11410E500100 Seminar

TOPIC
▸　Voiceprint Features for Real-time Monitoring of Droplet Generation from a Microfluidic Device 

❝　Droplet generation in microfluidic devices is a fundamental process in applications ranging from material synthesis to biomedical diagnostics. Traditional monitoring methods rely heavily on optical setups, which can be costly, bulky, or unsuitable for certain environments. In this talk, I will present a novel voiceprint-based sensing approach that captures and analyzes acoustic signatures generated during droplet formation. By extracting key voiceprint features, we demonstrate the ability to monitor droplet size, generation frequency, and stability in real time without invasive optical components. This approach offers a compact, low-cost, and scalable solution, with potential applications in lab-on-a-chip systems, pharmaceutical production, and point-of-care diagnostics.　❞

SPEAKER
▸　Prof. Chia-Hung Tsai 
▸　Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Dr. Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan. He received his B.S. degree from National Taiwan University in Taiwan in 2002 and his Ph.D. degree from Stony Brook University in the USA in 2010. Before joining NYCU, he worked as a specially-appointed researcher and a specially-appointed Associate Professor at Osaka University in Japan during 2011-2016 and 2016-2017, respectively. He has been serving on the editorial board of leading journals and conferences. For example, he has served as an Editor for ROBOMECH Journal of Springer, an Associate Editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), an Editor for IEEE/RSJ International Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) during 2017-2019 and Associate Editor for IEEE International Conf. on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) during 2020-2023. His research interest includes plasma technology, microfluidics, high-speed vision and robotic grasping.

TIME
▸　2025/09/26 (TUE) 13:20 ~ 15:10

VENUE
▸　Classroom 215, Engineergin Building 1