Background
Imai, Hideki was born on May 31, 1943 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. Son of Akira and Kazuko Imai.
今井 秀樹
cryptographer engineer computer scientist
Imai, Hideki was born on May 31, 1943 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. Son of Akira and Kazuko Imai.
Bachelor Engineering, University Tokyo, 1966. Master Engineering, University Tokyo, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tokyo, 1971.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Soonchunhyang, 1999. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Toulon, 2002.
His notable work includes research in coding theory, block cipher design, and public-key cryptography. In 1977, together with Hirakawa, he proposed a coded multilevel signal modulation scheme. The scheme uses several classes of binary error-correcting codes, symbols of which are combined to set up the transmission signal.
The scheme is known as Imai-Hirakawa code.
He received his Doctor of Philosophy in electrical engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1971. He was on the faculty of Yokohama National University from then until 1992, before he joined the faculty of the University of Tokyo.
He has been the director of RCIS since 2005. He became a professor at Chuo University in April 2006.
He became an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Fellow in 1992, and an IACR Fellow in 2007.
Fellow: Institute Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (director 1992-1994, president engineer science society since 1998, Yonezawa Memorial Paper award 1992, Best Paper award 1992, Achievement award 1995, Best paper award 2003, Inose award 2003), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (governor information theory society 1993, 1993—2003, president information theory society 2004, Golden Jubilee award 1998). Member: Science Council Japan, Cryptrec Techniques Research and Evaluation Committee Japan (chairman since 2000), Society Information Theory and Its Applications (president (Tokyo chapter) 1996-1997).
Married Yuriko Sano, October 27, 1967. 1 child, Yasuki.