Tan Tieniu

Tan Tieniu FREng is a professor at the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Concurrently, he is deputy chief of the CPC liaison office in Hong Kong.[1]

Early life

Tieniu was born in Hunan Province, China, in 1964. He was educated in Xi'an Jiaotong University in 1984. In 1989, he received his PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Imperial College London.[2]

Career

Tieniu joined University of Reading, UK, as a research fellow after his Ph.D. In 1998, he returned to China. He joined Chinese Academy of Sciences as a professor at the Institute of Automation. He was a Vice President at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2013–2014). His research focuses on biometrics and pattern recognition. He was former President of the IEEE Biometrics Council.[3] He is also the editor-in-chief of the International Journal on Automation and Computing. He is an adjunct professor at University of Science and Technology of China.[4]

Awards

Tieniu is a Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, UK,[5] and a Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

References
  1. "Career scientist and cybersecurity expert appointed deputy chief of Beijing's liaison office in Hong Kong, South China Morning Post, 2016".
  2. "Biography of Tan Tieniu".
  3. "IEEE Biometrics Council History".
  4. "Adjunct Professor Tan Tieniu, USTC, China".
  5. "Stars of industry and academia elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2014".
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