Wei Zhao (computer scientist)
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Wei Zhao is a Chinese computer scientist who served as Rector (President) of the University of Macau from 2008 to 2017. He currently serves as Chief Research Officer and professor at the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.[1]
Education
Wei Zhao received his undergraduate degree in physics from Shaanxi Normal University in Xian, China in 1982. He then moved to the United States to study at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he earned his master degree in computer science in 1983, and his PhD in 1986.[1]
Career
From 1990 to 2007 Zhao was a faculty member of Texas A&M University, where served as Chair of the Computer Science Department from 1997 to 2001, and Senior Associate Vice President for Research from 2001 to 2007.[1]
From 2007 to 2008 Zhao served as professor and Dean of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[1][2] He moved to Macau in 2008 to take up the position of Rector (President) of the University of Macau. He held the position for ten years before joining the American University of Sharjah as Chief Research Officer in 2018.[1]
Awards
He is an IEEE fellow, elected in 2001.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dr. Wei Zhao". American University of Sharjah. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Wei Zhao: Creating the Next Generation of Scientists, 2007".
- ^ "CV of Wei Zhao" (PDF).
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