Jun'ichi Tsujii
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is a Japanese computer scientist
specializing in natural language processing
and text mining, particularly in the field of biology.
On 14 May 2010, Tsujii was awarded the Medals of Honor
with Purple Ribbon, one of Japan's highest awards, presented to influential contributors in the fields of art, academics or sports.
He received his B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Kyoto University
in 1971, 1973, and 1978 respectively. He was Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Kyoto University, before accepting a position as Professor of Computational Linguistics at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 1988. He was President of the Association for Computational Linguistics
(ACL) in 2006, and has been a permanent member of the International Committee on Computational Linguistics (ICCL) since 1992.
He is a professor at the University of Tokyo
, where he belongs to both the School of Inter-faculty Initiative on Informatics and the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. He is also the Chair of Text Mining and Scientific Director of the National Centre for Text Mining
(NaCTeM) at the University of Manchester
in the United Kingdom.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
specializing in natural language processing
Natural language processing
Natural language processing is a field of computer science and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human languages; it began as a branch of artificial intelligence....
and text mining, particularly in the field of biology.
On 14 May 2010, Tsujii was awarded the Medals of Honor
Medals of Honor (Japan)
Since the late 19th Century, the Government of Japan has issued six different types of to individuals for achievements in various fields.The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and were first awarded the following year. Several expansions and amendments have been made since then...
with Purple Ribbon, one of Japan's highest awards, presented to influential contributors in the fields of art, academics or sports.
He received his B.Eng., M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
in 1971, 1973, and 1978 respectively. He was Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at Kyoto University, before accepting a position as Professor of Computational Linguistics at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in 1988. He was President of the Association for Computational Linguistics
Association for Computational Linguistics
The Association for Computational Linguistics is the international scientific and professional society for people working on problems involving natural language and computation. An annual meeting is held each summer in locations where significant computational linguistics research is carried out...
(ACL) in 2006, and has been a permanent member of the International Committee on Computational Linguistics (ICCL) since 1992.
He is a professor at the University of Tokyo
University 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...
, where he belongs to both the School of Inter-faculty Initiative on Informatics and the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology. He is also the Chair of Text Mining and Scientific Director of the National Centre for Text Mining
National Centre for Text Mining
The National Centre for Text Mining was the world’s first publicly funded text mining centre. It was established to provide support, advice, and information on TM technologies and to disseminate information from the larger TM community, while also providing tailored services and tools in response...
(NaCTeM) at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
in the United Kingdom.