Mon., 13 Feb. 2017
 
Plenary Lecture I                                                                                                                                                            
Time: 13:30-14:10
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Kei-Hsiung Yang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan                                                                                   

PL-01: Supramolecular nanocomposites as advanced materials for opto-electronics
Sandeep Kumar, Raman Research Institute, India

 
Session 1A: LC Physics                                                                                                                                                
Time: 14:20-15:40
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Jan P. F. Lagerwall, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg                                                                                
 
IP-01: Liquid crystals as organic transistor materials
Time: 14:20-14:45
Hiroaki Iino, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
 
IP-02 (14:45): Heat-driven micro turbines with cholesteric droplets
Time: 14:45-15:10
Jun Yoshioka, Waseda University, Japan
 
OP-01: Photomanipulation of the anchoring strength using spontaneously adsorbed layer of azo dendrimers (LCP-005)  
Time: 15:10-15:25
Hideo Takezoe, Toyota Physical and Chemical Research Institute, Japan 

OP-02: Tunable metasurfaces with liquid crystals (LCP-033)
Time: 15:25-15:40
Kuo-Ping Chen, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
 
 
Session 1B: LC Technology                                                                                                                                          
Time: 14:20-15:40
Location: Lecture Hall II
Chair: Shie-Chang Jeng, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan                                                                                   
 
IT-01: Effect of alignment properties on formation of uniformly lying helix texture
Time: 14:20-14:45
Chang-Jae Yu, Hanyang University, Korea
 
IT-02: Flickering behavior in low-frequency driven FFS liquid crystal mode 
Time: 14:45-15:10
Hak-Rin Kim, Kyungpook National University, Korea
 
OT-01: Fast switching of a homogeneously aligned liquid crystal cell by two-dimensional virtual confinement (LCT-007)
Time: 15:10-15:25
Tae-Hoon Choi, Pusan National University, Korea
                                                        
OT-02: Broad and highly reflective photonic bandgap structure in the infrared region in an enantiomorphic template with a longitudinal pitch gradient (LCT-062)
Time: 15:25-15:40
Chih-Shuan Lin, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
 
 
Session 2A: LC Physics                                                                                                                                                
Time: 16:10-17:35
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Hak-Rin Kim, Kyungpook National University, Korea                                                                                            
 
IP-03: Slippery Interfaces—Reduction of driving voltage of LCD by lubrication
Time: 16:10-16:35
Jun Yamamoto, Kyoto University, Japan
 
IP-04: Imprinting of cholesteric liquid crystal constructions via UV-induced polymerization
Time: 16:35-17:00
Jui-Hsiang Liu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan                                                                     
 
OP-03: Dynamic behavior of cholesteric liquid crystal using high-speed wavelength-swept laser (LCP-041)
Time: 17:00-17:15
Myeung Ock Ko, Chungnam National University, Korea
 
OP-04: Rotation of cholesteric droplets under UV light irradiation (LCP- 007)

Time: 17:15-17:30
Shinji Bono, Waseda University, Japan
 
OP-05: Creation of defect loops in nematic liquid crystals through surface orientation control (LCP-045)

Time: 17:30-17:45
Hiroyuki Yoshida, Osaka University, Japan
 
 
Session 2B: LC Chemistry                                                                                                                                       
Time: 16:10-17:35
Location: Lecture Hall II
Chair: Chiung-Cheng Huang, Tatung University, Taiwan                                                                                            
 
IC-01: Biaxial nematics from cross-like mesogens
Time: 16:10-16:35
Hsiu-Fu Hsu, Tamkang University, Taiwan
 
IC-02: Relevance of hydrogen bonds in glycolipids to liquid crystals self-assembly
Time: 16:35-17:00
Rauzah Hashim, University of Malaya, Malaysia
 
OC-01: Self-assembling properties of the lactic acid derivatives (LCC-017)
Time: 17:00-17:15
Alexey Bubnov, Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech
 
OC-02: A rod/disc shape-compatible mesogen: phase transitions of the alkyl homologues in thermal and photonic processes (LCC-001)

Time: 17:15-17:30
Yo Shimizu, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Kansai Centre, Japan
 
OC-03: Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of new non-symmetric chalcone-based liquid crystal dimer containing thiomethyl and nitro moieties (LCC-022) [Canceled]

Time: 17:30-17:45
Sie-Tiong Ha, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

 
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Tue., 14 Feb. 2017
 
Plenary Lecture II                                                                                                                                                           
Time: 8:30-9:10
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Andy Y.-G. Fuh, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan                                                                                    

