Makoto Nagao

Makoto Nagao (October 4, 1936 – May 23, 2021) was a Japanese computer scientist. He worked in machine translation, natural language processing (NLP), and digital libraries.

 Early life and education 
Nagao was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan. He studied at Kyoto University.

 Career 
Nagao worked on machine translation, which helps computers change text from one language to another. He also worked on NLP, which helps computers understand human language. He made tools like KNP and Juman for the Japanese language.Sadao Kurohashi and Makoto Nagao. 1994. KN Parser : Japanese Dependency/Case Structure Analyzer. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Sharable Natural Language Resources. Nagao also worked on image processing and pattern recognition.

Nagao was the 23rd president of Kyoto University from 1997 to 2003. He was the director of the National Diet Library from 2007 to 2012.

 Awards 
Nagao received many awards, including:
 IEEE Emanuel R. Piore Award
 ACL Lifetime Achievement Award
 Japan Prize

 Legacy 
Nagao's work in computer science, especially in machine translation and NLP, has had a lasting impact. He mentored many students who became notable in the field.

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 Category:2021 deaths
 Category:Kyoto University alumni
 Category:People from Mie Prefecture
 Category:Digital librarians