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Obituary〉Shinji Tomita, President, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics

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.

KCG will have a booth at KYOMAFU 2024 on September 21 and 22!

Kyoto International Manga/Anime Fair (KYOMAF) 2024, one of the largest manga/anime events in western Japan, will be held on September 21 (Sat.) and 22 (Sun.) at Kyoto Municipal Kangyo Kan (Miyakomesse), Rohm Theater Kyoto, Kyoto International Manga Museum, and other venues, jointly organized by Kyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG) and The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics (KCGI).KCG Group will have a booth on the first floor of the Miyakomesse venue, where animator Akihiko Ota will be presenting a live drawing of an animation on YouTube Live.The moderator/facilitator is Yuki Nagano,