Future Perspective of the Radiative Wireless Power Transfer and Collaboration between Japan and Philippines
Presenter: Prof. Naoki Shinohara, Ph.D.
Naoki Shinohara received the B.E. degree in electronic engineering, the M.E. and Ph.D (Eng.) degrees in electrical engineering from Kyoto University, Japan, in 1991, 1993 and 1996, respectively. He was a research associate in Kyoto University from 1996. From 2010, he has been a professor in Kyoto University. He has been engaged in research on Solar Power Station/Satellite and Microwave Power Transmission system. He is a Fellow of IEEE and URSI, IEEE MTT-S elected AdCom voting member (2022-2027), IEEE MTT-S Technical Committee 25 (Wireless Power Transfer and Conversion) former chair and member, IEEE MTT-S Standard Committee chair, IEEE MTT-S Broaden Participation Committee (BPC) member, IEEE MTT-S MGA (Member Geographic Activities) Region 10 regional coordinator, IEEE WPT Initiative member, IEEE Wireless Power Transfer Conference & Expo founder and Steering committee member, URSI commission D (Electronics and Photonics) former chair, the first chair and technical committee member on IEICE Wireless Power Transfer in Japan, Japan Society of Electromagnetic Wave Energy Applications former president and adviser, Space Solar Power Systems Society president, and was IEEE MTT-S Distinguish Microwave Lecturer (2016-18). He was the recipient of the 2025 IEEE Microwave Magazine Best Paper Award, the 2023 IEEE Journal of Microwaves Best Paper Award, the 2022 Award of Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan, and the 2023 IEICE Achievement Award in Japan, etc. His supervised students were the recipient of 100 awards from 2011 to 2025. He has been author of over 150 reviewed journal papers, over 130 keynotes and invited speakers in international conferences, and over 120 the other invited speakers including 55 DMLs. He has collaborated with totally over 150 companies for the WPT and microwave applications in 30 years. He is the co-inventor of 35 patents and 20 submitting patents. He has worked to harmonize academia and industry of the WPT. He organizes Wireless Power Transfer Consortium for Practical Applications (WiPoT), and Wireless Power Management Consortium (WPMc) in Japan as a chair from 2013 with over 40 companies to establish the WPT market and to encourage the WPT business. His books are “Wireless Power Transfer via Radiowaves” (ISTE Ltd. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014), “Recent Wireless Power Transfer Technologies Via Radio Waves (ed.)”, (River Publishers, 2018), “Far-Field Wireless Power Transfer and Energy Harvesting”, (Artech House, 2022), “Theory and Technology of Wireless Power Transfer: Inductive, Radio, Optical, and Supersonic Power Transfer” (CRC Press, 2024), and “Wireless Power Transfer: Theory, Technology, and Applications (2nd Edition) (ed.)” (IET, 2018 and 2014), and some English, Japanese, and Chinese translated text books of WPT.
Current Status, Challenges and Opportunities: Wireless Power Transfer for Electric Vehicle Charging System
Presenter: Aam Muharam, Ph.D.
Aam Muharam is the Head of the Research Center for Transportation Technology under the Research Organization for Energy and Manufacture at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Institut Teknologi Nasional (Itenas), Bandung, in 2004, his M.T. degree in Electro Informatics from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in 2010, and his Dr degree in Applied Science for Electronics and Materials from Kyushu University, Japan, in 2020. He began his career at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in 2005, which was integrated into BRIN in 2021, and has since become a leading figure in sustainable transportation innovation. His research spans capacitive wireless power transfer (CWPT), battery management systems (BMS), embedded systems, power management, and electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. Dr. Muharam emphasizes the integration of cutting-edge research with national priorities, inspiring collaboration between academia, industry, and government, and positioning Indonesia at the forefront of clean energy and smart mobility development.
Interactive Chalkboard Lesson on Resonance and Group Theory
Presenter: Prof. Emeritus Takashi Ohira, Ph.D.
Takashi Ohira received his PhD degree from Osaka University in 1983. He developed GaAs MMICs for multi-beam satellite transponders at NTT Yokosuka Laboratory. He created electronically steerable parasitic array radiator (ESPAR) antennas at ATR Wave Engineering Laboratories. He founded two regional chapters for IEEE MTT Society (Kansai Chapter in 2006 and Nagoya Chapter in 2010). He served as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer from 2013 to 2015. He inaugurated the IEICE wireless power transfer annual competition championship series in 2016. He presided over IEICE Tokai Section in 2016. He is currently a professor emeritus at Toyohashi University of Technology. He has been publishing monthly enigmas in IEEE Microwave Magazine since 2016. He is an IEICE Fellow, URSI Fellow, and IEEE Life Fellow.