报告题目：IoT: Towards a Connected Era -- Research Directions and Social Impacts

报 告 人：Dr Nei Kato, Fellow, IEEE; Professor, Tohoku University, Japan

主 持 人：赵晓晖 教授，博士导师

报告地点：尊龙凯时南湖校区一教304学术报告厅

报告时间：2016年4月29号下午13:30—15:30

主办单位：通信工程学院

承办单位：通信工程系

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报告内容简介：

The surge in technology developments and the demand for more efficient devices in the past decades has enabled a new form of network paradigm, the Internet of Things (IoT) that allows connected objects or things to remotely sense or be sensed, control or be controlled, and transmit information over the network. IoT applications can be productive in many ways including saving time and money by providing a more efficient automation of mundane tasks, and improving the quality of life through information gathering, analysis, and feedback. As it integrates our physical world and computer/information systems, IoT is the foundation of the future Information and Communications Technology ecosystem, the networked society. Therefore, due to its immense potential, IoT has attracted a great deal of attention from the industry, the academia, and the government alike. In this talk, first, a brief introduction to the history and background, as well as the current trend of IoT, will be presented. Second, the technologies that lay out the foundation of IoT will be introduced. Finally, future research problems and directions will be identified and discussed.

附报告人简介：

Nei Kato received his Bachelor Degree from Polytechnic University, Japan, in 1986, M.S. and Ph.D. Degrees in information engineering from Tohoku University, in 1988 and 1991 respectively. He joined Computer Center of Tohoku University as an assistant professor in 1991, and was promoted to full professor position with Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University, in 2003. He became a Strategic Adviser to the President of Tohoku University in 2013 and the Director of Research Organization of Electrical Communication(ROEC), Tohoku University in 2015. He has been engaged in research on computer networking, wireless mobile communications, satellite communications, ad hoc & sensor & mesh networks, smart grid, and pattern recognition. He has published more than 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He currently serves as a Member-at-Large on the Board of Governors, IEEE Communications Society, the Chair of IEEE Communications Society Sendai Chapter, a Vice Chair of Fellow Committee of IEEE Computer Society(2016), a member of IEEE Computer Society Award Committee(2015-2016) and IEEE Communications Society Award Committee(2015-2017), the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Network Magazine(2015.7-2017.6), the Associate Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Internet of Things Journal(2013-), an Area Editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology(2014-). He has served as the Chair of Satellite and Space Communications Technical Committee(2010-2012) and Ad Hoc & Sensor Networks Technical Committee(2014-2015) of IEEE ComSoc respectively, the Chair of IEICE Satellite Communications Technical Committee(2011-2012). His awards include Minoru Ishida Foundation Research Encouragement Prize(2003), Distinguished Contributions to Satellite Communications Award from the IEEE Communications Society, Satellite and Space Communications Technical Committee(2005), the FUNAI information Science Award(2007), the TELCOM System Technology Award from Foundation for Electrical Communications Diffusion(2008), the IEICE Network System Research Award(2009), the IEICE Satellite Communications Research Award(2011), the KDDI Foundation Excellent Research Award(2012), IEICE Communications Society Distinguished Service Award(2012), Distinguished Contributions to Disaster-resilient Networks R&D Award from Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan(2014), seven Best Paper Awards from IEEE GLOBECOM/WCNC/VTC, and IEICE Communications Society Best Paper Award(2012). Besides his academic activities, he also serves on the expert committee of Telecommunications Council, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and as the chairperson of ITU-R SG4 and SG7, Japan. Nei Kato is a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Communications Society and Vehicular Technology Society. He is a fellow of IEEE and IEICE.