Andrew A. Chien

Andrew A. Chien is the William Eckhardt Distinguished Service Professor of Computer Science at the University of Chicago and a Senior Computer Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. He leads the Large-Scale Sustainable Systems Group and directs the CERES Center for Unstoppable Computing. His research focuses on sustainable computing, cloud software/hardware, supercomputing architectures, and energy-efficient systems. Chien holds ACM, IEEE, and AAAS Fellowships and has served on advisory boards for NSF, DARPA, and multiple universities. He previously led Intel’s Research division, founded Entropia, and held professorships at UC San Diego and UIUC. His educational contributions include courses on sustainable computing, data-intensive systems, and computer architecture for scientists.

• Education: Sc.D., S.M., S.B. in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering from MIT
• Affiliations: UChicago, Argonne, NSF CISE Advisory Committee, DARPA ISAT Study Group
• Key Projects: Zero-Carbon Cloud, CERES Center, Recode/UDP Architecture, Global View Resilience

Chien’s research bridges computational sustainability and scalable systems, addressing energy grids, data center efficiency, and low-carbon computing. His work has been recognized through awards like the NSF Young Investigator Award (1994) and the Argonne Impact Award (2020).