Professor Shinji Tomita, the fourth president of The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI), passed away on September 21, 2024.He was 78 years old.He is a world authority in the field of computer architecture research, and has conducted advanced research on machine instruction level parallel processing and general-purpose and dedicated parallel computers, and his achievements have greatly contributed to the speed-up of today's computer systems.We extend our deepest condolences.
The wake and funeral were held only with the next of kin.
Professor Shinji Tomita holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Kyoto University and a Doctor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from the same university.After serving as Dean of the Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Director, General Media Center, Kyoto University, Professor and Head of Administrative Section, designated base, Material Cell Integrated Systems Base, Kyoto University, and Professor at Kyushu University, he became Professor at the The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, Vice President from 2018, and President as of April 1, 2023.
During this period, he has held a number of important positions, including consulting professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Member, Doctoral Education Leading Program Committee, Combined Field (Informatics), TC10 Committee, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), Trustee, Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ), Branch Director, Kansai Branch, IPSJ,Guest Research Director, Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of Kyoto (ASTEM RI/Kyoto), member of Kyoto Prefecture IT advisory board, Member, Expert Examination Committee, Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI), Chair, Kyoto Prefectural Expert Panel on Informatics Policy, Fellow, Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), fellow of IPSJ, and others.
In the field of computer architecture, he has been highly evaluated for his research attitude of developing and verifying pioneering ideas on actual equipment, and has also made significant contributions to the development and popularization of this field by organizing new symposiums and workshops and writing research books and textbooks in line with the times.
He was well-liked for his friendly personality, and the researchers and students around him admired him for his deep insight into the future of the times.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts and pray for his peaceful repose.