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Yutaka Yasuda

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Yutaka Yasuda
Born
Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKyoto University
Known forsatellite communications
AwardsIEICE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
IEICE Honorary Member
IEICE Distinguished Achievement Award
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
Telecommunications
InstitutionsKDDI Corporation, Japan
KDDI Foundation, Japan
ABIT Corporation, Japan

Yutaka Yasuda (安田 豊) is currently an independent director at Abit cooperations, Japan.[1] Previously, he was Chairman of KDDI R&D Laboratories, Japan and a VP and GM at KDDI Corporation, Japan.[2]

Early life

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Born in Japan, Yutaka was educated at Kyoto University Japan, receiving his B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1973 and 1975. He received his Ph.D. in communications engineering from Kyoto University in 1984.

Career

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After his Ph.D., Yutaka joined KDDI R&D Laboratories, undertaking research in electronics, mobile and satellite communications. He became Chairman of KDDI R&D Laboratories in 2011.[3][4] He was also a vice president and GM of KDDI Corporation. In 2014, he became President of KDDI Foundation, Japan.[5]

Awards

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Yutaka received the IEICE Distinguished Achievement Award in 1999.[6] He was elected an IEICE Fellow in 2005 and IEEE Fellow in 2008.[7] He was awarded the Honorary Member of IEICE, Japan in 2015 for his achievements in electronics, communications, and information engineering.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "企業情報 | 株式会社エイビット". www.abit.co.jp. 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Qualcomm Teams With Global Infrastructure Leaders to Develop CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A Network Solutions". Qualcomm. November 15, 2004.
  3. ^ "List of Participants of ITU CTO Group Meeting, 2011" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Partnership strategies: Innovation requires new structure and mindset". www.telecomasia.net.
  5. ^ "Report of KDDI Foundation, Japan" (PDF).
  6. ^ "DBNSTJ : Development of digital transmission system for international mobile satellite communications". dbnst.nii.ac.jp.
  7. ^ "IEEE Fellows 2008". IEEE Communications Society. IEEE. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Honorary Member Award 2015". www.ieice.org.