C on f e r e n c e C h a i r s ’ W e l c o m e L e t t e r s & C o m m i t t e e s

The 5th Smart Laser Processing Conference
SLPC 2024

Conference

Organized by

Japan Laser Processing Society (JLPS)
Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI) Osaka University, Japan
OPI Council, Japan

Conference Chair

Conference Co-Chair

Masahiro Tsukamoto

Andreas Ostendorf

JWRI, Osaka University,
Japan

Applied Laser Technologies,
Ruhr University Bochum,
Germany

On behalf of the organizing committee, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to SLPC 2024 The 5th Smart Laser
Processing Conference. Since 2014, the past SLPC conferences were launched with generous supports from many scientists
and engineers in the fields of laser materials processing. Except SLPC 2020 which was cancelled due to the COVID-19,
SLPC conferences were the great successes with the fine scientists and engineers attending. And now, the 5th SLPC
conference is held at PACIFICO Yokohama again to encourage rapid development of laser processing technologies.
SLPC 2024 deals with science and technology of smart laser materials processing including micro- and macroprocessing. SLPC 2024 aims at providing a forum for discussion of fundamental aspects of laser-matter interaction, andthe state-of -the-art of smart laser materials processing, in addition to fostering next generation concepts and innovationby collaboration among participants including scientists, end users and laser manufacturers. We wish smart laser materials
processing technologies would spread all over the world through this conference. SLPC 2024 is the 3-day event which
consists of a plenary session, regular oral sessions, and poster session, collaborating with other 15 professional conferencesin OPIC 2024 Optics & Photonics International Congress 2024. The conference site, Yokohama, is one of the famous port
towns in Japan, and many technologies had been spread all in Japan through here.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to all the presenters, in particular the plenary and the invited speakers,
cooperating societies, media partners, and our sponsors. We would also like to thank the chairs and the members ofprogram committee, steering committee, international advisory committee, and the secretariat. Thank you very much forattending, and we sincerely hope you enjoy your time at the good season of fresh green leaves in Yokohama.
General Chair
Masahiro Tsukamoto JWRI, OsakaUniversity, Japan
Co-ChairAndeas Ostendorf Applied Laser
Technologies, Ruhr University Bochum,
Germany
International advisory committee<Members>

Christian Hagenlocher Institut fürStrahlwerkzeuge (IFSW), Germany
Yongfeng Lu University of Nebraska
Lincoln, USA
Beat Neuenschwander Bern University ofApplied Sciences, Institute for AppliedLaser, Photonics and Surface Technologies
ALPS, Switzerland
Patcharapit Promoppatum King
Mongkut’s University of Technology
Thonburi, Thailand

Gediminas Račiukaitis Head ofDepartment of Laser Technologies FTMC
- Center for Physical Sciences andTechnology, LithuaniaTomokazu Sano Osaka University, Japan
Program commitee<Chair>Masahito Katto University of Miyazaki,Japan<Co-Chairs>

Hitoshi Nakano Kindai University, Japan
Aiko Narazaki National Institute ofAdvanced Industrial Science andTechnology (AIST), Japan<Members>

Masaki Hashida Tokai University, Japan
Yoshio Hayasaki Utsunomiya University,
Japan
Souta Matsusaka Chiba University, Japan
Godai Miyaji Tokyo University ofAgriculture and Technology, Japan
Mizue Mizoshiri Nagaoka University ofTechnology, Japan

Yasuhiro Okamoto Okayama University,
Japan
Timotius Pasang Western Michigan
Universtity, USA
Keisuke Shigemori Osaka University,
Japan
Sasitorn Srisawadi National Metal andMaterials Technology Center (MTEC),ThailandRie Tanabe Fukuoka Institute ofTechnology, Japan
Miho Tsuyama Kindai University, Japan
Jörg Volpp Luleå University of Technology,
Department of Engineering Sciences andMathematics, Sweden
Yorihiro Yamashita University of Fukui,
Japan
Steering committee<Chair>Yuji Sato JWRI, Osaka University, Japan<Members>

Keisuke Takenaka JWRI, Osaka
University, Japan
Kyohei Maeda Kobe Steel, Ltd, Japan
OPIC 2024・22-26 April, 2024