Stefan Aust is manager for NEC Communications Systems, Ltd., in Kawasaki, Japan where he is responsible for projects on distributed information systems, including in-vehicular networks, AGL, and AUTOSAR. His area of interests include tactile Internet, time sensitive networks, and automotive systems. He has been an organizing committee member of IEEE conferences and workshops. Stefan has been active in standardizations, including IEEE 802.11 and Adaptive AUTOSAR (Feature Team - System Test). Stefan is IEEE senior member, IEEE-SA member, and IEICE member.