Ming Wu appointed Chief Scientist at UC Berkeley

Ming Wu has been appointed the new Chief Scientist for CITRIS at Berkeley. He is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at Berkeley, and Co-Director of Berkeley Sensors and Actuators Center (BSAC).

 

“Ming brings to the CITRIS leadership a breadth of understanding in a wide range of technical topics and in dealing with external research partners and agencies,” notes Gary Baldwin, Executive Director. “His expertise in optoelectronics and related topics will be incredibly useful to the mission of CITRIS going forward, especially as we place renewed emphasis on communications platforms and various testbeds for experimentation and outreach. I'm personally looking forward with great enthusiasm to working closely with such remarkable person. Welcome aboard, Ming!” Professor Wu will work closely with UC Berkeley EECS Professor Bernhard Boser to establish testbeds of embedded wireless networks for heathcare.

 

Professor Wu received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and computer sciences from the University of California, Berkeley in 1985 and 1988, respectively. From 1988 to 1992, he was a Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey. From 1992 to 2004, he was a professor in the electrical engineering department at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also served as Vice Chair for Industrial Affiliate Program and Director of Nanoelectronics Research Facility. In 2004, he moved to the University of California, Berkeley.