2023 KOREA-U.S. STANDARDS FORUM

Keynote Speech

Dr. Jayne Morrow

Senior Advisor, Standards Policy

Dr. Jayne Morrow is a Senior Advisor to the Director of National Institute of Standards and Technology leading a portfolio focused on standards policy for critical and emerging technologies. She is responsible for efforts to build stronger connections between standards and the innovation ecosystem of the United States, broadening participation in international standards development among academia, industry and government agencies and policy development in international standards. She has extensive standards and policy experience across a wide range of critical and emerging technologies and public policy areas, including national security, environmental health, public health and safety, and law enforcement. Her current role builds on the experience garnered in national science and technology (S&T) strategic policy development she garnered as the Executive Director of the National Science and Technology Council in the Executive Office of the President during the Obama Administration.

Technical Presentations

Veronica Lancaster

Vice President, Standards Programs of CTA / President of USNC

Veronica Lancaster is the Vice President of Standards Programs in the Technology & Standards Department of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, the trade association representing the $505 billion U.S. consumer technology industry, which supports more than 18 million U.S. jobs. She is responsible for the development, management, and growth of CTA’s standards program.

Prior to joining CTA in June 2013, Ms. Lancaster worked at the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) as the Manager for Global Standards Development. She was responsible for overseeing nine communications committees addressing a diverse range of topics. Specifically, the establishment of guidelines for common automatic data identification to simplify the receiving, shipping, transportation and tracing of telecommunications products, numbering issues associated with the North American Numbering Plan, development of operational guidelines to support network management, development of standards for performance, reliability, and security aspects of communications networks, and the development of standards addressing energy efficiency, environmental impacts, power and protection of telecommunications equipment and environments. She has served as a participant in the FCC Communications Security Reliability and Interoperability Council (CSRIC) II, WG1A, Public Safety Consolidation, and WG7, Pandemic Planning– Priority Service Requirements.

Ms. Lancaster is the President of the U.S. National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission, which is the focal point and conduit for US parties interested in global standardization, technical and policy positions. Additionally, she was elected as one of fifteen IEC Board Directors from 2023-2025, and serves as an IEC Board representative to the IEC’s Business Advisory Committee. She won two 1906 Awards in 2020 for her contribution to the standardization of wireless power transfer and wearable technologies. She serves on the ANSI Board of Directors as the Chair of USNC/IEC Council and on the ANSI Board of Directors Executive Committee. Ms. Lancaster also serves as the Secretary and Treasurer on the CTA Foundation, which provides grants to support programs that empower and improve the lives of seniors and people living with disabilities through the use of technology. Ms. Lancaster previously served as President of the Board of Directors for Women in Standards from 2021-2022, which is focused on elevating and educating the standardization community on the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Ms. Lancaster received her Bachelor of Science in business administration with a minor in business law, with honors, from the University of Maryland Global Campus. She proudly served in the U.S. Army from 1989 until honorably discharged in 1994. Go Army, Beat Navy.

Technical Presentations

Philip Wennblom

Global Director of Standards Policy, Intel Corporation

Phil Wennblom is Global Director of Standards Policy for Intel Corporation. As part of the Global Government Affairs group, he has world-wide responsibility for Intel standards policy positions and activity.

Since 2017, Phil has been the chair of ISO/IEC JTC 1, the joint technical committee of ISO/IEC which develops international standards in the field of information technology. With over 3300 published standards and nearly 600 in development, JTC 1 is among the most active committees in ISO or IEC and the standards it develops support every sector of the global economy.

Phil has participated in INCITS since 2002 and served as chairman of the INCITS Executive Board from 2013 through 2017. He currently chairs the INCITS Technical Committee on Inclusive Terminology.

Phil was active in governance of the IEEE Standards Association from 2004 through 2018, serving on the IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors, Standards Board, and Corporate Advisory Group. Phil chaired the Corporate Advisory Group from 2015 through 2017 and the Patent Committee of the Standards Board from 2017 through 2018.

Technical Presentations

Hak-Seong Kim

Leader, Advanced V2X Task, LG Electronics

Hak-Seong Kim is the Advanced V2X Task Leader at LG Electronics' ICT Technology Center. He proposed and standardized LTE-based V2X technology for the first time in Korea and received recognition for his contributions, including being awarded a Prime Minister's commendation on World Standards Day. He has served as the development leader for wireless communication devices for vehicles at the LG Vehicle Solutions Division and has contributed to the development of next-generation V2X technologies such as Soft V2X, Smart RSU, and Cloud-based C-ITS Platform. Currently, he is actively engaged in autonomous driving technology development and standardization as the project leader for V2N2X (Cloud-based V2X, Soft V2X) solution verification projects in Seoul, Sejong, and Gangneung cities.

Break out Session - Semiconductor

Dr. Mary Bedner

Policy Liaison, NIST, CHIPS R&D

Mary Bedner, Ph.D., is a research chemist who has been supporting the NIST mission for 25 years. She is an experienced metrologist producing science and standards that address a range of environmental, nutritional, forensic, and clinical chemistry measurement challenges. She also served as a scientific advisor and policy analyst developing strategies to advance new technical directions and to improve mission support functions at NIST. Her achievements have been recognized with the NIST Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award, two Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Awards, and the NIST Safety Award. She is currently on detail in the CHIPS R&D Office leveraging her diverse skills as a policy liaison focusing on standards, risk management, and research security.

