Keynote Speakers
Prof. Koichi Asatani
IEEE Life Fellow, IEICE Life Fellow
Professor Emeritus, Kogakuin University
Speech Title: Trends and Challenges for 6G Networking
Short Bio: Koichi Asatani received his B.E.E.E., M.E.E.E. and Ph. D. degrees from Kyoto University in 1969, 1971 and 1974, respectively. From 1974 to 1997, he was with NTT and engaged in R&D on optical fiber communication systems, hi-definition video transmission systems, FTTH, ISDN, B-ISDN, ATM networks, IP Networks and their strategic planning. From 1997 to 2014, he served as Professor at Kogakuin University. From 1999 to 2012, he was with Graduate School of Global Information and Telecommunication, Waseda University as Visiting Professor. He was Chair Professor, Nankai University, Tianjin, China for 2014-2018, Invited Professor, Shanghai University, China for 2019-2022. Currently he is a Professor Emeritus, Kogakuin University. He is Life Fellow of IEEE and Life Fellow of IEICE. He was appointed as Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE ComSoc for 2006-2008, 2011-2012, and 2013-2014.
He is Ex-Chair and Advisory Board Member of IEEE ComSoc TC on Communication Quality and Reliability (CQR-TC), Feature Editor on Standards (1993-1999), Senior Technical Editor (1999-2005) of IEEE Communications Magazine. From 1988 through 2000, he served as Vice-Chair of ITU-T SG 13, and Chair of a Working Party of SG13, responsible for digital networks including GII, IP networks, NGN and Future Networks. He served as Chair for National Committee on Next Generation Networks in Japan. He also served as Chair, R&D and Standardizations Working Group, Next Generation IP Network Promotion Forum. He served as IEEE ComSoc Director, Membership Programs Development for 2014-2015. He served as Chair, IEEE ComSoc GIMS Committee for 2018-2019, and was IEEE ComSoc Fellow Evaluation Committee member for 2019-2021. He served as a Member at Large of Board of Governors, IEEE ComSoc. He also has been serving as a Board member, IEICE, and Director, IEICE Standards Activities since 2014.
Prof. Jian Wang
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Speech Title: Advances in Optical Communications using Structured Light
Short Bio: Jian Wang (Fellow, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in physical electronics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in 2008. From 2009 to 2011, he was a Post-Doctoral Research Associate with the Optical Communications Laboratory, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. He is currently a Professor with the Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, where he is the Vice Director and also leads the Multi-Dimensional Photonics Laboratory. He has authored or coauthored more than 300 refereed international journal papers on Science, Science Advances, Nature Photonics, etc., and more than 150 international conference papers on OFC, ECOC, CLEO, etc. He has also given more than 130 plenary/keynote/tutorial/invited talks in international conferences. His research interests include optical communications, optical signal processing, orbital angular momentum, structured light, light field manipulation, silicon photonics, photonic integration, optoelectronic devices and integration. He is currently an IEEE Fellow, OPTICA Fellow, and SPIE Fellow. He is the Vice Chair of IEEE Photonics Society Wuhan Chapter. He is the member of OPTICA Fellow Members Committee. He is the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Photonics Journal (2024-2026). He was the Topical Editor of Optics Letters (2016-2022). He is also a frequent reviewer of Nature Photonics and Nature Communications.
Assoc. Prof. Kuan-Ting Lai
National Taipei University of Technology
Speech Title: Multi-Drone Videogrammetry & eXtended Reality over THz and Optical Networks
Short Bio: Dr. Kuan-Ting Lai is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at National Taipei University of Technology. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science from National Taiwan University, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His career spans both academia and industry: from his early days as a video ASIC engineer at Quanta Computer to leadership roles in U.S. startups, including serving as VP of Technology at Arkados Group and co-founding the wireless charging startup AnyCharge. During his doctoral research, Dr. Lai was a visiting scholar at Columbia University’s DVMM Lab, where he collaborated with IBM T. J. Watson Research Center on large-scale video event detection. His current research focuses on autonomous unmanned aerial systems, computer vision, and virtual-to-real learning for AI-driven systems. He is the creator of AI Wings, the first open-source 5G multi-drone control platform, and has led award-winning student projects, including the ACM Multimedia Best Open-Source Software Award. Dr. Lai actively collaborates with industry to translate AI research into real-world solutions. Notably, he partnered with ELAN Electronics to commercialize an ADAS system using VR-augmented AI training, and is currently working with Concord Securities on intelligent financial analysis agents. His current research focuses on combining generative XR learning with autonomous unmanned vehicles.
Prof. Takana Kaho
Shonan Institute of Technology
Speech Title: Innovative Space Wireless Links: From Antarctic Balloon Experiments to Small Satellite Constellations
Short Bio: Takana Kaho is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Shonan Institute of Technology, Japan. She serves as a member of the Space Communications Advisory Board and as an Expert Committee Member on the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from Tokyo Metropolitan University, and her Dr.Eng. degree in communication engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology. From 1996 to 2019, she was with NTT Laboratories, engaged in research on satellite equipment and MMICs. She has also held visiting positions at Tohoku University, Kyushu University, and Osaka University. Prof. Kaho is a Fellow of the IEICE and a recipient of the Japan Microwave Prize, the IEICE Young Researchers’ Award, and the IEICE Best Paper Awards.
Invited Speakers
Asst. Prof. Md Zahangir Alam
Independent University
Speech Title: Autonomous Vehicles for Enhancing Mobility of Elderly and Disabled Drivers
Short Bio: Md Zahangir Alam earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Information Engineering (EIE) from the University of Sydney, Australia, after completing his second Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Laval, Canada, and his first MSc and Bachelor's from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).
Md Alam has six years of teaching experience in Australia and Bangladesh and has supervised over 30 graduate students. He has published five articles in prestigious IEEE journals, including IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and IEEE Internet of Things Journal. He has received several scholarships and awards, such as the Paulette Isabel Jones PhD Completion Scholarship and the University of Sydney International Research Scholarship. He serves as an editor for the IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology and is a member of the IEEE VTS AdHoc Committee on Autonomous Vehicles.
His research focuses on developing an intelligent autonomous machine resource-sharing framework for edge AI and IoT systems, integrating machine learning (ML), digital twin, and blockchain to optimize network latency, reliability, and security. He also explores the combination of blockchain and access control for securing cloud/edge computing-backed IoT networks.
Asst. Prof. Chia-Yi Yeh
National Taiwan University
Speech Title: Security in High-Frequency Wireless Links
Short Bio: Chia-Yi Yeh is an Assistant Professor at the Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering at National Taiwan University. She received her Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University in 2022 and 2018 under the supervision of Prof. Edward W. Knightly, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 2014. From 2022 to 2024, Chia-Yi Yeh was a Postdoctoral Associate affiliated jointly with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the School of Engineering at Brown University, under Prof. Muriel Médard and Prof. Daniel M. Mittleman. Her research interests are design, implementation, and experimental demonstration of next-generation wireless systems for communication, security, and sensing based on theoretical foundations, for systems including massive MIMO, millimeter wave and terahertz networks.
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