An International Workshop
Creating the Information Commons for e-Science:
Toward Institutional Policies and Guidelines for Action
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France
1-2 September 2005

Shuichi Iwata - Biography

Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, working for "Data and Society";
President of CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology) / Chairman of the 122 Committee, JSPS/Vice-Chairman of Knowledge Infrastructure Committee (MEXT, METI)

Born on January 29, 1948 in Chiba, Japan; 1975 PhD., Nuclear Engineering, University of Tokyo/1978-1991 Lecturer, Associate Professor Metallurgy Div., Engineering Research Institute, Nuclear Engineering, University of Tokyo/Guest Researcher, Fachinformations Zentrum, BRG(1985-1986) 1991-: Professor, Design Science, Life Cycle Engineering, Director of RACE, Graduate Schools of Engineering and Frontier Sciences; Award and Honors: Honda Memorial Young Researcher Award/ Iketani Science Foundation Award/ Promotion of Science and Technology Information Award, Japan Science and Technology Agency/ Paper Award, The Japan Institute of Metals/ GIW Best Paper Award.

For more details, please visit http://mori.q.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~iwata/