Ved P. Kafle (डा. वेद प्रसाद काफ्ले)

I am currently working as a Research Manager at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo. I am concurrently holding a visiting faculty position at Waseda University, Tokyo. Prior to joining Waseda university, I was a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo from April 2013 to March 2023. I have been serving as a Rapporteur of ITU-T Study Group 13 at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Geneva, Switzerland since 2014. My education background, work experience, and association with professional organizations are listed below. My short biography is given here.

I have authored/co-authored more than 150 papers published in peer reviewed journals, magazines, and conferences. I have filed 12 patents and edited 14 ITU-T Recommendations. My publications, patents and edited ITU-T Recommendation lists are available in Publication page.

Education :

1991 – 1995	Bachelor of Engineering (B.E. with Honours) in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India
2001 – 2003	Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea
2003 – 2006	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Informatics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan

Work experience :

2018 – Present	Research Manager National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo, Japan.
2014 – Present	Rapporteur International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), Study Group 13, Geneva, Switzerland
2023 – Present	Visiting Faculty Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
2013–2023	Visiting Associate Professor The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Tokyo, Japan
2010– 2018	Senior Researcher National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo, Japan
2006 – 2009	Researcher National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo, Japan

The above list shows my work experience after obtaining the PhD degree. After obtaining the B.E. degree in 1995, I had worked for five years in Nepal. I worked as a temporary lecturer to teach undergraduate engineering students at Tribhuvan University, Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus and then worked as a computer engineer at government service. I also worked as a part-time lecturer at Nepal Engineering College.

Awards and honors:

2024.3	情報通信マネジメント功労賞 (Information and Communication Management Achievement Award) 一般社団法人電子情報通信学会 情報通信マネジメント研究専門委員会
2023.6	Information and Communication Technology Award (TTC President’s Commendation) 情報通信技術賞（TTC会長表彰)
2022.12	Nepali Diaspora ICT Award 2022 – The biggest tech award of Nepal
2022.12	Best Paper Award (First prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2022, Accra, Ghana
2020.12	Best Paper Award (First prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2020, Online
2018.11	Best Paper Award (First prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2018, Santa Fe, Argentina
2018.7	ITU-T Study Group 13 Fellow Award, International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland
2017.9	Distinguished Service Award, Communications Society, The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)
2017.5	Accomplishment Award, The ITU Association of Japan 日本ITU協会賞 功績賞
2014.6	Best Paper Award (Second prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia
2013.7	Excellent Paper Award, International Conference on Ubiquitous Future Network (ICUFN), Intelligent Vehicles Workshop, Da Nang, Vietnam
2013.4	Senior Member Recognition, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2009.9	Best Paper Award (Second prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2009, Mar del Plata, Argentina
2009.5	Encouragement Award, The ITU Association of Japan 日本ITU協会賞 国際活動奨励賞
2003 – 2006	Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship to study for a Ph.D. degree
2001 – 2003	Korean Government Scholarship to study for an M.S. degree
1991 – 1995	Colombo Plan Scholarship to study for a B.E. degree

Professional organization membership :

• Senior Member: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Fellow: International Telecommunication Union, ITU-T Study Group 13
• Member: The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE). Currently involved as a member of the Network System (NS) Technical Committee, was an Associate Editor of IEICE Transaction on Communications (2013-2018).
• Life Member: Nepal Engineers Association (NEA)
• Life Member: Society of Electronics and Communications Engineers Nepal (SECEN)
• Member: Nepal Engineering Council (NEC)
• Member: Internet Society

More information about my involvement in various academic and professional activities can be found in my Research Map page.
My LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ved-kafle-08a68910/

Peer reviewed Journals and Conferences

I have authored/co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed research papers published in journals and international conferences [List of journal and conference papers]. Some of these papers are also available on IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Research Map, dblp Computer Science, and Semantic Scholar pages. If you need the PDF file of any of my papers, please contact me at “contact AT vedkafle.org.np” (replace AT by @).

Domestic Conferences and Technical Reports

I have authored/co-authored about 90 papers published in IEICE conferences and technical reports [List of domestic conference papers and technical reports].

ITU-T Recommendations and IETF/IRTF RFCs

I have edited 14 ITU-T Recommendations related with Next Generation Networks, Future Networks, IMT-2020/5G networks, and Fixed, Mobile, and Satellite Convergence. Similarly, I have edited an RFC related with information-centric networking (ICN) [List of edited ITU-T Recommendations and RFCs].

Professional Society Newsletters and Magazines

I have published several papers in professional society newsletters and magazines [List of professional society newsletter and magazine papers].

Patents

The new technologies invented by my research have been documented in 12 patents [List of patents]

Newspapers, news portals and magazines
I have published several articles in national daily newspapers, news portals and magazines of Nepal written both in Nepali and English.
नेपालका पत्रपत्रिकाहरू जस्तै गोरखापत्र, Republica, लिभिङ विथ आइसिटी र अन्य अनलाइन पोर्टालमा पनि मेरा आलेखहरू प्रकाशित हुने गरेका छन्। [List of newspaper, news portal and magazine articles].