Hironori Kasahara

Hironori Kasahara, President of IEEE Computer Society in 2018

Hironori Kasahara is a prominent figure in the field of computer science and engineering. He served as the President of the IEEE Computer Society in 2018.12345 Kasahara is a Professor of Computer Science at Waseda University in Tokyo and the Director of the university's Advanced Multicore Research Institute.23

Some key facts about Hironori Kasahara:

• IEEE Life Fellow, IPSJ Fellow, Golden Core Member of IEEE Computer Society, professional member of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu, and member of the Engineering Academy of Japan and the Science Council of Japan1
• Received a PhD in 1985 from Waseda University and has been a professor of computer science there since 19971
• Served as a chair or member of over 300 society and government committees, including the IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors and Executive Committee1
• Received numerous awards, including the Spirit of IEEE Computer Society Award, CS Golden Core Member Award, and Japanese Minister's Science and Technology Prize1
• Led Japanese national projects on parallelizing compilers and embedded multicore processors1

During his tenure as IEEE Computer Society President in 2018, Kasahara collaborated with the society's leaders, volunteers, and staff to advance the organization's role in computing.58 He also extended a commemorative recognition plaque to the IEEE Computer Society's Russia chapter and the Russian Academy of Sciences.6

Kasahara is currently running for IEEE Computer Society President-Elect 2024.47 His LinkedIn username is hironori-kasahara-b6712855.47