PL-02: Mesogenic semiconductors for large-scale electronics
Masanori Ozaki, Osaka University, Japan


Session 3A: LC Physics                                                                                                                                                
Time: 9:20-10:10
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Wen-Jun Zheng, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan                                                                                    
 
IP-05: All-optical transistor and logic gates based on anisotropic nonlinear responsive liquid crystal
Time: 9:20-9:45
Tsung-Hsien Lin, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
 
IP-06: Role of nanostructures in liquid crystalline electro-optical devices
Time: 9:45-10:10
Rajiv Manohar, University of Lucknow, India
 
 
Session 3B: LC Technology                                                                                                                                          
Time: 9:20-10:10
Location: Lecture Hall II
Chair: Chang-Jae Yu, Hanyang University, Korea                                                                                                           
 
IT-03: Multifunctional thin films fabricated by the photopolymerization of uniaxially oriented lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal reactive monomers
Time: 9:20-9:45
Kwang-Un Jeong, Chonbuk National University, Korea
 
IT-04: Advanced liquid-crystal materials and processing for the polymer-sustained vertical aligned mode of TV displays
Time: 9:45-10:10
Leo Weegels, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
 
 
Session 4A: LC Physics                                                                                                                                                
Time: 10:20-12:05
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Hui-Yu Chen, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan                                                                                        
 
IP-07: Enhanced efficiency of bulk hetro junction photo voltaic cells through columnar phases of nano particles dispersed in discotic liquid crystalline materials
Time: 10:40-11:05
Ravindra Dhar, University of Allahabad, India
 
OP-06: Calculation of confocal microscope images of cholesteric blue phases (LCP-013)
Time: 11:05-11:20
Jun-ichi Fukuda, AIST, Japan
 
OP-07: Electro-optical switching of blue phase III derived from four-ring bent-core liquid crystal exhibiting large Kerr coefficient (LCP-035)
Time: 11:20-11:35
Sharmistha Ghosh, University of Calcutta, India
 
OP-08: Nematic-tunable hybrid Tamm state (LCP-037)
Time: 11:35-11:50
Pavel Pankin, Siberian Federal University, Russia
 
OP-09: Lasing emission from polymer stabilized blue phases microdroplets (LCP- 042)

Time: 11:50-12:05
Yu-Chou Chuang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
 
 
Session 4B: LC Technology                                                                                                                                          
Time: 10:40-12:05
Location: Lecture Hall II
Chair: Chia-Rong Sheu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan                                                                                  
  
IT-05: New RM and room temperature nematic RM for application
Time: 10:40-11:05
Eric Chen, Jiangsu Hecheng Display Technology Co., Ltd., China
 
OT-03: Cutting-edge LC materials enabling performance upgrade for TV applications (LCT-071)
Time: 11:05-11:20
Ray Chou, Merck, Taiwan
 
OT-04: A fabrication of polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal displays with good contrast ratio and color properties (LCT-055)

Time: 11:20-11:35
Da-som Yoon, Hoseo University, Korea
 
OT-05: Weak anchoring interface inducing acrylate copolymer designs for high-performance polymer stabilized blue phase liquid crystal displays (LCT-028)

Time: 11:35-11:50
Rijeesh Kizhakidathazhath, Kyushu University, Japan
 
OT-06: Fiber-optic random laser based on Liquid crystal (LCT-064)

Time: 11:50-12:05
Jin-Wei Lin, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
 
 
Plenary Lecture III                                                                                                                                                          
Time: 13:30-14:10
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Wei Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan                                                                                                 
 
PL-03: Alignment mechanisms and ionic properties of LCDs
Kei-Hsiung Yang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
 
 
Session 5A: LC Physics                                                                                                                                                
Time: 14:20-15:40
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Wing-Kit Choi, National Taiwan University, Taiwan                                                                                                
 
IP-08: The beauty and utility of curved liquid crystals
Time: 14:20-14:45
Jan P. F. Lagerwall, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
 
IP-09: Controlling surface plasmons with liquid crystal layer
Time: 14:45-15:10
Victor Reshetnyak, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
 
OP-10: Novel liquid crystals with 1,4-dioxane unit showing anomalously high dielectric permittivity over 10,000 (LCP-010)
Time: 15:10-15:25
Hiroya Nishikawa, Kyushu University, Japan
 
OP-11: Study of molecular dynamics of U-shaped cybotactic nematic phase (LCP-028)

