APBEC 2026

Conference Program

Explore the complete two-day symposium schedule and all poster presentations.

Official Schedule

August 20–21, 2026

All program times are listed in Korea Standard Time (KST).

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Day 1

Thursday, August 20

Venue Education Building Room 115
Day 1: Thursday, August 20
Start Session Duration Details
13:30 Opening Ceremony Not specified
Opening
5m
Jae Joon Yim (Dean, Seoul National University)
5m
Seong Keun Kwon (Vice President for Research, Seoul National University Hospital)
5m
I-Ming Hsing (APBEC Chair)
13:45 Coffee Break 15m No additional details
14:00 Keynote
Session Chair Jinwook Choi
40m
Taichi Ito (The University of Tokyo)
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Tokyo
40m
Young Bin Choy (Seoul National University)
Batteryless implantable devices for precise on-demand drug release
15:20 Coffee Break 20m No additional details
15:40 Session 1 Next-Generation Theranostics: From Nano-Medicine to Bioimaging
Session Chair Justin J. Chung
25m
Shih-Chi Chen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Ultrafast Active Multi-Target Optical Sensing
25m
Dingjie Suo (Beijing Institute of Technology)
Numerical investigation of cavitation and translational dynamics of 3D bubble clusters in viscoelastic tissues
25m
Seiichi Ohta (The University of Tokyo)
Minimally Invasive Diagnosis of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis Using Size-Tunable Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles
25m
Yong Lai (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Sourdough starter-inspired living materials with engineered division-of-labor for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
10m
Student presentation: Kyung Yeun Kim (Seoul National University)
Optical Biomarker Monitoring via an Ultrathin Organic–Inorganic Integrated System
10m
Student presentation: Yinan Luan (The University of Tokyo)
Zwitterionic Nanogel Encapsulation as a Platform for Rational Enzyme Functionalization and Drug Delivery
17:40 Industry Session 20m
Jin Tae Kim, CEO (U2Bio)
20m
Jung Joo Lee, CEO (LivsMed)
18:20 Banquet Not specified
Invitation Only
Day 2

Friday, August 21

Venue Convergence Building Park Hui-Taek Hall
Day 2: Friday, August 21
Start Session Duration Details
10:00 Session 2 Advanced Biomaterials for Regenerative & Neuro-Medicine
Session Chair Jooli Han
25m
Sangjin Lee (The University of Hong Kong)
An in situ hydrogel induces self-aggregation of human cells for in vitro and in vivo tissue modeling
25m
Chieh-Cheng Huang (National Tsing Hua University)
MSC Spheroid-Derived Three-Dimensional Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Enriched with MSC Secretome as a Pro-regenerative Biomaterial for Brain Repair
25m
Hongki Kang (Seoul National University)
Transparent Ultrathin Gold Neural Interfaces for Minimally Invasive, Large-Scale Multimodal Neurotechnology
10m
Student presentation: Yuan Tseng (National Taiwan University)
Advanced Bioengineering of Chondrocytes Sheets for Articular Cartilage Regeneration
11:25 Session 3-1 Precision Biomechanics & Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation
Session Chair Jung Chan Lee
25m
Jooli Han (Seoul National University)
Soft Robotic Bioimplants for Organ Function Support
10m
Student presentation: Junghun Sung (Seoul National University)
Decoding intramuscular motor unit activity from surface electromyography
12:00 Lunch Break 90m
Boxed Lunch Provided
13:30 Poster & Tour 60m No additional details
14:30 Session 3-2 Precision Biomechanics & Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation 25m
Etsuko Kobayashi (The University of Tokyo)
Tissue-Aware Surgical Robotics: Organ Deformation Sensing and Automation
10m
Student presentation: Chen Ning Yu (National Taiwan University)
Cross-Modal Retrieval-Based Visual Localization for Endoscopic Spine Surgery Navigation
15:05 Coffee Break 15m No additional details
15:20 Session 4 Clinical AI & Digital Health
Session Chair Hongki Kang
25m
Ha Uk Chung (Korea University)
Translational Wireless Medical Device for Vulnerable Population
25m
Kevin Tze-Hsiang Chen (National Taiwan University)
Deep Learning-Based Prediction of Dynamic PET Radiotracer Kinetics
25m
Bonnie D Zhu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Engineering Synthetic Viral Vectors: Sparking the Gene Therapy with AI
25m
Jiguang Wang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Data Science & AI for Precision Cancer Medicine
10m
Student presentation: Jihong Tang (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
AI-powered multimodal stratification reveals an immune-hot subtype in IDH-mutant astrocytoma with worse prognosis
17:10 Closing Ceremony Not specified
Young Scholar Award Announcement (I-Ming Hsing)
Not specified
Best Presentation Award (Jinwook Choi)

