Hisao Yamada

Hisao Yamada
BornJune 8, 1930
DiedMay 21, 2008(2008-05-21) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
Doctoral advisorRobert McNaughton
Doctoral studentsS. Rao Kosaraju

Hisao Yamada (山田 尚勇, Yamada Hisao; June 8, 1930 – May 21, 2008) was a Japanese computer scientist, known for his influential contributions to theoretical computer science, as well as for the development of Japanese keyboard layouts, a challenging practical problem. From 1972 to 1991, he was professor of the formal languages division at the Department for Information Science at the University of Tokyo.

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