Prof. Guang R. Gao (高光榮教授)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Delaware

Guang R. Gao is a computer scientist and a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University Delaware. Gao is a founder and Chief Scientist of ETI (ET International Inc., Newark, Delaware).

Gao has shown his strong interests and curiosity in science subjects since he is a child, and he has received his undergraduate education in the elite Tsinghua University in Beijing. In Jan. 1980, Gao has left China and pursued his graduate education in the United States. He received his Master and Ph.D degree in 1982 and 1986 respectively both in Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Gao is the first person from mainland China received a Computer Science Ph.D degree from MIT.

Gao has began his research career in the west as a junior faculty member at McGill University in 1987 -- at a time that the computer science community has a wide spread doubt on the future of parallel computing in general and dataflow model of parallel computation in particular.

Gao has devoted a majority of his research and academic careers in carrying on the legacy of the MIT dataflow model research that he has participated and contributed during his Ph.D project under Prof. Jack. B. Dennis and Arvind. The legacy of Gao’ own research is to show that the fundamental value of the dataflow model of computation can be effectively explored and efficiently realized – and the superiority dataflow can be demonstrated even in parallel computer systems that are made of classical microprocessors with von-Neumann architectures and other components. To this end, Gao has led a series of parallel architecture and system projects where various aspects of datalow models are improved and integrated in the design and implementation – ranging from innovations in programming paradigms, architecture features, system software technology, including novel program optimization and runtime system techniques. Gao’s contribution is recognized by receiving the ACM Fellow and IEEE Fellow in 2007.

The legacy of Gao’s work has also been associated with his entrepreneur effort to initiate the technology transfer and commercialization of the dataflow R&D results for real world applications through ETI (ET International Inc.). ETI is a winner of a disruptive technology award in Supercomputing 2007 (http://www.etinternational.com/index.php/projects/).

Gao has been recognized as being elected as chairman of many prestigious international conferences, symposiums and workshops. He has also been invited as a keynote speaker or panelist in a number of these meetings. A list of such events can be be found in http://www.capsl.udel.edu/~ggao/gao-cv-Apr-2015.pdf.

Gao has numerous publications in his professional field. Many are published on top rated international journals and conference/workshop proceedings. A list of his publications can be found in http://www.capsl.udel.edu/~ggao/gao-cv-Apr-2015.pdf. His most referenced publications can be found in Google Scholar https://scholar.google.co.jp/scholar?start=0&q=guang+R.+Gao&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5.

Gao has also served on the editorial board of several journals including the IEEE Transaction on Computers, IEEE Concurrency Journal, Parallel Processing Letters.

Dr. Bor-Sung Liang (梁伯嵩博士)

Deputy Technical Director, MediaTek Inc.

Bor-Sung Liang, PhD is a deputy technical director in office of CTO, Mediatek now, and was the vice president of Sunplus Core Technology. He received Ph.D degree in 2002 in Institute of Electronics, National Chiao Tung University, and EMBA degree in College of Management, National Taiwan University in 2013. Dr. Liang received several important awards, such as: Ten Outstanding Young Persons, Outstanding Youth Innovator Award by Ministry of Economic Affairs, Outstanding IT Elite Award by the R.O.C. Information Month, and K.T.Li Distinguished Young Scholar Award by ACM Taipei Chapter and IICM. Besides, he is the major inventor of 72 patents worldwide, and received three National Invention Awards by Intellectual Property Office, MOEA (one gold medal and twice silver medals).

梁伯嵩博士目前服務為聯發科技技術長辦公室，任職技術副處長。過去曾於凌陽核心科技擔任副總經理。梁博士於2002 年獲得國立交通大學電子研究所博士學位，並於 2013 年畢業於國立台灣大學管理學院 EMBA 商學組。梁博士在技術研發上，曾獲得許多獎項，包括《中華民國十大傑出青年》(科技發展類) 、 經濟部《產業科技發展獎 傑出青年創新獎》、中華民國資訊月《傑出資訊人才》以及中華民國資訊學會 / ACM台灣台北分會的《李國鼎青年研究獎》的肯定。梁博士為 72項各國發明專利的主要發明人，並三度獲得經濟部智慧財產局《國家發明創作獎》(一次金牌，兩次銀牌)。

Prof. Yann-Hang Lee (李雁航教授)

School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University

Yann-Hang Lee received his Ph.D. degree in Computer, Information, and Control Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, in 1984. From December 1984 to August 1988, he was a research staff member at the Architecture Analysis and Design Group, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY. He joined Computer and Information Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, in 1988, and is currently a professor in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, Arizona State University. From 2008 to 2013, he served as the Program Chair of the Computer Science and Engineering Program in the School.

Dr. Lee's research interests are in the areas of real-time computing, embedded systems, software engineering, distributed systems, and performance evaluation. Currently, his research projects are focused on various software issues of mission and safety critical real-time embedded systems, service-oriented distributed embedded systems, and system support for embedded software.

Dr. Chris Yao-Chang Yang (楊曜彰博士)

RD/VLSI Division Manager, Andes Technology Corporation

Technical Areas:

• SoC design for multimedia
• Architecture and SoC design for Processors

Experience:

• Andes Technology Corp., since 2009: RD/VLSI Division Manager for Andes’ N705-S, N801-S, S801-S and E801-S processor IPs and AG101P platform IP

Education:

• Ph.D., CS, National Chung Cheng University
• B.S., CS, National Chung Cheng University

Honors:

• 101年國家發明創作獎 銀牌

Dr. Alec I-Wei Wu (吳奕緯博士)

RD/SW Division, Manager of Toolchain Group, Andes Technology Corporation

Technical Areas:

• Application specific computing
• Computer architecture

Experience:

• Andes Technology Corp., since 2014: RD/SW Division, Manager of Toolchain Group, designing the software (COPILOT) to support Andes Custom Extension (ACE)
• Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), 2009~2014: Deputy Engineer, designed distributed transcoding system for video-on-demand (VoD) and live streaming content; integrated the control system of unmanned aerial vehicle (UVA)

Education:

• Ph.D., CS, National Chiao Tung University
• M.S., EE, Feng Chia University
• B.S., EE, Feng Chia University