Fu Yun, an XJTU alumnus, receives the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has announced its 2027 Technical Field Award recipients, honoring Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU) alumnus Fu Yun with the IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award.

Fu earned his bachelor's degree in information engineering (1997–2001) and his master's degree in control science and engineering (2001–2004) from XJTU. He later earned a PhD in electrical and computer engineering and a master's in statistics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the United States. He is currently a professor at Northeastern University, holding joint appointments in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences and the College of Engineering.

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