Hisashi Kobayashi
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Hisashi Kobayashi is the Sherman Fairchild
University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Emeritus
at Princeton University
in Princeton, New Jersey
. His fields of expertise include applied probability
; queueing theory
; system modeling and performance analysis
; digital communication and networks
; and network architecture
. Currently he is an Executive Advisor for the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
(NICT), Japan on their new generation network architecture (NWGN) project.
He serves on the Board of Directors of Friends of Todai, Inc. (FOTI),
New York, and Armstrong Memorial Research Foundation, Inc.
. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Toyota Technological Institute
(TTI), Japan
and that of German Lab (G-Lab) of Germany.
, and completed a Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering in electrical engineering
in 1961 and 1963, respectively. He was a recipient of Sugiyama Schloarship (1958–61) and RCA David Sarnoff Scholarship (1960).
He worked as a radar system designer at Toshiba
, Kawasaki in 1963-65.
He worked for the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center at Yorktown Heights, New York
, for fifteen years (1967–1982). He was a research staff member in its Applied Research Department from 1967–1970. He worked on seismic signal processing, data transmission theory, digital magnetic recording, and image compression algorithms, and then became Manager, Senior Manager, and Department Manager in its Computer Science Department from 1971–1982.
He was a visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
(1969–1970), University of Hawaii
(1975), Stanford University
(1976), Technical University of Darmstadt (1979–1980), and Free University of Brussels
(1980).
He was appointed the founding director of the IBM Japan Science Institute (later named as IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory
) in 1982, and served in that position until 1986, when he joined Princeton University's faculty as Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), and the Sherman Fairchild
University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
He was Dean from 1986–1991, and was responsible for establishing multiple interdisciplinary and/or inter-institutional centers and programs in academic disciplines as material science, opto-electronics, earthquake engineering, surface engineered materials, discrete mathematics for computer science, and plasma etching.
After finishing his tenure as Dean, he was an NEC C&C visiting professor at the RCAST (Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology), the University of Tokyo (1991–1992). Since the fall of 1992 until June 2008, he assumed a full time research and teaching position at Princeton University's Department of Electrical Engineering.
He was a BC ASI Visiting Fellow at the University of Victoria
in Canada from 1998–1999.
Sherman Fairchild
Sherman Mills Fairchild was an inventor and serial entrepreneur who founded over 70 companies namely Fairchild Aircraft, Fairchild Industries, Fairchild Aviation Corporation and Fairchild Camera and Instrument. Fairchild made significant contributions to the aviation industry and was inducted into...
University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Emeritus
at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
. His fields of expertise include applied probability
Applied probability
Much research involving probability is done under the auspices of applied probability, the application of probability theory to other scientific and engineering domains...
; queueing theory
Queueing theory
Queueing theory is the mathematical study of waiting lines, or queues. The theory enables mathematical analysis of several related processes, including arriving at the queue, waiting in the queue , and being served at the front of the queue...
; system modeling and performance analysis
Performance analysis
In software engineering, profiling is a form of dynamic program analysis that measures, for example, the usage of memory, the usage of particular instructions, or frequency and duration of function calls...
; digital communication and networks
Computer network
A computer network, often simply referred to as a network, is a collection of hardware components and computers interconnected by communication channels that allow sharing of resources and information....
; and network architecture
Network architecture
Network architecture is the design of a communications network. It is a framework for the specification of a network's physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as data formats used in its operation.In...
. Currently he is an Executive Advisor for the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology is Japan's national research institute for information and communications...
(NICT), Japan on their new generation network architecture (NWGN) project.
He serves on the Board of Directors of Friends of Todai, Inc. (FOTI),
New York, and Armstrong Memorial Research Foundation, Inc.
. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Toyota Technological Institute
Toyota Technological Institute
The is a university located in Nagoya, Japan. Founded in 1981 by a large endowment from Toyota Motors Corporation, it originally only accepted students with some industrial work experience....
(TTI), Japan
and that of German Lab (G-Lab) of Germany.
Early life in Japan
Hisashi Kobayashi was born in Tokyo, Japan. He studied at the University of TokyoUniversity of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
, and completed a Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
in 1961 and 1963, respectively. He was a recipient of Sugiyama Schloarship (1958–61) and RCA David Sarnoff Scholarship (1960).
He worked as a radar system designer at Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
, Kawasaki in 1963-65.
Life and career in the United States
Kobayashi came to the United States as a recipient of the Orson Desaix Munn Fellowship of Princeton University and completed a PhD degree in electrical engineering in 1967.He worked for the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center at Yorktown Heights, New York
Yorktown Heights, New York
Yorktown Heights is a census-designated place in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 1,781 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Yorktown Heights is located at ....
, for fifteen years (1967–1982). He was a research staff member in its Applied Research Department from 1967–1970. He worked on seismic signal processing, data transmission theory, digital magnetic recording, and image compression algorithms, and then became Manager, Senior Manager, and Department Manager in its Computer Science Department from 1971–1982.
He was a visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(1969–1970), University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
(1975), Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
(1976), Technical University of Darmstadt (1979–1980), and Free University of Brussels
Free University of Brussels
The Free University of Brussels was a university in Brussels, Belgium. In 1969, it split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel....
(1980).
He was appointed the founding director of the IBM Japan Science Institute (later named as IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory
IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory
The IBM Research - Tokyo, which was called before January 2009 IBM Tokyo Research Laboratory , is one of IBM's eight major worldwide research laboratories. It is a branch of IBM Research...
) in 1982, and served in that position until 1986, when he joined Princeton University's faculty as Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), and the Sherman Fairchild
Sherman Fairchild
Sherman Mills Fairchild was an inventor and serial entrepreneur who founded over 70 companies namely Fairchild Aircraft, Fairchild Industries, Fairchild Aviation Corporation and Fairchild Camera and Instrument. Fairchild made significant contributions to the aviation industry and was inducted into...
University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
He was Dean from 1986–1991, and was responsible for establishing multiple interdisciplinary and/or inter-institutional centers and programs in academic disciplines as material science, opto-electronics, earthquake engineering, surface engineered materials, discrete mathematics for computer science, and plasma etching.
After finishing his tenure as Dean, he was an NEC C&C visiting professor at the RCAST (Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology), the University of Tokyo (1991–1992). Since the fall of 1992 until June 2008, he assumed a full time research and teaching position at Princeton University's Department of Electrical Engineering.
He was a BC ASI Visiting Fellow at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
in Canada from 1998–1999.
2005 Technology Award
In 2005, Kobayashi received the Eduard Rhein Foundation's Technology Award for his pioneering work in the invention of techniques, widely known as PRML (Partial-Response, Maximum-Likelihood), which allowed dramatic increases in the storage capacity of computer hard disks.List of books
- Modeling and Analysis: An Introduction to System Performance Evaluation Methodology(1978)，Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.
- System Modeling and Analysis: Foundations of System Performance Evaluation(2009), coauthored with Brian L. Mark, Pearson/Prentice Hall.
External links
- Hisashi Kobayashi, Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
- http://www.princeton.edu/kobayashi/, Hisashi Kobayashi's Home Page, Princeton University