INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
Chair
MIGNONNE CHAN, PH.D.
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Chairperson, Global Strength Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science & History, Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA (1990/09 – 1991/06)
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Associate-in-Research, Harvard Business School, USA
Co-Chair
GINO YU, Ph.D
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Director, Digital Entertainment and Game Development, Hong Kong
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Associate Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Co-Chair
Dr. MURALI MAHADEVAN, MBCHB, FRACS
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Clinical Director / Surgeon, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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Senior Lecturer, the Department of Surgery, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Operator, Ascot and Mercy hospitals, Auckland, New Zealand
PUBLIC ADVOCACY COMMITTEE
Chair
Rita Carter
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Medical writer, contributing to, among others, the Independent, New Scientist, Daily Mail and Telegraph.
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Twice awarded the Medical Journalists' Association prize for outstanding contribution to medical journalism.
Co-Chair
EMILIA HSIEH, M.S.
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INTERNATIONAL CHANNEL, PUBLIC TELEVISION SERVICE TAIWAN
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Co-Chair
JOSE HABA-RUBIO, M.D.
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Neurologist, somnologist, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, European Sleep Research Society, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Neurologist, Center for Investigation and Research in Sleep, Lausanne UniversityHospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
Co-Chair
CHIH-TING TIM LIN, PH.D.
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Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Principal Investigator
YAO-JEN LIANG D.V.M, PH.D
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Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Director of Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Engineering, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Professor , Department & Institute of Life Science, Fu-Jen University, Taipei, Taiwan
INDUSTRIALIZATION COMMITTEE
ADVISORY BOARD
JOSDAVID WHITE, M.D
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Member, Association of American Physicians
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Board of Directors, Sleep Research Society
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Chief Medical Officer, Apnicure Inc.
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Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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Part time Professor of Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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Ad hoc Reviewer SLEEP, Chest, New Enland Journal of Medicine Journal of Applied Physiology PLOS One
Chair
GOW-JIUMN HUANG, PH.D.
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Fellow, Institute for Information Industry, Taipei, Taiwan
Co-chair
XIANGYU WANG, PH.D.
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Professor, Woodside Chair, Faculty of Humanities,
School of Built Environment, Department of Construction Management, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Education Committee
Co-chair
Sharon A. Keenan, R EEG T, R PSG T, Ph.D., D, ABSM
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Founder, director and one of the principal lecturers at The School of Sleep Medicine, Inc. Palo Alto CA, California, USA.
Co-Chair
Hsin-Chien Lee, M.D., M.P.H.
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Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Chair, Sleep Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Specialist in Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine
Co-chair
SUNG-WAN KIM, M.D., PH.D.
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Kyung Hee University
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Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
GLOBAL REGULATION & POLICY COMMITTEE
Co-chair
KENNETH P. WRIGHT JR., PH.D.
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Professor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
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Director, Administrative research Center (ARC), Sleep and Cronobiology Labortatory, Boulder, CO, USA
Co-Chair
Patrick J. Strollo, Jr. MD
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Professor ,Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, USA
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Medical Director, UPMC Sleep Medicine Center , Montefiore University Hospital, Pittsburg, USA
Co-chair
Prof. Dr. iur. Ulrich M. Gassner, Mag. rer. publ., M. Jur. (Oxon.)
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Founding director, research centers for medical product law “FORSCHUNGSSTELLE FÜR MEDIZINPRODUKTERECHT (FMPR)” and e-health law “E-Health-Recht” (FEHR), Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany
Student Committee
The International Sleep Science and Technology Association (ISSTA) has established the ISSTA Student Committee to provide students with opportunities to engage in sleep medicine and related interdisciplinary fields. The committee is open to students from medicine, dentistry, engineering, public health, computer science, economics, social sciences, and other disciplines, reflecting the growing role of collaboration in advancing sleep health.
The Student Committee aims to support education, research, and international exchange through seminars, conferences, journal clubs, research projects, and leadership activities. Students are encouraged to explore topics including sleep medicine, sleep technology, medical artificial intelligence, digital health, public health, health economics, and policy, while working with peers and faculty from different academic backgrounds.
By connecting students with ISSTA’s international initiatives and collaborative network, the committee provides early exposure to interdisciplinary research and emerging healthcare technologies. It also offers a platform for students to develop academic, research, and leadership skills while contributing to the future development of sleep medicine and sleep health.