Latif Ladid is Research Fellow at the University of Luxembourg. He hold following voluntary positions:  Founder & President, IPv6 FORUM (www.ipv6forum.org ); Vice-Chair, ETSI IPv6 Industry Specification Group; IEEE Steering Committee Member: 5G, IoT and SDN; Chair, IEEE ComSoC IoT TsC; Vice Chair, IEEE ComSoC SDN-NFV TsC; Emeritus Trustee, Internet Society – ISOC;

IPv6 Ready & Enabled Logos Program Board;   Member of 3GPP PCG (Board)  (www.3gpp.org);  Member of Future Internet Forum EU Member States (representing Luxembourg).

He has been awarded by his peers with the IPv6 Forum Internet Pioneer Award, 2002 and the IPv6 Life Time Achievement Award, 2016

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