Xian-He Sun Named Computer Science Chair
College of Science and Letters Dean Russell Betts announced on June 18, 2009 that Professor Xian-He Sun has been appointed the new Chair of the Computer Science Department. Professor Sun will assume his duties at the start of the 2009-2010 academic year.
The search process was coordinated by a committee chaired by Professor Fred Hickernell from Applied Math and xcomprised of Professors Agam, Hood, Li and Wan from CS and Professor Shahidehpour from ECE in the Armour College.
Dean Betts also expressed appreciation for Professor Bogdan Korel for his outstanding service as interim chair for the past several years.
Professor Sun received his Ph.D. in computer science from Michigan State University in 1990. He joined IIT in the fall of 1999 as an associate professor of computer science and in 2002 was promoted to the rank of professor. He is an authority in the area of high performance computing and is highly regarded in his field. He has authored more than 150 publications and has been recognized with professional society awards and frequent invitations to speak at national and international meetings. Sun also serves on the editorial board of five professional journals, and has organized more than 20 professional conferences and workshops, including the flagship conference in supercomputing, IEEE SuperComputing.
[From an article by Patty Cronin.]
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