Background
Fujisaki, Hiroya was born on October 18, 1930 in Narita, Chiba, Japan. Son of Kohbun and Hoh (Sekigawa) Fujisaki.
Fujisaki, Hiroya was born on October 18, 1930 in Narita, Chiba, Japan. Son of Kohbun and Hoh (Sekigawa) Fujisaki.
Bachelor of Science, University Tokyo, 1954. Dr.Eng., University Tokyo, 1962. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959.
Electrical engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1961.
Fulbright scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1958-1961. Professor University Tokyo, 1962-1991, professor emeritus, since 1991. Professor Science University of Tokyo, since 1991.
Visiting professor University Texas, Austin, 1980, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 1981, University Goettingen, 1981, Nanjing University, 1985, 86. Guest professor University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Anhui, China, since 1987. Member permanent council Organization of International Congresses of Phonetic Sciences, since 1979.
General chairman International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Tokyo, 1986. Founder chairman International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, Kobe, Japan, 1990. Chairman joint meeting Acoustical Society of America and Acoustical Society Japan, Honolulu, 1988.
Chairman International Symposium on Spoken Dialogue, Philadelphia, 1996, Sydney, 1998, Beijing, 2000. Co-chairman International Conference on Signal Processing, Beijing, 1990, 93, 96, 98, 2000.
Fellow Acoustical Society of America (Special Distinguished Service award 1988), Institute Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (life, Meritorious Service award 1987, 3d Millennium medal 2000), Acoustical Society Japan (honorary), Organization of International Conference on Spoken Language Processing (honorary life member), Organization International Congresses of Phonetic Sciences (permanent council since 1979), Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association of Japan (president 1982-1990, Meritorious Service award 1991, 99, bronze beaver award 2000), Boston Association Japan (president 1996-1998), Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.
Married Nobuko Kajikawa, May 28, 1972. Children: Kimisato, Toyokatsu.