Wenwei YU
日本千葉大學前沿醫療工程研究中心教授兼副主任
Wenwei Yu 博士的跨領域研究結合醫療工程與復健科學，主要聚焦於探討軟體機器人與智慧感測解決方案如何革新既有的復健實踐，並進一步提升身心障礙者與高齡人口的生活品質。透過融合尖端工程技術與以人為本設計導向的研究方法，其研究得以有效銜接實驗室創新成果與臨床實際應用之間長期存在的落差。他所推動的研究計畫涵蓋範疇廣泛，包括個人化軟式復健手套、居家照護機器人相關研究，以及失智症監測系統等具體應用，清楚展現當先進科技與醫療專業在審慎且系統性的整合下，如何為高齡化社會所面臨之複雜醫療挑戰，帶來具實質轉化意義的研究成果與實踐價值。
Dr. Wenwei Yu’s interdisciplinary research integrates medical engineering and rehabilitation science, with a primary focus on examining how soft robotics and intelligent sensing solutions can transform existing rehabilitation practices and further enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities and aging populations. By integrating advanced engineering technologies with human-centered design–oriented research approaches, his work effectively bridges the long-standing gap between laboratory-based innovations and their practical implementation in clinical settings. The research initiatives he has led encompass a broad range of topics, including personalized soft rehabilitation gloves, studies on home-based care robotic systems, and dementia monitoring systems. Collectively, these efforts clearly demonstrate how the careful and systematic integration of advanced technologies and medical expertise can address the complex healthcare challenges posed by an aging society, generating research outcomes and practical impacts with substantial transformative value.
Matthias Wölfel
德國卡爾斯魯厄應用科技大學直覺 與感知使用者介面教授
Matthias Wölfel 博士現任德國卡爾斯魯厄應用科學大學（Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences）電腦科學與商業資訊系教授，研究專長聚焦於直覺式與感知式使用者介面。同時，他亦隸屬於霍恩海姆大學（University of Hohenheim）經濟與社會科學院，從事跨領域教學與研究工作。Wölfel 博士目前擔任「智能互動與沉浸式體驗研究所」（Institute of Intelligent Interaction and Immersive Experiences）所長，並於兩所大學帶領一支由 16 名研究員與博士生組成的研究團隊，長期投入智慧互動與沉浸式技術相關研究。其研究興趣涵蓋人因工程、互動設計、人機互動與人機人互動、人工智慧、擴增實境與虛擬實境，以及數位文化等多元領域。過去曾任職於德國富特旺根大學（Furtwangen University）互動媒體正教授，以及普福爾茨海姆大學（Pforzheim University）跨媒體設計正教授。在富特旺根大學任教期間，Wölfel 博士曾擔任數位媒體學院副院長，並出任「媒體資訊電腦科學碩士」課程主任，同時創立德國首批跨校合作碩士課程之一「音樂設計」（Music Design），該課程由特羅辛根音樂大學（Trossingen University of Music）與多所應用科學大學共同合作開設。除學術研究與教學之外，Wölfel 博士亦長期投入媒體藝術創作，其作品曾於全球多項重要藝術節與博物館展出，包括 2016 年威尼斯建築雙年展。此外，他亦經常受邀於國際學術會議及企業內部活動中擔任主講與發表人，例如「Cyberworlds」（卡昂）、上海「Human Factors in Design」研討會，以及英特爾（波蘭格但斯克）、微軟（倫敦）、保時捷（斯圖加特）等國際企業所舉辦之專業研討場合。
Dr. Matthias Wölfel is currently a Professor of Computer Science and Business Information Systems at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany, where his research expertise focuses on intuitive and perceptual user interfaces. He is also affiliated with the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences at the University of Hohenheim, where he engages in interdisciplinary teaching and research. Dr. Wölfel presently serves as the Director of the Institute of Intelligent Interaction and Immersive Experiences, and leads a research team consisting of 16 researchers and doctoral candidates across the two universities, with a sustained focus on intelligent interaction and immersive technologies.
His research interests span a broad range of fields, including ergonomics, interaction design, human–computer interaction and human–computer–human interaction, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, and digital culture. He has previously held full professorships in Interactive Media at Furtwangen University and in Crossmedia Design at Pforzheim University. During his tenure at Furtwangen University, Dr. Wölfel served as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Digital Media and as Program Director of the Master’s Program in Media Informatics. He also co-founded one of Germany’s earliest inter-university collaborative master’s programs, Music Design, which was jointly established with the Trossingen University of Music and multiple universities of applied sciences.
Beyond his academic research and teaching, Dr. Wölfel has been actively engaged in media art practice over an extended period. His works have been exhibited at numerous major international art festivals and museums, including the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale. In addition, he is frequently invited to serve as a keynote speaker and presenter at international academic conferences and corporate events, such as Cyberworlds (Caen), the Human Factors in Design conference in Shanghai, and professional forums hosted by international companies including Intel (Gdańsk), Microsoft (London), and Porsche (Stuttgart).