[Statement]
Under the IoT age, the network is no longer a mere means of communication, but a social information infrastructure, which supports our life in everywhere. In this situation, it seems to have changed also the positioning of R&D. In the past, a variety of technology fields has made progress in silos. In the future, in order to build a social information infrastructure, such as contributing to the solution of all social issues, in addition to the deep mining of every technical field, it will be necessary to create new values in the new interdisciplinary area of spans. In such turbulent times, the role of IEICE will increase more and more. As the person who is involved in R&D of the telecommunications sector, I would be very honored if I could contribute to the operation of IEICE as a general affairs director.
[Biography]
She received B.S. and M.S. degrees in information science from Tsukuba University, Japan, in 1987 and 1989, respectively. In 1989 she joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Laboratories. She was engaged in the study and development of ATM switch and various services. She received MBA degree in Sloan Fellows Program from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in 2005. She joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation in 2013. Currently, she is an Executive Director of Research and Development Center in NTT West, and a member of Science Council of Japan.
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