chiba University
Keigo Ishisaka
Toyama Prefectural University
Voon Chet Koo
Multimedia University
Toshifumi Moriyama
Nagasaki University
Ryo Natsuaki
The University of Tokyo
Simonetta Paloscia
Institute of Applied Physics (IFAC) of the Center of National Research (CNR)
Fang Shang
The University of Electro-Communications
Francesco Soldovieri
Institute for the Electromagnetic Sensing of the Environment (IREA)
Josaphat Tetuko Sri Sumantyo
Chiba University
Suyun Wang
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Hiroyoshi Yamada
Niigata University
Xiaofeng Yang
Institute of Space Earth Science, Nanjing University at Suzhou Campus
Ying Yang
Nanjing University

SC 6. Quantum Science and Technology

Shigeki Takeuchi
Kyoto University
Chair
Takeshi Ohshima
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
Co-Chair
Sai Tak Chu
City University of Hong Kong
Co-Chair
Yoon-Ho Kim
Pohang University of Science and Technology
Co-Chair
Chris Anderson
University of Illinois Urbana-champaign
Stefania Castelletto
RMIT University
Takuya Hirano
Gakushuin University
Holger F. Hofmann
Hiroshima University
Hannes Kraus
California Institute of Technology
Seung-Woo Lee
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Danfeng Denver Li
City University of Hong Kong
Xiaoying Li
Tianjin University
Sile Nic Chormaic
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Ryo Okamoto
Kyoto University
Yanni Ou
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Jee Woo Park
Pohang University of Science and Technology
Young-Sik Ra
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Yoshiro Takahashi
Kyoto University
Utako Tanaka
Osaka University
Hirotaka Terai
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Takashi Yamamoto
Osaka University
Wing Chi Yu
City University of Hong Kong

Awards Committee

Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Chair
Weng Cho Chew
Purdue University
Co-Chair
Sailing He
Royal Institute of Technology & Zhejiang University
Co-Chair
Saibun Tjuatja
University of Texas at Arlington
Co-Chair
Leung Tsang
University of Michigan
Co-Chair
Tatsuya Kashiwa
Kitami Institute of Technology
SC1
Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
SC1
Guido Lombardi
Politecnico di Torino
SC1
Elena D. Vinogradova
Macquarie University
SC1
Hongsheng Chen
Zhejiang University
SC2
Yongmin Liu
Northeastern University
SC2
Atsushi Sanada
Osaka University
SC2
Takuo Tanaka
RIKEN
SC2
Atsushi Kanno
Nagoya Institute of Technology
SC3
Cees Ronda
Utrecht University
SC3
Yasuhide Tsuji
Muroran Institute of Technology
SC3
Qiwen Zhan
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
SC3
Qiang Chen
Tohoku University
SC4
Debatosh Guha
University of Calcutta
SC4
Yongxin Guo
National University of Singapore
SC4
Naoki Shinohara
Kyoto University
SC4
Kun-Shan Chen
Nanjing University
SC5
Akira Hirose
The University of Tokyo
SC5
Shouhei Kidera
The University of Electro-Communications
SC5
Sai Tak Chu
City University of Hong Kong
SC6
Yoon-Ho Kim
Pohang University of Science and Technology
SC6
Takeshi Ohshima
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
SC6
Shigeki Takeuchi
Kyoto University
SC6

International Advisory Board

Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Chair
Katsuhiko Kawazoe
NTT Corporation
Chair
Weng Cho Chew
Purdue University
Co-Chair
Sailing He
Royal Institute of Technology & Zhejiang University
Co-Chair
Leung Tsang
University of Michigan
Co-Chair
Makoto Ando
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dau-Chyrh Chang
Bojay Electronics Co., Ltd
Hongsheng Chen
Zhejiang University
Huanyang Chen
Xiamen University
Kun-Shan Chen
Nanjing University
Hong Tat Ewe
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tarek M. Habashy
Schlumberger-Doll Research
Hugo Enrique Hernandez-Figueroa
University of Campinas
Jun Hu
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Koichi Ito
Chiba University
Er-Ping Li
Zhejiang University
Qing Huo Liu
Eastern Institute of Technology
Kwai Man Luk
City University of Hong Kong
Giuliano Manara
University of Pisa
Zhongxiang Shen
Yangtze Delta Region Academy of Beijing Institute of Technology
Yury V. Shestopalov
University of Gavle
Ari Sihvola
Aalto University
Hai-Zhi Song
Southwest Institute of Technical Physics & UESTC
Eng Leong Tan
Nanyang Technological University
Saibun Tjuatja
University of Texas at Arlington
Mei Song Tong
Tongji University
Jan Vrba
Czech Technical University in Prague
Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Tsuneki Yamasaki
Nihon University

