Information communication technology is rapidly evolving, and the disciplines and societies in the world are greatly changing. The role of the institute, the methods of research and development also become progressive and diversified. The institute should be inherit the tradition, but also explore the cyber space that removes the physical limitations in time and space regions. There is also a strong demand to manage the institute efficiently. I would like to engage the management from the global viewpoints.

He received the B.S., M.S., and Dr. Eng. Degrees, all from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo Japan, in 1972, 1974, and 1986, respectively. He joined the Electrical Communication Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japan, in 1974. He was engaged in research on devices. Since 1978, he has been engaged in digital mobile communication systems. He was an Executive Research Engineer in NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (NTT DoCoMo) from 1992 to 1996. Since September 1996, he has been Professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. He received the Best Paper Award from the IEICE in 1995, 2007, 2009 and 2012, Best Paper Award from EuWiT in 2009, IEICE Fellow in 2006, and IEICE Achievement Award in 2009.