Break out Session - Semiconductor

Daniel DiMase

President & CEO

Daniel DiMase is the President & CEO of Aerocyonics, Inc. and a Research Scientist at the University of Connecticut. Mr. DiMase has over 30 years of experience as an expert and recognized industry leader in Supply Chain Risk Management, Logistics, Counterfeit Parts Avoidance & Detection, Cyber Physical Systems Security, and Hardware Assurance. Mr. DiMase has received the Arch T. Colwell Cooperative Engineering Medal from SAE International, the Dr. Desmond G. Newman Award for Supply Chain Excellence from the National Defense Industrial Association Manufacturing Division, and the DMSMS Achievement Special Recognition Award from the U.S. Department of Defense in recognition of superior leadership and contributions in counterfeit prevention.

Mr. DiMase has an Executive MBA from Northeastern University. He has a Six-Sigma Green Belt Certificate from Bryant University. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Rhode Island.

Break out Session - Semiconductor

Sung Hoon Choa

Professor, Seoul National University of Science & Technology

Sung Hoon Choa received the Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is currently a professor in Intelligent Semiconductor Engineering of Seoul National University of Science and Technology. He served as a Dean of Nano IT Design graduate school. He was a Vice-President in Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology as well as Samsung Master. He is a chairman of SC47F (MEMS) Standard Committee in IEC. He also served as a chairman of Korean Standard Committe of Semicoductor in Korea. He is a planning and consulting member of several committees of national projects. His main interests are in the area of semiconductor devices and semiconductor packaging, MEMS and flexible/stretchable electronics. His interests extend to the field of reliability and packaging for power devices, semiconductors, and MEMS. Prof. Choa has published more than 300 publications and is (co-)inventor on 70 patent filings.

Break out Session - AI

Rohit Israni

Director, Cloud and AI Ecosystem Engineering, Intel, and Chair AI Standards US (INCITS/AI)

Rohit Israni is the Chair of INCITS/Artificial Intelligence, the US TAG to SC 42.

Rohit has 20 years of experience in engineering, new product innovation, strategy, finance and business development in a variety of organizations. Prior to his current role, Rohit was responsible for the development of the ecosystem for depth photography for Intel’s RealSense initiatives. Rohit led a collaboration between Intel and Google engineers to create an open standard called XDM (eXtensible Device Metadata) released at www.xdm.org and then taken to JPEG.

Break out Session - AI

Muhammad Ali

Sr. Standards Strategy and Policy Leader

Muhammad Ali is a Senior Standards Strategy and Policy Leader for HP, Inc. He is responsible for managing the external standards engagement and leading HP's efforts in US-based standards organizations. He is a Certified Standards Professional with leadership in voluntary consensus-based standards development, conformity assessment, and emerging technologies in consumer and electrical industry sectors. Ali previously served as a Program Manager for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) where he was involved with maintenance of ANSI, NEMA, CANENA, IEC, and ISO Standards. Ali holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from George Mason University and has served on Society of Standards Professional as a Board Member. He currently serves on INCITS Executive Board and is also a JTC 1 appointed PAS mentor. He is a past recipient of the ANSI Next Generation Award, SES Emerging Professional Award, and INCITS Chair Award.

Break out Session - AI

Pat Baird

Senior Regulatory Specialist, Philips

Pat Baird works at Philips as a Sr. Regulatory Specialist, with a focus on the use of AI in healthcare. Pat likes to think of his job as “Policy Engineering” – understanding the unmet needs (and frustrations) of regulators and developers, and developing standards, whitepapers, and training to meet those needs. He co-chairs multiple committees related to artificial intelligence and is involved with other software committees regarding topics such as agile software development, cloud services for a regulated environment, risk management, cybersecurity, and was a sub-team lead for the IMDRF AI for Medical Devices committee.

Break out Session - AI

Elham Tabassi (Fed)

Chief of Staff, Information Technology Laboratory

Elham Tabassi is the Chief of Staff in the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). ITL, one of six research Laboratories within NIST, supports NIST’s mission, to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. ITL conducts fundamental and applied research in computer science and engineering, mathematics, and statistics that cultivates trust in information technology and metrology by developing and disseminating standards, measurements, and testing for interoperability, security, usability, and reliability of information systems.

As a scientist she has been working on various computer vision research projects with applications in biometrics evaluation and standards since 1999. She is the principal architect of NIST Fingerprint Image Quality (NFIQ) which is now an international standard for measuring fingerprint image quality and has been deployed in many large scale biometric applications worldwide. She received the Department of Commerce Gold Medal in 2003, the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal in 2007, and 2010, ANSI’s 2012 Next Generation Award, and the Women in Biometrics Award in 2016 for her contributions to biometrics. She is a member of OSAC Friction Ridge subcommittee and co-chairs FIDO Biometrics Certification working group.