Whereas the mission and role of ICT become more and more important supporting the everyday life and social activities, underlying technologies tend to be less visible. Also, I believe that we need to actively deal with the competitive and/or cooperative environment with other countries, while domestically facing the challenge of a rapidly aging society. Under the circumstances, I would like to strengthen the following points, for example, with you all:
　(1) Influence as an opinion leader in the ICT field,
　(2) Dynamism of the Study Groups,
　(3) Visibility from the younger generation.

＜Profile＞
He received B.E., M.E., and Ph.D degrees from Waseda University, Tokyo, in 1980, 1982, and 1993, respectively. He joined Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co. (now KDDI Corp.), in 1982. He is a Managing Director of KDDI R&D Labs and a fellow of IEICE. He has been a Vice Chair of CS during 2006-2008.