Serving

Editorial Board

Current

Editorial Board member of IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC) Journal

Editorial Board member of Elsevier Computer Communications (COMCOM) Journal

Past

Editorial Board member of IEEE Transactions on Communications (TCOM) Journal

Guest Editor

Guest Editor for IEEE Open Journal of Communications Society, Special Issue on "Blockchain-based Cooperative Cognitive Communications"

Guest Editor for IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (IoTM), Special Issue on "Communications for IoT – Connectivity & Networking"

Guest Editor for IEEE Network, Special Issue on "Massive Machine-Type Communications"

Guest Editor for Elsevier Computer Networks Journal (COMNET), Special Issue on "Green Communications"

Guest Editor for Elsevier's Computer Communications Journal (COMCOM), Special Issue on "Wireless Green Communications and Networking"

Guest Editor for Hindawi Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal (WCMC), Special Issue on "Testbeds for Future Wireless Networks"

Conference Committees

ACM MOBICOM (2023) - General Chair

AI & Big Data Congress (2022) - Organizing Committee

European Ecosystem Event on 6G (ECO6G 2022) - Moderator

International Symposium on 6G Networking (2021) - Distinguished Talks Chair

IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communications and Networks (SECON 2021) - Demo Chair

IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communications (ISWCS 2021) - TPC Chair

IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF 2021) – AI and ML - Track Chair

AI & Big Data Congress (2021) - Track Chair

IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT 2019) - Communications, Connectivity and 5G Technologies - Track Chair

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2018), TPC Co-Chair

IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT 2016), Workshop Co-Chair

IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 2014), Keynote Co-Chair

IEEE Conference on Green Communications (GreenCom 2013), Technical Program Committee Co-Chair

ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Communications (MOBICOM 2013), Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds & Characterization (WiNTECH), Posters and Demos Co-Chair

ACM International Conference on Data Communications (SIGCOMM 2012), Tutorial on 'Programmability of Wireless Networks'

IEEE International Workshop on Computer-Aided Modeling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2012), Member of the organization committee - Panel Chair

ICT Future Network & Mobile Summit (ICT 2012), Workshop organization on 'Fostering the Programmability of Wireless Networks'

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2011), Panels and Awards Co-Chair

12th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2011), Industry Track Co-Chair

IEEE symposium on Computers and Communications started (ISCC 2011), Keynote co-chair

11th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2010), Industry Track Co-Chair

2nd International ICST Conference on Mobile Lightweight Wireless Systems (Mobilight 2010), Panelist on "Future and Applications of Wireless Mesh Networks"

IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 2010), CARMEN Workshop, Technical Program Committee Co-Chair

IEEE IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 2009), Demo Co-Chair

ICT Mobile Summit Conference (ICT 2009), Carrier Grade Wireless Mesh Networks Workshop, Member of the Organizing Committee

Technical Program Committees

IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom)
IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)
IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Comm. (PIMRC)
IEEE Intern. Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multim. NWs (WoWMoM)
IEEE Conference on Green Communications (GreenCom)
European Wireless Conference (EW)
and a long etcetera ...

Open-Source and Standardization

Open Platform for NFV (OPNFV)

Technical Steering Committee Member (TSC) link

Team contributions to the Doctor project on Fault Management link

3GPP

Contributor to the 3GPP System Architecture Working Group 1 (SA1) Study Item on RAN Sharing Enhancements link

Contributor to NEC's White Paper on RAN Sharing "NEC's Approach towards Active Radio Network Sharing" link

IEEE 802.11

Included in the IEEE 802.11e-2005 standard as a major contributor. QoS and Power Saving amendment of IEEE 802.11.
Included in the IEEE 802.11v-2011 Standard as a major contributor. Network Management amendment of IEEE 802.11.

 

 

Awards

Recipient of the best PhD Thesis Award on Multimedia Convergence in Telecommunications from the National Official association of Telecommunication Engineers (COIT)

Recipient of NEC's Excellent Invention Award for a patent in the 5G O-RAN product line area

Recipient of NEC's R&D Award for the contribution to the design and development of 5G AI-based Revenue Maximization Network Slicing Solutions

Recipient of NEC's R&D Award for the contribution to the design and development of 4G Base Stations

Recipient of NEC's R&D Award for the contribution to the design and development of N900iL, NEC's first 3G/WiFi mobile phone

Best Conference Paper Award of the IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee on Communications Systems Integration and Modeling.

IEEE ICC Best Conference Paper Award.

IEEE INFOCOM Best Demo and Poster Runner-up Award.

Co-Advisor of a Master Thesis student who was awarded with the COIT prize to the best Master Thesis in the area of Software Defined Networking

Co-Advisor of a Master Thesis student who was awarded with the COIT prize to the best Master Thesis in the area of Mobile Internet

Co-Advisor of a Master Thesis student who was awarded with the COIT prize to the best Master Thesis in the area of Mobility and Multimedia in Telecommunications

IEEE Senior Member

Lectures

IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS)– Distinguished Lecturer - 2022

Lectures: AI for Future 6G Systems
Centre of Innovation for Data Tech and AI (CIDAI)

Lectures: Algorithms for Mobile Networks
Technical University Darmstadt, KOM Department

Industrial Colloquium: Overview of WiMAX and Wireless LAN R&D Activities at NEC - Heidelberg
Technical University Darmstadt, KOM Department

Lectures: Modeling and Simulation of Networks and Distributed Systems
Karlsruhe University, Decentralized System and Network Services Department

Lectures: Simulation of Computer Networks (Simulation von Rechnernetzen)
Mannheim University, Praktische Informatik IV Department