16th International Conference on Micro and Nanotechnology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications (PowerMEMS 2016)

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to PowerMEMS'16 - the 16th International Conference on Micro- and Nano-Technology for Power Generation and Energy Conversion Applications - in Paris at the UIC Espace Congrès, a few meters away from the Eiffel Tower.

The objective of the PowerMEMS conference is to catalyse innovation in micro- and nano- scale technologies for the energy domain. The scope of the meeting ranges from basic principles, to materials and fabrication, to devices and systems, to applications. The many applications of Power MEMS concern the harvesting, storage, conversion and conditioning of energy, to integrated systems that manage these processes, to actuation, pumping, and propulsion.

Our Conference aims to stimulate the exchange of insights and information, as well as the development of new ideas, in the Power MEMS field. Our goal is to allow the attendees to interact and network within our multidisciplinary community that includes professionals from many branches of science and engineering, as well as energy, policy, and entrepreneurial specialists interested in the commercialization of Power MEMS technologies.

This year's technical program is highlighted by four plenary talks from prominent experts on M/NEMS for ultra-low power in electronics, advanced nanomaterial for solar cells and thermal transistor. The contributed program received 159 abstract submissions this year. After careful review by the 33-members of the Technical Program Committee, a total of 123 papers will be presented. The 40 contributed oral presentations are arranged in two parallel sessions. The 83 posters are arranged in a ''two-in-one'' poster session in which the poster session time is divided in two; half the posters will be presented during each half-session, allowing the poster presenters to also browse the posters during the poster session. Posters will remain up during the meeting, so please feel free to peruse them at your leisure. The Proceedings will be visible and accessible through IOP after conclusion of the Conference.

For the first time this year we have plan a "Power MEMS in Action" special session that is specifically dedicated to table-top demonstrations of micro power sources and small scale energy harvesting systems. With the growing interest in wireless sensors for the Internet of Things and other distributed or portable devices, there is no better time to bring power MEMS out of the lab and into applications. The Power MEMS in Action session will provide this opportunity by allowing researchers to demonstrate their technologies at the conference.

As every year, this meeting is made possible by many generous contributions of time, effort, and financial support. Many thanks are due to the Technical Program Committee led by Pr Einar Halvorsen for their intensive efforts in reviewing abstract submissions, and to the International Steering Committee for their advice and support. Thanks to The PowerMEMS School chair Mickaël Lallart and the expert speakers that made the School possible. The local organizing committee, led by Dimitri Galayko, has provided us with invaluable assistance in making PowerMEMS 2016 happen.

We wish you a productive and enjoyable conference and a wonderful stay in Paris.

Philippe Basset

Skandar Basrour

CONFERENCE OFFICIALS

Conference Chairs

Philippe Basset Université Paris-Est, FRANCE

Skandar Basrour Grenoble Alpes Université, FRANCE

Technical Program Chair

Einar Halvorsen University College of Southeast Norway, NORWAY

PowerMEMS School Chair

Mickaël Lallart Université de Lyon, FRANCE

PowerMEMS in Action Chair

Luc Frechette University ofSherbrooke, CANADA

International Steering Committee

Mark G. Allen - University of Pennsylvania, USA

Philippe Basset - Université Paris-Est, FRANCE

Skandar Basrour - Grenoble Alpes Université, FRANCE

Steve Beeby - University of Southampton, UK

Luc Frechette - University of Sherbrooke, CANADA

Takayuki Fujita - University of Hyogo, JAPAN

Reza Ghodssi - University of Maryland

Einar Halvorsen - Grenoble Alpes Université, FRANCE

Hiroki Kuwano-Tohoku University, JAPAN

Jeff Lang - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Carol Livermore - Northeastern University, USA

Ryutaro Maeda - National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, JAPAN

Kazusuke Maenaka - University of Hyogo, JAPAN

Paul Mitcheson - Imperial College London, UK

Yuji Suzuki - University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Shuji Tanaka -Tohoku University, JAPAN

Luis Velásquez-García - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Peter Woias - University Freiburg-IMTEK, GERMANY

Eric Yeatman - Imperial College London, UK

Technical Program Committee

Mahmoud Almasri, University of Missouri, USA

David Arnold, University of Florida, USA

Mustafa Beyaz, Antalya International University, TURKEY

Danick Briand, EPFL, SWITZERLAND

Stephen Burrow, Univesrity of Bristol, UK

Francesco Cottone, University of Perugia, ITALY

Alper Erturk, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Luis Fonseca, IMB-CNM (CSIC)Micro-Nanosytems, SPAIN

Takayuki Fujita, University of Hyogo, JAPAN

Dimitri Galayko, UPMC-Sorbonne, FRANCE

Tzeno Galchev, Analog Devices Inc., USA

Gideon Gouws, Victoria University of Wellington, NEW ZEALAND

Andrew Holmes, Imperial College London, UK

Yoshihiro Kawahara, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Sang-Woo Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, SOUTH KOREA

Jeffrey Lang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Janet Ledesma-García, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, MEXICO

Carol Livermore, Northeastern University, USA

Yiannos Manoli, University of Freiburg, GERMANY

Jianmin Miao, Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE

Paul Mitcheson, Imperial College London, UK

Koji Miyazaki, Kyushu Institute of Technology, JAPAN

Jaeyeong Park, Kwangwoon University, KOREA

Michael Renaud, Holst Centre-lmec NL, NETHERLANDS

Paul Ronney, University of Southern California, USA

Shad Roundy, University of Utah, USA

Tomonori Seki, OMRON Corporation, JAPAN

Yuji Suzuki, The University of Tokyo, JAPAN

Shuji Tanaka, Tohoku University, JAPAN

Luis Velasquez-Garcia, MIT, USA

Xiaohong Wang, Tsinghua University, CHINA

Peter Woias, University Freiburg, GERMANY

International Advisory Board

Young-Ho Cho - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA

Alan Epstein - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Masayoshi Esashi - Tohoku University, JAPAN

Albert Pisano - University of California, San Diego, USA

Susumu Sugiyama - Ritsumeikan University, JAPAN

Miwako Waga - Susano Berkeley LLC, JAPAN

Local Organizing Committee

Dimitri Galayko - UPMC-Sorbonne University, France

Elie Lefeuvre- Univ. Paris-Sud, France