Takuo Tanemura (Member, IEEE) received the B.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electronic engineering, all from The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 2001, 2003, and 2006, respectively. In 2006, he joined the Department of Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo and moved to the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo in 2007 as a Lecturer. In April 2012, he moved back to the Department of Electronic Engineering, The University of Tokyo, and became an Associate Professor. From March 2010 to February 2012, he was a Visiting Scholar with the Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University. He has authored or coauthored more than 200 papers published in refereed international journals and conferences. His research interests include semiconductor photonic integrated circuits, nanophotonic and nanometallic devices for optical imaging, communication, and interconnects. He is a member of OSA, Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, and Japan Society of Applied Physics.