Time: 15:25-15:40
Muklesur Rahman, Aliah University, India
 
 
Session 5B: LC Chemistry                                                                                                                                           
Time: 14:20-15:40
Location: Lecture Hall II
Chair: Hong-Cheu Lin, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan                                                                                     
  
IC-03: Photomobile polymer materials with programmable structures 
Time: 14:20-14:45
Tomiki Ikeda, Chuo University, Japan
 
IC-04: The twist-bend nematic phase
Time: 14:45-15:10
Corrie T. Imrie, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
 
OC-04: Free space in liquid crystals – Generation, design and application (LCC-003)
Time: 15:10-15:25
Matthias Lehmann, University of Würzburg, Germany
 
OC-05: Bulk photovoltaic effect in pi-conjugated ferroelectric liquid crystals (LCC-013)

Time: 15:25-15:40
Atsushi Seki, Kagawa University, Japan

 
Poster Session                                                                                                                                                               
Time: 16:10-18:10


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Wed., 15 Feb. 2017
 
Plenary Lecture IV                                                                                                                                                           
Time: 8:30-9:10
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Andy Y.-G. Fuh, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan                                                                                      
 
PL-04: Liquid crystal light shutters for smart window and display applications
Tae-Hoon Yoon, Pusan National University, Korea
 
 
Session 6A: LC Chemistry                                                                                                                                             
Time: 9:20-10:10
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Hsiu-Hui Chen, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan                                                                            
   
IC-05: Alteration of lyotropic textures of lecithin in an aqueous ethanol solvent by adding chiral and non-chiral mesogens
Time: 9:20-9:45
Sukrit Tantrawong, Thammasat University, Thailand
 
IC-06 (9:45): Liquid crystals for chemical and biological sensing applications
Time: 9:45-10:10
Kun-Lin Yang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
 
 
Session 6B: LC Technology                                                                                                                                          
Time: 9:20-10:10
Location: Lecture Hall II
Chair: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Osaka University, Japan                                                                                                             
 
IT-06: Liquid crystal alignment by photoinduced azodye nanolayers 
Time: 9:20-9:45
Vladimir G. Chigrinov, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
 
IT-07: Multiscale molecular modelling of structural-electronic relationship in discotic liquid crystals 
Time: 9:45-10:10
Suhana Mohd Said, University of Malaya, Malaysia
 
 
Session 7A: LC Physics                                                                                                                                                
Time: 10:40-12:05
Location: Lecture Hall III
Chair: Jia-De Lin, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan,                                                                                         
          Che-Ju Hsu, National Changhu University of Education, Taiwan                                                                          
 
IP-10: Chiral optical Tamm states: Coupled mode theory
Time: 10:40-11:05
Ivan V. Timofeev, Kirensky Institute of Physics, Russia
 
OP-12: Optically controllable orbital motion of liquid crystal microspheres by optical vortex tweezers system (LCP-029)
Time: 11:05-11:20
Jyun Yan Lai, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
 
OP-13: Anisotropic molecular orientations of cross-shaped bulky molecules observed in the bulk of a thin film (LCP-006)

Time: 11:20-11:35
Masahito Oh-e, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
 
OT-07: Liquid crystal based smart window with integrated luminescent solar concentrator (LCT-043)

Time: 11:35-11:50
Fahad Mateen, Dongguk University, Korea
 
OT-08: Special beam shape by virtue of meta-q-plate (LCT-066)

Time: 11:50-12:05
Duan-Yi Guo, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
 
 
Session 7B: LC Technology                                                                                                                                          
Time: 10:40-12:05
Location: Lecture Hall II
Chair: Ko-Ting Cheng, National Central University, Taiwan                                                                                             
 
IT-08: Liquid-crystal blue phase II stabilized by polymer network
Time: 10:40-11:05
Suk-Won Choi, Kyung Hee University, Korea
 
OT-09: 1D Nanoconfined liquid crystal as an active medium for photonic crystal (LCT-012)
Time: 11:05-11:20
Seong Ho Ryu, KAIST, Korea
 
OT-10: Dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal cell for a bistable light shutter (LCT-008)

Time: 11:20-11:35
Jaewon Huh, Pusan National University, Korea
 
OT-11: Multi-directional bendable chiral nematic liquid crystal polymer based on photo-responsive Azobenzene mesogenic (LCT-049)

Time: 11:35-11:50
Mao-Chou Tai, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
 
OT-12: Circular-polarization selective gratings based on refilled cholesteric liquid crystal template (LCT-051)

Time: 11:50-12:05
Jia Heng Dai, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan