Yutaka Yasuda Explained

Yutaka Yasuda
Birth Place:Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Field:Electrical Engineering
Telecommunications
Work Institutions:KDDI Corporation, Japan
KDDI Foundation, Japan
ABIT Corporation, Japan
Alma Mater:Kyoto University
Known For:satellite communications
Prizes:IEICE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
IEICE Honorary Member
IEICE Distinguished Achievement Award

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

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

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

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]

Notes and References

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