Koji Sugioka is a Team Leader of Advanced Laser Processing Research Team at RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics. He received B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electronics from Waseda University in 1984, 1986 and 1993, respectively. He was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from University of Szeged, Hungary in 2018. Sugioka joined RIKEN in 1986. At RIKEN, He has made important contribution to both fundamental researches on laser-matter interactions and diverse applications including practical use in the said area. He is internationally renowned for his works on laser doping, laser etching, laser surface modification, laser-induced selective metallization, microfabrication of transparent materials, VUV laser processing, laser surface nano-structuring, and 3D micro and nano fabrication. In particular, he is known as a leading scientist in the ultrafast laser processing technology. His current research interests include ultrafast laser processing for microfluidic, optofluidic, microelectronic and optoelectronic applications. Sugioka is currently a member of the board of directors of the Laser Institute of America (LIA), Japanese Laser Processing Society (JLPS) and The Japan Society of Laser Technology (JSTL), a council member of the Intl. Academy of Photonics and Laser Engineering (IAPLE), and a Fellow of SPIE, OSA, LIA, and IAPLE. He is also an editor-in-chief of Journal of the Laser Micro/Nanoengineering (JLMN) and an editor of Opto-Electronic Advances (OEA), Nanomaterials, Advanced Optical Technology (AOT), and Int. J. Extreme Manufacturing (IJEM).