9:00-10:30, Monday, March 5, 2012
Title ： Towards a New Era of Inter-Cloud Computing
Speaker ： Dr. Eiji Kuwana
Vice President, General Manager
NTT Information Sharing Platform Laboratories
NTT Corporation
Abstract : Cloud computing has emerged as a dominant paradigm in the ICT industry, and has been making profound impact on the network architecture, data center architecture, and software applications. The development of server virtualization technology has led to changes in the cloud services environment, such as more efficient usage of physical servers, sharing of hardware resources such as servers and networks, and the need for practical migration. For networks within data centers and for broadband networks, network virtualization technology has been developed in order to establish a logical network independently of the physical network.
This talk focuses on the emerging cloud computing technologies such as network virtualization and the open source cloud computing platform. This talk also highlights the related activities such as the Global Inter-Cloud Technology Forum to promote standardization of network protocols and the interfaces through which cloud systems interwork with each other.
Biography ： Vice President, General Manager, NTT Information Sharing Platform Laboratories, NTT.
He received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Electro-Communications in 1982 and 1984 respectively, and received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Tsukuba in 2000. He joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation in 1984, where he researched software engineering, CSCW (Computer-Supported Cooperative Work), the Internet, and large-scale content delivery systems. He was a visiting research scientist at the University of Michigan from 1991 to 1992. He also worked for NTT Broadband Initiative Inc., NTT Resonant Inc., and NTT Communications as a project manager for many large scale system deployments from 2000 to 2010.
He is now leading the NTT R&D groups in cloud computing and information and network security. He is a member of the Information Processing Society of Japan and ACM.
Title ： Software Definable Network toward the Revolution of the Internet
Speaker ： Mr. Toshiyuki Kanoh
Executive Chief Engineer
Central Research Laboratories
NEC Corporation
Abstract : 40 years have passed since the Internet utilization. And computer and communication technologies have made remarkable progress and created new information-and-communication model, "Cloud". On the other hand, the concept design and research activity of the new network towards the following 50 years are starting up in research and development communities all over the world. As one of the future internet platform technologies, "OpenFlow" has been brought out from Stanford's "CleanSlate Program". This talk introduces and predicts the network evolution by "OpenFlow and Software Defined Network (SDN)", by reviewing the history of computer system evolution.
Biography ： Toshiyuki Kanoh joined NEC Corporation in 1981. He worked in the field of Telecommunication system and LSI development, and then he directed the development of IP switch/router system and Next-generation communication system as Senior Manager. He is directing R&D of the system platforms for Optical network, OpenFlow, Future Internet, Wireless access, Cloud computing and Green ICT, and is currently Executive Chief Engineer at Central Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation.
Title ： Public Infrastructure Evolution with Cloud Network Systems
Speaker ： Dr. Kimiya Yamaashi
Research Director
Information Systems Research Laboratory
Central Research Laboratory
Hitachi, Ltd.
Abstract : Thanks to the development of the Internet and underlying photonic and mobile technologies, people can enjoy the benefits of a high-speed network with reasonable price, at every time and every where. Development of such a network has stimulated the revolution of computation architecture, and users can now directly access to the large-scale back-end data centers, that is, the use of “Cloud network system” is infiltrating. The arrival of a Big Data era is expected in very near future, where various and massive information collected from every people and various sorts of things by advanced wireless communication, is bridged by the high-speed photonic network, and concentrated in to gigantic data centers. In such an era, high-level data processing and data management drastically improves convenience of public infrastructures like the example of “Smart Grid,” and such evolutions will soon become widespread in various fields. This talk introduces the prospect of the public infrastructure evolution in such Big Data era.
Biography ： Dr. Yamaashi joined Hitachi Ltd. in 1986 after completing M.Eng. at Kyoto University; working on technologies for information systems for control systems, such as train control systems or power plants control systems at Hitachi Research Laboratory (HRL). He was a visiting researcher of University of Toronto in 1995 and studied human interface technology for one year. He got the PhD. degree of Informatics on Human interface technology for control systems from Kyoto University in 2001.
