GLENN PARSONS is an internationally known expert in networking, including 5G mobile transport and Ethernet.  He is a standards advisor with Ericsson Canada, where he coordinates standards strategy and policy for Ericsson, including network architecture for 5G radio transport networks. Previously, he has held positions in development, product management and standards architecture in the ICT industry.

Over the past number of years, he has held several management and editor positions in various standards activities including IETF, IEEE, and ITU-T.  He has been an active participant in the IEEE-SA Board of Governors, Standards Board and its Committees since 2004, and in other IEEE OU boards as an SA liaison since 2014. 

He is currently involved with 5G transport standardization in MEF, IEEE and ITU-T and is chair of IEEE 802.1.  In addition to being the founding Editor-in-chief for the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, he was a Technical Editor for IEEE Communications Magazine and has been co-editor of several IEEE Communications Society Magazine feature topics. 

He graduated in 1992 with a B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Mr. Yoshinori Ohmura joined KDD Co. Ltd. (currently KDDI Corporation) in 1981 and was engaged in the applied technology planning and standardization of network and mobile communications, and management of mobile joint venture in the overseas businesses. He is currently engaged in the promoting to realize the new generation mobile systems in ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses). He also serves as Secretary General of 5GMF (The 5^th Generation Mobile Communications Promotion Forum) in Japan.

GLENN PARSONS is an internationally known expert in networking, including 5G mobile transport and Ethernet.  He is a standards advisor with Ericsson Canada, where he coordinates standards strategy and policy for Ericsson, including network architecture for 5G radio transport networks. Previously, he has held positions in development, product management and standards architecture in the ICT industry.

Over the past number of years, he has held several management and editor positions in various standards activities including IETF, IEEE, and ITU-T.  He has been an active participant in the IEEE-SA Board of Governors, Standards Board and its Committees since 2004, and in other IEEE OU boards as an SA liaison since 2014. 

He is currently involved with 5G transport standardization in MEF, IEEE and ITU-T and is chair of IEEE 802.1.  In addition to being the founding Editor-in-chief for the IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, he was a Technical Editor for IEEE Communications Magazine and has been co-editor of several IEEE Communications Society Magazine feature topics. 

He graduated in 1992 with a B.Eng. degree in electrical engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland.

B.Sc., National Chiao Tung University

Sales Manager, GCOM Technologies Co.

Since joined Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's IT R&D center in 2007, Mr. Otsuka had been studying testing tools and methods, and applying them to several IT systems.

From 2013 to 2015, with the company's grant, Mr. Otsuka studied at Syracuse University and got a master degree in information management.
After the graduation, Mr. Otsuka was assigned to a smart building and house businesses development group. Through the job, Mr. Otsuka realized the potential of ECHONET Lite protocol to develop smart buildings and houses and became a member of ECHONET Consortium.

Also Mr. Otsuka has a bachelor degree in seismology and a master degree in oceanography, and work experience as a system engineer and a programmer at 3 difference companies. 

 TTA Principal Researcher 

Samsung Electronics, Senior Engineer (~'15)

oneM2M TS 0025 rapporteur

GCF oneM2M WI rapporteur

OCF Certification Expert

Dr. Omar Elloumi joined Nokia in 1999 and held several positions including research, strategy and system architecture. He is currently with Nokia Bell-Labs and CTO group where he is responsible for standards and system architectures for IoT. Dr Elloumi is co-editor of books on M2M communications and Internet of Things published by Wiley and ETSI. He is also involved in program committees of several international conferences and magazines on M2M and IoT. He is a recognized IoT industry thought leader and is regularly invited as a panelist or keynote speaker at IoT industry events.