PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Wei Wang

Wei Wang is a professor of computer science at UCLA whose research includes data mining, machine learning, computational biology, and AI for science. She completed a computer-science doctorate at UCLA in 1999, worked at the IBM Watson Research Center from 1999 to 2002, and served on the computer science faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2002 to 2012. ACM elected her a Fellow in 2020 for contributions to the foundation and practice of data mining, and the IEEE selected her as a Fellow for contributions to data mining in 2023. She directs the Scalable Analytics Institute, holds the Leonard Kleinrock Term Chair, and chairs the UCLA Samueli Computer Science Department, a post that began in July 2025. In 2026 she received the SIGKDD Innovation Award and leads ALPHA, a DARPA project on formal proof synthesis.

Works
633

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Timeline

  1. 1990–1999

    Training at Nankai and UCLA

    Computer science training at Nankai University runs from 1990 to 1993. A master's degree in systems science from Binghamton University is awarded in 1995, and a computer-science doctorate from UCLA is awarded in 1999.

  2. 1999–2002

    Research staff at IBM

    The IBM Watson Research Center employs her as a research staff member from 1999 to 2002. Invention Achievement Awards from IBM come in 2000 and 2001.

  3. 2002–2012

    Faculty years at Chapel Hill

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill appoints her to its computer science faculty from 2002 to 2012. In 2005 she receives an NSF CAREER Award, and Microsoft names her a New Faculty Fellow. A SIGKDD Best Research Paper Award in 2008 goes to the paper FastANOVA, an efficient algorithm for genome-wide association study.

  4. 2012–2016

    Professor and Kleinrock Chair

    A computer science professorship at UCLA begins in 2012, and she directs the Scalable Analytics Institute. Her research includes data mining, machine learning, computational biology, and AI for science. UCLA names her Leonard Kleinrock Chair in December 2016.

  5. 2016

    A SIGKDD service award

    ACM SIGKDD names her the winner of its 2016 Service Award.

  6. 2020–2023

    Fellow of ACM and IEEE

    ACM elects her a 2020 Fellow for contributions to the foundation and practice of data mining. In 2023 the IEEE selects her as a Fellow for contributions to data mining.

  7. 2021–2025

    Chair of ACM SIGKDD

    She chairs the ACM Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery in Data from 2021 to 2025.

  8. Since July 2025

    Department chair and ALPHA

    July 2025 starts her term as chair of the Computer Science Department at UCLA Samueli. In 2026 she holds the Leonard Kleinrock Term Chair, directs the Scalable Analytics Institute, leads the DARPA project ALPHA on accelerated formal proof synthesis with neuro-symbolic automation, and receives the SIGKDD Innovation Award.

Sources and credits

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  1. Wei Wang (computer scientist) - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  2. Wei Wang's Resume web.cs.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  3. Wei Wang's Home Page web.cs.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  4. Leadership Team | Wei Wang | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering samueli.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  5. Wei Wang appointed to Leonard Kleinrock Endowed Chair | UCLA newsroom.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  6. SIGKDD Awards : 2016 SIGKDD Service Award: Wei Wang kdd.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  7. UCLA Data Scientist Elected ACM Fellow | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering samueli.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  8. UCLA Leonard Kleinrock Chair Professor Wei Wang Elected IEEE Fellow | CS cs.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  9. Q&A with Professor Wei Wang | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering samueli.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  10. UCLA Team Awarded $5 Million DARPA Contract to Develop AI for Math Advancement | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering samueli.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.
  11. SIGKDD Awards : 2026 SIGKDD Innovation Award: Wei Wang kdd.org. Checked 16 October 2026.
  12. Computer Science Professor Wei Wang Receives ACM Innovation Award | UCLA Samueli School Of Engineering samueli.ucla.edu. Checked 16 October 2026.