Student presentation

Day 2 · 13:30–14:30

Poster Presentations

Friday, August 21 · Convergence Building, Park Hui-Taek Hall

Next-Generation Theranostics: From Nano-Medicine to Bioimaging 20 Posters
Next-Generation Theranostics: From Nano-Medicine to Bioimaging
No. Title Presenter Affiliation
1 Air-Dried PVA-Alginate Microneedle Arrays for Localized Angiogenic Factor Delivery in Hindlimb Ischemia Seyun Ahn Seoul National University
2 High-throughput characterization and data-driven design of non-model bacteria promoter elements Martin Echavarria Galindo The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
3 Real-Time Thermal Monitoring of Transpupillary Thermotherapy Using a Transparent Thermoelectric Temperature Sensor Jiyoon Kim Seoul National University
4 Development of implantable biofuel cell with long term stability by utilizing zwitterionic hydrogel Takehiro Sato The University of Tokyo
5 Hydroxyapatite/Pluronic F127 Microparticles as a Sustained Drug Delivery Platform for Aripiprazole in Tourette Syndrome Si-Fan Zhou National Taiwan University
6 Gel-Based Delivery of Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 8 Vector Encoding Irisin for Glioblastoma Treatment with Radiotherapy Wei Zhen Kao National Taiwan University
7 FlowCap: Multi-objective generation of receptor-specific AAV capsids via discrete flow matching Won Joon Kim The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
8 Real-Time Multiplexed Sensing Enables Closed-Loop Dual-Drug Management of Diabetic Wounds Jin Xingjian National University of Singapore
9 Optimizing Glycoliposome Size for Selective Lymphatic Dendritic Cell Targeting and NKT Cell-mediated Cancer Immunotherapy Yuyeon Lee The University of Tokyo
10 pLM-driven shuffled adeno-associated virus library with superior assembly Mingyi Sun The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
11 Combining TiO2@CaCO3 Composite Nanoparticles with Radiotherapy to Enhance Anticancer Efficacy Against Malignant Glioma Chih-Ling Hsu National Taiwan University
12 Strain-Insensitive Stretchable Microneedle Platform for Wireless Biochemical Sensing Joohyuk Kang Seoul National University
13 On-demand drug delivery Microneedle system for early-stage pressure ulcer treatment Sung Wook Kim Seoul National University
14 Water-Soluble Chlorophyll-Binding Proteins as Modular Contrast Agents for Photoacoustic Imaging Hannah H. Kim The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
15 Hyaluronic Acid-Ursolic Acid Conjugate-Based Self-Assembled Nanoparticles for Anticancer Drug Delivery and Enhanced Combination Chemotherapy Dabin Lee Seoul National University
16 Iontophoresis-Guided Drug Transport for Targeted Delivery in Brain Tissue Jiseong Choi Seoul National University
17 Drip-Dry Strategy Assisted Blu-Ray Disc Biosensor for Fast Point of Care Testing Yunhao Zhang Tsinghua University
18 Investigating TOF and DOI Capabilities of BGO-Based Single-Ended PET Detectors Yong Hwan Sul Seoul National University
19 Event-resolved Alpha/Beta Discrimination for Daughter-Isotope Tracking in 225Ac Targeted Alpha Therapy Hyeyeun Chu Seoul National University
20 Anchored Random Reverse Primer Sequencing for Quantitative Detection of Novel Gene Fusions Yi Wu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Advanced Biomaterials for Regenerative & Neuro-Medicine 24 Posters
Advanced Biomaterials for Regenerative & Neuro-Medicine
No. Title Presenter Affiliation
21 Development of a HAP/β-TCP Porous Scaffold Loaded with UC-MSCs and Exosomes Using a Self-designed Bioreactor for Alveolar Bone Regeneration Yi-Ling Cho National Taiwan University
22 Engineering Physiological Wavy Microenvironments to Study Geometry-Mediated Cellular Remodeling I-Chia Lo National Taiwan University
23 Instant Coating of Catechol-Modified Coacervates on Sutures for Antioxidant and Controlled Drug Release at Surgical Sites Seoyun Choi Seoul National University
