Tomoyuki Akiyama

Tomoyuki Akiyama was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1970. He received the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctor of Engineering degrees in electric engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1993, 1995, and 1998, respectively. In 1998, he joined Fujitsu, Ltd., where he was focused into investigation of optical properties in quantum dots and their applications. In 2006, he cofounded QD Laser, Inc., funded by Fujitsu, Ltd., and Mitsui Ventures, Co. Ltd., and started mass-production and -marketing of quantum-dot optical devices for communication, display, and material processing. He has presented and authored/coauthored more than 100 technical papers including more than 10 invited papers in international journals and conferences.