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 Professor
Kung is interested in computing and communications, with a
current focus on wireless backplanes for high-performance computing.
Prior to joining Harvard in
1992, he taught at Carnegie Mellon University for 19 years.
Professor Kung has pursued a variety of research interests
in his career, including complexity theory, database systems,
VLSI design, parallel computing, computer networks, network
security, wireless communications, and networking of unmanned
aerial systems. He pioneered the
concept of systolic array processing, and has led large research
teams on the design and development of novel parallel computers
and computer networks.
In 1999 he started a joint
Ph.D. program with colleagues at the Harvard Business School on
information, technology, and management, and co-chaired this
Harvard Program from 1999 to 2006.
To complement his academic activities, Professor Kung maintains
a strong link with industry. He has served as a consultant and
board member to numerous companies. Professor Kung's professional
honors include: Member of the National Academy of Engineering; Member
of the Academia Sinica (in Taiwan); and recipient of the Inventor
of the Year Award by the Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association
in 1991. |
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