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Converging Technologies: Concept & Examples

Converging Technologies: Concept & Examples. Suthee Phoojaruenchanachai National Electronics and Computer Technology Center 22 May 2007. Outline. Rationale Concept Recent Advances Potential to Converging Examples & Contribution Concluding Remarks. Rationale.

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Converging Technologies: Concept & Examples

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  1. Converging Technologies: Concept & Examples Suthee Phoojaruenchanachai National Electronics and Computer Technology Center 22 May 2007

  2. Outline • Rationale • Concept • Recent Advances • Potential to Converging • Examples & Contribution • Concluding Remarks

  3. Rationale • Technologies drive socio-economic impact • Many of them are converging • Interdisciplinary; Info-Bio-Nano-Cogno • Interface; Macro-Micro-Nano • Understanding of convergence assists strategic management of • Innovation • Technology • R&D

  4. Concept Converging technologies are enabling technologies and knowledge systems that enable each other in the pursuit of a common goal Source: EC Report ; ”Converging Technologies - Shaping the Future of European Societies” 2004

  5. Recent Advances • CT for Improving Human Performance (NSF Report 2002) • Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno (NBIC) for Human • CT for Shaping the Future of European Societies (EC Report 2004) • Treatment of Obesity • Intelligent Dwelling

  6. Recent Advances(2) • CT for Agriculture & Environment (AUS Report 2004) • Intelligent Sensor Network • Precision and Sustainable Agriculture • Infectious Diseases: preparing for the future (UK Foresight Report 2006) • Detection, Identification, and Monitoring • Converging Technologies to Combat EID (APEC Foresight Report 2007) • Scenario Workshop on Converging Technologies to combat EID

  7. Potential to Converging • General purpose characteristics: • Pervasive in applications • Complement with other technologies • Further room for improvement • Potential technologies: • Nano -> Atoms • Bio -> Genes • Info -> Bits • Cogno -> Neurons Source: Greg Tegart, “Converging Technologies-Characteristics and Examples”, APEC CTF Workshop on Converging Technologies to Combat EID, Feb 2007.

  8. CT Examples & Contribution • Info + Bio • Computational life science • Bio + Nano • Specificity & unlimited reach • Nano + Info • Pervasive computing • Info + Cogno • Human-computer interface • Cogno + Nano • Engineering mind and body

  9. Bio Info CT Examples & Contribution Bio- Informatics (e.g., Genomic Analysis, Biomedical Imaging) Nanobiosystem (e.g., nanostructured drugs Microfluidics) Nano Nano-Infomatics (e.g., NEMS, Nanoelectronics, Nanosensor) Bio-Info-Nano Converging Tech. (e.g., NEMS based Biochip & Biosensor)

  10. Flu Chip A novel "Flu Chip" developed at the University of Colorado at Boulder that can determine the genetic signatures of specific influenza strains from patient samples within hours may help world health officials combat coming epidemics and pandemics. Source I: http://pda.physorg.com/lofi-news-flu-chip-said_7948.html Source II: http://www.colorado.edu/ocg/reports/2003-04/flu.html

  11. More than Moore Source I: Moore's law meets its match;IEEE Spectrum, June 2006 Source II: Prof. Claeys, “Trends in Si based sensor”, NAC2007

  12. Disease Surveillance Source: Stephen Prowse, “Biosecurity and Emerging Infectious Diseases”, ATSE Focus, No. 136, April 2005.

  13. Real-time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS) Source: http://rods.health.pitt.edu

  14. Remote Sensing and GIS

  15. Concluding Remarks • Key Technologies are Converging • Bio-Info-Nano-Cogno Convergence • Demand Driven by Society & Industry • Enabling each other • Key Challenge & Approach • Need to educatesociety • Need to improve collaboration andnetworking • Needsupporting toolsfor cooperative work • Foresight and TRMcould be a good approach in dealing with these converging technologies

  16. Thank You www.nectec.or.th

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