(1) IEICE Distinguished Lecture Series

Title: Ubiquitous Networks and Services － with Views on Future Networks"
Speaker: Dr. Yokou Mochida
President of IEICE Communication Society
IEEE Fellow, IEICE Fellow, Advisor of Fujitsu Laboratories
Time: 16:30-17:45, March 14, 2006
Place: FIT 1-315, Tsinghua University
Sponsor: IEICE Beijing Section
Contact: Prof. Zhisheng Niu (IEICE Beijing Section Chair, 62781423)

Abstract:
After brief introduction on the IEICE Communications Society, Dr. Mochida will talk about his view on the future networks and various research directions in the world. As for the near future approaches he will discuss about NGN (Next Generation Networks), ubiquitous networks, and related key technologies. Finally he will try to talk with the attendees about the network technology roadmap.

Yukou Mochida received BE in Electrical Engineering and Doctor of Engineering in Digital Signal Processing from University of Tokyo in 1964 and 1988, respectively. He stayed in the Technical University Munich from 1965 to 1966 as a DAAD researcher. In 1964 he joined Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd and has been working on digital transmission systems over metallic cables, millimetric waveguides and optical fiber cables, digital signal processing for data modems, and digital network transport- and node-equipments such as SDH and ATM systems. In 1994 he was assigned as Member of the Board of Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd, and in 2000 he became Senior Vice President responsible for network systems, which include photonic networks, mobile communication systems and next generation internet. He was also Chairman of Fujitsu R&D Center in Beijing until June 2004. Now Dr. Mochida is Advisor of Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. From 2003 Dr. Mochida is Visiting Professor at GITS of Waseda University and from 2004 he is Visiting Professor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He is IEICE and IEEE Fellow and is currently President of IEICE Communications Society. He is also Member of the Engineering Academy of Japan.

Title: Challenges for a Next-Generation Internet
Speaker: Prof. Henning Schulzrinne
(Professor and Chair in the Dept. of Computer Science at Columbia University)
Time: 14:30-16:00, April 14, 2006
Place: Tsinghua Unisplendour International Center
Sponsor: IEICE Beijing Section
Contact: Prof. Zhisheng Niu (IEICE Beijing Section Chair, 62781423)

Abstract:
After a generation of development, the Internet has achieved worldwide reach, but some of the earlier design decisions and the accumulation of changes are starting to make further evolution of network services difficult. In particular, the ever-increasing complexity of network services and debugging threatens to turn regular users into unwilling amateur system administrators. Security concerns cause ever more restrictive firewalls, leading to a single-service Internet that only supports web access. New network services, such as predictable quality of service, multihoming, mobility and multicast, have not found wide deployment. In this talk, we highlight the existing network challenges and call for a more structured development of network services that minimizes user-visible complexity, maximizes network predictability and allows new services to be deployed more quickly.

Biography of the Speaker:
Prof. Henning Schulzrinne received his undergraduate degree in economics and electrical engineering from the Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, his MSEE degree as a Fulbright scholar from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. He was a member of technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill and an associate department head at GMD-Fokus (Berlin), before joining the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments at Columbia University, New York. He is currently chair of the Department of Computer Science. He is a division editor of the "Journal of Communications and Networks", and an editor of the "IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking" and the "Surveys & Tutorials" and former editor of the "IEEE Internet Computing Magazine" and "IEEE Transactions on Image Processing". He has been a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Communications Society and the ACM SIGCOMM Executive Committee, former chair of the IEEE Communications Society Technical Committees on Computer Communications and the Internet and has been technical program chair of Global Internet, Infocom, NOSSDAV and IPtel and is General Chair of ACM Multimedia 2004. He also was a member of the IAB (Internet Architecture Board).

Protocols co-developed by him are now Internet standards, used by almost all Internet telephony and multimedia applications. His research interests include Internet multimedia systems, quality of service, and performance evaluation. He serves as Chief Scientist for SIPquest Inc. and as former Chief Scientific Advisor for Ubiquity Software Corporation. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, has received the New York City Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science and Technology, the VON Pioneer Award. From 2003 Dr. Mochida is Visiting Professor at GITS of Waseda University and from 2004 he is Visiting Professor at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. He is IEICE and IEEE Fellow and is currently President of IEICE Communications Society. He is also Member of the Engineering Academy of Japan.

