Background
Wah, Benjamin Wan-Sang was born on September 7, 1952 in Hong Kong. Son of Hsien-Feng and Chi-Ching (Wong) Wah.
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Benjamin Wan-Sang Wah
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Education
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 1974. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, 1975. Master of Science in Computer Science, University California, Berkeley, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1978.
Career
Assistant professor electrical engineering Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1979-1984, associate professor electrical engineering, 1984-1985. Associate professor electrical and computer engineering University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1985-1989, professor electrical and computer engineering, since 1989, Robert T. Chien distinguished professor engineering, 1998—2003, Franklin W. Woeltge endowed professor electrical and computer engineering, since 2004. Program director National Science Foundation, Washington, 1988-1989.
Fujitsu visiting chair professor intelligence engineering University Tokyo, 1992. McKay visiting professor University California, Berkeley, 1994. Director Advanced Digital Sciences Center, since 2008.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (co-founder journal 1988, editor-in-chief Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 1993-1996), Society for Design and Process Science. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (board governors 1989-1993, 96-97, treasurer 1997, Second vice president publications 1998, 1st. vice president publications 1999, president 2001, Technology Achievement award 1998, W. Wallace-McDowell medal 2006), Pan Wen Yuan Foundation (Outstanding Research award, 2006, R.E. Merwin award, 2007, Tsutomu Kana award, 2008).
Interests
Connections
Married Christine Hai-Ling Lee, November 4, 1981. Children: Catherine Lih-Lien, Elaine Yin-Lien.
