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H.T. Kung

William H. Gates Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, 1974

B.S. National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan), 1968
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Professor Kung is interested in computer networks as well as their applications in electronic commerce. Prior to joining Harvard in 1992, he taught at Carnegie Mellon, and led research projects on the design and experiment of novel parallel computers and switch-based networks.

At Harvard, Professor Kung teaches and researches in computer networks. Since 1999, he has been co-chairing a new joint Ph.D. program with the Harvard Business School on information
technology and management. The first student class for this Ph.D. program started in the fall of 2000.

To complement his academic activities, Professor Kung maintains a strong link with industry. He has served as a consultant and board member to numerous companies.

Professor Kung's professional honors include: Member of the National Academy of Engineering; Member of the Academia Sinica (in Taiwan); and recipient of the Inventor of the Year Award by the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association in 1991.

For further information about Professor Kung's research and teaching, see http://www.eecs.harvard.edu/~htk.


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