開会式・基調講演
開会式Opening Ceremony
実行委員長挨拶
Welcome Message from the Steering Committee Chair村口 正弘 (東京理科大)
基調講演 Keynote Address
Challenges in Microwave Education
マイクロ波教育における挑戦伊藤 龍男 (UCLA)
※講演は日本語となります。
Recent technological advances have had significant impact upon how the future electrical engineers including microwave engineers should be educated. Engineers are required to solve increasingly complex problems that are often interdisciplinary and are outside the traditional approaches. To accommodate such requirements, the way engineering students are educated needs to be modified.
A recent attempt to cope with such a requirement at UCLA Electrical Engineering Department is introduced as an example. New attempts include more individualized Ph.D. program and more uniform qualifications for MS students.
Notice that microwave engineering has traditionally been more interdisciplinary than many other areas of electrical engineering. Nevertheless, the new challenges are upon us due to emerging applications and expanded spectral ranges. At the same time, our interactions with industry are increasingly more important.
There are several mechanisms existing to strengthen interactions with industry, ranging from student internship at industry to joint research programs and other research opportunities as well as industrial affiliate programs. Some of the features and the problem areas will be addressed.
最近の技術進展は、マイクロ波を含む電気工学分野の将来の技術者がどのように教育されるべきかについて大きな影響を与えた。現在の技術者は、しばしば学際的でかつ従来の方法論を超えたより複雑な問題を解決することが求められている。このため、技術者の教育法の改革が必要である。UCLA電気工学科はこの問題に対処するため、近年新たな試みを導入している。例えば、個性のある博士課程教育や修士学生の品質保証などである。
マイクロ波工学は他の電気工学の分野に比べて伝統的に学際的なものであった。にもかかわらず、最新のアプリケーションやスペクトルの拡大により新たな問題が発生している。同時に、産業界との連携はより重要になっている。学生のインターンシップや企業との共同研究、その他企業研究員など産業界との連携を強くするいくつかのメカニズムも存在している。これらの主たる特徴と問題範囲を述べる。
略歴:
Tatsuo Itoh received the Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1969.
He worked at University of Illinois, SRI, University of Kentucky, AEG Telefunken in Germany and The University of Texas at Austin.
In January 1991, he joined the UCLA as Professor of Electrical Engineering and holder of the TRW Endowed Chair in Microwave and Millimeter Wave Electronics.
He had visiting appointment with University of Leeds, UK. Dr. Itoh is a Fellow of the IEEE, served as the Editor of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques for 1983-1985, was President of the MTT Society in 1990 and was a founding Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Microwave and Guided Wave Letters from 1991 through 1994.
He was elected as an Honorary Life Member of MTT Society in 1994.
He was the Chairman of Commission D of the URSI for 1993-1996.
He received a number of awards including Shida Award from Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, Japan and Japan Microwave Prize, IEEE Third Millennium Medal and IEEE MTT Distinguished Educator Award. He is a member of National Academy of Engineering. He was Distinguished Microwave Lecturer for IEEE MTT Society on Microwave Applications of Metamaterial Structures for 2004 - 06.
He has over 1000 publications and generated 68 Ph.D's in the area of microwave and millimeter-waves, computational electromagnetics, antennas, active integrated antennas, microwave photonics, EBG and Negative Index Material structure and applications.
無線スペクトラム利用の国際動向
Global Trend of the Radio Spectrum Use橋本 明 (NTTドコモ)
2007年10-11月に開催された国際電気通信連合(ITU) の世界無線通信会議(WRC-07) では、新しい無線方式の導入を図るため将来需要と方式間の両立性に配慮しつつ、無線通信規則の改正を行った。特に高速・広帯域の次世代携帯電話方式(IMT-Advanced)用スペクトラムについて世界的規模で議論し新たにマイクロ波帯(3400-3600MHz) を含む480MHzの周波数帯域を承認した。
本講演では、WRC-07結果に基づく無線スペクトラム利用の国際動向を述べるとともに、今後ITUの重要課題となるIMT-Advancedの開発・標準化への各国の取り組み、次回WRCで話題となる新無線技術の展望、更に標準化活動における日本への期待と役割などについて概説する。
ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) held during October-November 2007 paved the way to the implementation of new radio systems by revising the Radio Regulations taking into account future demands of and compatibility between various wireless applications. In particular, it has newly approved 480 MHz frequency spectrum in total
for use for broadband next generation’s cellular systems (IMT-Advanced) through global discussion. The identified bands above include 3400-3600MHz band, which may usher in an era of microwave use for broadband mobile applications.
This lecture provides summary results of WRC-07, standardization activity within ITU toward development of Recommendations on IMT-Advanced and prospect of the new radio technologies to be addressed at the future WRC. Japan’s expected role in these activities is also discussed.
略歴:
1970年 日本電信電話公社(現NTT)入社以来、マイクロ波無線中継方式、無線アクセス方式の開発に従事。
1995年 NTTワイヤレスシステム研究所無線方式研究部長
(1997年 NTTドコモへ移籍)
2001年 無線標準化推進室長(現職)
ITU-R会合へは1980年以降継続的に出席し日本代表として60回以上の会合に参加。
・1991年 無線LAN、無線アクセスを扱うWorking Party 9B議長。
・2000年 固定業務を扱う第9研究委員会(Study Group 9)副議長
・2007年 移動業務(Mobile Service)など地上無線方式全般を担当する第5研究委員会(Study Group 5)議長に就任