Local Organizing Committee

Katsuhiko Kawazoe
NTT Corporation
Chair
Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Co-Chair
Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Co-Chair
Yasuhide Hobara
The University of Electro-Communications
Secretary
Makoto Ando
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Yasuhiko Arakawa
The University of Tokyo
Kiyomichi Araki
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Kaori Fukunaga
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Morikawa Hiroyuki
The University of Tokyo
Kazuo Hotate
Toyota Technological Institute
Koichi Ito
Chiba University
Atsushi Kanno
Nagoya Institute of Technology
Tetsuya Kawanishi
Waseda University
Ryuji Kohno
YRP International Alliance Institute
Yasuo Kokubun
Institute of Technologists
Masanori Koshiba
Hokkaido University
Michiko Kuroda
Tokyo University of Technology
Yoshiaki Nakano
The University of Tokyo
Seiichi Sampei
Osaka University
Motoyuki Sato
Tohoku University
Hiroshi Takahashi
Sophia University
Mitsuo Tateiba
Kyushu University
Toshitaka Tsuda
Waseda University
Kanako Wake
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Tsuneki Yamasaki
Nihon University
Susumu Yoshida
Kyoto University

Local Steering Committee

Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Chair
Keigo Ishisaka
Toyama Prefectural University
Co-Chair
Tatsuya Kashiwa
Kitami Institute of Technology
Co-Chair
Michiko Kuroda
Tokyo University of Technology
Co-Chair
Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Co-Chair
Tsuneki Yamasaki
Nihon University
Co-Chair
Yasuhide Hobara
The University of Electro-Communications
Secretary
Ryosuke Ozaki
Nihon University
Secretary
Toshihiko Shibazaki
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
Secretary
Yasuhide Tsuji
Muroran Institute of Technology
Secretary
Kanako Wake
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
Secretary
Keisuke Fujita
Maebashi Institute of Technology
Assistant Secretary
Takashi Nagasaka
Ashikaga University
Assistant Secretary
Qiang Chen
Tohoku University
Jiro Hirokawa
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Akira Hirose
The University of Tokyo
Atsushi Kanno
Nagoya Institute of Technology
Tetsuya Kawanishi
Waseda University
Shouhei Kidera
The University of Electro-Communications
Takeshi Ohshima
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
Kensuke Okubo
Okayama Prefectural University
Atsushi Sanada
Osaka University
Motoyuki Sato
Tohoku University
Naoki Shinohara
Kyoto University
Jun-Ichi Takada
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Shigeki Takeuchi
Kyoto University
Takuo Tanaka
RIKEN

Local Technical Program Committee

Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Chair
Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Co-Chair
Yasuhide Hobara
The University of Electro-Communications
Co-Chair
Tatsuya Kashiwa
Kitami Institute of Technology
SC1
Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
SC1
Atsushi Sanada
Osaka University
SC2
Takuo Tanaka
RIKEN
SC2
Atsushi Kanno
Nagoya Institute of Technology
SC3
Yasuhide Tsuji
Muroran Institute of Technology
SC3
Qiang Chen
Tohoku University
SC4
Naoki Shinohara
Kyoto University
SC4
Akira Hirose
The University of Tokyo
SC5
Shouhei Kidera
The University of Electro-Communications
SC5
Takeshi Ohshima
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
SC6
Shigeki Takeuchi
Kyoto University
SC6

Finance & Fund-Raising Committee

Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Chair
Keigo Ishisaka
Toyama Prefectural University
Co-Chair
Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Co-Chair
Yasuhide Hobara
The University of Electro-Communications
Ryosuke Ozaki
Nihon University
Toshihiko Shibazaki
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
Tsuneki Yamasaki
Nihon University

Local Arrangements & Social Events Committee

Keigo Ishisaka
Toyama Prefectural University
Chair
Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Co-Chair
Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Co-Chair
Yasuhide Hobara
The University of Electro-Communications
Ryosuke Ozaki
Nihon University
Toshihiko Shibazaki
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
Tsuneki Yamasaki
Nihon University

External Relations Committee

Satoshi Yagitani
Kanazawa University
Chair
Yasuhide Hobara
The University of Electro-Communications
Co-Chair
Kazuya Kobayashi
Chuo University
Co-Chair
Keigo Ishisaka
Toyama Prefectural University
Ryosuke Ozaki
Nihon University
Toshihiko Shibazaki
Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology
Tsuneki Yamasaki
Nihon University

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