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Chairman: |
Charles Sandbank (Bradford University, UK; ITU-T SG 9)
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Kamugisha Kazaura, (Waseda University, Japan)
Kamugisha Kazaura received the B.Eng. degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of Bath, UK, in 1995. He then worked as a telecoms engineer for the Tanzania Telecommunications Company Ltd. (TTCL), Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, from 1996 to 2002. He later joined Waseda University’s Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication Studies, Tokyo, Japan, where he received his M.Sc and PhD degrees in 2002 and 2007 respectively. He is now a full-time Visiting Lecturer at Waseda University’s Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering (RISE). His research interests lie within the general fields of technologies for fixed and mobile high-speed wireless communication networks, free-space optical (FSO) communication systems and innovative access technologies for next generation networks. His current work involves research and development of an advanced DWDM Radio on Free-Space Optical Communication system suitable for transmission of multiple RF signals.
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Hiroki Takesue, NTT Basic Research Laboratories, Japan
Hiroki Takesue is a Senior Research Scientist at NTT Basic Research Laboratories,
NTT Corporation. He received B. E., M. E, and Ph. D. degrees in engineering science
from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, in 1994, 1996 and 2002, respectively. He joined
NTT Laboratories in 1996, where he has engaged in research on lightwave frequency
synthesis, optical access networks using wavelength division multiplexing, and quantum
communication. From 2004 to 2005, he was a visiting scholar at Stanford University,
California, USA. He is currently a member of Telecom-band entanglement project, CREST,
Japan Science and Technology Agency.
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Hiroshi Yamazaki, NTT Photonics Laboratories, Japan
Hiroshi Yamazaki received a bachelor degree in integrated human studies and a master
degree in human and environmental studies from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 2003
and 2005. He joined NTT Photonics Laboratories in 2005, and now he is engaged in the
research and development of optical modulators for high-speed optical transmission
using multilevel coherent modulation formats.
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Ken Krechmer, University of Colorado, USA
Ken Krechmer has participated in communications standards development from the mid 1970's to 2000.
He actively participated in the development of the International Telecommunications Union Recommendations
T.30, V.8, V.8bis, V.32, V.32bis, V.34, V.90, and G.994.1. He was the technical editor of Communications
Standards Review and Communications Standards Summary 1990 -2002. In 1995 and 2000 he won first prize at
the World Standards Day paper competition. In 2006 he received a joint second prize in the IEC Challenge
paper competition. He was Program Chair of the Standards and Innovation in Information Technology (SIIT)
conference in 2001 (Boulder, CO) and 2003 (Delft, Netherlands) and 2007 (Calgary, Canada). He is a lecturer
at the University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA and a Senior Member of the IEEE. Currently he focuses on
research, writing and teaching about standards, when not visiting six beautiful grandchildren.
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