Mung Chiang

American engineering researcher
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Mung Chiang

Summary

Mung Chiang is a human[1]. He was born in Tianjin[2]. He was born on +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mung Chiang was born in Tianjin[2].
  • Mung Chiang was born on +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Mung Chiang held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Mung Chiang worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Mung Chiang worked as an engineer[5].
  • Among Mung Chiang's employers was Princeton University[8].
  • Among Mung Chiang's employers was Purdue University[9].
  • Mung Chiang's doctoral advisor was Thomas M. Cover[10].
  • Mung Chiang's doctoral advisor was Stephen P. Boyd[11].
  • Mung Chiang received the IEEE Fellow[12].
  • Mung Chiang received the Guggenheim Fellowship[13].
  • Mung Chiang received the Alan T. Waterman Award[14].
  • Mung Chiang received the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award[15].
  • Mung Chiang was a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers[16].
  • Mung Chiang's image is recorded as Mung Chiang Speaking at the NSF Waterman Award Ceremony in 2013.jpg[17].
  • Mung Chiang is recorded as male[18].
  • Mung Chiang's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Mung Chiang's signature is recorded as Signature of Mung Chiang.jpg[20].
  • Mung Chiang supervised Charlene Liu as a doctoral student[21].
  • Mung Chiang supervised Chee Wei Tan as a doctoral student[22].
  • Mung Chiang's ISNI is recorded as 0000000401872070[23].
  • Mung Chiang's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 78189178[24].
  • Mung Chiang's GND ID is recorded as 1036102408[25].
  • Mung Chiang's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005061764[26].
  • Mung Chiang's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16669616g[27].

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Origins and Family

Mung Chiang was born in Tianjin[2]. He was born on +1977-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Doctoral advisors include Thomas M. Cover[10], a mathematician[28], 1938–2012[29], of United States[30], awarded the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal[31], specialised in probability theory[32] and Stephen P. Boyd[11], an academic[33], b. 1958[34], of United States[35], awarded the IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal[36], specialised in control theory[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[4] and engineer[5]. Employers include Princeton University[8], a private university[38], in United States[39], founded in 1746[40], headquartered in Princeton[41] and Purdue University[9], a public research university[42], in United States[43], founded in 1869[44]. Doctoral students include Charlene Liu[21] and Chee Wei Tan[22], a computer scientist[45].

Recognition

Awards received include IEEE Fellow[12], a science award[46]; Guggenheim Fellowship[13], a fellowship grant[47], in United States[48], founded in 1925[49]; Alan T. Waterman Award[14], a science award[50], in United States[51], founded in 1975[52]; and IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award[15], a technical field award[53], in United States[54], founded in 2001[55].

Why It Matters

Mung Chiang ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (213 views/month, #7,118 of 1,000,298).[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Chee Wei Tan[56], a computer scientist[57].

FAQs

Where was Mung Chiang born?

Mung Chiang's place of birth was Tianjin[2].

What did Mung Chiang do for work?

Mung Chiang worked as computer scientist[4] and engineer[5].

What awards did Mung Chiang receive?

Honors received include IEEE Fellow[12], Guggenheim Fellowship[13], Alan T. Waterman Award[14], and IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award[15].

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  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  23. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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