| Hiroshi Yasuda |
Dr. Hiroshi Yasuda completed his doctoral course in the Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo in 1972, and joined Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation (currently, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)), where he started research on image communication. He became the director of the Image Media Division, Human Interface Laboratory in 1987, and director of the Information Communication Laboratory in 1995, respectively. In April 1997, he moved to the University of Tokyo as a professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology. He became a professor of the Center for Collaborative Research of the University in 1998, and served as the director of this Research Center from 2003 to 2005. In April 2007, he became a professor, Information Systems and Multimedia Design, Science and Technology for Future Life, at Tokyo Denki University. He is currently the director of the Faculty of Science and Technology for Future Life.Dr. Yasuda has been engaged in research and development (R&D) on image compression for a long time and he is a pioneer in the field of image coding based on adaptive predictive coding and inter-frame coding. With a view to applying these technologies, he led the R&D of videophone and video conferencing systems utilizing 2B+D channels of ISDN, thereby contributing to the commercial implementation of digital video communication. In addition, he supervised international standardization of image coding based on the technologies he had developed. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29, in which he served as the chair, produced international standards that are in global use today, including JPEG and MPEG. These standards have established the foundation for the widespread use of digital media, and have greatly contributed to advancing the industry through the applications of information and communication technology.
Furthermore, Dr. Yasuda worked on promoting the distribution of digital media. He served as the president of DAVIC, which standardized video distribution systems on high-speed networks, such as ATM-based B-ISDN, and the president of the Content ID Forum, which promoted management and protection technologies to ensure the integrity of content distribution. Through these activities, he advanced the development and widespread use of the technologies needed for multimedia system integration. He also drove the R&D related to content creation, such as semiautomatic generation of CG animation, to enable anyone to produce videos.
In the field of network security, he worked on developing authentication and access management technologies. He promoted technical development and made proposals in this field as the president of the Secure Trusted Network Forum, the vice president of the Secure Private Cosm Consortium, and the president of the Japan Smartphone Security Association.
He has contributed to the development of information and communication technology by making proposals and driving industry-academia collaboration projects in various capacities in government-sponsored organizations, such as an expert member of the Information Communication Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the chair of the Resident Registration Network System Investigation Committee of the same Ministry, member of the Advanced Information Communication Network Society Promotion Strategy Headquarters of the Cabinet Office, and member of the Security Measure Group, Information Security Policy Council of the Cabinet Secretariat.
Within the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), he successively served as the chair of the Technical Committee on Image Engineering, Chair of the Tokyo Section, Councilor, Vice President, and President of the IEICE. More recently, he has played a major role in enhancing the activities of the IEICE by holding symposiums in association with CEATEC, and overseeing the transition of the IEICE to a general incorporated association. He has also made great contribution to the progress of science by holding important posts, such as the vice president and later president of the Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan, and through various roles and activities including editor at the IEEE, and panelist or keynote speaker at many conferences.
For the achievements mentioned above, he has received numerous awards and fellowships, including the Best Paper Awards, Achievement Award, and has been promoted to a fellow of both the IEICE and the Information Processing Society of Japan. He has received the Achievement Award from the Institute of Television Engineers of Japan and the Distinguished Achievement and Contributions Award from the Institute of Image Information and Television Engineers, the Takayanagi Memorial Award, and has been promoted to a fellow of the IEEE and received the Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award from the same organization. He is also a recipient of an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. For his contributions to the field of security, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Chief Cabinet Secretary and the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award. In addition, he was appointed Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, and received the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon.
As is evident from the above, he has made contributions to industry and society and to the development of electronics, information and communication technologies through his leadership activities in both domestic and international engineering societies, including the IEICE, international standardization organizations and consortia, and through industry-academia collaborations. So distinguished are these contributions that we hereby recommend that he be made a Fellow, Honorary member of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers.
