International Conference Hall, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Opening Remarks & Special Lecture
Speech Topic: Decoding Academia Sinica: Its Philosophy, Strategy, and Recent Progress

James C. Liao

President, Academia Sinica

What has AS accomplished in recent years? To get a glimpse of its current status, I will describe my view/vision of its philosophy, goals and strategies as well as how the institution has designed systems to achieve these goals. The implementation of these strategies has helped shape the research advancement and the recent achievements AS has attained will also be discussed.
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Global Taiwan as a Counter-Concept to Global China

Jieh-Min Wu

Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology

"Global China" has emerged as a pivotal academic concept in the wake of China's rise. In an era of rapidly shifting geopolitical dynamics, Taiwan’s global importance and contributions are gaining unprecedented visibility. This talk introduces "Global Taiwan" as a critical conceptual counterpart to Global China—one that not only underscores Taiwan’s strategic position in the intensifying U.S.-China rivalry, but also foregrounds its evolving role as a resilient democracy, a chip-making powerhouse, and a key player in the global order.

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Decoding the Melody of Life: Unlocking New Horizons in Disease Diagnosis through Proteomic Technologies

Yu-Ju Chen

Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Chemistry

Proteins are the notes in life’s symphony. Advances in mass spectrometry enable deep decoding of the human proteome and disease mechanisms. This talk highlights our cross-disciplinary journey- from technological innovation to launching the Taiwan Cancer Moonshot, revealing the pathogenesis of non-smoking lung cancer and driving progress in precision oncology.

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Precision Medicine in Taiwan: Past, Present, and Future

Pui-Yan Kwok

Academician/Visiting Professor, Institute of Biomedical Sciences

Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative (TPMI), a consortium consisting of researchers from Academia Sinica and 16 Medical Centers across Taiwan, has built a cohort of 500,000 participants and analyzed their clinical and genetic data to produce polygenic risk scores (PRS) for risk predictions of many complex diseases. The results of this study will lead to disease prevention and precision health management.

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The Architecture of Taiwan's Biodiversity: Tracing Evolution through Ancient Lineages

Sheng-Feng Shen

Research Fellow, Biodiversity Research Center

Taiwan, as a continental island, exhibits biodiversity shaped not only by historical land bridges but also by repeated cycles of isolation and reconnection. I proposes a new framework—the East Asian Continental Islands system—that redefines Taiwan’s ecological and evolutionary significance in the context of dynamic biogeographic processes.

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Bitcoin and Blockchain

Chin-Yi Cyrus Chu

Academician/Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Economics

Before and after Trump’s election, Trump declared that the United States would accumulate one million bitcoins as part of its federal reserves. Bitcoin is built on blockchain technology—but what exactly is blockchain? Why does the price of bitcoin fluctuate so dramatically? How do economists regard bitcoin? What are some of the criticisms surrounding it? And can blockchain truly achieve "decentralization"? This lecture aims to address these questions.

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Empowering Assistive Listening Technologies with AI: Pioneering a New Era in Assistive Innovation

Yu Tsao

Research Fellow/Deputy Director, Research Center for Information Technology Innovation

We present our recent progress on developing an end-to-end multimodal assistive listening device with advanced AI technologies that integrates audio, visual, and contextual cues for personalized speech enhancement. The system combines wearable technology, large language models, and foundation models, with real-time optimization and clinical validation, aiming to improve communication for hearing-impaired users and advance both academic and industrial innovation.

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Why Are Mushrooms Poetic in East Asian Cultures, and What Does This Teach Us

Siao-Chen Hu

Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy

The natural properties of mushrooms, or fungi, have been seen as possible answers to some of the world’s problems. But mushrooms are also cultural. They are celebrated for their flavor, yet can also be hallucinogenic. They carry emotional, historical, and religious associations, while also appearing as commodities. This talk explores how mushrooms are represented through the intertwined image of decay and life. It considers the ties between fungi, humans and the ecological world, and reflects on what mushroom life might teach us in an age shadowed by apocalyptic anxiety.

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Nitrate Transport and Sensing: From Basic Research to sustainable agriculture

Yi-Fang Tsay

Academician/Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology

The use of nitrogen fertilizers was a key factor in the success of the Green Revolution; however it also led to significant environmental issues. Nitrate is the primary nitrogen source for plants, and our research focuses on understanding nitrate transport and signaling. Several major breakthroughs have been documented in plant physiology textbooks, and we are working to apply these foundational research findings to promote sustainable agriculture.

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Why anthropology needs knowledge of neuroscience? A call for collaborations

Shuenn-Der Yu

Research Fellow, Institute of Ethnology

Anthropologists’ constructions of culture often relate to human brain but in their days scholars seldom referred to brain science. By reviewing perspectives of social neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, embodiment, and neuroanthropology, this paper proposes how anthropologists may like to reconsider their concepts of culture and construct theories more compatible with contemporary knowledge.

