U.S.-Japan Bio-Inspired Sensing Workshop; Yokohama, Japan; December 6-8, 2006

这次美日仿生传感研讨会将于2006年12月6日至8日在日本横滨举行。本次研讨会由美国伊利诺伊大学Jennifer Bernhard教授和日本庆应义塾大学Akira Mita教授共同举办。研讨会将讨论结构健康监测（SHM）和仿生工程（BIE）系统的挑战，包括智能传感器和传感方法、无线通信、损伤检测/表征和状态评估技术、国际试验台设计和执行，以及实际的、现实世界的部署。美国参与者将有机会在实地考察期间观察运作的SHM系统和创新的BIE实验室。通过汇集美国和日本的主要研究人员，本次研讨会旨在确定互利研究合作的领域，并为探索推进这种合作的具体方法提供一个论坛。初级研究人员和研究生的参与将使他们接触到各自领域的前沿研究思想，并帮助他们建立国际联系网络。美国国家科学基金会的国际科学与工程办公室和土木与机械系统部门共同支持研讨会的美国参与者。

0637637BernhardThis U.S.-Japan Bio-Inspired Sensing Workshop will take place December 6-8, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan. The workshop is co-organized by Professor Jennifer Bernhard of University of Illinois and Professor Akira Mita of Keio University. The workshop will address challenges of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Bio-Inspired Engineered (BIE) systems, including smart sensors and sensing methods, wireless communications, damage detection/characterization and condition assessment techniques, international test bed design and execution, and practical, real-world deployment. U.S. participants will have opportunity to observe functioning SHM systems and innovative BIE laboratories during site visits. By bringing together leading researchers from the United States and Japan, this workshop is intended to identify areas for mutually beneficial research collaboration, and provide a forum to explore specific approaches for advancing such collaborations. The participation of junior researchers and graduate students will expose them to cutting-edge research ideas in their field, as well as help them to develop a network of international contacts. NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering and the Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems are jointly supporting U.S. participants in the workshop.