The award-winning academic and chief scientist said she would bring “a dual perspective from academia and industry” to help develop China’s computational economy, according to a statement released by the university on Tuesday.
Chen, who returned to China last year after spending 15 years in the United States, said she aims to fill domestic research gaps and develop cutting-edge theories to improve China’s blockchain technology. China, Tsinghua said in his statement.
Chen received her bachelor’s degree in computer science from Tsinghua in 2004 and her master’s degree from the same university in 2007. She received her doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012 under the mentorship of Turing Award winner Silvio Micali.
“I just wanted to do the best research. At the time, the best computer science research was happening in the United States,” Chen said in a video posted on Tsinghua’s social media account.
“Now is the time to share the experience I have gained in academia and industry with my students in China, and leverage my international influence to support Tsinghua and its computer science department.”
Chen said she is committed to training young researchers in computational economics, equipping them to identify and solve real-world societal problems.