Title: Biologically Inspired Communication Network Control
Speaker: Prof. Masayuki Murata
(Department of Information Networking, Graduate School of Information Science
and Technology, Osaka University)
Time: 9:00-10:15, April 19, 2006
Place: Room 1-315, FIT Building, Tsinghua University
Sponsor: IEICE Beijing Section
Contact: Prof. Zhisheng Niu (IEICE Beijing Section Chair, 62781423)

Abstract:
We introduce a new network control methodology inspired by biology, in order to explain why we need self-organized control in the communication network. We are now developing the experimental system using the developer's toolkit for the sensor networks as an example of the bio-inspired network control. Based on our experiences, we also report the lessons learned in the actual implementation of the biologically inspired approach. Lastly, future direction of our project is discussed.

Biography of the Speaker:
Professor Masayuki Murata received the M.E. and D.E. degrees in Information and Computer Sciences from Osaka University, Japan, in 1984 and 1988, respectively. In April 1984, he joined Tokyo Research Laboratory, IBM Japan, as a Researcher. From September 1987 to January 1989, he was an Assistant Professor with Computation Center, Osaka University. In February 1989, he moved to the Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka University. From 1992 to 1999, he was an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, and from April 1999, he has been a Professor of Osaka University. He moved to Advanced Networked Environment Research Division, Cybermedia Center, Osaka University in April 2000. From April 2004, he has been with Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University. He has more than four hundred papers of international and domestic journals and conferences. His research interests include computer network architecture and related topics including photonic networks, sensor networks, and mobile ad hoc networks. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, The Internet Society, IEICE and IPSJ.

Title: Context-aware Mobile Services: Enablers and Challenges
Speaker: Prof. Hiroyuki Morikawa
Department of Frontier Informatics, The University of Tokyo
Time: 10:30-11:45, April 19, 2006
Place: Room 1-315, FIT Building, Tsinghua University
Sponsor: IEICE Beijing Section
Contact: Prof. Zhisheng Niu (IEICE Beijing Section Chair, 62781423)

Abstract:
Two major properties will characterize networks in the future: '3C everywhere' and 'physical interaction'. These two properties promise a computing infrastructure that seamlessly and ubiquitously aids users in accomplishing their tasks and that renders the actual computing devices and technology largely invisible. This talk begins by providing a brief overview of the research trend of ubiquitous network in Japan, and then presents our UbiNet projects at the University of Tokyo. We present our experiences with designing and implementing context-aware mobile services.

Biography of the Speaker: Prof. Hiroyuki Morikawa received the B.E., M.E, and Dr. Eng. Degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, in 1987, 1989, and 1992, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of the Department of Frontier Informatics at the University of Tokyo. From 1997 to 1998, he stayed in Columbia University as a visiting research associate. His research interests are in the areas of computer networks, ubiquitous networks, mobile computing, wireless networks, and photonic Internet. He serves on the program committees of IEEE/ACM conferences and workshops, and sits on numerous telecommunications advisory committees and frequently serves as a consult to government. He is a member of IEEE, ACM, ISOC, IEICE, IPSJ, and ITE.

(2) Technical Sponsorship to International Conferences

To support the flagship conference Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC), which was initiated by IEICE, CIC (Chinese Institute of Communication) and KICS (Korea Institute of Communication Society) near 20 years ago, IEICE Beijing Section has worked closely with IEICE Headquarter, CIC, and KICS for the successful APCC2005 (Perth, Australia) and the forthcoming APCC2006 (Pusan, Korea) by delivering Call for Papers to our local members and encouraging them to participate.

(3) Member Service to IEICE Local Members

We have set up an IEICE booth in Tsinghua University (Room 3-326, FIT Building), where all the IEICE Transactions, Journals, as well as CD-ROMs are exhibited all the year. A secretary is sitting there to help the service to IEICE local members. Until now, we have provided over hundred of copies (by email, airmail or by fax) to our local members as well as Chinese students.