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C.-C. Jay Kuo

Also known as Chung-Chieh Jay Kuo, C Jay Kuo, C-C Jay Kuo

Kuo is an electrical engineer at the University of Southern California, and his work includes green learning, an alternative paradigm to address concerns about deep learning. He earned degrees in electrical engineering at National Taiwan University in 1980 and at MIT in 1985 and 1987, then moved from UCLA to USC in 1989. Recognition followed: an IEEE technical achievement award in 2019, membership in Academia Sinica in 2022, and an ACM Fellowship in the class of 2022. In October 2022, he and one co-author posted an arXiv paper on green learning. He became the inaugural holder of the Ming Hsieh Chair in 2024, and as of October 2026 he is a distinguished professor of electrical engineering and computer science at USC.

Timeline

  1. 1980–1987

    Degrees from Taiwan and MIT

    He receives a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1980. He then earns master's and doctoral degrees from MIT in 1985 and 1987.

  2. 1987–1989

    Moving from UCLA to USC

    He holds a research assistant professorship at UCLA from October 1987 to December 1988. He then joins USC in January 1989.

  3. 2019

    An IEEE technical achievement award

    He receives the IEEE Computer Society Edward J. McCluskey Technical Achievement Award in 2019.

  4. 2022

    Academia Sinica membership

    He becomes an academician of Academia Sinica in 2022.

  5. 2022

    Named an ACM Fellow

    He becomes one of 57 ACM Fellows in the class of 2022, recognized for visual computing.

  6. October 2022

    Green learning as an alternative paradigm

    In October 2022, he and Azad M. Madni post an arXiv paper that presents green learning as an alternative paradigm to address concerns about deep learning.

  7. 2024

    The inaugural Ming Hsieh Chair

    He becomes the inaugural holder of the Ming Hsieh Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2024.

  8. As of October 2026

    A distinguished professor at USC

    He is a distinguished professor of electrical engineering and computer science at USC and directs the Multimedia Communication Lab.

Sources and credits

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  1. Viterbi Faculty Directory: C.-C. Jay Kuo viterbi.usc.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Oral-History:Chung-Chieh Jay Kuo ethw.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Professor Kuo Elected as An Academician of Academia Sinica mcl.usc.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Professor Kuo Being Elevated to 2022 ACM Fellow mcl.usc.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Green Learning: Introduction, Examples and Outlook arxiv.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Professor C.-C. Jay Kuo Named Inaugural Ming Hsieh Chair Holder mcl.usc.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. C.-C. Jay Kuo - USC Today today.usc.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.