# Steve Chen

> American computer engineer

**Wikidata**: [Q700873](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q700873)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Chen_(computer_engineer))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/steve-chen-q700873

## Summary
Steve Chen is a computer engineer and computer scientist born in 1944 in Takao City. He earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1975, studied under Seymour Cray and was advised by David Kuck, and is identified in sources as a computer engineer with ties to both Taiwan and the United States.

## Biography
- Born: 1944, Takao City
- Nationality: Taiwan
- Education: National Taiwan University; Villanova University; University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign — Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 1975
- Known for: Work as a computer engineer and computer scientist and for his academic lineage (student of Seymour Cray; doctoral advisee of David Kuck)
- Employer(s): University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (affiliation noted)
- Field(s): Computer engineering; computer science

## Contributions
Steve Chen completed a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1975. He is recorded as a student of Seymour Cray and had David Kuck as his doctoral advisor, placing him in a recognized academic lineage in computer engineering and high-performance computing. His scholarly output is indexed across multiple bibliographic and research databases: DBLP (author id 142/2044), zbMATH (chen.shyh-ching), the ACM Digital Library (author id 81100110675), Mathematical Reviews / MR Author ID 424541, and WorldCat entities (E39PBJfMf7dXBXpjqjG9pymcfq). These identifiers indicate a record of published research and technical contributions, though specific paper titles or product names are not listed in the provided sources. Chen also appears in the Mathematics Genealogy Project (id 250357), documenting his doctoral degree and advisor relationship. Beyond these indexed outputs, the source material documents his formal training and institutional affiliation at a major U.S. public research university, which situates his work within academic and engineering communities.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Steve Chen?
A: Steve Chen is a computer engineer and computer scientist born in 1944 in Takao City who earned a PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1975 and is recorded as a student of Seymour Cray and a doctoral advisee of David Kuck.

### Q: Where did Steve Chen receive his education?
A: He studied at National Taiwan University and Villanova University and earned a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1975.

### Q: What is Steve Chen known for academically?
A: He is known for his role as a computer engineer and computer scientist with an academic record indexed in DBLP, ACM Digital Library, zbMATH, Mathematical Reviews, and WorldCat, and for his academic lineage linking him to Seymour Cray and David Kuck.

## Why They Matter
Steve Chen occupies a documented position within the academic and engineering lineage of high-performance and computer engineering. His PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1975 and his connections to Seymour Cray and David Kuck place him within networks that have shaped computer architecture and scientific computing. The presence of his work in major bibliographic databases (DBLP, ACM Digital Library, zbMATH, Mathematical Reviews, WorldCat) indicates contributions to the scholarly record that have been archived and made discoverable to researchers. Without Chen’s participation in this academic lineage and corpus of indexed works, the documented continuity of mentorship and scholarship linking Taiwanese and U.S. computing communities — as represented in these databases and the Mathematics Genealogy Project — would be less complete. His recorded identifiers and affiliations provide verifiable anchors for researchers tracing author contributions, citations, and academic ancestry in computer science and engineering.

## Notable For
- Earning a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign in 1975.
- Being a student of Seymour Cray and having David Kuck as his doctoral advisor.
- Having published work indexed under multiple authoritative bibliographic identifiers (DBLP 142/2044; ACM author id 81100110675; zbMATH chen.shyh-ching; MR Author ID 424541).
- Being affiliated with the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and listed across multiple library and authority files (ISNI 0000000024582333; VIAF 28319729; Library of Congress n50059489).

## Body

### Personal data
- Full name and aliases:
  - Given name: Steve
  - Family name: Chen
  - Aliases: Shyh-ching Chen; 陳世卿; Чен; Стив
  - Name in native language: 陳世卿
- Birth:
  - Year: 1944
  - Place: Takao City
- Sex/gender: Male
- Citizenship: Taiwan

### Education and academic lineage
- Educated at:
  - National Taiwan University (listed)
  - Villanova University (listed)
  - University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign — Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), completion year 1975
- Doctoral relationships:
  - Doctoral advisor: David Kuck
  - Student of: Seymour Cray
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID: 250357

### Affiliations
- University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign:
  - Listed as an affiliated institution in his structured properties.
  - Institution inception and country data: UIUC founded 1867; United States.

### Publications and scholarly identifiers
- DBLP author identifier: 142/2044
- ACM Digital Library author identifier: 81100110675
- zbMATH author id: chen.shyh-ching
- Mathematical Reviews / MR Author ID: 424541
- WorldCat entities id: E39PBJfMf7dXBXpjqjG9pymcfq
- ISNI: 0000000024582333
- VIAF id: 28319729
- Library of Congress authority id: n50059489
- dblp, zbMATH, ACM, MR, and WorldCat entries indicate an authored scholarly output, though specific titles are not provided in the source material.

### Professional characterization
- Occupation labels in the source: engineer; computer scientist; computer engineer.
- Described in the provided metadata as an "American computer engineer" in one description, and listed with citizenship of Taiwan in structured properties.

### Records and metadata
- Wikipedia title in source: Steve Chen (computer engineer)
- Wikipedia languages available (as listed): ca, en, es, fr, ja, ml, ru, uk, zh
- Additional identifiers: freebase id /m/05nqy6; yale_lux_id person/4bf37ab3-2ff1-4486-a32a-55e472c42414; worldcat and other authority records.

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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Mathematics Genealogy Project