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Jian Pei
A true leader and transformer of intelligent data science in both academia and industry
Jian Pei, a distinguished Professor at Duke University, excels in the fields of data science, big data, data mining, and database systems.
He holds joint positions in Computer Science, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, and Electric and Computer Engineering at Duke University.
Recognized as a Fellow by prestigious organizations like the Royal Society of Canada, ACM, and IEEE, Jian Pei is a celebrated researcher with over 200 research papers and numerous awards to his credit.
His exceptional work has not only made a mark in academia but also influenced the industry with his algorithms being utilized in popular software suites like Spark MLlib and WEKA.
Jian Pei's expertise extends to healthcare informatics, business intelligence, network security intelligence, and computational finance, where he actively engages as a consultant.
With extensive industry relations globally and locally, he founded the Pacific Blue Cross Health Informatics Laboratory and held executive roles in Fortune Global 500 companies during a recent leave-of-absence.
His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University and educational stints at esteemed institutions like Peking University.
An illustrious career path includes roles at Huawei Technologies, JD.com, Symphony, and various positions at Simon Fraser University and State University of New York at Buffalo.
A recipient of several distinguished awards such as the ACM SIGKDD Innovation Award and the IEEE ICDM Research Contributions Award, Jian Pei continues to leave a lasting impact in the field of data science.