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Protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases: the cause and therapeutic potential

Yun-Ru Chen

Research Fellow/Deputy Director, Genomics Research Center

Neurodegenerative diseases, often linked to aging, are driven largely by protein misfolding. This talk explores the origins and therapeutic potential of targeting misfolded proteins, using Alzheimer's and ALS as examples, and highlights pathological mechanisms uncovered in our research along with related drug development strategies.

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Nature as a great sculptor — a lesson from ferroptotic trigger waves

Sheng-Hong Chen

Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Molecular Biology

Large-scale cell death is commonly observed in embryonic development and human aging diseases, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Our research shows that ferroptotic trigger waves are the key mechanism underlying large-scale cell death, providing a new paradigm for studying cell death events during embryonic development and human aging diseases.

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Exploring the hepatitis trilogy: from the perspective of causality

Yen-Tsung Huang

Research Fellow, Institute of Statistical Science

This study developed a causal mediation model to analyze the natural history of disease, focusing on how temporally ordered events mediate the mortality risk among patients with hepatitis B or C (hepatitis → cirrhosis → liver cancer → death). The results reveal distinct mechanisms of disease progression for hepatitis B and C.

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Constructing an International Relations Theory for Small and Medium-Sized Countries: A CrossTemporal and Trans-Spacial Study of Asymmetrical Strategic Triangles

Yu-Shan Wu

Academician/Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Political Science

Western international relations theories primarily focus on great power dynamics, often overlooking the position of small and medium-sized states, such as Taiwan. This research is based on the asymmetric strategic triangle model, examining how smaller nations navigate the realities of great power competition. The goal is to develop an international relations framework tailored to the needs of these states, aligning with global developments and Taiwan’s current strategic imperatives.

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Complexity Theory for Quantum Promise Problems

Kai-Min Chung

Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Information Science

This work develops a new complexity-theoretic framework for quantum-input decision problems—referred to as quantum promise problems—and demonstrates their fundamental differences from tranditional complexity theory. We establish complete problems, unconditional separations, and structural containments for a range of quantum promise complexity classes, and apply this framework to shed new light on quantum cryptography, property testing, and unitary synthesis.

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How to regenerate the just-right amount of tissue?

Chen-Hui Chen

Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology

Upon major injuries, zebrafish can regenerate complex tissues with extreme accuracy. Despite this robustness, the mechanisms that ensure the just-right amount of tissue regrowth remain little understood. Here, we present evidence and propose that insights from the zebrafish tailfin model could instruct strategies to enable complex tissue regeneration in animals that are less regenerative, such as mice and humans.

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Understanding Low Fertility Phenomenon in Taiwan

Yen-Hsin Alice Cheng

Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology

Total fertility rates have been lower than 1 child over the past years in Taiwan, which are among the lowest globally. Public understandings about the underlying causes are not always precise and relevant policies mis-targeted. This talk will explore the causes of low fertility and the life circumstances of young adults in Taiwan, along with the continuity and changes in family values and behaviors in recent years. Potential improvements in current policies will also be discussed.

Conference Room 1, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Let's have some LLMs today!

Institute of Information Science, Research Center for Information Technology Innovation

13:30-14:00 Hen-Hsen Huang (IIS) Evolving with the Times: Adapting Large Language Models to the Changing World
14:00-14:30 Chien-Yao Wang (IIS) Toward Real-Time Multimodal Foundation Models
14:30-15:00 Chuan-Ju Wang (CITI) A Decade of Financial Text Analytics: Advancing from Sentiment Analysis to LLMs and Beyond
15:00-15:30 Panel Discussion: Multimodal Generative AI: Revolutionizing Industries in a Dynamic World (by Hang-Hsuan Huang, Chien-Yao Wang, Chuan-Ju, Li Su, Lun-Wei Ku

Conference Room 2, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Long Live Longevity, The Entelechy of Rejuvenation: A Scientific and Literary Exploration of the Multi Facets and Meanings of Aging and Death

Institute of Molecular Biology, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy

This forum aims to explore how individuals and societies confront issues of aging and death through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates literature, philosophy, and scientific research.

International Conference Hall, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Toward New Era in Molecular and Materials Science and Technology - Artificial Intelligence

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Research Center for Applied Sciences

Session A: (14:00-15:00)
- Jer-Lai Kuo (IAMS)/ Examples of AI algorithms to enable new research in Physical Science
- Chao-Ping Hsu (IoC)/ Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry: Application for charge transport dynamics
Session B: (15:30-16:30)
- Anatoli Fedynitch (IoP) / AI as a Daily Companion in Computational Science
- David Wu (IoC) / Revealing Reactive Structural Transformations in Magnesium Oxide through AI-Accelerated Simulations
Forum: (16:30-17:00)
Chao-Ping Hsu (IoC)

Conference Room 1, Academic Activities Center

Geopolitics and the Maritime World

Institute of History and Philology, Institute of Modern History, Institute of Taiwan History

