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NEC C&C Foundation The NEC C&C Foundation

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Establishment

The NEC C&C Foundation was established as a nonprofit organization on March 20, 1985, with the approval of the Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan.

Management

The NEC C&C Foundation is managed by a board of directors, auditors, and a board of counselors, all of which are comprised of distinguished intellectuals.

An Awards Committee selects C&C Prize recipients and designates persons to receive grants.

Directors, Auditors, Counselors and Committee Members

(as of July 1, 2025)

President

Takashi Niino
Chairman of the Board, NEC Corporation

Executive Director

Takashi Miyazaki
Executive Director(Full-time Foundation Director)

Directors

Hideo Ohno
Special Senior Advisor to the President, Tohoku University
Yasuyoshi Karasawa
Senior Advisor, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited
Hideyuki Tokuda
President, NICT
Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Hidetoshi Nishimori
Specially-appointed Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Senior Visiting Scientist, RIKEN
Masahiro Fuchizaki
Special Adviser, The Japan Research institute, Limited
Kazuya Masu
Director, Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI technology, AIST
Jun Murai
Senior Advanced Research Project Professor, Keio University Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Akio Yamada
Corporate Senior Vice President & Head of AI Technology Services Business Division & AI Technology Officer, NEC Corporation

Auditors

Atsushige Onuki
Audit Committee Aide, Audit Committee Aide Office, NEC Corporation
Hitoshi Murakami
Senior Corporate Advisor, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited

Counselors

Tomonori Aoyama
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Kenichi Iga
Honorary Professor, Institute of Science Tokyo
18th President of formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology
Nobuhiro Endo
Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation
Reiko Kuroda
Distinguished Professor, Chubu University
Professor Emerita, The University of Tokyo
Fumio Koyama
Specially Appointed Professor/Professor Emeritus, Institute of Science Tokyo
Botaro Hirosaki
Former Senior Executive Vice President, NEC Corporation
Takashi Masuda
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Former President, The University of Electro-Communication

Awards Committee

Chair:
Hideyuki Tokuda
President, NICT
Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Members:
Kaoru Arakawa
Dean and Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Meiji University
Masatoshi Ishikawa
President, Tokyo University of Science
Hiroyuki Uenohara
Professor, Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology, IIR, Institute of Science Tokyo
Tatsuya Kawahara
Professor, School of Informatics, Kyoto University
Shiro Sakata
Professor Emeritus, Chiba University
Takao Someya
Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
Akio Yamada
Corporate Senior Vice President, AI Technology Officer and AI Technology R&D Officer, NEC Corporation

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Funds

Corporate Senior Vice President & Head of AI Technology Services Business Division & AI Technology Officer, NEC Corporation

All funds for The NEC C&C Foundation are donated by NEC Corporation.

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Address

Access:
JR Tamachi station, Keihin-tohoku line or Yamanote line
(6 minutes walk from JR Tamachi)
Subway Mita station, Toei-Mita line or Toei-Asakusa line
(Front of Subway Mita Exit A10)

URL: https://www.candc.or.jp

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