Carl Chang (computer scientist)
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Carl Kochao Chang is Professor
and Chair of the Department of Computer Science
at Iowa State University
and Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Computer (2007–2008). He received a PhD
in computer science from Northwestern University
. He worked for GTE Automatic Electric and Bell Laboratories before joining the University of Illinois at Chicago
in 1984, where he directed the International Center for Software Engineering
. He served as Professor and Director for the Institute for Mobile, Pervasive, and Agile Computing Technologies (IMPACT) at Auburn University
from 2001–2002, before moving to Iowa State University
in July 2002. Chang was the 2004 IEEE Computer Society President. Previously he served as the Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Software
(1991–1994) and spearheaded the Computing Curricula 2001 (CC2001) project jointly sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, the ACM
, and the National Science Foundation
. He is Fellow of both IEEE and AAAS
, and serves on the Advisory Council of the Internet Society
(ISOC).
Professor
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and Chair of the Department of Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
and Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Computer (2007–2008). He received a PhD
PHD
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in computer science from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. He worked for GTE Automatic Electric and Bell Laboratories before joining the University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago, or UIC, is a state-funded public research university located in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, near the Chicago Loop...
in 1984, where he directed the International Center for Software Engineering
Software engineering
Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...
. He served as Professor and Director for the Institute for Mobile, Pervasive, and Agile Computing Technologies (IMPACT) at Auburn University
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
from 2001–2002, before moving to Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
in July 2002. Chang was the 2004 IEEE Computer Society President. Previously he served as the Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Software
IEEE Software
IEEE Software is a broad-based practitioner-oriented magazine of IEEE Computer Society targeting software professionals, including business analysts, requirements engineers, designers, architects, developers, process improvement experts, testers, quality engineers, and project managers...
(1991–1994) and spearheaded the Computing Curricula 2001 (CC2001) project jointly sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society, the ACM
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
, and the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
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. He is Fellow of both IEEE and AAAS
AAAS
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, and serves on the Advisory Council of the Internet Society
Internet Society
The Internet Society or ISOC is an international, nonprofit organization founded during 1992 to provide direction in Internet related standards, education, and policy...
(ISOC).