Masami Akaike

Background

Akaike, Masami was born on October 15, 1940 in Kamakura, Japan. Son of Saburo and Suiko Akaike.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, University Tokyo, 1964. Master of Engineering, University Tokyo, 1966. Doctor of Engineering, University Tokyo, 1969.

Doctor of Philosophy of Engineering (honorary), University Tokyo.

Career

Research engineer Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Сompany, Tokyo, 1969-1972, senior research engineer, 1972-1981, section head, 1983-1989. Department head ATR Optical and Radio Communications Research Laboratories, Kyoto, Japan, 1989-1992. Professor Science University of Tokyo, since 1992.

Vice-chairman Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science) Japanese Commission, Tokyo, since 1996. Chairman Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science) Commission C, 2002^.

Achievements

• Masami Akaike has been listed as a noteworthy Communications technology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers MTT Society (Tokyo chapter vice-chairman 1986-1990, chairman 1993-1995, associate editor Transactions on Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers MTT, 1984-1991), Institute Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (Yonezawa Memorial prize 1972).

Interests

• Avocations: playing tennis, swimming, growing plants. E-mail: [email protected].

Connections

Married Aya Murata, November 16, 1971. 1 child, Makoto.

Father:

Saburo Akaike

Mother:

Suiko Akaike

Spouse:

Aya Murata

child:

Makoto Akaike