Makoto Nagao
Japanese computer scientist (1936–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Makoto Nagao (長尾 真, Nagao Makoto, October 4, 1936 [3] – May 23, 2021) was a Japanese computer scientist. He contributed to various fields: machine translation, natural language processing, pattern recognition, image processing and library science. He was the 23rd president of Kyoto University (1997–2003)[4] and the 14th director of National Diet Library in Japan (2007–2012).[5][6]
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Born | (1936-10-04)October 4, 1936 Mie Prefecture, Japan |
Died | May 23, 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 84) Kyoto, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Alma mater | Kyoto University |
Known for | example-based machine translation, natural language processing for Japanese, various image processing approaches, researches for digital library |
Awards | IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award,[1] ACL Lifetime Achievement Award,[2] Japan Prize[3] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer Science |
Institutions | Kyoto University, National Diet Library |
Notable students | Takeo Kanade, Jun'ichi Tsujii, Yuji Matsumoto, Sadao Kurohashi |
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