is a Japanese computer engineer. Watanabe is the project manager of the
RIKEN Next-Generation Supercomputer R&D Center. He played a central role in the development of the
NEC SX architecture
is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The company was known as the Nippon Electric Company, Limited, before rebranding in 1983 as NEC. It provides IT and network sol ...
. Watanabe was awarded the
Eckert–Mauchly Award
The Eckert–Mauchly Award recognizes contributions to digital systems and computer architecture. It is known as the computer architecture community’s most prestigious award. First awarded in 1979, it was named for John Presper Eckert and Jo ...
in 1998, and the
Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award
The Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award, also known as the Seymour Cray Award, is an award given by the IEEE Computer Society, to recognize significant and innovative contributions in the field of supercomputer, high-performance computing. The ...
in 2006.
External links
Short RIKEN biography
Living people
Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award recipients
Riken personnel
NEC people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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