OHTA Jun
Executive Director/Vice President

OHTA Jun

Message

The mission of NAIST, a graduate-only research university, is to continuously produce outstanding research and excellent human resources with high-level expertise in advanced science and technology. NAIST begins a new challenge to solve global issues such as the SDGs with this mission. The goal can be achieved by further strengthening the excellence and diversity of academic research in NAIST and creating industry-academia collaboration and innovation to solve social issues.

Academic Degree

1992 :
Ph.D, the University of Tokyo

Professional Background

1983-1992 :
Research Scientist, Central Research Laboratory, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Hyogo, Japan
1992-1993 :
Visiting Scholar, Optoelectronic Computing Systems Center, University of Colorado at Boulder, CO, USA.
1993-1995 :
Research Scientist, Advanced Tech. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Hyogo, Japan
1995-1998 :
Group Manager, Advanced Tech. R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Hyogo, Japan
1998-2004 :
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Materials Science, NAIST
2004-2018 :
Professor, Graduate School of Materials Science, NAIST
2017-2018 :
Director of Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, NAIST
2018-present :
Professor, Division of Materials Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, NAIST
2018-2021 :
Director of Division of Materials Science, NAIST
2021-present:
Executive Director and Vice President, NAIST

Research Fields

CMOS devices for biomedical applications

Academic and Social Activities

  1. JST PRESTO Advisory Board Member (2016-Present)
  2. JSPS University-Industry Cooperative Research Committee, No.125 Board Member（2008-Present），No. 174 Board Member (2006-Present)
  3. IEEJ, Sensor and Micromachine Society Board Member (2016-2019)
  4. IET Bord Member (2012-2013)
  5. IEEE Fellow Committee (2021)
  6. IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (SSC) (2018-2019)
  7. Technical Program Committee Chair (2018), Co-General Chair (2019), IEEE BioCAS
  8. Program Committee Vice Chair, SSDM 2016
  9. Editorial Board Member, Jpn. J. Apply. Phys., APEX (2018-Present), J. Eng., IET (2013-Present), Sensors and Materials (2017-Present)
  10. Associate Editor, IEEE Sensor J. (2014-2017), IEEE Trans. BioCAS (2018-Present)

Awards and Recognition

  1. Fellow, IEEE (2021)
  2. Fellow, JSAP (2014)
  3. Fellow, ITE Japan (2012)
  4. IEICE Electronics Society Achievement Award (2018)
  5. Best Demo Paper Award in Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits (2018)
  6. The Izuo Hayashi Award, JSAP (2009)
  7. The Takayanagi Award, ITE Japan (2007)
  8. The National Commendation for Invention (2001)
  9. The Ichimura Award (1996)
  10. IEICE Best Paper Award (1992)

Major Publications

  1. J. Ohta, Smart CMOS Image Sensors and Applications, 2nd Ed., CRC Press, 2021.
  2. J. Ohta, "Implantable CMOS Imaging Devices" in Implantable Bioelectronics by Evgeny Katz (Ed.), WILEY-VCH, 2014.
  3. J. Ohta, "Artificial Retina IC" in Bio-Medical CMOS ICs by H.-J. Yoo and C. Hoof (Eds.), Springer, 2011.
  4. Y. Sunaga, Y. Ohta, Y.M. Akay, J. Ohta, M. Akay, "Monitoring Neural Activities in the VTA in Response to Nicotine Intake Using a Novel Implantable Microimaging Device," IEEE Access, 8, 68013 -68020, 2020.
  5. M. Haruta, Y. Kurauchi, M. Ohsawa, C. Inami, R. Tanaka, K. Sugie, A. Kimura, Y. Ohta, T. Noda, K. Sasagawa, T. Tokuda, H. Katsuki, J. Ohta, "Chronic brain blood-flow imaging device for a behavior experiment using mice," Biomed. Opt. Exp., 10(4), 1557-1566, 2019.
  6. H. Takehara, Y. Nakamoto, N. Ikeda, K.Sasagawa, M. Haruta, T. Noda, T. Tokuda, J. Ohta, "Compact Lensless Fluorescence Counting System for Single Molecular Assay," IEEE Trans. BioCAS.,12(5), 1177-1185, 2018.
  7. K. Sasagawa, A. Kimura, M. Haruta, T. Noda, T. Tokuda, J. Ohta, "Highly sensitive lens-free fluorescence imaging device enabled by a complementary combination of interference and absorption filters," Biomed. Opt. Exp., 9(9), 4329-4344, 2018.
  8. T. Tokuda, T. Ishizu, W. Nattakarn, M. Haruta, T. Noda, K. Sasagawa, M. Sawan, J. Ohta, "1 mm3-sized Optical Neural Stimulator based on CMOS Integrated Photovoltaic Power Receiver," AIP Adv., 8(4), 45018, 2018.
  9. J. Ohta, Y. Ohta, H. Takehara, T. Noda, K. Sasagawa, T. Tokuda, M. Haruta, T. Kobayashi, Y.M. Akay, M. Akay, "Implantable Microimaging Device for Observing Brain Activities of Rodents," Proc. IEEE, 105(1), 159-166, 2017.
  10. T. Kobayashi, M. Haruta, K. Sasagawa, M. Matsumata, K. Eizumi, C. Kitsumoto, M. Motoyama, Y. Maezawa, Y. Ohta, T. Noda, T. Tokuda, J. Ohta, "Optical communication with brain cells by means of an implanted duplex micro-device with optogenetics and Ca2+ fluoroimaging," Sci. Rep., 6: 21247, 2016.