Salim Zabir is leading research and development on machine to machine (M2M) and e-health, wellness and disabilities at Orange Labs/France Telecom, Japan. He had his PhD and an MS in information science from Tohoku University, Japan. Before that, he obtained his MSc Engineering and BSc Engineering degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Prior to his current appointment, he has served at Tohoku University, Japan, Kyushu University, Japan, Kyung Hee University, Korea and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He also worked with Panasonic R&D headquarters in Osaka, Japan. His research interests include computer networks, networking protocols, performance evaluations, ubiquitous computing, applications of ICT for development etc. Dr. Zabir has been serving in the program/technical committees of various international conferences and is guest editing special issues of scholarly journals. He is a member of the IEEE and BCS. He is currently leading R&D projects on ICT services for the AMEA footprint of France Telecom/Orange group.