Young Investigator Award, ISCIE/ASME International Symposium on Flexible Automation

I am deeply honored to have received the ISFA Young Investigator Award on July 16, 2014, at the ISCIE/ASME International Symposium on Flexible Automation. This award recognizes young researchers (aged 35 or younger) for their contributions to the field of flexible automation, encompassing impactful publications, patents, and collaborative work. The citation graciously acknowledged my efforts in advancing industrial production research and my contributions to collaboration and communication in the field.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Prof. Robert Gao (Case Western Reserve University) for nominating me and for graciously accepting the award on my behalf, as I was unable to attend the conference due to student visa constraints. I am also sincerely grateful to National Instruments for supporting this award, and to Professor Watanabe, Professor Leu, and the award committee members for this recognition. Finally, I am deeply thankful to everyone who has supported and inspired me throughout my journey in this field—it is a privilege to share this honor with all of you.