Hirofumi Akagi
{{Short description|Japanese electrical engineer}}
{{Nihongo|Hirofumi Akagi|赤木 泰文|Akagi Hirofumi|born 1951, Okayama, Japan|lead=yes}} is a Japanese electrical engineer and professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology (since January 2000), IEEE Fellow.[https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140127/https://www.ieee.org/about/awards/bios/kaufmann-recipients.html#2008---hirofumi-akagi Hirofumi Akagi], IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award[https://ewh.ieee.org/soc/pels/awards/akagi.html Dr. Hirofumi Akagi, 2001 William E. Newell Power Electronics Award Recipient]
He received his B.S. degree from Nagoya Institute of Technology in 1974, and his M.S. and Ph. D. degrees from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1976 and 1979, in all electrical engineering.
Recognition
- 2018: IEEE Power Medal Award[https://web.archive.org/web/20180502140126/https://ias.ieee.org/whats-new/congratulation-to-the-following-ias-award-winners.html Congratulation to the following IAS Award winners]
- 2008: IEEE Richard Harold Kaufmann Award
- Four IEEE Transactions Prize Paper Awards
- 2004: IEEE Industry Applications Society Outstanding Achievement Award[https://ias.ieee.org/awards/ias-outstanding-achievement-award/ IAS Outstanding Achievement Award]
- 2001: IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award
- 1996: IEEE Fellowship
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Category:Tokyo Institute of Technology alumni
Category:Academic staff of Tokyo Institute of Technology
Category:Japanese electrical engineers
Category:IEEE award recipients
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