[Statement]
Prolonged natural disaster recovery and deterioration in the economy, the industry seems to be increasingly requiring academic activities which may result in increased productivity and business continuity of essential technical innovation. In accordance with the progress of rapid technology evolution, ICT industry has to cope with structural transformation. In the situation, the cooperation between academic activities and industry becomes important mission for IEICE. Now, we are facing in mind including globalization and gradual decrease of the number of students willing to study science and technologies. I think we have to have great dream for the research topics of ICT area. I hope you share these views and I ask for your kind support.

[Profile]
Masakazu SENGOKU received Dr. Eng. degrees from Hokkaido University in1972. He was a Research Associate at Hokkaido University in 1972 and a Professor at Niigata University in 1989. He was Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University during 2003-2007. Since 2008, he has been an Executive Vice President of Niigata University.
He is the Vice-President of Communication Society, IEICE, in 2000-2001, the Vice-President of Engineering Science Society in 2001 and the President of the Society in 2003-2004. He was the Editor in Chief of Trans. of Engineering Science Society.
He was a member of Editorial Board, ACM, URSI, Wireless Networks, a editor of the Journal of Communications and Networks, and a regional editor of Journal of Circuits, Systems, and Computers, World Scientific.
He received Best Paper Awards of IEICE in 1992, 1996, 1997 and 1998, the Achievement Award of IEICE in 2005 and Distinguished Achievement and Contributions Award of IEICE in 2009. He is a Life Fellow member of IEEE, a Fellow member and a Honorary member of IEICE.