He also studied ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems). He moved to Xanavi Informatics Ltd. (Currently Clarion Ltd.) in 2005 and developed car navigation systems with telematics technology for 3 years. After he returned to HRL, he lead research of power inverter systems in 2008.
He became a research director of Information Systems Research Laboratory in Central Research Laboratory in 2009, which studies media processing technology, computer technology and network technology.
TOP8:45-10:30, Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Title ： The role of Standards in the Telecommunications Evolution
Speaker ： Mr. Luis Jorge Romero
General Director
ETSI
Abstract : Today we marvel at the impact of social networks on society: how they increase the reach of each individual, allowing us to communicate freely with anyone across the planet; how they can bridge time and distance, we can remain connected and close to loved-ones and instantly communicate with them while being thousands of kilometres away, how they unlock barriers and break down walls by allowing whole communities and peoples to reach the outside world – witness the role of social networks in last year's 'Arab spring'.
Yet the most surprising thing is that we are surprised at all. We have seen all of this before, we have lived through these transformations, but it was over 100 years ago! The telecommunications network was truly the world’s first social network. And it was and is still unique among social networks: it offers a single fully interoperable network that spans the entire globe. Anyone can connect to it, and almost everyone in the developed and developing world is reachable through it.
The key to the global nature of the world’s largest social network is the degree of standardization which it involves. By developing and implementing commonly agreed standards, we have ensured interoperability and full interconnection between each telecommunications network, to the extent now that we no longer care which network we are on or which network the person we want to reach is subscribed to.
Today’s generation of social networks, certainly more capable and a lot more fun to use, need to learn from experience if they have the ambition to be truly global social networks.
Biography ： Luis Jorge Romero, Director General of ETSI has over 20 years international experience in the telecommunications sector. His career has successfully run between the technological innovation and the development of new businesses, be it as a freelancer or as part of the top management team in several companies of the Telefónica group. Among his achievements we can highlight his involvement in the start up of Telefonica Romania in 1993 and in Médi Télécom (Morocco) in 1999, his participation in the merger of Telefonica Moviles Mexico and Pegaso Comunicaciones in 2002 or the set up of Telefonica Moviles Spain roaming business from scratch. Besides, Mr. Romero has led several initiatives within different associations in the telecom sector, such as the Spanish Technology Platform for Wireless Communications in Spain, the Ecosystem Working Group in the NGMN Alliance or the Services Review Group in the GSM Association.
Title ： The Shift
Speaker ： Ms. Allison Cerra
Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs
Alcatel-Lucent in the Americas Region
Abstract : Technology is moving at a staggering pace. As consumers and
employees become increasingly connected, the implications to service
providers, developers and companies mount. In this keynote, Allison will
discuss five key shifts influenced by technology and impacting how we
engage as consumers, employers and employees. Allison will discuss a
broad range of social and economic issues impacting service providers
and businesses in the networked-community age, including:
- The emerging challenges facing generations and those serving them
- How cloud-based environments do far more than offer a new flavor
of technology - How the transition from the information age to a networked-community era fundamentally changes the means of socialization and shifts our view of ourselves
Biography
： Allison Cerra is Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Public Affairs for Alcatel-Lucent in the Americas Region. In this capacity, Allison oversees marketing strategy and communications and engages with North and South American service providers on go-to-market strategies for new product launches, including video, broadband and mobile services. Prior to her position at Alcatel-Lucent, Allison served in a variety of product management, marketing, sales and operations positions for various service providers, including GTE, Verizon and Frontier.
She recently co-authored Identity Shift: Where Identity Meets Technology in the Networked-Community Age, based on extensive primary research involving more than 5,000 US consumers to address how communications technologies influence personal identity and the implications to service providers and marketers vying for trust as the new intangible currency. She also co-authored The Shift: The Evolving Market, Players and Business Models in a 2.0 World, also derived from primary research, that estimates a $100 billion market opportunity when networks are leveraged as development platforms. In addition to both books, Allison has published multiple whitepapers and articles about emerging user broadband trends and market potential for next-generation services.
