Yukou Mochida

Candidate's Statement

Communications technology is the crucial base for human society's safety and security, and ComSoc's responsibility is becoming even greater. As a member from industry, I recognize that the Communications Society's important mission is to establish and bridge the technology value chain between industry and academia. If elected, I will encourage industry members to participate and contribute to ComSoc conferences and journals more actively, committing to their growing needs. As a member from the Asia-Pacific Region, I will represent and communicate evolving needs of the Region by bridging more effectively between the international ComSoc board and regional IEEE chapters and sister societies.

Biography

Yukou Mochida is senior vice president of Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan, and non-executive chair of Fujitsu R&D Center, Beijing, China. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Tokyo in 1964 and 1988, respectively. In the 39 years of his professional career, he has contributed to the telecommunication systems industry in the fields of high-speed transport, digital signal processing, digital network systems, and mobile communication R&D.

A Fellow of IEEE and IEICE, he has served on various ComSoc activities including GLOBECOM '87 in Tokyo, Associate Editor of JSAC, Vice Chair of the Signal Processing and Communications Electronics Technical Committee, and Vice Chair of the Asia-Pacific Board.