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私はこれまで約25年間，マイクロ波の分野で活動して参りました．特にMW研専において，日タイ両国の学生発表を基本に，教員・研究者・技術者の「草の根」レベルの交流を目的とするTJMWでは，結果として全回参加し，第10回記念開催（2019年）では共同議長を務め，コロナ禍の3年間には縮小規模のオンライン開催でタイ側との連携を維持し，2023年の現地開催復帰，さらに2024年には前身の合同シンポジウム（1999年）から数えて25周年という節目を迎えることができました．かつて参加した学生が教員・研究者となり後進を指導する「世代継承」も散見され，国や所属の異なる研究者・技術者が，専門分野を軸に学術・技術レベルの向上，人脈形成，そして将来を担う人材の育成を行う学会活動の成果を実感しております．
昨今の会員減の問題については，学会は上述の成果に加えて，専門家からの公平な評価が得られ自らが活躍する専門分野を構築してゆけるほぼ唯一の場であることを，研究者だけでなく，それを支える多くの技術者の皆様にお伝えし，卒業後も会員に留まって頂ける，さらには社会人の技術者の会員が増えるように取り組みたいと思います．
1987年京都工芸繊維大学工芸学部電子工学科卒業，1992年同大学院博士後期課程修了（博士（工学））．1993年岡山県立大学情報工学部講師，1997年同助教授，2014年同教授．2017〜2019年同大学院情報系工学研究科システム工学専攻長（博士前期課程）．フェライトおよび電磁メタマテリアルを含むマイクロ波回路の研究に従事．2009年最新マイクロ波ミリ波技術小特集編集委員会編集幹事，2019年大学発マイクロ波論文特集編集委員会編集委員長，マイクロ波研究専門委員会のAsia/ASEAN-Japan合同会議のThailand-Japan MicroWaveに参画しPublicity Chair(2009年), Financial Chair(2010-2016), Vice-Chair(2017, 2018), General-Co Chair(2019〜2024)を歴任，MWE 2011 財務委員長，MWE 2023 実行委員会副委員長，APMC 2018，2022 財務委員長，2023〜2024年マイクロ波研究専門委員会委員長，2023年電磁波基盤技術領域委員会委員長を歴任，現在 APMC国内委員会委員，MWE 2025 実行委員会委員長．APMC 2026 実行委員会副委員長，本会シニアメンバー．2019〜2020年IEEE Hiroshima Section Chair，2025〜2026年 IEEE MTT-S Japan Chapter Chair．本会教育功労賞（2023年），IEEE広島支部功績賞（2024年）受賞．
I have been engaged in the field of microwave engineering for approximately 25 years, including research, education, and academic society activities. In particular, within the IEICE Technical Committee on Microwaves, I have been actively involved in the Thailand-Japan MicroWave (TJMW) series, which focuses on student presentations from Japan and Thailand and aims to foster grassroots-level interactions among faculty, researchers, and engineers. I have participated in every TJMW meeting, serving as General Co-Chair for its 10th Anniversary in 2019. During the three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we maintained collaboration with the Thai side through smaller-scale online events. In 2023, in-person meetings were resumed, and in 2024, we celebrated the 25th anniversary, counting from the predecessor joint symposium held in 1999. Over this period, I have witnessed “generational succession,” where former student participants have become faculty or researchers and now mentor the next generation. These experiences have allowed me to see the tangible outcomes of academic society activities, where researchers and engineers from different countries and institutions collaborate to advance scholarly and technical standards, build professional networks, and nurture future talent.
Regarding the recent decline in membership, I believe it is important to communicate to both researchers and supporting engineers that the society provides a rare opportunity for fair evaluation and for developing one’s own specialized field. I am committed to encouraging members to remain active after graduation and to promoting the growth of professional membership, ensuring that the vitality of the society continues into the next generation.
Dr. Kensuke Okubo received the B.E, M.E, and D. Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from the Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan, in 1987, 1989, and 1992 respectively. He joined Okayama Prefectural University as a Lecturer in 1993, became Associate Professor in 1997, and Professor in 2014. From 2017 to 2019, he served as Director of the Department of Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Information and Systems ngineering. His research interests are microwave circuits including ferrites and electromagnetic metamaterials. He served as an Editorial Board Secretary for the Special Section on Recent Progress in Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Technologies in 2009 and the Editor-in-Chief for the Special Issue on University-Initiated Microwave Papers in 2019. He has actively contributed to the Thailand-Japan MicroWave (TJMW) meetings, serving in roles such as Publicity Chair(2009年), Financial Chair(2010-2016), Vice-Chair(2017, 2018), General-Co Chair(2019 - 2024). He has also held key positions in MWE, APMC. He was 2019-2020 IEEE Hiroshima Section Chair and Chair of the IEICE Technical Committee on Microwaves(2023 - 2024). He is currently Chair of the MWE 2025 Executive Committee, Vice-Chair of APMC 2026 and IEEE MTT-S Japan Chapter Chair. He is a Senior Member of IEICE and has received the IEICE Educational Service Award (2023) and IEEE Hiroshima Section Achievement Award (2024).
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