Kazuya Masu

Kazuya Masu (益 一哉) is the President of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.[1] He is an electronic engineer.[2][3]

Kazuya Masu
President of Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Assumed office
2018
Personal details
Born1952 (age 70–71)
Japan
Alma materTokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
ProfessionUniversity President
Website
Alma materTokyo Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsElectronic engineering
InstitutionsTokyo Institute of Technology
Thesis (1982)

Early life

Masu was educated at Kobe City College of Technology (KCCT) from 1970 to 1975. Then, he join at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), receiving his bachelor and master degrees in engineering in 1977 and 1979 respectively. In 1982, he received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the same university.[4]


Career

Upon graduation, he joined the Research Institute of Electrical Communication at Tohoku University as an assistant professor. He became an associate professor in 1993. In 2000, he joined Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) as a professor in the Precision and Intelligence Laboratory. In 2016, he became the director-general of Institute of Innovative Research at Tokyo Tech. In 2018, he was named president of Tokyo Tech. [5]


Awards

Masu was elected a fellow of the Japan Society of Applied Physics in 2009.[6] He was awarded the IEICE achievement medal in 2013.[7]

References
  1. "Kazuya Masu inaugurated as Tokyo Tech President".
  2. "Research Profile of Kazuya Masu, GOOGLE SCHOLAR".
  3. "Researcher profile of Kazuya Masu, KAKEN, Japan".
  4. "Biography of Speaker Kazuya Masu, VLSI Society".
  5. "Office of the President, Tookyo Institute of Technology, Japan".
  6. "JSAP Fellows 2009".
  7. "Prof. Kazuya Masu receives "Achievement Award" from IEICE (May 25, 2013)".
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