Hu Qiheng

Hu Qiheng
Hu Qiheng
Hồ khải hằng
	Hu in 2013
Born	June 15, 1934(age 90); Beijing,China
Alma mater	Moscow Institute of Chemical Machinery
Awards	Internet Hall of Fame(2013)
	Scientific career
Fields	Pattern recognition
Institutions	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	HồKhảiHằng
Traditional Chinese	HồKhảiHằng
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Hú Qǐhéng

Hu Qiheng(born 1934) is a Chinese computer scientist. Hu was the vice president of theChinese Academy of Sciencesfrom 1987 to 1996 and led theNational Computing and Networking Facility of Chinawhich connected China to the Internet in April 1994. Hu was inducted into theInternet Hall of Famein 2013 as a global connector.

Hu was a member of the 8th and 9th National Committee of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Early life and education

Hu was born in 1934 inBeijing,China,while herancestral homeinYulin, Shaanxi.^[1]She graduated from theMoscow Institute of Chemical Machineryin 1963 with anassociate's degreein healthcare.^[2]

Career

Starting in the 1980s, Hu was the director of theInstitute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciencesfrom 1983 to 1987. After being named secretary general of theChinese Academy of Sciencesin 1987, she became the academy's vice president in 1988 and held the position until 1996.^[1]During her time as vice president, Hu was in charge of theNational Computing and Networking Facility of China.She persuaded the National Science Foundation to allow China to connect to the Internet.^[3]Her discussions with the institution's officials led to a consensus^[4]that finally allowed the installation of the firstTCP/IPconnection in China on April 20, 1994.^[5]

After her position of vice president at the Chinese Academy of Sciences ended in 1996, Hu established theChina Internet Network Information Centerin 1997 and co-founded theInternet Society of Chinain 2001. As president of the Internet Society of China, Hu advocated for Internet installment in the outskirts of China.^[6]In 2004, Hu was named as a member of theWorking Group on Internet Governanceheld by theUnited Nations.^[7]

Hu is also among the pioneers in the field ofmode identificationandartificial intelligence(A.I) in China. She helped establish the Knowledge and Intelligence Science Laboratory and served as president of the China Automation Society and the China Computer Society.^[8]

Awards and honors

Hu was inducted into theInternet Hall of Fameas a global connector in 2013.^[6]

Personal life

Hu is married with two children.^[9]

Her brotherHu Qiliwas thefirst secretaryof theCCP Secretariatfrom 1985 to 1989 and a member of theCCP Politburo Standing Committeefrom 1987 to 1989.^[10]

References

^^a ^bSleeman, Elizabeth, ed. (2002).The International Who's Who of Women 2002(3rd ed.). Europa Publications. p. 257.ISBN 1857431227.
^"APNIC 28 Speakers".Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre.Retrieved24 March2018.
^Wass, Erica Schlesinger (2003).Addressing the World: National Identity and Internet Country Code Domains.Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 102.ISBN 074252809X.
^George, Anita (March 8, 2019)."Many pioneers in computing were women of color. Here are 5 you should recognize".digitaltrends.Retrieved2019-09-26.
^Burgess, Jean; Marwick, Alice; Poell, Thomas, eds. (2017).The SAGE Handbook of Social Media.SAGE. pp. 123–24.ISBN 978-1473995796.Retrieved25 March2018.
^^a ^b"Qiheng Hu".Internet Hall of Fame.Retrieved25 March2018.
^"Hu Qiheng".China Internet Museum.Retrieved25 March2018.
^Stauffacher, Daniel; Kleinwächter, Wolfgang (2005).The World Summit on the Information Society: Moving from the Past Into the Future.New York, NY: United Nations Publications. p. 344.ISBN 9789211045437.
^Sleeman, Elizabeth, ed. (2003).The International Who's Who 2004(67th ed.). Europa Publications. p. 763.ISBN 1857432177.Retrieved25 March2018.
^Zeng Tao (Từng đào) (8 March 2003).Hồ khải hằng: Sinh mệnh hằng xa thanh xuân.China Today(in Chinese).Retrieved28 April2024.

Non-profit organization positions
New title	President of theInternet Society of China 2001–2013	Succeeded by Wu Hequan

[Sleeman2002-1] Sleeman, Elizabeth, ed. (2002).The International Who's Who of Women 2002(3rd ed.). Europa Publications. p. 257.ISBN 1857431227.

[2] "APNIC 28 Speakers".Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre.Retrieved24 March2018.

[3] Wass, Erica Schlesinger (2003).Addressing the World: National Identity and Internet Country Code Domains.Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 102.ISBN 074252809X.

[4] George, Anita (March 8, 2019)."Many pioneers in computing were women of color. Here are 5 you should recognize".digitaltrends.Retrieved2019-09-26.

[5] Burgess, Jean; Marwick, Alice; Poell, Thomas, eds. (2017).The SAGE Handbook of Social Media.SAGE. pp. 123–24.ISBN 978-1473995796.Retrieved25 March2018.

[ihof-6] "Qiheng Hu".Internet Hall of Fame.Retrieved25 March2018.

[7] "Hu Qiheng".China Internet Museum.Retrieved25 March2018.

[8] Stauffacher, Daniel; Kleinwächter, Wolfgang (2005).The World Summit on the Information Society: Moving from the Past Into the Future.New York, NY: United Nations Publications. p. 344.ISBN 9789211045437.

[9] Sleeman, Elizabeth, ed. (2003).The International Who's Who 2004(67th ed.). Europa Publications. p. 763.ISBN 1857432177.Retrieved25 March2018.

[10] Zeng Tao (Từng đào) (8 March 2003).Hồ khải hằng: Sinh mệnh hằng xa thanh xuân.China Today(in Chinese).Retrieved28 April2024.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	United States