Space Biomedicine & Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR)

Time: June. 4. 2025
Place: NTUT 億光大樓二樓 貝塔廳
Agenda
Time (GMT+8) | Speaker (Organization) |
10:00-10:30 | Registration |
10:30-10:40 | Opening |
Session 1:Space Biomedicine Chair: | |
10:40–11:00 | (online) Prof. Pao-Tai Lin (Texas A&M University, USA) |
11:00-11:20 | Dynamic Flow Manipulation in Microgravity Prof. Ya-Yu Chiang (Department of Mechanical Engineering NTU, Taiwan) |
11:20-11:40 | 邀請台灣講員 |
11:40-12:00 | Discussion |
12:00–13:20 | Lunch Break |
Session 2:Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Chair: | |
13:20-13:45 | Dr. Saibun Tiuatja (IEEE GRSS President UTA, USA) |
13:45-14:05 | Real world commercial applications of SAR. Jason Wang (COO of ingeniSPACE) |
14:05-14:25 | (online) Dr. Tapan Misra (Founder, Sisir Radar; former Director of Space Applications Centre, ISRO, India) |
14:25-15:40 | Tea Break |
14:40-15:05 | TASA F9 |
15:05-15:25 | TASA 系統工程相關演講 |
15:25-15:45 | Digital System Engineering with models, specifications, and analyses Dr. Dan-Kai Liu (Flight System Manager at JPL, USA) |
15:45-16:05 | SAR相關演講 |
16:05–16:40 | Discussion |
Organizer:國立臺北科技大學(NTUT)
Co-Organizer:臺灣太空科學聯盟(TSU), 教育部B5G低軌衛星關鍵通訊模組產業人才與技術培育基地、臺灣國家重點領域國際合作聯盟(UAAT)
Speakers
Prof. Pao-Tai Lin (Texas A&M University, USA)

Prof. Pao-Tai Lin is an Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, with appointments in the Departments of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering. He directs the Mid-Infrared Integrated Photonics and Remote Sensing (MiPRoS) Laboratory. Dr. Lin’s research focuses on developing chip-scale sensors for biomolecular detection, environmental monitoring, and biomedical applications. He has expertise in mid-infrared photonics, optoelectronics, and nanophotonics, and has contributed to the development of wearable sensors for health monitoring. He has received multiple awards for his research, including recognition from the IEEE Nano Conference.
Dr. Tapan Misra (Founder, Sisir Radar; former Director of Space Applications Centre, ISRO, India)

Dr. Tapan Misra is an Indian scientist with extensive expertise in radar remote sensing. He has been the Director of the Space Applications Centre (SAC) and the Physical Research Laboratory in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He is recognized for his contributions to the development of radar imaging systems and played a key role in the creation of India’s RISAT series of satellites, which are crucial for tactical, strategic, and civilian applications. His work also includes leading the development of satellite communication systems and scientific payloads for various ISRO missions, contributing significantly to India’s space exploration efforts. He later became Senior Advisor to the Chairman, ISRO. In 2022, Misra founded a space-tech startup called Sisir Radar, which manufactures Synthetic Aperture Radars (SAR), a technology that he pioneered in ISRO, for drones and satellites. Sisir Radar will make synthetic aperture radars (SAR) that can be fixed on drones for imaging smaller land areas.
Dr. DanKai Liu (Flight System Manager at JPL, USA)

Dr. DanKai Liu is the Flight System Manager at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). He oversees the development and operation of flight systems for various space missions, contributing to the planning and execution of spacecraft systems. With extensive experience in space technology and systems engineering, Dr. Liu has been involved in several high-profile missions, ensuring the successful integration and performance of flight systems. His expertise in managing complex space projects has been critical in advancing NASA’s exploration efforts.
Dr. Saibun Tiuatja (IEEE GRSS President UTA, USA)

Dr. Saibun Tiuatja is a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and serves as the President of IEEE’s Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS). His research focuses on radar remote sensing, particularly the use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for Earth observation. Dr. Tiuatja has contributed significantly to the development of radar technologies for environmental monitoring, disaster management, and resource management. He is a recognized leader in the field, working on advancing remote sensing applications through innovative methods and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Prof. Ya-Yu Chiang (Department of Mechanical Engineering NTU, Taiwan)

Prof. Ya-Yu Chiang is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Taiwan University (NTU). She earned her Ph.D. in Biochemical and Chemical Engineering from “Technische Universität Dortmund” in Germany. Her research focuses on fluid dynamics, flow chemistry, multiphase flow and mass transfer. Prof. Chiang has received numerous honors, including the Ta-You Wu Memorial Award and Outstanding Young Scholar Award from the National Science and Technology Council and the Taiwan Future Technology Award. Her work contributes significantly to advancing research in fluid operations and related fields.
Dr. Jason Wang (COO of ingeniSPACE)

J Wang is the Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of ingeniSPACE, a geospatial intelligence company. ingeniSPACE’s mission is to provide agile imaging and analysis. In today’s geopolitical climate, extending “executive decision time” with good insights is critical to survival.
His work focuses on the intersection of space-based remote sensing, machine-learning enabled change detection, next generation communications, and information security. With work and life experience across multiple continents, he hopes build to opportunities and global collaborations together with the amazing engineers and scientists of Taiwan.
Conference Chairs
Prof. Scott Yang-Lang Chang (College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Taipei University of Technology)

Dean
Professor of Electrical Engineering & Dean of College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research : High Performance Computing, Deep Learning, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing, Remote Sensing Images, and Digital System
Ph. D. in Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University
Organizing Committees
Prof. Meng-Shiuan Pan (College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National Taipei University of Technology)

Associate Dean
Professor of Department of Electronic Engineering & Associate Dean of College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Research : Next-generation mobile communication protocol design, wearable device applications and the Internet of Things, mobile and web application development
Ph. D. in Computer Science , National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Prof. Tien-Hao Liao (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology)

Assistant Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering phD from University of Washington in USA
Research:Synthetic Aperture Radar Applications
Electromagnetic Theory
Computational Electromagnetics
Random Media
Periodic Structure
Prof. Chiung-Shen Ku (Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology)

Research Assistant Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering
PhD, Communication Engineering, National Central University
Research:Antenna and Radio Wave Propagation, Electromagnetic Theory and Numerical Computation, Signal Processing Design and Implementation, Electromagnetic System and Application
Prof. Cheng-Yen Chiang (College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Electronic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology)

Assistant Professor
Prof. Ying Liao (Department of Electro-Optical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology)

Assistant Professor
Ph.D. in Physics (Planetary science and Space research), University of Bern, Switzerland
Research Interest: CubeSat mission design, Potentially Hazardous Asteroids, MBSE
Prof. Yi-Chiung Hsu (Department of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, National Central University)

Associate Professor
Ph.D. in Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University
Specialties:Cancer genomics、Space biology、Medical AI、Biostatistics
Prof. Yunung-Nina Lin (Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica)

Research Fields:Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) Processing, Time-series Analysis, Reflection Seismology, Velocity Model Building
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