Problem Statements
Sensing technologies
How can we detect the internal conditions of food non-invasively?
Enabling customers to seamlessly cook and monitor food in order to maximise flavour in food.
Nutritional enhancement or sustenance
How can we ensure healthy living by increasing the value of foods/ingredients?
Envisioning quality living by increasing the nutritional content of food, for example, by increasing antioxidation properties in food ingredients for daily cooking and food preservation.
Mentors
Atsushi Fujita
General Manager
Atsushi Fujita has more than 25 years of R&D experience in Panasonic corporation. He focuses mainly on power electronics and their applications, especially for cookers. He is now currently heading the development of core technologies for kitchen appliances. He holds a master's degree in engineering from Kyoto University.
Takeshi Kitaizumi
Manager
Takeshi Kitaizumi has more than 25 years of R&D experience in Panasonic corporation. His research focuses mainly on power electronics and their applications, especially for cookers. He is now in charge of the development of heating control and sensing technologies for kitchen appliances. He holds a master's degree in engineering from Tohoku University.
Hiroaki Nitta
Chief Engineer
Hiroaki Nitta has more than 17 years of R&D experience in Panasonic corporation. His research and development has mainly focused on heat transfer engineering, cookery science, and its applications, especially for cookers. He is now in charge of developing new heating technologies to achieve both the deliciousness and health of cooking equipment. He holds bachelor's degree in engineering from TOYOTA Technological Institute.
Naotsugu KOASHI
IP Senior Expert
Naotsugu Koashi has 15-year experience in Panasonic's intellectual property business in the fields of cogeneration systems, IoT and other technologies. He has been involved in intellectual property incubation activities from the basic research stage to the business growth stage. He holds a master's degree in engineering from Kyoto University. He is in charge of new business areas in Panasonic Appliances Company.
Shinsuke Sasaki
Staff Engineer
Shinsuke Sasaki has more than 14 years of R&D experience of kitchen appliances’ new features in Panasonic corporation. He has been focusing on sensing technology of food's internal state for 3 years. He has a Master of Engineering from Nara Institute of Science and Technology.
Jumpei HARADA
Deputy Manager
Jumpei Harada has 8 years of experience in the intellectual property field at Panasonic. He is currently based in Singapore and had started the open innovation activity in the Southeast Asia region. Playing the integral role of communicating between Panasonic R&D Centre Singapore and Panasonic HQ, Mr Harada launched the first Panasonic Deep Tech Innovation Challenge in April 2020 and continues to champion open innovation between ASEAN and Japan. He holds a master's degree in engineering from Kyoto University and is registered as a patent attorney of Japan.
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Application closed on 28 Feb 2022, 11:59 PM (SGT)
