Frederic T. Chong

Frederic (Fred) T. Chong
Fred Chong speaking at SC23
Born	New Brunswick, New Jersey, US
Alma mater	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for	Computer Architecture, Quantum Computing, Computer Security
Awards	ACM Fellow (2024) Quantrell Award (2024) IEEE Fellow (2023) UChicago Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award (2020) Intel Outstanding Researcher Award (2018) ACM Distinguished Member (2013) Chancellor's Fellow at UC Davis (2002-2007)
Scientific career
Fields	Computer Science
Institutions	University of Chicago
Doctoral advisor	Anant Agarwal
Website	people.cs.uchicago.edu/~ftchong/

Frederic (Fred) T. Chong is an American computer scientist known for research in computer architecture, quantum computing, and computer security. ^[1]

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chong received a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 1990 and a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 1996, with Prof. Anant Agarwal as his thesis adviser.

Chong had faculty positions at University of California, Davis and University of California, Santa Barbara before joining the University of Chicago faculty in 2015 as the Seymour Goodman Professor of Computer Architecture. ^[2] He is the lead PI of EPiQC, an NSF Expeditions in Computing program on Quantum Computing. ^{[3] [4]} He is a Fellow of the ACM and the IEEE. ^{[5] [6]}

In 2020, Chong co-founded Super.tech and was Chief Scientist for the quantum software company. ^[7] In 2022, Super.tech was acquired by Infleqtion (formerly ColdQuanta), and Chong is Chief Scientist for Quantum Software. ^[8]

Awards

• 2024: Named Fellow of the ACM "for contributions to quantum computer architecture, compilation and optimization". ^[9]
• 2024: Received the Quantrell Award for Undergraduate Teaching and Advising from the University of Chicago, the oldest undergraduate teaching award in the United States. ^[10]
• 2023: Elevated to Fellow Member of the IEEE "for contributions to the field of quantum computer architecture, compilation and optimization". ^[11]
• 2020: Received the Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Advising from the University of Chicago. ^[12]
• 2019: Intel Outstanding Researcher Award. ^[13]
• 2013: Named an ACM Distinguished Member. ^[14]
• 2002: University of California, Davis Chancellor's Fellow. ^[15]

References

1. "Fred Chong". people.cs.uchicago.edu.
2. "Faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships". 15 August 2015.
3. "UChicago Scientists to Lead $10 Million NSF 'Expedition' for Practical Quantum Computing". 27 February 2018.
4. "Enabling Practical-scale Quantum Computing".
5. "Fred Chong from the Department of Computer Science Named ACM Fellow for Contributions to Quantum Computing".
6. "Professor Fred Chong Named IEEE Fellow".
7. "Super.tech Receives $150,000 from George Shultz Innovation Fund to Lay the Groundwork for Quantum Computing". 15 June 2020.
8. "ColdQuanta Acquires Super.tech and Announces Hilbert Cold Atom Quantum Computer".
9. "2024 ACM Fellows Honored for Contributions to Computing That Are Transforming Science and Society".
10. "Fred Chong Receives Quantrell Award for Excellence in Teaching".
11. "2023 Newly Elevated Fellows" (PDF). IEEE.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2022.
12. "Prof. Fred Chong Receives UChicago Graduate Teaching Award".
13. "Computer Science". www.cs.uchicago.edu.
14. "Fred Chong". awards.acm.org.
15. "Chancellor's Fellows Recipients | Academic Affairs". academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu. 20 February 2013.

External links

• University of Chicago: Frederic T. Chong, Department of Computer Science
• Frederic T. Chong publications indexed by Google Scholar