Xi Chen | |
Alma Mater: | Tsinghua University |
Known For: | Computational complexity theory |
Website: | Xi Chen at Columbia University |
Work Institution: | Columbia University |
Prizes: | Gödel Prize (2021) Fulkerson Prize (2021) Presburger Award (2015) Sloan Research Fellowship (2012) |
Field: | Computer theory |
Xi Chen [1] is a computer scientist.[2] He is a professor[3] of computer science at Columbia University. Chen won the 2021 Gödel Prize and Fulkerson Prize for his co-authored paper "Complexity of Counting CSP with Complex Weights" with Jin-Yi Cai.[4] [5]
Chen received his B.S. and Ph.D. from Tsinghua University.[6] He was a postdoctoral fellow at Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, University of Southern California, and joined the Columbia faculty in 2011.[7]
Chen's research focuses on computational complexity theory. He also received a Presburger Award from the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science in 2015 and a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2012.[8]