Chung Laung Liu

Liu Chung Laung
劉炯朗
Born1934
Died7 November 2020(2020-11-07) (aged 85–86)
EducationNational Cheng Kung University (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BE, MS, DSc)
AwardsMember of Academia Sinica
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology (1962–1972)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1972–1998)
National Tsing Hua University (1998–2002)
City University of Hong Kong
National Cheng Kung University (2007–2020)
ThesisSome memory aspects of finite automata (1962)
Doctoral advisorDean Norman Arden
David A. Huffman
Doctoral studentsAndrew Yao

Liu Chung Laung (Chinese: 劉炯朗; pinyin: Liú Jiǒnglǎng; 1934 – 7 November 2020), also known as David Liu or C. L. Liu, was a Taiwanese computer scientist. He was a professor of computer science at National Tsing Hua University, and was previously a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.