The 1996 Kyoto Prize Workshops

Software Science - The Frontier Technology of Tomorrow

Donald Ervin Knuth

/　　Computer Scientist

Advanced Technology

Information Science

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1996

11 /12 Tue

13:20 - 17:30

Place： Kyoto International Conference Hall

Address：Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0001 Japan

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Program

13:20

Opening Remarks	Yasuyoshi Inagaki
Greetings	Toyomi Inamori Managing Director, The Inamori Foundation
Greetings	Shoichi Noguchi Member, the Kyoto Prize Committee Laureates in Advanced Technology; President of the Information Processing Society of Japan

13:30

Major Achievements of Dr. Knuth	Makoto Nagao Chairman, the Kyoto Prize Screening Committee in Advanced Technology; Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication, Kyoto University

13:35

Introduction of Laureate	Makoto Arisawa Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information, Keio University “Professor Knuth at Stanford”

13:40

Commemorative Lecture	Donald Ervin Knuth: Laureate in Advanced Technology; “The Stanford GraphBase”

15:00

15:20

Panel Discussion	“Professor Knuth’s Round Table: A Panoramic Perspective on Software Science” Panelists: Donald Ervin Knuth Makoto Arisawa Katsuhiko Kakei Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University Norihisa Suzuki Chief Technology Officer, Sony U.S.A. Naofumi Takagi Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Satoru Miyano Professor, The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo
Chairperson	Norihisa Doi Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University
Panelists	Donald Ervin Knuth Makoto Arisawa Katsuhiko Kakei Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University Norihisa Suzuki Chief Technology Officer, Sony U.S.A. Naofumi Takagi Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Satoru Miyano Professor, The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo

Panel Discussion

“Professor Knuth’s Round Table: A Panoramic Perspective on Software Science”

Panelists:
Donald Ervin Knuth
Makoto Arisawa
Katsuhiko Kakei
Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Norihisa Suzuki
Chief Technology Officer, Sony U.S.A.
Naofumi Takagi
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Satoru Miyano
Professor, The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo

Chairperson

Norihisa Doi
Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University

Panelists

Donald Ervin Knuth
Makoto Arisawa
Katsuhiko Kakei
Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Norihisa Suzuki
Chief Technology Officer, Sony U.S.A.
Naofumi Takagi
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Satoru Miyano
Professor, The Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo

17:30

Closing	Yasuyoshi Inagaki

Laureates

Donald Ervin Knuth

Computer Scientist

A computer scientist who has made innumerable contributions to the development of the 20th century information sciences through research and education. In addition to systematizing the field of software science and creating foundations, Dr. Knuth has achieved great results in a broad spectrum of research ranging from the basics of algorithm analysis to designing programming languages and developing information processing technology for practical application in computers.

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date: Tuesday, November 12, 1996
place: Kyoto International Conference Hall
Coordinators/Moderators: Yasuyoshi Inagaki Member, the Kyoto Prize Screening Committee in Advanced Technology; Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Nobuyuki Tokura Member, the Kyoto Prize Screening Committee in Advanced Technology; Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University