24 Development of Hydroxyapatite as a Sustained release Carrier for Simvastatin to Induce Chondrogenic Differentiation of Wharton’s Jelly-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells XinYi Lai National Taiwan University
25 PVA-inspired Enhancement of Cell Stiffness via Osmotic Regulation Promotes Hematopoietic Stem Cell Maintenance Dongbo Han Tsinghua University
26 Development of an Engineered Link Module with Both Hyaluronic Acid-Binding Ability and Angiogenic Activity Jingyuan Zhao The University of Tokyo
27 Enhancing the Therapeutic Potential of Stem Cell Spheroid Derived Decellularized Matrix for Traumatic Brain Injury Repair through Polydopamine Nanoparticle Functionalization Yian Ni National Tsing Hua University
28 Exploring the Potential of Sem Cell Spheroid-derived Three-dimensional Decellularized Matrix in Promoting Peripheral Nerve Regeneration YuPing Lin National Tsing Hua University
29 Revealing metabolic functions of polyploidy hepatocytes under physiological conditions Nodoka Hayakawa The University of Tokyo
30 Exploring the potential of intracellularly hydrogelated stem cells for peripheral nerve repair Yen-Yu Chen National Tsing Hua University
31 Spatial and Combinatorial Strategies for the Monolithic Enthesis Engineering Wen-Xuan Chen National Taiwan University
32 Micron-Scale Curvature Regulates Actin Flow and Nuclear Dynamics in Single Cells Chia-Chun Yeh National Taiwan University
33 Effects of Bioelectrical Stimulation on Ischemic Flap Preservation and CD34-Positive Vascular Responses in a Rat Dorsal Flap Model Yun Ta Sung National Taiwan University
34 High-Resolution Intracortical Neuronal Activity from Less-Invasive, Low-sampling EEG via Cross-Modal Neural Representation Learning JiHeon Lee Seoul National University
35 3D Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids Promote Astrocyte-Mediated Neuroprotection Following Traumatic Brain Injury Ping-Chun Ko National Tsing Hua University
36 Application of Injectable Hyaluronic Acid-Gelatin Hydrogel as the Carrier of Nucleus Pulposus Cell in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Zhi-Yi Wang National Taiwan University
37 A 3D-Printed Bone Marrow Vascular Niche Platform Enables Endothelial Identity-Dependent Proplatelet Thrombopoiesis Joomin Oh Seoul National University
38 Endothelial Transcription Factor Regulatory Network Reveals Mutation-Specific Programs in Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Jooran Lee The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
39 Separating Topographic and Biochemical Effects of ZIF-8 Nanoparticle Coated Electrospun PLA Scaffolds on Osteogenesis Shu-Hsuan Chang National Taiwan University
40 Direct Ink Writing–Based Stretchable HD-sEMG Electrode Arrays for Minimally Invasive Diagnostic Applications Hyeju Roh Seoul National University
41 Transparent and breathable ultrathin gold electrode array for early detection of pressure ulcer Woongki Hong Seoul National University
42 Network functional connectivity retention performance of high-frequency neuronal spike signal super-resolution reconstruction Dwivedi Kriti Seoul National University
43 Therapeutic Potential of Bioactive 3D Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Derived from MSC Spheroids for Traumatic Brain Injury and Neural Regeneration Grace H. Chen National Tsing Hua University
44 Engineered Vesicles Derived from Scar-Degrading Endothelial Cells for Keloid Therapy Tian Sun Tsinghua University
Precision Biomechanics & Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation 6 Posters
Precision Biomechanics & Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation
No. Title Presenter Affiliation
45 Exploring a Very Low-EMG Motor Behavior in Tai Chi Through Muscle Expansion Monitoring Chung-Hsien Tsai National Taiwan University
46 Biomechanical Quantification of Trabecular Meshwork Deformation and Surgical Resistance in GATT SiouJen Wu National Taiwan University
47 A 3D-Printed Epicardial Soft Robotic Cardiac Compression Sleeve for Mechanical Circulatory Support Younseo Lee Seoul National University