Host: Sean Hsiang-lin LEI (Research fellow and Director, IMH)
Speakers:
1. KJ Chen, "The Cold War in East Asia as Seen from the Western Pacific: The United States, Geopolitics, and a Restless International Order"
2. Sheng-hsiung Su, "Why War Becomes Irreversible: Rethinking the Outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War through Military Institutions and Thought"
3. Wei-chung Cheng, Hidden Abilities Unlocked: Taiwan and the People of the East Asian Seas in the 17th Century
4. Yu-ju Lin, “The Maritime Nature of Taiwanese Society: Ports, Cities, and Regional Construction”

International Conference Hall, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Toward New Era in Molecular and Materials Science and Technology - Sustainable Development

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Research Center for Applied Sciences

Session A (13:30-15:00)
-Mu-Huai Fang (RCAS) / Supersaturation-Driven Co-Precipitation of Halide Solid-State Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries
-Hung-Ju Yen (IoC)/ Macromolecular Battery Electrodes
-Chih-Wei Chu (RCAS)/ Design and Synthesis Advanced Materials for Next-Generation Energy Solutions
Session B (15:30-16:30)
- Maw-Kuen Wu (IOP): 電池儲能與綠能發展
- Ya-Ping Hsieh (IAMS); 2D Materials Edges as a Platform for Electrocatalysis
Forum (16:30-17:00)
Host by Chih-Wei Chu (RCAS)

B1C Auditorium, Institute of Biomedical Sciences

Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative, TPMI

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Statistical Science, Institute of European and American Studies, National Taiwan University, National Health Research Institutes, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, National Taiwan University Hospital

The Taiwan Precision Medicine Initiative (TPMI) is one of the prominent research projects of Academia Sinica. It not only improves Taiwan's precision medicine research capabilities in academic research, but also lays the foundation for subsequent clinical applications, becoming an important part of preventive medicine. This conference will focus on the TPMI project from the perspectives of research, clinical practice, and ethics. Through a panel discussion, the conference will also expand the scope to explore Taiwan's future precision health management and how to implement precision medicine in clinical practice.

Conference Room 1, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Earthquake x Earth Science x Statistics: A Cross-Field Data Forum

Institute of Statistical Science, Institute of Earth Sciences

Host: Ming-Chung Chang (ISS)
Speakers:
13:30~14:20
Hsin-Hua Huang (IES), Tso-Jung Yan (ISS)

14:40~15:30
Ya-Ju Hsu (IES), Frederick Kin Hing Phoa (ISS)

15:50~16:30
Vinh Long Ha (IES post-doc), Yen-Shiu Chin (ISS post-doc)

Conference Room 1, Academic Activities Center

Body, Religion, and Society

Institute of History and Philology, Institute of Modern History, Institute of Taiwan History, Institute of Ethnology

Chair: Hsun Chang (Research Fellow, Institute of Ethnology) Speakers:
1. Hsun Chang/Chen-yang Kao, "Cross-Border Dialogues on Religious Environmentalism in Asia"
2. Jen-Chieh Ting/Jui-Ming Wu, "The Wonderful Tao: A Biography of Taoist Master Zhu Kuncan"
3. Albert Wu, “A Global History of Superstition”
4. Yu-Chuan Wu, “Ethnopsychiatric Studies in Colonial Taiwan”

International Conference Hall, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Toward New Era in Molecular and Materials Science and Technology - Quantum Science and Technology

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Research Center for Applied Sciences

Session A (13:30-15:00)
- Yu-Jung Lu (RCAS)/ Single-Photon-Level Detection Using Gap-Plasmon-Enhanced NbN Superconducting Photodetectors
-Ying-Cheng Chen (IAMS)/ Quantum Memory and Quantum Processor based on Neutral Atoms
-Chen-Hsuan Hsu (IoP)/ Superconductivity meets helical systems: hidden roles of interactions and vibrations in topological behavior
Session B (15:30-16:30)
- Chung-Ting Ke (IoP)/ Cool Qubit, Advancing Superconducting Qubit in Quality and Quantity
- Shih-Yen Lin (RCAS)/ Wafer-scale 2D Material Homo-, Hetero- and Stacked- Structures for Device Applications
Forum (16:30-17:00)
Host by Ying-Cheng Chen (IAMS)

Conference Room 1, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Host-Microbe Interactions Across Diverse Experimental Systems

Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Genomics Research Center, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biodiversity Research Center, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center

This session examines host-microbe interactions, including those involving viruses, bacteria, and fungi, from molecular, genomic, and evolutionary perspectives. By bringing together expertise in cell biology, immunology, and ecology across Academia Sinica, it aims to bridge disciplinary and model system gaps, promote collaboration, and spark innovative directions in host-microbe research.
Speakers：
Lin, Kuo-I (GRC)
Ma, Lay-Sun (IPMB)
Wang, I-Hsuan (IBMS)
Yeh, Hsin-Hung (ABRC)
Lin, Chun-Hung (IBC)
Luo, Yi-Jyun (BRC)
Cheng, Yang (IBMS)
Chen, Ko-Hsuan (BRC)
Chang, Wen (IMB)
Wu, Chih-Hang (IPMB)

