Yangsheng Xu
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Yangsheng Xu | |
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徐扬生 | |
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| President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2013 | |
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| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) |
| Alma mater | Zhejiang University, University of Pennsylvania |
Xu Yangsheng (simplified Chinese: 徐扬生; traditional Chinese: 徐揚生; pinyin: Xú Yáng Shēng; born 1957) is a Chinese roboticist, aerospace engineer, and academic administrator. He is a leading expert in robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and space technology, and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). Xu has served as the founding president of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) since 2013.[1]
Xu was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China. He earned his bachelor's degree in Aircraft Engineering from Zhejiang University in 1981. He also received a master's degree in engineering (MEng) from Zhejiang University. Later, he moved to the United States, where he obtained his Ph.D. (1989) in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Pennsylvania.[2]