Takashi EGAWA received B.Sc and M.Sc from U-Tokyo on physical oceanography including tsunamis, and joined NEC Corporation in 1991. As a research engineer he studied various areas in networking, in particular self-healing, QoS, and active networks. Since 2005 he participates standardization in ITU-T SG13, and chaired Focus Group on Future Networks (FG-FN). He currently serves as a Rapporteur of Question 14 (SDN) of SG13, and a vice-chair of Focus Group on Disaster Relief systems, Network Resilience and Recovery (FG-DR&NRR).
