Name: Koya Sato / 佐藤光哉
Degree: Ph.D. in Engineering
DOB: January 22, 1991
Birthplace: Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan
Position: Associate Professor, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
JST さきがけ研究者 (Oct. 2023-Mar. 2027)
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April 2015-March 2018 UEC, Tokyo (Doctor)
April 2013-March 2015 UEC, Tokyo (Master)
April 2011-March 2013 Yamagata University, Yonezawa (Bachelor)
April 2006-March 2011 Sendai National College of Technology, Sendai
October 2026- Associate Professor, Artificial Intelligence eXploration Research Center, UEC, Tokyo
October 2021-September 2026 Assistant Professor, Artificial Intelligence eXploration Research Center, UEC, Tokyo
April 2018-September 2021 Assistant professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo
April 2017-March 2018 Research fellow (DC2), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Senior Member, IEEE
Member, IEICE
Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, February 2026-.
Associate Editor, IEICE Transactions on Communications (EB), June 2026-.
Nature Communications
IEEE Communications Magazine
IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking
IEEE Internet of Things Journal
IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
and more.
Local Arrangement Vice-Chair, IEICE ICETC2021
Local Arrangement Vice-Chair, IEICE ICETC2020
TPCs
IEEE ICC (2021-2027)
IEEE GLOBECOM (2020-2026)
IEEE INFOCOM 2026 (demo/poster)
IEEE DySPAN 2021, 2024, 2025, 2026
and more.
IEICE アンテナ・伝播研究会 アドバンスドワイヤレスシリーズ ワークショップ実行委員, February 2026-August 2026
IEICE 無線通信システム研究会 専門委員, May 2025-
IEICE スマート無線研究会 専門委員, May 2019-April 2025
On-The-Ground I-Category Special Radio Operator (第一級陸上特殊無線技士), August 2015.
The Third Class Electric Chief Engineer (第三種電気主任技術者), June 2014.
The Second Class Electric Works Specialist (第二種電気工事士), March 2010.
電子情報通信学会 通信ソサイエティ活動功労賞, September 2023.
2016 Young Investigator Award in Smart Radio (2016年スマート無線研究会研究奨励賞), May 2017.
IEICE Young Researcher's Award (電子情報通信学会学術奨励賞), March 2016.
平成26年度 電気通信大学学長賞, March 2015.
平成26年度 目黒会賞, March 2015.
神崎昂紀, ITU AI/ML in 5G Challenge 2025 最優秀賞, November 2025.
神崎昂紀, IEICE RISING研究会 優秀ポスター発表賞, November 2024.
富増佑太, IEEE VTS Tokyo/Japan Chapter 2023 Young Researcher's Encouragement Award, October 2023.
神崎昂紀, 令和7年度電気通信大学 学生表彰, March 2026.
神崎昂紀, 令和6年度電気通信大学 学生表彰, March 2025.
富増佑太, 令和5年度電気通信大学 学生表彰, March 2024.
Katsuya Suto, Best Paper Award in IEICE SmartCom2026.
高木志門, 2025 Young Investigator Award in Smart Radio (2025年スマート無線研究会研究奨励賞), March 2026.
高木志門, IEICE RISING研究会 優秀ポスター発表賞, November 2025
IEEE VTS Tokyo/Japan Tokyo Chapter 2019 Student Award, September 2019.
2018 Young Investigator Award in Smart Radio (2018年スマート無線研究会研究奨励賞), May 2019.
2017 Young Investigator Award in Smart Radio (2017年スマート無線研究会研究奨励賞), May 2018.
IEEE VTS Tokyo/Japan Tokyo Chapter 2017 Young Researcher’s Encouragement Award, September 2017.