Wu Cheng-wen
Profile
Wu Cheng-wen is a Taiwanese electrical engineer, computer scientist, and academic currently serving as the Minister of the National Science and Technology Council since May 2024. A former star baseball player who represented Taiwan in the 1971 Little League World Series, he later pursued a distinguished career in academia and research, including roles at National Tsing Hua University and the Industrial Technology Research Institute. As a government official, he has focused on advancing Taiwan's space development, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and the 'Chip Team Taiwan' initiative to enhance technological self-reliance.
Details
- Born
- 1958-09-18 · 67 years old
- Birth place
- Tainan, Taiwan
- Education
- National Taiwan University (B.S. in Electrical Engineering); University of California, Santa Barbara (M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- Career
- Ensign in the Republic of China Navy, system programmer at the Ministry of Environment, professor and vice president at National Tsing Hua University, president of Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, senior vice president at Industrial Technology Research Instit…
