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Frederic (Fred) T. Chong is an American computer scientist known for research in computer architecture, quantum computing, and computer security.[1]

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chong received a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 1990 and a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 1996, with Prof. Anant Agarwal as his thesis adviser.

Chong had faculty positions at University of California, Davis and University of California, Santa Barbara before joining the University of Chicago faculty in 2015 as the Seymour Goodman Professor of Computer Architecture.[2] He is the lead PI of EPiQC, an NSF Expeditions in Computing program on Quantum Computing.[3][4] He is a Fellow of the IEEE. [5]

In 2020, Chong co-founded Super.tech and was Chief Scientist for the quantum software company.[6] In 2022, Super.tech was acquired by Infleqtion (formerly ColdQuanta), and Chong is Chief Scientist for Quantum Software.[7]

Awards

  • 2023: Elevated to Fellow Member of the IEEE "for contributions to the field of quantum computer architecture, compilation and optimization".[8]
  • 2019: Intel Outstanding Researcher Award.[9]
  • 2013: Named an ACM Distinguished Member.[10]
  • 2002: University of California, Davis Chancellor's Fellow.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Fred Chong". people.cs.uchicago.edu.
  2. ^ "Faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships". 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "UChicago Scientists to Lead $10 Million NSF 'Expedition' for Practical Quantum Computing". 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Enabling Practical-scale Quantum Computing".
  5. ^ "Professor Fred Chong Named IEEE Fellow".
  6. ^ "Super.tech Receives $150,000 from George Shultz Innovation Fund to Lay the Groundwork for Quantum Computing". 15 June 2020.
  7. ^ "ColdQuanta Acquires Super.tech and Announces Hilbert Cold Atom Quantum Computer".
  8. ^ "2023 Newly Elevated Fellows" (PDF). IEEE.org.
  9. ^ "Computer Science". www.cs.uchicago.edu.
  10. ^ "Fred Chong". awards.acm.org.
  11. ^ "Chancellor's Fellows Recipients | Academic Affairs". academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu. 20 February 2013.

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