48 Distributed structural modeling of AAV2 capsid library subassemblies reveals biophysical determinants of virus viability Geunhee Lee The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
49 Multiphysics Simulation of Air and Bone Conducted Respiratory Sounds for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Scoring Prediction Chuyou Sun Taiwan University
50 Digital Twin-Based Telemanipulation Assistance for High-Precision Pipetting in Plant Culture Medium Preparation Sakura Sugiura The University of Tokyo
Clinical AI & Digital Health 17 Posters
Clinical AI & Digital Health
No. Title Presenter Affiliation
51 CoilDrop-MRI: Self-supervised physics-guided MRI reconstruction with coil dropout Tongxi Song Tsinghua University
52 Optimizing Cervical Cytology EQA: A Production Framework Combining Modified Pooled-Sampling with Predictive Papanicolaou Staining Models Chau Kim Luan University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
53 Automated Analysis Pipeline for Large-Scale Multiplex Immunofluorescence Imaging Yuyan Ruan The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
54 A Concept-Guided Interpretable Architecture for Early Diagnosis of Fatal Arrhythmias Using ECG Foundation Models Dong Jun Park Seoul National University
55 Multisource Watch–Ring Fusion of ACC Signals and PPG-Derived Motion-Artifact Cues for Camera-Free Continuous Sign Language Translation Ui-in Lee Seoul National University
56 Improving Reliability and Stylistic Consistency in LLM-Generated Postoperative Documentation through Evidence-Grounded Summarization Somin Song Seoul National University
57 A Unified Framework for Multi-Marker Virtual IHC Staining from H&E Breast Histology Oh Jintaek The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
58 Beyond Surface Similarity: An Atomic Content Unit–Based Evaluation Metric for LLM-Generated Clinical Summaries Seungmi Yu Seoul National University
59 A catboost prediction model for reoperation in Deep Neck Infections: Feature analysis and clinical implications Tzu-An Li National Taiwan University
60 InfoColon: A dataset for consecutive informative frames in Colonoscopy Taemin Choi Seoul National University
61 KneeDINO: A Self-Supervised Vision Foundation Model for Knee MRI Analysis Eunseo Kim Seoul National University
62 Anatomy-Constrained CT Algorithm for Superior Mesenteric Artery Occlusion Detection Juhui Lee Seoul National University
63 AMFG: Anatomy-grounded Multi-Finding Guidance for Training-Free Chest X-Ray Generation Junah Jung Seoul National University
64 Adaptive Thresholding for CT Metal Artifact Reduction via LangGraph Yeonghyeon Kim Seoul National University
65 Explainable Quality Assurance for Synthetic Chest Radiographs Using an Artifact-Aware Quality Gate Yoonsung Jung Seoul National University
66 ProgRank: Rank-Based Multi-Modal Integration with Foundation Models for Cancer Prognosis Minghao Wang The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
67 Closed-loop Transformer-guided Thermodynamic Landscapes for Programmable Mutation Detection Yi Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Student Submissions

Submitted Student Abstract

Academic Status

7.5% 52.2% 35.8%
  • Undergraduate Student7.5%
  • Master's Student52.2%
  • Ph.D. Candidate35.8%
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow4.5%

APBEC 2026 Affiliations by Institution

35.2% 19.3% 13.6% 10.2% 6.8% 3.4% 2.3%

88 affiliations

  • Seoul National University (31)35.2%
  • National Taiwan University (17)19.3%
  • HKUST (12)13.6%
  • The University of Tokyo (9)10.2%
  • National Tsing Hua University (6)6.8%
  • Tsinghua University (3)3.4%
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2)2.3%
  • The University of Hong Kong (1)1.1%
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong (1)1.1%
  • Korea University (1)1.1%
  • Beijing Institute of Technology (1)1.1%
  • National University of Singapore (1)1.1%
  • Taiwan University (1)1.1%
  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (1)1.1%
  • Seoul National University Hospital (1)1.1%