Ashiq Khan

Vice President, Head of Cloud Infrastructure and NFV at Rakuten Mobile, Inc.
Summary
Ashiq Khan is a seasoned professional with expertise in Rakuten Mobile's fully virtualized cloud infrastructure development, roll-out, and operation, as well as container-based next-generation telco-platform research and development.
With a background in Computer Science and Networks, Ashiq has exceptional skills in 5G core network system design, trial and testing, standardization, external collaboration, and relation management.
He is proficient in zero-touch automation of network and service operation, and has a strong foundation in NFV-based mobile telecom infrastructure design and deployment, open source development, and external promotion.
Ashiq Khan is a distinguished network security expert within the NTT Group and also serves as a Red Cross disaster recovery expert.
His academic journey includes a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science from the University of Tsukuba, a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computer Sciences and Networks from Tohoku University, and a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Engineering from Tohoku University. Moreover, he pursued studies in Japanese Language and Culture at Osaka University of Foreign Studies.
Currently, he holds the position of the Vice President and Executive Officer, Head of Mobile Cloud and NFV Infrastructure & Operations at Rakuten Mobile, Inc. Previously, he has served in key roles such as Assistant Manager at NTT DOCOMO, Inc., NOC Chairman at ETSI ZSM, Senior Researcher at DOCOMO Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH, and Research Engineer at NTT DOCOMO, Inc.