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葉秩光 Chih-Kuang Yeh PhD

國立清華大學　生醫工程與環境科學系　講座教授 & 主任秘書

★Chair Professor   ★Chief Secretary   ★IAMBE Fellow

Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences

National Tsing Hua University

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E-mail: ckyeh@mx.nthu.edu.tw​        Office: 醫環館 BMES 421R

Tel: 03-5715131-34240                       ​

Research Interests

My areas of interest include but are not limited to:

acoustic vortex tweezers, ultrasound theranostics,

ultrasound drug/gene delivery and release,

microbubble/phase-change droplet applications,

ultrasound physics, medical imaging, and medical devices.

研究領域

  • 聲渦式超音波聲鉗

  • 超音波藥物/基因遞送與釋藥

  • 超音波影像與治療

  • 多功能微氣泡/聲學相變液滴/聲敏材料應用

  • 醫學成像技術與訊號處理

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering,

National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, January 2004. Advisor: Prof. Pai-Chi Li.

Master of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering,

National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, June 1997. Advisor: Prof. Jia-Jin Jason Chen.
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering,

Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, June 1995.

Work Experiences

August 2024  – present

Chief Secretary, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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August 2024  – present

Chair Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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August 2024  – present

Joint Appointment Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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February 2020  – January 2023

Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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February 2019  – January 2020

Associate Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

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August 2015 – July 2024

Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

 

August 2014 – present

Joint Appointment Professor, Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

 

August 2012 – present

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

 

August 2009 – July 2012

Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

 

August 2005 – July 2009

Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan

 

February 2004 – July 2005

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

 

August 2002 – October 2003

Visiting Researcher, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Davis, USA.

 

July 1997 –May 1999

Biomedical Engineering Officer, Army of Republic of China. (Military Service)

Awards & Honors

  • Chair Professor, National Tsing Hua University, Aug 2024-present. (清華講座教授)

  • Thesis Supervisor Award, Lam Research Co., Ltd., 2024. (科林研發論文指導獎)

  • JMBE Annual Excellent Paper Award, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2024.

  • Most Influential Scientist Impact Rankings (Single Year 2023), World’s Top 2% Scientists, 2024. 

  • 2024 Future Tech Awards, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, 2024. (未來科技獎)

  • Outstanding Research Award, Tsing Hua Talent Development Fund, National Tsing Hua University, 2024. (清大傑出人才發展基金-傑出研究獎)

  • Outstanding Engineering Professors Award, Chinese Institute of Engineers, Taiwan, 2024. (中工會傑出工程教授)

  • Outstanding Research Award, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, 2024/ 2020. (國科會傑出研究獎)

  • The 58th Sun Yat Sen Academic Awards, Sun Yat Sen Academic and Cultural Foundation, 2023. (中山學術著作獎-自然科學)

  • The 30th TECO Awards, TECO Technology Foundation, 2023. (第30屆東元獎-生醫/農業科技)

  • The 19th Tien Te Lee Biomedical Awards, Tien Te Lee Biomedical Foundation, 2023. (第19屆永信李天德卓越醫藥科技獎)

  • Most Influential Scientist Impact Rankings (Single Year 2022), World’s Top 2% Scientists, 2023. 

  • IAMBE Fellow, International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2023.

  • The 18th Nation Academic Award for Outstanding International Achievement, Taiwan International Invention Award Winners Association, Taiwan, 2022. (第十八屆IIP國際傑出發明家獎學術國光獎章)

  • Excelsior Award, Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry, Taiwan, 2022/ 2021/ 2019. (國家新創精進獎)

  • 2022 Future Tech Awards,  National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan, 2022. (未來科技獎)

  • The 18th National Innovation Award, Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry, Taiwan, 2021. (第18屆國家新創獎-學研新創獎)

  • 2021 Future Tech Awards, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2021. (未來科技獎)

  • Young Investigator Award for Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Science, 2020. (中華民國兒童神經精神科學 勵翔獎(再度入選))

  • Teaching Excellence Award, National Tsing Hua University, 2020/ 2015/ 2012. (校教師傑出教學獎)

  • Young Investigator Award for Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Science, 2017. (中華民國兒童神經精神科學 勵翔獎)

  • Distinguished Professor, National Tsing Hua University, August 2015- July 2024. (清華特聘教授)

  • Industry/University Cooperative Research Award, National Tsing Hua University, November 2014. (清華傑出產學研究獎)

  • Teaching Excellence Award, College of Nuclear Science, National Tsing Hua University, 2014/ 2011/ 2008. (清華原科院傑出教學獎)

  • Travelling Fellows, IFMBE Asia-Pacific Research Networking Fellowship, May 21-30, 2012. (Taiwan-Japan-China)

  • The 8th National Innovation Award, Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry, Taiwan, 2011. ​(第8屆國家新創獎-學術研究組)

  • Best Paper Award (Zhan Tian You Award), Chinese Institute of Engineers of the ROC, Taiwan, April 2011. (工程論文獎首獎-詹天佑論文獎)​

  • JMBE Annual Best Paper Award, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2010.

