WILLIAM Y. C. CHEN, Senior Advisor

Dr. Chen received his bachelor's degree in computer software from Sichuan University, China in 1984, and received a Ph.D. degree in applied mathematics from MIT in 1991 under the direction of Gian-Carlo Rota. Then he went to Los Alamos National Laboratory as a J. R. Oppenheimer Fellow. In 1994, he returned to China and held a joint appointment with the Nankai University as a professor of mathematics while spending half-time at the Mathematical Analysis and Modeling Group (T-7) of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The honors he received include: J. R. Oppenheimer Fellowship (US, 1991), The Li Foundation Prize for Academic Achievements (1994, US), Top Young Scientist Award (1994, China), First Class Prize for Advancement on Science and Technology (1996, China), Javed Hussain Prize for Young Scientists (UNESCO, 1997), National Youth Medal of China (1998, the highest honor of Chinese youth, about 6 selected each year). Because of his contributions, Bill Chen has been greeted several times by Chinese leaders including the President, the Vice President, and the former and current Premier. In 1997, Bill Chen established the Center for Combinatorics at Nankai University. He also set up Yong-Chuan Software Inc. in 1997. The company has developed products in the areas of communication software, financial risk analysis, data security, and electronic books.