Allison holds Bachelors Degrees in Marketing and Management from the University of South Florida. She also holds Masters Degrees in Business Administration and Telecommunications from Southern Methodist University. She serves on the boards of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and the Telecommunications Industry Association.
Title ： Smart Community toward 2020 - Service and Communication Technology
Speaker ： Dr. Moriyasu Miyazaki
General Manager
Communication Laboratory
Information Technology R&D Center
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Abstract : Reduction of electric power for sustainable low-carbon societies is a key issue in the ICT field. Its importance has increased significantly in Japan as a counter measure against power supply shortage in the wake of the recent disaster. Power reduction can be achieved either by higher energy efficiency of many types of equipment or by control of power demand and its supply among a set of equipment. The latter approach has produced an Energy Management System (EMS) in various application domains. This speech focuses on Mitsubishi Electric’s Smart community vision toward 2020 in four domains, namely, Factory, Railroad, Building, and Home. Then it continues on their requirements and communication technologies to satisfy them. Although communication by EMS consumes a small amount of bandwidth, it involves a wide range of applications and requires small transmission delay with high reliability. Solutions to these requirements will consist of wireless communication technology to accommodate a number of sensors to collect power usage and other information, flexible gateway architecture to control and monitor various sensors, communication quality and reliability technology to transfer collected information with small delay and high reliability, and optical transmission technology to transmit accumulated information. This speech highlights the current status and challenges of each technology and their future perspectives.
Biography ：Moriyasu Miyazaki received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering, the M.E. and Ph. D. degrees in electric engineering from Chiba University, Chiba, Japan, in 1982, 1984 and 1997, respectively. In 1984, he joined the Information Technology R&D Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Kamakura, Japan, where he has been engaged in the research and development of antenna feeds and microwave circuits. From 2007 to 2008, he was a general manager in the Electro-Optics & Microwave Electronics Technology Department, Information Technology R&D Center. He is currently a general manager in the Communication Laboratory, Information Technology R&D Center. Dr. Miyazaki is a senior member of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), Japan. He is also a senior member of the IEEE．
Title ：Software Defined Networking Is an Architecture not a Protocol
Speaker ： David Meyer
Distinguished Engineer
Cisco Systems
Abstract : In this talk a view on Software Defined Networking will be presented that shows how programmatic interfaces provide new services and functionality by augmenting existing network control, management and forwarding state. An architecture will be presented that shows that SDN is a suite of protocols, purpose built for a specific function and not limited to a single protocol which is what many consider SDN to be.
The key is the emergence and advancement of development platforms and programming orchestration kits that are emerging and not the bits and bytes of any single protocol. This talk is not a pie-in-the-sky, visionary view of all that may ever be accomplished with programmatic interfaces to networking nodes or by having a central view of the network topology but, a pragmatic view of what can be done with network programming interfaces, transaction orchestration to enable new services and coordinated resource management.
This architectural view is not limited to the Data Center or Virtual Machine/network addressing issues but, how programmatic interfaces improve user experience at many different programming touch points.
Biography ： David Meyer is currently a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco Systems, where he works on future directions for Internet technologies such as Software Defined Networking and systems complexity. He has been a member of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) of the the IETF (www.ietf.org), co-chair of the SPEERMINT working, and chair of the MBONED, MSDP, and DNSOP working groups.
He is also a member of several IETF directorates and IRTF research groups.
He is also active in the operator community, and is a long standing member of the NANOG (www.nanog.org) program committee. He is also active in other standards organizations such as ANSI T1X1. Prior to joining Cisco, he served as Senior Scientist, Chief Technologist and Director of IP Technology Development at Sprint. He is also Director of the Advanced Network Technology Center at the University of Oregon. Prior to working at Sprint, he worked at Cisco, where he was involved in software development, working both on multicast and BGP. One of his major projects at the University of Oregon is routeviews (see www.routeviews.org).
See http://www.1-4-5.net/~dmm/vita.html for more information.