Her research interests include Wireless Networks, Cloud Computing, and Cyber-physical Systems. Dr. Ota has received best paper awards from ICA3PP 2014, GPC 2015, IEEE DASC 2015, IEEE VTC 2016-Fall, FCST 2017, 2017 IET Communications Premium Award and IEEE ComSoc CSIM Best Conference Paper Award 2018. She is an editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Communications Letters, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (Springer), Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, International Journal of Embedded Systems (Inderscience) and Smart Technologies for Emergency Response & Disaster Management (IGI Global), as well as a guest editor of ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (leading), IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Network, IEEE Wireless Communications, IEEE Access, IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems, and Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks (Old City Publishing). She is the recipient of IEEE TCSC Early Career Award 2017, and The 13th IEEE ComSoc Asia-Pacific Young Researcher Award 2018. She is Clarivate Analytics 2019 Highly Cited Researcher (Web of Science).