Gang Cheng

Northeast Parallel Architectures Center
111 College Place, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244-4100
(315)443-1118(o), (315)479-8767(h),  (315)443-1973(fax), gcheng@npac.syr.edu
http://www.npac.syr.edu/homepages/gcheng/gcheng.html

EMPLOYMENT

03/1995 - now:     Database Manager, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, 
                   Syracuse University (full-time)
05/1993 - 02/1995: Software Engineer and Database Administrator, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, 
		   Syracuse University (full-time)
01/1992 - 05/1993: Research Assistant, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, 
		   Syracuse University (part-time)
08/1991 - 01/1992: Teaching Assistant, School of Computer and Information Science, 
		   Syracuse University (part-time)
04/1991 - 08/1991: Programmer Analyst, Information System Support Laboratory, 
		   Virginia Tech, VA (part-time)
06/1988 - 01/1991: Senior Software Engineer, Chengdu Institute of Computer Applications, 
                   Chinese Academy of Sciences (full-time)
08/1985 - 05/1988: Research and Teaching Assistant, Computer Science and Engineering Department, 
                   Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (part-time)
06/1983 - 07/1985: Application Programmer, Chengdu Institute of Geography, 
		   Chinese Academy of Sciences (full-time)

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Computer and Information Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 
      08/1991 - 05/95 (full-time); 06/95 - 09/1996 (part-time) (GPA: 3.84/4.0; Advisor: Geoffrey C. Fox). 
M.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 
      09/1985 - 05/1988 (GPA: 9.7/10.0). 
B.S., Computer Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 
      09/1979 - 05/1983 (GPA: 9.6/10.0). 

AWARDS AND HONORS

- Supercomputing '93 Student Paper Award, Best student paper in the area of Graphics 
  Application, Supercomputing '93, Portland, Oregon, November, 1993
- Graduate Scholarship, Graduate School, Syracuse University (1991-92)
- Obtained US permanent resident via the first category of outstanding researcher, 1994
- Co-developer of a Patent issued by the People's Republic of China,
  "A New Intelligent Magnetic-card Lock", May, 1993
- Undergraduate Scholarship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China (1980 - 1982)