H. T. Kung

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H. T. Kung (Kung, Hsiang-Tsung Chinese: 孔祥重; pinyin: Kong Xiangchong), b. November 9, 1945 is a computer scientist. His current research is primarily in the area of communications networks and network security, but his interests have been broad-ranging, including complexity theory, database theory, VLSI design, and parallel computing.

He received his bachelor degree from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, and first taught there, where his research included work on novel parallel computers and the popularization of the Systolic array. He joined Harvard University in 1992, where he is currently the William H. Gates Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is also co-chairing Harvard's PhD in Information, Technology and Management Program.

He is a member of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan, and also of the National Academy of Engineering in the U.S.A.. He is a recipient of the Inventor of the Year Award by the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association in 1991. 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.