{"id":21,"date":"2020-06-22T02:33:36","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T17:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vedkafle.org.np\/wp\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T02:46:14","slug":"profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vedkafle.org.np\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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. <a href=\"https:\/\/vedkafle.org.np\/wp\/?page_id=152\">My short biography is given here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/vedkafle.org.np\/?page_id=26\">Publication<\/a> page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education :<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>1991 &#8211; 1995<\/td><td><strong>Bachelor of Engineering (B.E. with Honours)<\/strong> in Electronics and Electrical Communications Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2001 &#8211; 2003<\/td><td><strong>Master of Science (M.S.)<\/strong> in Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2003 &#8211; 2006<\/td><td><strong>Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)<\/strong> in Informatics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work experience :<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>2018 \u2013 Present <\/td><td><strong>Research Manager<\/strong><br>National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo, Japan.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014 \u2013 Present <\/td><td><strong>Rapporteur<\/strong> <br>International Telecommunication Union \u2013 Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), Study Group 13, Geneva, Switzerland <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2023 \u2013 Present <\/td><td><strong>Visiting Faculty<\/strong> <br>Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013\u20132023 <\/td><td><strong>Visiting Associate Professor<\/strong><br>The University of Electro-Communications (UEC), Tokyo, Japan <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2010\u2013 2018 <\/td><td><strong>Senior Researcher<\/strong> <br>National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo, Japan <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2006 \u2013 2009 <\/td><td><strong>Researcher<\/strong> <br>National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Tokyo, Japan <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards and honors:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody>\n<tr><td>2024.3<\/td><td> \u60c5\u5831\u901a\u4fe1\u30de\u30cd\u30b8\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u529f\u52b4\u8cde (Information and Communication Management Achievement Award) <br>\n\u4e00\u822c\u793e\u56e3\u6cd5\u4eba\u96fb\u5b50\u60c5\u5831\u901a\u4fe1\u5b66\u4f1a \u60c5\u5831\u901a\u4fe1\u30de\u30cd\u30b8\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u7814\u7a76\u5c02\u9580\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a <\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>2023.6<\/td><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ttc.or.jp\/topics\/20230622\" target=\"_blank\">Information and Communication Technology Award (TTC President&#8217;s Commendation)<\/a> <em> <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ttc.or.jp\/topics\/20230622\" target=\"_blank\">\u60c5\u5831\u901a\u4fe1\u6280\u8853\u8cde\uff08TTC\u4f1a\u9577\u8868\u5f70)<\/a><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>2022.12<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/ictaward.org\/ict-award-2022-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nepali Diaspora ICT Award 2022 &#8211; The biggest tech award of Nepal<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2022.12<\/td><td>Best Paper Award (First prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2022, Accra, Ghana <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2020.12<\/td><td>Best Paper Award (First prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2020, Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018.11<\/td><td>Best Paper Award (First prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2018, Santa Fe, Argentina<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2018.7<\/td><td>ITU-T Study Group 13 Fellow Award, International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017.9<\/td><td>Distinguished Service Award, Communications Society, The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2017.5<\/td><td>Accomplishment Award, The ITU Association of Japan <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ituaj.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20170517program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\u65e5\u672cITU\u5354\u4f1a<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ituaj.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20170517program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\u8cde<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ituaj.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/20170517program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> \u529f\u7e3e\u8cde<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2014.6<\/td><td>Best Paper Award (Second prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2014, St. Petersburg, Russia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013.7 <\/td><td>Excellent Paper Award, International Conference on Ubiquitous Future Network (ICUFN), Intelligent Vehicles Workshop, Da Nang, Vietnam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013.4<\/td><td>Senior Member Recognition, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2009.9<\/td><td>Best Paper Award (Second prize), ITU Kaleidoscope Academic Conference 2009, Mar del Plata, Argentina<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2009.5<\/td><td>Encouragement Award, The ITU Association of Japan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ituaj.jp\/?page_id=6224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u65e5\u672cITU\u5354\u4f1a\u8cde \u56fd\u969b\u6d3b\u52d5\u5968\u52b1\u8cde<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2003 \u2013 2006<\/td><td>Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship to study for a Ph.D. degree<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2001 \u2013 2003<\/td><td>Korean Government Scholarship to study for an M.S. degree<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1991 \u2013 1995<\/td><td>Colombo Plan Scholarship to study for a B.E. degree<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional organization membership :<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Senior Member: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ieee.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers<\/a> (IEEE)<\/li><li>Fellow:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/\" target=\"_blank\"> International Telecommunication Union<\/a>, ITU-T Study Group 13<\/li><li>Member: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ieice.org\/eng_r\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers<\/a> (IEICE). Currently involved as a member of the Network System (NS) Technical Committee, was an Associate Editor of IEICE Transaction on Communications (2013-2018).<\/li><li>Life Member: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/neanepal.org.np\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nepal Engineers Association<\/a> (NEA)<\/li><li>Life Member: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.secen.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Society of Electronics and Communications Engineers Nepal<\/a> (SECEN)<\/li><li>Member: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nec.gov.np\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/nec.gov.np\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nepal Engineering Council<\/a> (NEC)<\/li><li>Member: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internetsociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Internet Society<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-background\">More information about my involvement in various academic and professional activities can be found in my <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/researchmap.jp\/kafle?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Research Map<\/a> page. <br>My LinkedIn page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ved-kafle-08a68910\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ved-kafle-08a68910\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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