Bio

Yung-Hsiang Lu is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is a University Faculty Scholar of Purdue University. He is a fellow of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), distinguished visitor of the Computer Society, distinguished scientist and distinguished speaker of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). Dr. Lu is the inaugural director of Purdue's John Martinson Engineering Entrepreneurial Center (2020-2022). In 2019, he received Outstanding VIP-Based Entrepreneur Award from the VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) Consortium. His research areas include computer vision, embedded systems, cloud and mobile computing.

Contact

• Emailyunglu@purdue.edu
• OfficeMSEE 222
• AddressMSEE 222, 501 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
• LinkedInyung-hsiang-lu
• Research groupLinkedIn group · Lu research
• ECE 264 groupLinkedIn group · Advanced C Programming alumni
• FigshareAll Figshare uploads · C Programming slides · Book figures · Past exams (2017–2019)

Appointments

• 2025–PresentDirector, Engineering Honors Program, Purdue University
• 2017–PresentProfessor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
• 2022/01–2022/05Visiting Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Seoul National University (sabbatical)
• 2020/01–2022/06Director, John Martinson Engineering Entrepreneurial Center, Purdue University
• 2011/08–2011/12Visiting Associate Professor, School of Computing, National University of Singapore (sabbatical)
• 2008–2017Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University
• 2002–2008Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University

Education

• 2002Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
• 1997M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
• 1992B.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University

Awards & honors

1. 2026 · IEEE Computer Society

   T. Michael Elliott Distinguished Service Certificate
2. 2023 · IEEE Computer Society

   Distinguished Visitor
3. 2022 · Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies

   Leadership in Open Access Award
4. 2021

   University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University
5. 2021 · IEEE

   Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to energy efficiency of computer systems
6. 2019

   Outstanding VIP-Based Entrepreneur, VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) Consortium
7. 2018

   Best Paper Award, Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief, IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security
8. 2015

   Best Paper Award, International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data
9. 2013

   ACM Distinguished Scientist and ACM Distinguished Speaker
10. 2008

    Purdue Class of 1922 Helping Students Learn Award
11. 2005

    Purdue ECE Chicago Alumni Award for Early Career Faculty
12. 2004

    Career Award, National Science Foundation