Cheng Xiang Zhai

computer scientist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Person human Q24885788
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Cheng Xiang Zhai

Summary

Cheng Xiang Zhai is a human[1]. He worked as a computer scientist[2] and university teacher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Cheng Xiang Zhai worked as a computer scientist[2].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai worked as a university teacher[3].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai's field of work was information retrieval[5].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai was employed by University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[6].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[7].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai was educated at Nanjing University[8].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai's doctoral advisor was John D. Lafferty[9].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai received the ACM Fellow[10].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[11].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai received the ACM Distinguished Member[12].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai is recorded as male[14].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Vinod V Ganesan Vydiswaran as a doctoral student[16].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Qiaozhu Mei as a doctoral student[17].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Dae Hoon Park as a doctoral student[18].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Maryam Karimzadehgan as a doctoral student[19].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Yanen Li as a doctoral student[20].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Mingjie Qian as a doctoral student[21].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Huizhong Duan as a doctoral student[22].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Parikshit Sondhi as a doctoral student[23].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Yuanhua Lv as a doctoral student[24].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Bin Tan as a doctoral student[25].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai supervised Duo Zhang as a doctoral student[26].
  • Cheng Xiang Zhai's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 209229439[27].

Body

Education

Educated at Carnegie Mellon University[7], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1900[30], headquartered in Pittsburgh[31] and Nanjing University[8], a public university[32], in People's Republic of China[33], founded in 1915[34], headquartered in Nanjing[35]. Cheng Xiang Zhai's doctoral advisor was John D. Lafferty[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[2] and university teacher[3]. Cheng Xiang Zhai's field of work was information retrieval[5]. Among his employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[6]. Doctoral students include Vinod V Ganesan Vydiswaran[16], Qiaozhu Mei[17], Dae Hoon Park[18], Maryam Karimzadehgan[19], Yanen Li[20], and Mingjie Qian[21].

Recognition

Awards received include ACM Fellow[10], a fellowship award[36]; Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[11], an early career award[37]; and ACM Distinguished Member[12], a science award[38].

Why It Matters

Cheng Xiang Zhai ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[4] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

What did Cheng Xiang Zhai do for work?

Cheng Xiang Zhai worked as computer scientist[2] and university teacher[3].

Where did Cheng Xiang Zhai go to school?

Cheng Xiang Zhai was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[7] and Nanjing University[8].

What awards did Cheng Xiang Zhai receive?

Honors received include ACM Fellow[10], Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[11], and ACM Distinguished Member[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. ccd.pitt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . czhai.cs.illinois.edu. czhai.cs.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . nsf.gov. nsf.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [13] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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