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■　梅比良　正弘：Masahiro Umehira

［抱負］信学会はこれまで学術的な交流活動を通じて、我が国の技術レベル向上と人材育成に大きく貢献してきました。私も信学会、特に通信ソサイエティの研究会や大会などで育てていただいた一人です。一方、情報通信分野を取り巻く環境は大きく変化してきており、通信ソサイエティも、少子高齢化、グローバル化、企業会員の学会離れなどの環境変化に適応し、変革していかなければ生き残ることはできません。この度、光栄にも本会の通信ソサイエティ次期会長候補に推薦いただきました。通信ソサイエティでは、これまで副会長を２期３年務めさせていただき、現在も通信ソサイエティの課題検討ＷＧに参画させていただいています。これらの経験を、これまでお世話になってきた通信ソサイエティ、ひいては信学会の発展に少しでも貢献できればと考えています。

［経歴］昭和５５年京大大学院修士課程修了。同年ＮＴＴ電気通信研究所入所。以来、衛星通信システム、ワイヤレスアクセスシステム等の研究開発に従事．昭和６１～６２年カナダ・通信省通信研究所客員研究員．平成１８年より茨城大学工学部教授．工学博士（京都大学）．昭和６２年本会学術奨励賞、平成１１年業績賞．平成１３年文部科学大臣賞研究功績賞等を受賞．

［本会での主な活動］平成１７～１９年東京支部評議員、平成１９～２１年通信ソサエティ副会長、平成１９～２０年衛星通信研究専門委員会委員長、平成２０年～２２年評議員、平成２４～２５年通信ソサエティ副会長

Candidate’s statement
I believe IEICE has been greatly contributing to the advancement of electronics, communications and information technologies as well as education of engineers in these fields in Japan. I am one of them educated through technical activities of IEICE, especially IEICE Communication Society.
On the other hand, we are facing drastic changes surrounding IEICE such as globalization of R&D activities and decrease of IEICE members due to the decrease of population in Japan. IEICE must adapt itself to such changes to survive in new environments.
It is my great honor to be nominated as a candidate of President Elect of IEICE Communications Society. I have 3 years experiences as a Vice President of IEICE Communications Society and I am also contributing to ad hoc working group to improve the activities of IEICE Communications Society. I believe these experiences will be greatly helpful to serve as a President Elect. If appointed, I will contribute, together with the colleagues of IEICE, toward the advancement and improvement of IEICE Communications Society activities for its brighter future.

Brief bio.
He received B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Kyoto University in 1980, 1982 and 2000. He was with NTT Electrical Communications laboratories from 1980 to 2006, and has been a fulltime professor in Ibaraki University, Hitachi-shi, Japan since 2006. His research interest includes wireless communications and telecommunications networks.
He received IEICE achievement award in 1999, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Award from Japanese government in 2001 and so on.
He served as a Councilor of IEICE Tokyo section (’06-’07), Vice President of IEICE Communications Society (’08-’09 and ’12) and a Councilor of IEICE (’08-’09). He is a Fellow of IEICE and a member of IEEE.