Conference Room 2, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Immune and metabolic control of human diseases

Genomics Research Center, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Molecular Biology,, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology

Moderator: Wei Chen (GRC)
Speaker: Jr-Wen Shui (IBMS)：Lysosome dysfunction in gut-to-liver metabolic disorders
Jui-Hsiang Weng (IBC)：Harnessing Intercellular Communication to Balance Inflammation and Control Food Intake
Shih-Lei Lai (IBMS)：Secrets of heart regeneration revealed by comparative analyses in zebrafish and medaka
Yi-Ching Lee (ICOB)：Regulation of Connective Tissue Homeostasis
Wei-Le Wang (IMB)：Unveiling Novel Mechanisms of Immune Regulation in Gut Inflammation
Chih-Hao Wang (GRC, new faculty)：Thermogenic Adipocytes in Glucose Homeostasis and Inflammation Resolution

Conference Room 1, Academic Activities Center

Construction, Exhibition, and Dissemination of Knowledge

Institute of History and Philology, Institute of Modern History, Institute of Taiwan History, Institute of Ethnology

Chair: Jen-der Lee (Distinguished Research Fellow and Director, Institute of History and Philology) Speakers:
1. Shiuon Chu, "Cooling Out：Adaptation to Failure in Late Imperial and Modern Chinese Examinations"
2. Ku-Ming Chang,"The Doctoral Dissertation: A Global History"
3. Li-Chuan Tai, "Cognition, Perception, and Knowledge Formation through Non-Textual Approaches: The Rise of Archaeology in Republican China as an Example"
4. Weining Cheng, "Towards an Anthropology of Governance and Worlding: Comparative Austronesian Perspectives" 5. Jeng-Guo Chen,"What Is Intellectual History?"

Conference Room 2, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology: Accelerating Discovery and Therapies

Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Genomics Research Center, Research Center for Applied Sciences, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Speaker:
Hung-Chih Kuo (ICOB)
Cheng-Fu Kao (ICOB)
Shih-Lei (Ben) Lai (IBMS)
Chia-Ning Shen (GRC)
Shih-Hwa Chiou (GRC/VGHTPE)
Yi-Chung Tung (RCAS)
Pei-Shan HOU (NYCU)
Kun-Yang Lin (NYCU)

International Conference Hall, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Toward New Era in Molecular and Materials Science and Technology - Precision Healthcare

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Institute of Physics, Institute of Chemistry, Research Center for Applied Sciences

Session A (13:30-15:00)
-Yu-Jung Lin (RCAS) / Reprogramming Pathological Tissue Microenvironment with Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
- Chia-Lung Hsieh (IAMS)/ Advancing Biological Discovery with Interferometric Scattering Microscopy
- Hsien-Ming Lee (IOC)/ Trigger-Responsive Peptidyl Liposome as Precision Nanomedicine
Session B (15:30-16:30)
- Chin-Ling Guo (IoP)/ From Population-specific to individual-specific precision healthcare
- Joseph Jen-Tse Huang (IOC) / Condensation and Aggregation of Nucleic Acid-binding Proteins in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Forum (16:30-17:00)
Host by Chin-Ling Guo (IOP)

Conference Room 1, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

Made in Taiwan Innovations in Chemical and Structural Biology

Institute of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Genomics Research Center

Session Chair: Todd Lowary (IBC)
Meng-Chiao Joseph Ho (IBC)、Tsyr-Yan Dharma Yu (IAMS)、Hsin-Yung Jason Yen (IBC)、Ching-Wei Lin (IAMS)、Jen-Hsuan Wei (IMB)、Jui-Hsia Weng (IBC)、Yusuke Nasu (IBC)、Juin-Jie Shie (IoC)、Hsiao-Ching Lin (IBC)、Wei Chen (GRC)、Kuen-Phon Wu (IBC)

Conference Room 1, Academic Activities Center

Home, Nation, and Ethnicity

Institute of History and Philology, Institute of Modern History, Institute of Taiwan History, Institute of Ethnology

Host: Wen-kai Lin (Associate Research Fellow and Deputy Director, ITH)
Speakers:
1. Cheng-hui Lin, From ' Ke-lang' to 'Hakka': Exploring the Shaping Progress of Taiwan-Hakka
2. Wei-Chi Chen, “From the Savages to Indigenous Peoples: Ethnology, Colonialism, and Nationalism in Taiwan, 1880s-2020s”
3 Wen Liu (IOE) "Feeling Asian American: Racial Flexibility between Assimilation and Oppression"
4. Tzu-chin Huang, “Historical Perspectives Beyond Identity: A New Proposal for Interpreting the ‘Sov-ereignty of Taiwan’”

Conference Room, 1 and 2, RCHSS, Academia Sinica

Political and Moral Values Survey in Taiwanese Society, The History of Comparative Political Thought, The Intellectual Landscape of Chinese Society: Changes and Controversies

Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

The Center for Political Thought, RCHSS

Conference Room, 1 and 2, RCHSS, Academia Sinica

Network Economics and E-commerce, Empirical Legal Studies, Spatial Economics

Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

Center for Institution and Behavior Studies, RCHSS

Conference Room, 1 and 2, RCHSS, Academia Sinica

Panel Study of Family Dynamics

Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

Center for Survey Research, RCHSS

Conference Room, 1 and 2, RCHSS, Academia Sinica

Political and Economic Circulations via Sino-Burmese Borderlands during the Cold War
Religious Practices beyond Established Buddhism and Social Changes in Thailand
The Geography of Asian Food Regimes

Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

Center for Asia Pacific Area Studies, RCHSS

Conference Room, 1 and 2, RCHSS, Academia Sinica

比較亞洲後物質主義價值變遷、東亞社會的初期成年人口的工作與社會流動

Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

Center for Survey Research, RCHSS

Conference Room, 1 and 2, RCHSS, Academia Sinica

Spatiotemporal Statistical Model Development, Spatiotemporal Big Data and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence(GeoAI), Innovative Infrastructure for Spatiotemporal Information with Artifical Intelligence(MapAI), Digital Humanities and Spatial Humanities Development

Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

Center for GIS, RCHSS

Conference Room, 1 and 2, RCHSS, Academia Sinica

Survey Research, Communication Data and Network Analytics Laboratory

Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences

Center for Survey Research, RCHSS

Conference Room 1, 9F, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

AS Conference, IIAS Pararell Session：Rule of Law and Human Rights in Taiwan: Past, Present, and Future (1)

Institutum Iurisprudentiae

1. 吳宗謀副研究員，作田人的民主與其衰落：120年間的台灣灌溉團體法制 (1901-2020)
2. 楊雅雯助研究員，臺灣移工制度是否違反消除強迫勞動的國家人權義務？
3. 陳禮工助研究員，The Open System and Functions of Law

Conference Room 1, 9F, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

AS Conference, IIAS Pararell Session：Rule of Law and Human Rights in Taiwan: Past, Present, and Future (2)

Institutum Iurisprudentiae

1. 許家馨研究員，生命權、死刑和人性尊嚴的法律與文化爭辯
2. 陳玉潔副研究員，臺灣作為國家：國際法與憲法的整合觀點
3. 王鵬翔研究員，因果論辯：哲學、法律與科學的對話。

8F, Room802, Institute of Sociology, South Wing, Humanities and Social Sciences Building

The National Security Law: Its Impact on the Rule of Law, Freedoms, and Everyday Life in Hong Kong

Institute of Sociology

Host: Jieh-Min Wu (Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology)

Speaker:
1. Yu-Jie Chen(Associate Research Professor, Institutum Jurisprudential): Law Enforcement, Intimidation, and the Chilling Effect under Hong Kong's "Dual National Security" Regime.
2. Wen-Chin Wu (Research Fellow, Institute of Political): Hongkongers' Adaption and Resistance under the National Security Law.
3. Kin-Man Chen (Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology): Hongkongers' Adaption and Resistance under the National Security Law.

IPSAS Conference Room A (5th Floor, North Wing, Building for Humanities and Social Sciences)

Key Issues in Taiwan's Politics

Institute of Political Science

Key Issues in Taiwan's Politics

Moderator: Tse-Kang Leng (Research Fellow of IPSAS)
Panelists:
1. Nathan F. Batto (Associate Research Fellow of IPSAS):
Chaos in the Legislative Yuan! The Formal and Informal Rules of Podium Occupations
2. Wen-Chin Wu (Research Fellow of IPSAS):
Military Training and the Willingness to Resist: Evidence from Taiwan
3. Chung-li Wu (Distinguished Research Fellow and Director of IPSAS):
Do the "Haves" Come Out Ahead? Resource Disparity in Public-Land Usurpation Litigation in Taiwan

Google Meet link：https://meet.google.com/cfd-zsff-cvj

IPSAS Conference Room A (5th Floor, North Wing, Building for Humanities and Social Sciences)

Comparative Politics

Institute of Political Science

Comparative Politics

Moderator: T. Y. Wang (University Professor Emeritus of Politics and Government, Illinois State University, USA)
Panelists:
1. Shane Hsuan-Yu Lin (Assistant Research Fellow of IPSAS):
Leaders’ Educational Backgrounds and Chinese Official Finance
2. Wen-Hsuan Tsai (Research Fellow of IPSAS):
AI Technology and Our Physical Examination Report on Xi Jinping
3. Nick Lin (Associate Research Fellow of IPSAS):
Party Roles, Coalition Conflict, and Perceived Policy Clarity in Multi-party Governments

Google Meet link：https://meet.google.com/mtx-ugdx-wcc

Mo-Huan Auditorium, Institute of Economics

Professor Ta-Chung Liu and Professor Sho-Chieh Chiang Memorial Symposium
─ The New Order of International Trade: The Role of Tariff and Exchange Rate Policies