  • Dr. Wu Da-You Memorial Award, National Science Council, Taiwan, 2010. (吳大猷先生紀念獎)

  • Academic Achievement Award, National Tsing Hua University, 2009-2014. (清大教師學術卓越獎勵)

  • Young Faculty Research Award, National Tsing Hua University, 2008. (清大新進人員研究獎)

  • Best Student Paper Award, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, September 2003. (second author)

  • Cum Laude Award, SPIE Medical Image Symposium, San Diego, USA, January 2003.

  • Master Thesis Award, Symposium of Annual Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of ROC, Taoyuan, Taiwan, December 1997. (最佳論文獎)

Institutional Service

August 2024 – Present

Commissioner, University Development Committee, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan.

慈濟大學校務發展委員會-委員

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July 2024 – Present

Commissioner, R&D results Management Committee, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Taiwan.

長庚醫院研發成果管理委員會-委員

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May 2024 – Present

Commissioner, Center for University Social Responsibility Ministry of Education, Taiwan.

教育部大學社會責任推動中心-委員

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August 2023 – Present

Accreditation Committee, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan, Taiwan.

中華工程教育學會認證委員會-委員

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July 2023 – Present

Consultant, Taiwan Fine Bubble Industries Association, Taiwan.

台灣超微細氣泡協會-顧問

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January 2023 – Present

Commissioner, AI/ML Medical Device Consultative Committee, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration, Taiwan.

衛福部食藥署智慧醫療器材諮議會-委員

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January 2023 – Present

Evaluation Committee, Higher Education SPROUT Project, Ministry of Education, Taiwan.

教育部高等教育深耕計畫-審查委員

 

January 2023 – Present

Evaluation Committee, Applied Research Grants for Vocational and Technological College and University, Department of Engineering and Technologies, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan.

國科會工程處技專校院實務型研究專案計畫-複審委員

 

January 2023 – Present

Evaluation Committee, Emerging areas Division, Department of Engineering and Technologies, National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan.

國科會工程處新興/其他領域學門-複審委員

 

October 2022 – Present

Commissioner, NTU Research and Development Center for Medical Devices, Taiwan.

國立台灣大學醫療器材研發中心諮詢委員會-委員

 

January 2020 – present

Evaluation Committee, Academia-Industry Collaboration Projects, Department of Engineering and Technologies, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

科技部工程司產學合作計畫(民生化材領域)-複審委員

 

January 2019 – December 2021

Convener, Biomedical Engineering Division, Department of Engineering and Technologies, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

科技部工程司醫工學門-召集人

 

January 2018 – December 2018

Evaluation Committee, Engineering Medicine Division, Department of Life Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

科技部生科司工程醫學學門醫工骨科幹細胞-複審委員

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January 2018 – December 2018

Evaluation Committee, An-An Slow Angels’ Family Support Association, Yi-Lan, Taiwan.

安安慢飛天使家庭關懷協會2018年論文推薦-審查委員

 

December 2017 – December 2020

Commissioner, NTU Research and Development Center for Medical Devices, Taiwan.

國立台灣大學醫療器材研發中心諮詢委員會-委員

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August 2017 – July 2018

Convener, Engineering Division, MOE Teaching Practice Research Program, Taiwan.

教育部教學實踐研究計畫工程學門-召集人

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June 2017 – September 2018

Joint Appointment Research Fellow, National Applied Research Laboratories, Taiwan. (MOE Teaching Practice Research Program)

教育部教學實踐研究計畫專案辦公室-執行長

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August 2015 – July 2016

Commissioner, Chinese Language Center Committee, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

國立清華大學華語中心中心委員會(系級)-委員

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2015, 2016, 2018

Evaluation Committee, Biomedical Engineering Division, Department of Engineering and Technologies, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan.

科技部工程司醫工學門-複審委員

 

January 2014 – present

Evaluation Committee, A+ Industrial Innovation R&D Program, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan.

經濟部A+企業創新研發淬鍊計畫-審議委員

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2014 – present

Evaluation Committee, Taipei Exchange, Taiwan.

台灣證券櫃檯買賣中心-上櫃審議委員

 

September 2013 – September 2014

Commissioner, Advisory Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, CGU, Taiwan.

長庚大學生物醫學工程系諮詢委員會-學界代表

 

August 2013 – July 2016

Commissioner, Advisory Committee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, YUMT, Taiwan.

