| Eiiti Wada | |
| Native Name: | 和田英一 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Japan |
| Citizenship: | Japan |
| Workplaces: | University of Tokyo Massachusetts Institute of Technology Internet Initiative Japan |
| Education: | University of Tokyo, 1955 |
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| Academic Advisors: | Takahasi Hidetosi |
| Notable Students: | Tanaka |
| Known For: | ALGOL N Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) X 0208, 0212 Happy Hacking Keyboard |
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Eiiti Wada (和田英一, 1 June 1931)[1] is a computer scientist and emeritus professor at the University of Tokyo[2] and the Research Director of Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ), a computer network technology company.[3] He is one of the creators of the Happy Hacking Keyboard.
He was involved with developing international standards in programming and informatics.[1]
In 1968, the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) IFIP Working Group 2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi (WG2.1) solicited a new version of the programming language ALGOL to succeed ALGOL 60. Iwamura, Kakehi, Simauti, Wada, and Nobuo Yoneda were members of the design team of a Japanese candidate language named ALGOL N, but it was not chosen for what became ALGOL 68.[1]
In 1972, he became a member of IFIP WG2.1,[1] [4] which specified, maintains, and supports ALGOL 60 and 68.[5]
He was a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and chairperson of its National Member Body of ISO/TC97, now JTC1/SC2. There, he contributed much, especially for character encoding set standards. Later, he helped create the related Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) X 0208, 0212.[1]
, he works on computer graphics for the Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) Innovation Institute.[3]