Dr. David K. Kahaner is the Founding Director of ATIP. He was formerly the Associate Director of the US Office of Naval Research Asia (ONR). He also spent more than twenty years at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) (formerly the National Bureau of Standards). Dr. Kahaner has been examining Information Rich Technologies in Asia for many years. His analyses are circulated worldwide to thousands in industry, government, and academia. They are reprinted in many journals as well as often quoted in major newsmedia, and he consults and lectures frequently on those topics both in and outside of the region. In 1993 he was awarded the title of "Mr Asia" by Computerworld. He was the Asian Chair for Supercomputing 90--94, the International Relations Chair for Supercomputing 95, the originator of the first HPC-Asia'95, held in Taipei, and Chair of the International Organizing Committees for HPC-Asia'97, held in Seoul, HPC-Asia'98 held in Singapore, HPC-Asia 00 held in Australia, and HPC-Asia 02 held in Bangalore. One of Dr Kahaner's goals is to develop a technology-based information service focused on activities in the Asian region that will be of strategic and business value to both Westerners and Asians. Dr. Kahaner obtained his PhD in applied mathematics from Stevens Institute of Technology. He spent more than 10 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and became responsible for mathematical software and library development as well as applications consulting. At NIST he was responsible for scientific software on both large and small computers. Many of the applications he and his group developed are used in scientific computing centers worldwide, and he has received several national awards for this work. Dr. Kahaner is the author of two well known books and more than 50 refereed research papers. He has edited a column on scientific applications of computers for the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and has numerous journal editorial and associate editorial positions in publications ranging from IEEE Micro, IEEE Computer Science and Engineering, the MITJ of Supercomputer Applications, and others. He has had visiting professorships at major universities in the U.S, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland, where he has taken extensive sabbaticals and still retains significant associations.

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Robert Haak is a part-time analyst working in the areas of security, semiconductors, and MEMS

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Ms. Yoshiko Akiyama is the office administrator for the ATIP Tokyo Office. She received a BA in English literature from the Tokyo Woman's Christian College. Prior to joining ATIP, she worked as an executive secretary for a trading house, and performed administrative duties for a publisher.

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Dr. Naoki Hirose joined ATIP as a Senior Technology Advisor in April, 2004. Before his recent retirement from Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), he worked 33 years as a research scientist in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and High Performance Computer (HPC) Technology. He is one of the pioneers of CFD in Japan. Dr. Naoki began studying CFD in 1966 when he entered Graduate school at University of Tokyo - Department of Aeronautics. In 1971 he completed his PhD thesis in which he discussed supersonic opposing jet flow simulation using finite difference method. His thesis was the first CFD paper to originate in Japan. He recently joined the National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL has subsequently merged with NASDA and ISAS to become JAXA). His research covers supersonic flow problems, rocket aerodynamics, transonic aircraft aerodynamics, aero engine aerodynamics, airfoil and wing design methods, numerical optimization, DNS simulation for turbulence, and more recently CFD code validations. In 1976 he stayed as a guest worker at CFD Branch of NASA Ames Research Center. During his time at NAL he has been involved in supercomputer development at NAL. He was an internal technical committee member for 75-AP development, which was the first Japanese vector supercomputer especially developed for NAL by Fujitsu. He was a major contributor to the transonic CFD software development at NAL. Since the late '80s he has worked for NAL Numerical Wind Tunnel Project, which became operational in 1993 and received Gordon Bell Prize Awards between 1994 and 1996 at IEEE SCxx Conference. He also promoted international collaborations with Swedish FFA, NLR of the Netherlands and German DLR. His recent interests cover HPC, CFD and aerospace research. He has also supervised many university students and taught CFD to graduate students at Nihon University. He continues to author CFD text books and publishes technical papers regularly. Dr. Hirose is a member of various academic societies: Japan Society of Aeronautical and Space Science, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Information Processing Society of Japan, Associate Fellow, AIAA and IEEE-Computer Society. He is also a member of Research Exhibit Committee of IEEE- Supercomputer Conference since 2002 and coordinates Asian organizations as the Pacific-Rim Village Liaison.