Institute of Economics

Organizers:
1. Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica
2. Ta-Chung Liu Educational and Cultural Memorial Foundation
3. Sho-Chieh Tsiang Cultural and Educational Foundation

※ Registration website: https://www.econ.sinica.edu.tw/asc0630/posts/7616

Rooms B110 and C103, Institute of Economics

2025 AS-NTU Young Economists Workshop

Institute of Economics

Organizers:
1. Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica
2. Department of Economics, National Taiwan University

※ Registration website: https://www.econ.sinica.edu.tw/asntu2025/posts/7585

Conference Room 519, 5F, Institute of Linguistics, South Wing, Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB)

The Many Faces of Linguistic Research

Institute of Linguistics

講者: 吳瑞文研究員、江敏華研究員、齊莉莎研究員、林英津研究員
主持人: 陳彥伶助研究員

1F Conference Room, Institute of European and American Studies

Aging Society: Sleep, Social Factors, and Late-life Planning among Older Adults

Institute of European and American Studies

Speakers：
1. Hui Liu（Director of Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University）：Online Engagement and Loneliness among Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2. Chi-Tsun Chiu（Associate Research Fellow）：Sleep quality and cognitive life expectancy in the United States
3. Huijing Wu（Assistant Research Fellow）：End-of-life planning preparation in later life
4. Tuo-Yu Chen（Assistant Research Fellow）：The relationship between poor multidimensional sleep health and social frailty by sex and race/ethnicity among community-dwelling older adults

1F Conference Room, Institute of European and American Studies

Gendered Pronouns and Linguistic Amelioration: Beyond Anglocentrism

Institute of European and American Studies

Moderator: Norman Y. Teng (Distinguished Research Fellow and Director, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica)

Speaker: Hsiang-Yun Chen (Associate Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica)

Discussants: Chia-Ming Chen (Associate Research Fellow, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica), Chung-chieh Shan (Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Indiana), Ellie Hua Wang (Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, National Chengchi University), Tse-Mei Wu (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, National Taiwan University)

1F Conference Room, Institute of European and American Studies

Historical Legacies and the Sovereignty of Taiwan in Transatlantic Relations

Institute of European and American Studies

Presenters: Dr. James Lee (Assistant Research Fellow, IEAS)

1F Conference Room, Institute of European and American Studies

Critical Thinking in the AI Era

Institute of European and American Studies

Speaker I: Dr. Cheng-Hung Tsai (Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica)
Title: A Critique of Artificial Reason: Thinking, Bullshit, Value Alignment, and Epistemic Deference
Speaker II: Dr. Hung-Ju Chen (Assistant Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica)
Title: AI and the Democratic Value- A Critical Perspective from the Freedom of Speech
Speaker III: Chih-hsing Ho (Associate Research Fellow, Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica)
Title: The Boundaries and Challenges of AI Governance: Reflections from the EU AI Act

1F Conference Room, Research Building, Academia Sinica South Campus

Rooting Innovation in Southern Taiwan:
A New Vision for Agricultural Biotechnology

Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center (South Campus)

Researchers from the Biotechnology Center Southern Taiwan will serve as speakers. The event will invite colleagues from Academia Sinica, researchers from partner departments of southern universities that have signed collaboration agreements with the Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, personnel from local branches of the Ministry of Agriculture in southern Taiwan, as well as students participating in the undergraduate training program, to engage in academic exchange and discussion.

Agenda:
13:30-13:50 Dr. Yu-Liang Yang (Associate Research Fellow and Vice Director, ABRC)
ABRC and Labs Introduction

New Labs Introduction
13:50-14:20 Dr. Kuan-Jen Lu (Assistant Research Fellow, ABRC)
Metabolic engineering for increasing photoproduction

14:20-14:50 Dr. Jian-You Wang (Assistant Research Fellow, ABRC)
Strigolactones: The Diverse Structures Behind Plant Communication

14:50-15:00 Free Discussion

Conference Room 1, Academic Activities Center

AI and Digital Humanities: The Development and Application of Automatic Text Recognition in Historical Texts

Institute of History and Philology

Ren-yuan Li/ Hsian-an Wang: "The Development and Application of Optical Character Recognition in Historical Texts"

Conference Room 1, Academic Activities Center

AI and Digital Humanities: Recent Innovations and Future Directions for the Taiwan Historical Household Registers Database (THHRD)

Institute of Ethnology

Presenter: Dr. Shuli Huang (Associate Research Fellow) Recent Innovations and Future Directions for the Taiwan Historical Household Registers Database (THHRD)

B1C Auditorium, Institute of Biomedical Sciences

The next frontier of cancer medicine

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Translation Research Center

Cancer is the leading cause of death with approximately one in four individuals succumbing to the disease in Taiwan. The mainstream cancer therapy today focuses on reactivating and enhancing the human immune system to eliminate tumor cells. This conference will showcase next-generation innovations in translational immune cell therapy, therapeutic antibodies, precision treatments, and RNA vaccine development, all aimed at optimizing the effectiveness of cancer treatment.

