Tadao Kasami
Encyclopedia
was a noted Japan
ese information theorist who made significant contributions to error correcting codes.
Kasami was born in Kobe
, Japan
, and studied electrical engineering
at Osaka University
, where he received his B.E. degree in 1958, M.E. in 1960, and Ph.D. in 1963. He then joined the faculty, teaching until 1994, and was dean 1990-1992. He was subsequently professor in the Graduate School of Information Science at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology
1992-1998, and professor of information science at Hiroshima City University
1998-2004.
Kasami was an IEEE Fellow
, and received the 1987 Achievement Award from the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communications Engineers of Japan and the 1999 IEEE Claude E. Shannon Award
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese information theorist who made significant contributions to error correcting codes.
Kasami was born in Kobe
Kobe
, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and studied electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
at Osaka University
Osaka University
, or , is a major national university located in Osaka, Japan. It is the sixth oldest university in Japan as the Osaka Prefectural Medical College, and formerly one of the Imperial Universities of Japan...
, where he received his B.E. degree in 1958, M.E. in 1960, and Ph.D. in 1963. He then joined the faculty, teaching until 1994, and was dean 1990-1992. He was subsequently professor in the Graduate School of Information Science at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
, abbreviated to NAIST, , or , is a national university consisting solely of graduate schools in Ikoma, Nara, Japan, founded in 1991. In 2010, NAIST ranked first overall among the 86 Japanese national universities in the first-ever six-year assessment of national university standards and...
1992-1998, and professor of information science at Hiroshima City University
Hiroshima City University
is a public university at Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan, founded in 1994, educating both undergraduates and graduate students. HCU is especially distinctive for its Peace Studies program, in line with Hiroshima's status as an international city of peace....
1998-2004.
Kasami was an IEEE Fellow
IEEE Fellow
An IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
, and received the 1987 Achievement Award from the Institute of Electronics, Information, and Communications Engineers of Japan and the 1999 IEEE Claude E. Shannon Award
Claude E. Shannon Award
The Claude E. Shannon Award of the IEEE Information Theory Society was instituted to honour consistent and profound contributions to the field of information theory. Each Shannon Award winner is expected to present a Shannon Lecture at the following IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory...
.