David Soldani | SVP, Next Generation Advanced Research
Rakuten Mobile

DAVID SOLDANI (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree (magna cum laude) in engineering from the University of Florence, Italy, in 1994, and the D.Sc. degree in technology (Hons.) from the Helsinki University of Technology, Finland, in 2006. Throughout his career, he has held prestigious academic positions, including a Visiting Professor with the University of Surrey, U.K., in 2014, an Industry Professor with The University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, in 2016, and an Adjunct Professor with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), in 2018. In his professional roles, he has served in significant leadership positions. He has held the positions of the Chief Information and Security Officer (CISO), e2e, Global, as well as SVP innovation and advanced research with Rakuten. Previously, he held the position of Chief Technology and Cyber Security Officer (CTSO) with the ASIA Pacific Region, Huawei. He was the Head of 5G Technology, e2e, Global, with Nokia, the Head of the Central Research Institute (CRI), and the VP of strategic research and innovation in Europe with Huawei European Research Center. He is currently with Rakuten Mobile Inc. He can be reached at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-david-soldani/