Conference Room 1, Academic Activities Center

AI and Digital Humanities: AI Topic Modeling of Republican Women’s Magazines

Institute of Modern History

This project examines the social survey columns in Republican-era women’s journals by integrating OCR and AI-based topic modeling techniques, aiming to explore the potential applications of AI in historical research. OCR is used to convert historical print materials into machine-readable text, while topic modeling helps identify semantic structures and thematic patterns across large volumes of data. Beyond efficient text processing, the project also investigates how gendered perspectives and writing practices contribute to the construction of knowledge frameworks. By incorporating AI into the textual analysis workflow, this study demonstrates new possibilities for historical interpretation in the age of AI and offers an empirical example at the intersection of digital humanities and gender history.

1F Auditorium, Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology

Eco-Evo-Devo: Looking into the interplay between form, function, genetic architecture, and interactions in an ever-changing environment

Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Biodiversity Research Center

The diversity of life on Earth is huge. The domains of ecology, evolution, and evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) seek to catalog this diversity, understand interactions among species and with the environment, uncover the driving forces for such diversification, and determine the molecular basis for the development and evolution of phenotypic variation. This symposium will highlight recent discoveries made by our faculty at Academia Sinica in these three domains. These research advances often deploy, or even develop, new technologies and methods to solve difficult problems, and thus, sharing of these approaches may inspire ambitious new ideas in ecology, evolution, and evo-devo. This symposium includes two oral presentation sections and one poster section for discussion and social networking.

Organizers:
John Wang (BRC), Jr-Kai Sky Yu (ICOB)

Speaker list:
Kuo-Fang Chung (BRC)
Hui-Yu Wang (BRC
Chih-Ming Hung (BRC)
Trees-Juen Chuang (GRC)
Chuan Ku (IPMB)
Isheng Jason Tsai (BRC)
Jun-Yi Leu (IMB)
Ting-Ying Wu (IPMB)
Yi-Jyun Luo (BRC)
Konstantin Khalturin (ICOB)
Yi-Hsien Su (ICOB)
Vincent Laudet (OIST, ICOB)

Agricultural Technology Building A134

Plant Resilience in the Face of Climate Change

Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center

This symposium will explore groundbreaking advancements in plant biology, emphasizing the critical challenges posed by environmental stressors and their impact on global agriculture. Topics will include: Mechanisms of plant adaptation to abiotic stresses such as heat and drought. Enhancing crop resilience through environmental adaptation and expansion strategies. Innovations in improving crop immunity to pathogens for sustainable agricultural practices. Advances in understanding plant reproductive processes, including flowering and pollen development, to ensure crop productivity under changing environmental conditions. By bringing together leading experts across institutes, this event will serve as a platform for sharing cutting-edge research, fostering collaboration, and inspiring actionable strategies for global food security and sustainability.

Speakers:
Charng, Yee-Yung (ABRC)
Verslues, Paul E. (IPMB)
Hsie, Ming-Hsiun (IPMB)
Chen, Ho-Ming (ABRC)
Ho, Cheng-Hsun (ABRC)
Yu, Tien-Shin (IPMB)
Jauh, Guang-Yuh (IPMB)
Ho, Chin-Min (IPMB)

Agricultural Technology Building A134

Dynamic Bacterial Landscapes: Evolution, Interaction, and Innovation

Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology

This symposium explores the dynamic interplay of bacteria across diverse environments, emphasizing how they adapt, interact, and evolve in response to environmental and interspecies pressures. The event will bring expertise in molecular biology, biophysics, structural biology, evolutionary biology, and computational biology on campus to foster innovative collaborations across disciplines. Attendees will gain insights into cutting-edge research on bacterial dynamics, paving the way for advancements in microbiology and related fields.

Speakers:
Kuo, Chih-Horng (IPMB)
Ting, See-Yeun (IMB)
Shih, Yu-Ling (IBC)
Lin, Wei-Hsiang (IMB)
Ho, Meng-Chiao (IBC)
Lo, Chien-Jung (IoP)
Kamino, Keita (IMB)
Chiou, Jiag-Geng (IPMB)

Conference Room 1, Academic Activities Center

AI and Digital Humanities: The Pre-WWII World Travel Experiences of Taiwanese Islanders—Using Digital and AI tool to Transcribe and Translate Overseas Travel Accounts in the Newspaper Taiwan Hsin Min Pao

Institute of Taiwan History

Speaker: Dr. Li-chiao Wang (Senior Research Specialist and Director of Archives)

Taiwan Hsin Min Pao, the only newspaper published independently by the Taiwanese during the Japanese Colonial Period, was launched by young intellectuals who had learned from the newspaper publishing experiences of modern advanced countries. They used the newspaper as a medium for knowledge dissemination to promote political awakening and cultural enlightenment among Taiwanese people. The Archives of the Institute of Taiwan History at Academia Sinica is testing and applying mature digital and AI tools available in the market to establish a digital processing workflow for digital archives, text recognition, and Chinese translation, aiming to rapidly generate vast amounts of full-text historical materials that can be used for cross-language analysis and thematic research. Beyond completing the construction of a pre-war Taiwanese newspaper corpus, the cross-disciplinary collaboration and human-machine interaction experience can also contribute to developing a language model with distinctive features of Taiwan history.

