Yao Qizhi

Yao Chi-Chih Yao (English: Andrew Chi-Chih Yao; December 24, 1946 -) is a Chinese computer scientist born in Shanghai. In 2000, Yao Qizhi won the Turing Award and is currently the only Chinese to win this award. Yao Chi-chi is currently the Dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence, the Dean of the Institute of Cross-Information Research, the Director and Professor of the Theoretical Computer Science Research Center of Tsinghua University in Beijing, the Bowen Chair Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Honorary Chair of the National Tsinghua University in Hsinchu, and the Distinguished Research Chair Professor of the National Taiwan University.