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Mr. Masao Imaizumi is a Technology Analyst for ATIP primarily in the area of small fuel cells and portable power. He graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1963 and majored in chemistry. He worked for Nippon Oil Company at R&D department for 30 years as a researcher for petrochemicals, and as a manager in R&D planning. As part the research planning work at Nippon Oil, Imaizumi-san was responsible for various energy-related technology subjects including fuel cells, coal liquefaction, biotechnology, and new materials development. He then worked as a technology consultant at Kansai Research Institute and Tokyo Business Information since 1992. In his consultancy projects, he worked in energy subjects such as fuel cells, alternative energy, petroleum refining, and automotive technologies (electric vehicles and exhaust gas treatment).

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Mr. Tetsuo Satoh was born, raised, and educated in the Tokyo area. He holds a masters degree in physical chemistry from the University of Tokyo. Prior to joining ATIP, he worked for 35 years as a research engineer and manager in the research and development department of Nisseki-Mitsubishi, the largest domestic refinery company in Japan, developing chemical processes, biochemicals, and polymeric materials. While working at Nisseki-Mitsubishi, Mr Satoh was also involved in several cross-organization projects ("Sangaku-Renkei") with many universities and research organizations, both Japanese and non-Japanese. Mr Satoh was appointed Director of the Nisseki Liquid Crystal Co., Ltd. (Nagano prefecture) for proposing and developing a plan for the successful industrialization of optically functional liquid crystal polymer films. In addition to his industrial work, Mr Satoh has been on the editorial committee for the member journals of both the Chemical Society of Japan ("Kagaku to Kogyo") and the Society of Polymer Science of Japan ("Kobunshi"). For the industrial members of the latter organization, Mr Satoh also successfully organized a one-year series of special colloquiums entitled "Nano science, nano technology and nano structure". Mr Satoh's areas of interest include nanotechnology, quantum information technology, functional polymers, liquid crystal polymers, and cross-organizational "Sangaku-Renkei" work for new business development. After 35+ years of R&D work, Mr Satoh has constructed a network of contacts at universities and academic organizations, and looks forward to collaborating with this network in his work for ATIP.

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Ms. Harumi Kato is a Japanese citizen and is ATIP Tokyo's Research Assistant, covering all of the technologies that the company analyzes. She studied English in London for several years and has traveled extensively throughout the UK and Europe. Harumi's hobbies include traveling, going to the cinema and museums, and she is an expert shopper.

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Dr. Todd Tilma is a consultant to the Asian Technology Information Program (ATIP) Tokyo office. Before coming to ATIP, Dr. Tilma was a visiting scientist at The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) in Wako city, Saitama prefecture. While at RIKEN Dr. Tilma developed numerical models that showcased the time-evolution of the entanglement contained in various experimental solid-state quantum bits. For ATIP, Dr. Tilma helps with the analysis of numerous technologies; his current focus being in the areas of nanotechnology, high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum information technology.

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Karen joined ATIP as a regular part-time employee with the Albuquerque office in September 2005. Karen currently assists ATIP with technical editing and administrative tasks. Prior to ATIP, Karen worked as a paid staff member with the American Red Cross Mid-Rio Grande Chapter for nearly five years in general administration, disaster services, volunteer coordination and human resources. Karen has a Master of Arts degree in Sociology from Colorado State University, with a focus on sustainable development issues and strategies for underdeveloped and developing nations. Karen studied the Japanese language for two years while working towards her Bachelor's degree at the University of New Mexico and hopes to travel to Japan in the future. Her main interest is in international politics and movements, particulary regarding a move towards peaceful conflict resolution, protection of human/animal rights, and environmentally/human-friendly and sustainable economic development.

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Debbie Chen's technical background is in analytical chemistry and environmental science. Her professional career in the last few years has been devoted in marketing and business development for European analytical instrument and equipment manufacturers in China. Through working closely with different business partners, she has extensive contact with researchers working in the field of biotechnology, chemistry, material and pharmaceutical. She has established good relationship with customers in government, academic, and industry in China.

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Louise Kahaner functions as part-time general admin support in Washington for David. Louise has a CPA and has worked for PWC and other accounting organizations both in Japan and the US.

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Ms. Nan JIANG is the Research Assistant for the ATIP Beijing Office, she also performs the office’s administrative duties. She obtained her master degree in chemical engineering from University of Waterloo. Before joining ATIP, she worked as a manager assistant for a consulting company.

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