2nd Floor Lecture Hall, Institute of Earth Sciences

Geothermal Energy

Institute of Earth Sciences

The agenda covers achievements in geothermal research related to geophysics, seismology, and geology.
It also includes two 45-minute panel discussions with direct interaction with the audience.

2nd Floor Lecture Hall, Institute of Earth Sciences

IES's Young Earth Scientists Forum (1)

Institute of Earth Sciences

With the goal of stimulating intellectual discourse and attracting new talents, we invite emerging scholars from around the globe and locally to present lectures and engage in insightful discussions. Through this initiative, we aspire to strengthen our institute's academic ties, explore new avenues for collaboration, and discover prospective partners for future research synergies.

2nd Floor Lecture Hall, Institute of Earth Sciences

IES's Young Earth Scientists Forum (2)

Institute of Earth Sciences

With the goal of stimulating intellectual discourse and attracting new talents, we invite emerging scholars from around the globe and locally to present lectures and engage in insightful discussions. Through this initiative, we aspire to strengthen our institute's academic ties, explore new avenues for collaboration, and discover prospective partners for future research synergies.

Recreation Hall, 2F, Institute of Statistical Science

Career Development Networking Event for PhD Professionals in Statistics and Computational Science

Institute of Statistical Science

【Participating organizations】
1.Ingrasys
2.Parexel
3.Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, National Science and Technology Council
4.Institute of Statistics and Data Science, National Tsing Hua University
5.Institute of Statistics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
6.MediaTek Research
7.Department of Statistics, National Taipei University
8.Graduate Institute of Statistics of NCU
9.Cathay Life Insurance

【Organizer】
Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica

【Co-organizers】
Chinese Statistical Association (Taiwan)
The Chinese Institute of Probability and Statistics
Department of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Development, National Science and Technology Council

Lecture Hall, B1F, Institute of Statistical Science

Data Annotation: From Manual Labeling to Collaborative Labeling with Large Language Models

Institute of Statistical Science

Speaker: Tso-Jung Yen

Lecture Hall, B1F, Institute of Statistical Science

Statistical Education and AI

Institute of Statistical Science

Speakers: Chu-Lan Kao, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Weichung Wang, Ray-Bing Chen, Chen-Hai Andy Tsao, Guan-Hua Huang, Guan-Ju Peng

Lecture Hall, 1F, Environmental Change Research Building

Beyond 1.5°C: Expert Forum on Climate Change Adaptation

Research Center for Environmental Changes

Event Overview:
Achieving net-zero emissions is a critical long-term goal in combating climate change. However, recent IPCC reports and scientific findings suggest that mitigation alone is not enough—adaptation actions must proceed in parallel to effectively manage the risks and impacts of a rapidly changing climate.
This expert forum, held as part of the 2025 Academia Sinica Scientific Conference, brings together leading roles from academia, government, and civil society to address one of the most urgent challenges of our time: How can Taiwan accelerate and strengthen its climate adaptation efforts in the face of intensifying risks?
The forum will open with keynote remarks by Distinguished Research Fellow Dr. Huang-Hsiung Hsu, who will outline the scientific urgency and strategic necessity of adaptation in Taiwan’s climate agenda followed by Panel discussions.
Panelists (alphabetical order by last name):
Mr. Sun-Han Hung（洪申翰）Minister, Ministry of Labor, ROC Taiwan
Dr. Chien-Hsin Lai（賴建信）Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs, ROC Taiwan
Dr. Ling-Ling Lee（李玲玲）Professor Emeritus, Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University
Dr. Minn-Tsong Lin（林敏聰）Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National Taiwan University
Dr. Chi-Ming Peng（彭啓明）Minister, Ministry of Environment, ROC Taiwan

Auditorium, 6 Floor, Astronomy-Mathematics Building (NTU Campus)

Recent advances in pure and applied mathematics

Institute of Mathematics

Speakers: Shih-Hsien Yu (Distinguished Research Fellow) and Adeel Khan (Associate Research Fellow)

Auditorium, 6 Floor, Astronomy-Mathematics Building (NTU Campus)

Recent advances in pure and applied mathematics

Institute of Mathematics

Speakers: Bruce Reed (Distinguished Research Fellow) and Cheng-Chiang Tsai (Associate Research Fellow)

Room 1203 of the Astronomy-Mathematics Building, NTU

New Opportunities in Taiwan with Simons Observatory's CMB Observations

Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Speaker: Masashi Hazumi (KEK & NCU)