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The UQ–UTokyo Workshop 2026 is an interdisciplinary workshop jointly organised by The University of Queensland and The University of Tokyo under the UQ–UTokyo Global Partnership Program. The workshop brings together researchers from UQ, UTokyo, Griffith University and collaborating research institutes to explore the future of smart micro/nano systems for health, environmental monitoring and emerging technologies. It will highlight interdisciplinary advances in microfluidics, high-throughput imaging, diagnostics, sensing, nanomaterials, bioseparation, automation, bioengineering and translational technologies. Through keynote presentations, invited talks, networking sessions and an interactive roundtable discussion, the workshop aims to strengthen the UQ–UTokyo research partnership, broaden interdisciplinary research connections, and encourage discussion on technologies that may shape future healthcare, environmental systems and next-generation intelligent technologies.

Registration

Please complete your registration through UQ–UTokyo Workshop 2026 by July 10th. Registration is free of charge. For inquiries, please contact: d.yuan@uq.edu.au

Speakers

Keisuke Goda

Professor
The University of Tokyo

Justin Cooper-White

Professor
The University of Queensland

Nam-Trung Nguyen

ARC Laureate Fellow
Professor
Griffith University

Shu Takagi

Professor
The University of Tokyo

Carlos Salomon Gallo

Professor
The University of Queensland

Jun Zhang

ARC Future Fellow
Griffith University

Heather Shewan

Senior Research Fellow
The University of Queensland

Christopher Leonardi

Associate Professor
The University of Queensland

T. Thang Vo-Doan

Lecturer
The University of Queensland

MD Shahriar Hossain

Associate Professor
The University of Queensland

Pingping Han

NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow
The University of Queensland

Jing Xie

Research Fellow
The University of Queensland

Hongda Lu

Research Fellow
The University of Queensland

Program

Schedule

Time	Event
July 13
08:30 -- 09:00	Registration
09:00 -- 09:10	Welcome & Opening Welcome: Ross McAree (The University of Queensland) Opening: Dan Yuan (The University of Queensland) and Keisuke Goda (The University of Tokyo)
09:10 -- 09:35	Keynote Speech – Keisuke Goda: “Platform Technologies for AI for Science: Intelligent Imaging Across Biological Scales” The University of Tokyo Chair: Dan Yuan
09:35 -- 10:00	Keynote Speech – Justin Cooper-White: "Engineering cellular microenvironments to probe, direct and discover" The University of Queensland Chair: Dan Yuan
10:00 -- 10:25	Keynote Speech – Nam-Trung Nguyen: “Analog Circuit Analogy for Micro Elastofluidics” Griffith University Chair: Dan Yuan
10:25 -- 10:40	Morning Tea
10:40 -- 11:05	Keynote Speech – Shu Takagi: “Numerical Investigation of Platelet Margination in Red Blood Cell Flows within a Square Microchannel” The University of Tokyo Chair: Dan Yuan
11:05 -- 11:30	Keynote Speech – Carlos Salomon Gallo: “Smart Nano-Diagnostics for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer” The University of Queensland Chair: Dan Yuan
11:30 -- 12:10	Interactive Roundtable Discussion Chair: Dan Yuan
12:10 -- 13:00	Group Photo & Lunch
13:00 -- 13:15	Invited Speech – Jun Zhang: “Inertial Microfluidics for Cell Sorting” Griffith University Chair: Hongda Lu
13:15 -- 13:30	Invited Speech – Heather Shewan: "Dynamic Tribology of the Human Salivary Pellicle: Lubricity and Structural Response to Protein Interactions" The University of Queensland Chair: Hongda Lu
13:30 -- 13:45	Invited Speech – Christopher Leonardi: "Migration, Segregation, Percolation, and Clogging: Recent Learnings From High-fidelity Simulations of Complex Particle Suspensions" The University of Queensland Chair: Hongda Lu
13:45 -- 14:00	Invited Speech – T. Thang Vo-Doan: “Cyborg Insects: Biohybrid Robots from Living Insects” The University of Queensland Chair: Hongda Lu
14:00 -- 14:15	Afternoon Tea
14:15 -- 14:30	Invited Speech – MD Shahriar Hossain: “Magnetic Forces Fighting for a Cure: Nanomachineries for Site-Specific Drug Delivery and Precision Medicine” The University of Queensland Chair: T. Thang Vo-Doan
14:30 -- 14:45	Invited Speech – Pingping Han: “Salivary Extracellular Vesicles for Diagnosing Gum Disease” The University of Queensland Chair: T. Thang Vo-Doan
14:45 -- 15:00	Invited Speech – Jing Xie: “Yeast in Tiny Droplets: Reinventing High-Throughput Peptide Discovery” The University of Queensland Chair: T. Thang Vo-Doan
15:00 -- 15:15	Invited Speech – Hongda Lu: “Advanced Liquid Metal Micro/Nanoparticles from Fabrication to Applications” The University of Queensland Chair: T. Thang Vo-Doan
15:15 -- 15:30	Closing Dan Yuan (The University of Queensland) and Shu Takagi (The University of Tokyo)