元培科技大學生物醫學工程系諮詢委員會-學界代表

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February 2013 – present

Consultant, TRUST BIO-SONICS INC., Hsinchu, Taiwan.

博信生物科技公司-技術顧問

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August 2011 – January 2014

Section Chief, Division of Faculty Development and Teaching Assistants Training, Center for Teaching and Learning Development, NTHU, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

清華大學教務處教學發展中心教師發展與助教培訓組-組長

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January 2011 – present

Evaluation Committee, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan.

經濟部業界開發產業技術計畫-審查委員

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August 2008 – December 2009, June 2012 – December 2012

Consultant, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan.

工業技術研究院-顧問

Committee & Membership

  1. Commissioner, Ultrasound Research and Development Committee, Taiwan Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (Dec 2024-present)

  2. International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE) Fellow (2023-present)

  3. Director, Taiwan Association of Interventional & Therapeutic Ultrasound (2021-present)

  4. Executive Director, Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering (2021-2022)

  5. Organizing Committee (Student Affairs), IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (2021)

  6. Medical Ultrasonics Group (Ultrasound Contrast Agents, MCA) Track Leader, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, (2018-2020)

  7. Director, Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering (2017-2020)

  8. Commissioner, Journal Editorial Board & International Cooperation Committee & Certification Referee Committee, Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering (2017-2018)

  9. Director, Taiwan Association of Interventional & Therapeutic Ultrasound (2015-2018)

  10. Head of Academic Section, Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering (2015-2016)

  11. Organizing Committee (Web Chair), IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (2015)

  12. Technical Program Committee, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (2014- present)

  13. Senior Member of IEEE (2010-present)

  14. Member of Biomedical Engineering Society of the Taiwan

  15. Member of Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Taiwan

  16. Member of Chinese Institute of Engineers of the Taiwan

Editorship

  1. Associate Editor, Ultrasonics, 2023-present

  2. Deputy Editors-in-Chiefs, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2021-present

  3. Editorial Board, Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery, 2019-present

  4. Editorial Board, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2015-2020

  5. Editorial Board, ISRN Biomedical Imaging, 2012-2014

  6. Editorial Board, Dataset Papers in Medicine, 2012-2014

  7. Guest Editor, Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, Special Issue on Biomedical Imaging, Vol. 31, No. 6, 2011.

JOURNAL PAPER / RESEARCH PROPOSAL REVIEWER

IEEE UFFC, IEEE TITB, IEEE BME, UMB, Nanomedicine, Biomaterials, Langmuir, Ultrasonics, JACS, JASA, JMBE, BME: ABC, J Nanopart Res., Adv. Mater., Interfaces, Theranostics, PLoS One, Comput. Biol. Med., J. Mater. Chem., Med Phys., PMB, APL, Adv. Funct. Mater., ACS Appl. Mater., ChemComm, Lab Chip, Sci. Rep., ACS Nano, Acta Biomater., Ultrason Sonochem., Radiology, Nat. Commun., Small, Nature BME

 

Oversea reviewer of research proposal:

Singapore, Hong Kong, China, France, Poland, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand and Israel

Invited Talks

  • Invited speaker, 5th International Symposium of Mechanobiology, Tainan, Taiwan, Nov 1-3, 2024.

  • Invited speaker, 6th Asia Pacific International Symposium on Advances in Medical Ultrasound and 40th Anniversary & 2024 Annual Convention of Taiwan Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 19-20, 2024.

  • Invited speaker, Academic Ethics and Research Integrity Lecture, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, Oct 17, 2024 

  • Keynote speaker, the 2024 Annual Meeting of Biomaterials and Controlled Release Society in Taiwan & International Advanced Drug Delivery Symposium, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Aug 15-16, 2024.

  • Invited speaker, 國科會計畫暨學術期刊撰寫工作坊, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan, Nov 17, 2023.

  • Keynote speaker, the 2023 Annual Symposium of Taiwanese Society of Biomedical Engineering, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Nov 11-12, 2023.

  • Invited speaker, 8th Conference of the Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Nov 8-10, 2023.

  • Invited speaker, Chang Gung Medical Week, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Oct 20-22, 2023.

  • Invited talk, the 34th Annual International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology Conference, Lukang, Taiwan, Oct 19-20, 2023.

  • Invited speaker, 22nd Asia-Oceania Congress on Medical Physics, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec 10-12, 2022.

  • Invited speaker, Annual meeting of Formosan Medical Association, “Brain imaging: diagnosis and tailored treatments,” Taipei, Taiwan, Nov 12-13, 2022.

  • Keynote speaker (webinar), the 2nd TKJ Neurorehabilitation Congress (online), Apr 23-24, 2022.

