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Jun-ichi Kani
- NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories
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Research on novel optical access networks to accelerate the evolution of information and communication services
We aim to realize novel optical access networks to accelerate the evolution of information and communication services through research and international cooperation of elemental technologies and architectures that drastically increase system performance and flexibility.
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Awards
- The Best Paper Award from 2024 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference and International Conference on Information Photonics and Optical Communications (ACP/IPOC 2024)
- Optica Fellow, For achievements and leadership in advancing optical access architecture and technologies (2024)
- The Best Paper Award in Industry Innovation from 2023 Optoelectronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2023)
- The Best Paper Award from 2022 International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Communications (ICETC 2022)
- ITU Association of Japan Accomplishment Award (2021)
- The Best Paper Award from the 19th Asia-Pacific Network Operations and Management Symposium (APNOMS 2017)
- The IEEE Globecom 2016 - Transmission, Access, and Optical Systems (TAOS) Technical Committee Best Paper Award (2016)
- The IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize in the Field of Communications Systems (2013)
- The Best Paper Award from the 18th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2013)
Academic Activities
- General Co-Chair, OPTICA Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPCom) 2025
- Public Relations Committee Chair, the 30th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference/International Conference on Photonics in Switching and Computing 2025 (OECC/PSC 2025)
- Program Co-Chair, OPTICA Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPCom) 2024
- Subcommittee Co-Chair, O1: Core/Access/Data Center Networks and Subsystems, the 27th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference/International Conference on Photonics in Switching and Computing 2022 (OECC/PSC 2022)
- Guest Editor, Special Issue on Next-Generation Optical Access Networks to support Super-Broadband Services and 5G/6G Mobile Networks, IEEE Network (March/April 2022)
- General Co-Chair, Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) 2021
- Program Co-Chair, Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) 2019
- Subcommittee Chair, N4: Optical Access Networks for Fixed and Mobile Services, Optical Fiber Communications Conference (OFC) 2017
- Associate Editor, IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking (2018-2024)
Visiting Professor
- Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University (2023-)
- Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University (2014-2020)
Publications
Books
- Springer Handbook of Optical Networks, Springer, 2020 (section co-author)
Professional Activities
- Task Force Coordinator, Open APN Architecture Task Force / Open APN Wavelength Availability Task Force, Technology Working Group, IOWN Global Forum (2021-Present)
- Associate Rapporteur, Q2/15: Optical systems for fibre access networks, ITU-T (2009-2024)
- Chair, Full Service Access Network Initiative (FSAN) (2015-2022)