Bede Liu
Taiwanese-American electrical engineer (1934–2026)
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Bede Liu (Chinese: 劉必治; pinyin: Liú Bìzhì; September 25, 1934 – May 7, 2026) was a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer. He was a professor emeritus at Princeton University.[2][3][4]
New York University (MS, PhD)
Bede Liu | |
|---|---|
| 劉必治 | |
| Born | September 25, 1934 Shanghai, China |
| Died | May 7, 2026 (aged 91) |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) New York University (MS, PhD) |
| Awards | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Workplaces | Princeton University |
| Thesis | Techniques of Network Approximation in the Time Domain[1] (1960) |
| John G. Truxal | |
Doctoral students | |
Life and career
Bede Liu was born in Shanghai, China, on September 25, 1934. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1954. He then earned a Master of Engineering (M.E.) in 1956 and Ph.D. in 1960, both from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now New York University School of Engineering) in electrical engineering.[5]
Liu received the IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing.[6][7] He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 for contributions to the analysis and implementation of digital signal processing algorithms.[8] He was also elected a member of Academia Sinica in 2006.[9] He has a number of patents to his credits.[10][11][12]
His doctoral students included two members of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, 25 IEEE Fellows, 4 IEEE Millennium medalists.[13]
Liu died after a brief illness in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, on May 7, 2026, at the age of 91.[14]