  • Invited talk (webinar), Local Chapter, Controlled Release Society, Jan 6, 2021.

  • Invited talk, Active and Assisted Living Programme (online), Digital innovations for Hospital-to-Home Care in Taiwan; Dementia Care and Dementia Friendly Community in Taiwan, Apr 12, 2021.

  • Invited talk, 博雅經典講座, China Medical University, Taiwan, Jan 11, 2024.

  • Invited talk, Asian Conference on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Shanghai, China, Nov 22-24, 2019.

  • Invited talk, Symposium of Korea Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound, Gyeongju, Korea, Sep 6-7, 2019.

  • Keynote speaker, The 9th WACBE World Congress in Bioengineering, Taipei, Taiwan, Aug 16-19, 2019.

  • Invited talk, the 55th Biomedical Engineering Conference, Hokkaido, Japan, Aug 2, 2019.

  • Invited talk, 4th Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapy Conference, Chongqing, China, Nov 9-11, 2018.

  • Invited talk, Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 13-14, 2018.

  • Invited talk, 13th Congress of the Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (AFSUMB 2018), Seoul, Korea, May 23-26, 2018.

  • Invited talk, International Conference on Biomedical Ultrasound, Hong Kong, China, Dec 3-4, 2017.

  • Keynote speaker, Symposium of Annual Conference of the Biomedical Engineering Society of Taiwan, National Central University, Taiwan, Nov 17, 2017.

  • Invited talk, World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 13-17, 2017.

  • Invited talk, Asian Conference on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 14, 2017.

  • Invited talk, International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU), Hong Kong, May 14-17, 2017.

  • Invited talk, Biomedical Ultrasound Symposium, Shenzhen, China, Nov 5, 2016.

  • Invited talk, International Conference on Biomedical Ultrasound, Nanjing, China, Oct 20-21, 2016.

  • Invited talk, First Oriental Frontier Forum of Ultrasound in Medicine, Shanghai, China, Jul 14-17, 2016.

  • Invited talk, 3rd Ultrasound Molecular Imaging and Therapy Conference, Chongqing, China, Apr 8-11, 2016.

  • Invited talk, International Molecular Imaging Symposium, Xiamen, China, Oct 30-Nov 1, 2015.

  • Invited talk, Biomaterials and Ultrasound Theranostics Symposium, Shanghai, China, Oct 30-31, 2014.

  • Invited talk, International Conference on Biomedical Ultrasound, Shenzhen, China, Oct 21-22, 2014.

  • Invited talk, Biomedical Ultrasound Symposium, Xian, China, Sep 19, 2014.

  • Keynote speaker, 5th Asian conference on ultrasound contrast imaging, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 19-20, 2013.

  • Keynote speaker, Japan-Taiwan Symposium on Polyscale Technologies for Biomedical, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Hokkaido, Japan, Sep 7-10, 2103.

  • Invited talk, International Workshop on "Highly Accurate and Less-Invasive Diagnosis and Treatment for Gastrointestinal Cancer", Chiba University, Japan, Mar 8, 2013.

  • Invited talk, Ultrasound Enhanced Drug Delivery Session, Acoustics 2012 Hong Kong Conference, May 13-18, 2012. (Feasibility Study of Using Macrophages as Drug Delivery Carriers for Drug-Loaded Phase-Change Droplets)

Session chair

  • Session Chair/Session Coordinator (Ultrasound Contrast Agents), IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium. (2013-present)

  • Session chair, 6th Asia Pacific International Symposium on Advances in Medical Ultrasound 40th Anniversary & 2024 Annual Convention of Taiwan Society of Ultrasound in Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct 19-20, 2024.

  • Session chair, IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Joint Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, Sep 22-26, 2024.

  • Session chair, International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU), Taipei, Taiwan, Sep 19-22, 2024.

  • Moderator, International symposium on ultrasound brain stimulation of the TAITU, Taipei, Taiwan, Jan 20, 2024.

  • Session chair, 8th Conference of the Asian Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Nov 8-10, 2023.

  • Session chair, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Glasgow, UK, Oct 6-9, 2019.

  • Session chair, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Kobe, Japan, Oct 22-25, 2018.

  • Moderator, International Conference on Biomedical Ultrasound, Hong Kong, China, Dec 2-4, 2017.

  • Session chair, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Washington D.C., USA, Sep 6-9, 2017.

  • Session chair, International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Nanjing, China, May 30-Jun 2, 2017.

  • Session chair, IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, Sep 18-21, Tours, France, 2016.

  • Session chair, 6th Asian Conference on ultrasound contrast imaging, Yokohama, Japan, May 5-9, 2014.

  • Session chair, 2013 Joint UFFC, EFTF and PFM Symposia, Prague, Czech Republic, Jul 21-25, 2013.

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