Jian Xu
Jian (Jane) Xu is a software engineer from China. She has served as engineer at IBM[1] and as the chief technology officer (CTO) of China Systems and Technology Labs at IBM.[2]
Jian Xu | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Hong Konger |
| Education | PhD in Computer Science |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaii, University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Software Engineer |
Biography[edit]
Xu was born in Hong Kong and was raised in Shanghai.[3] She left Shanghai to pursue her education in the United States in 1982 and saw how computers were impacting the lives of people.[2] Xu attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she graduated with a masters in computer science in 1986.[1] She attended the University of Southern California and received her PhD in computer science in 1990.[1]
Shortly after earning her doctorate, she joined the IBM Storage Systems Division and then went on to become a technical leader for the IBM Software Group from 1995 to 2000.[1] She was an executive assistant at the IBM Almaden Research Center in 2001 and then went on to working at the IBM Systems and Technology Group in 2002.[1] Her work at IBM Systems and Technology development in China involves developing new ways to manage energy use, "environmental improvement and multicore technology."[4] Xu was elected to the IBM Academy and has held the highest non-executive position an engineer can hold at the company.[3] Xu has contributed to several "IBM innovations" while working for the company, including the Digital Library, Net.Data, DB2 XML enablement, Information Lifecycle Management, grid storage and autonomic storage management.[2]
In 2008, she was inducted into the Women In Technology Hall of Fame.[1] She has also received three IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards and holds 15 US patents on her work.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Jian (Jane) Xu". WITI Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ a b c Savage, Shirley S. (November 2008). "The Passionate Inventor". IBM Systems Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Fearless Innovation". Women of Color: 66, 68. 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "WITI Announces Women Selected for 2008 WITI Hall of Fame Awards". Market Wired. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "Biography for Jane Xu". IBM. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
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