Bill Huang
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Bill Huang ({{zh|c=黄晓庆|p=Huáng Xiǎoqìng}}) is a Chinese businessperson.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01794-8|title=Meet the engineer behind China’s first robot-run coronavirus ward|first=Sarah|last=O’Meara|date=June 24, 2020|journal=Nature|volume=582|issue=7813|pages=S53–S53|via=www.nature.com|doi=10.1038/d41586-020-01794-8|doi-access=free}}{{cite news|title=助力學子科學夢想 ——"千人計劃"專家走進電子科大|url=http://news.takungpao.com.hk/mainland/topnews/2016-12/3407542.html|access-date=31 August 2017|agency=大公報}} He was the leader in China Mobile Research Institution in 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/info/2017-06/03/c_136336591.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603042131/http://news.xinhuanet.com/info/2017-06/03/c_136336591.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2017|title=新华网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=news.xinhuanet.com}} In 2015, Huang founded CloudMinds Inc.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cloudminds.com/details/rJeusTjVl.html|title=达闼 中国官方网站|access-date=31 August 2017|work=www.cloudminds.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618040247/http://www.cloudminds.com/details/rJeusTjVl.html|archive-date=18 June 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/info/2017-06/03/c_136336591.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603042131/http://news.xinhuanet.com/info/2017-06/03/c_136336591.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2017|title=开启手机"硬件开放"时代的梦想家-新华网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=news.xinhuanet.com}}
Early life and education
Bill Huang was born in China. He graduated from Huazhong University of Science & Technology with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. After 2 years studying at the University of Illinois, he received master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.{{cite web|title=黄晓庆 - 中国留学人员广州科技交流会|url=https://www.ocs-gz.gov.cn/news/detail/4761|website=www.ocs-gz.gov.cn|access-date=31 August 2017}}
Career
Huang began his career at Bell Laboratories, where he worked as a researcher. In 1994, he joined Unitech Telecom and became the co-founder of UTStarcom Holdings Corp. a year later. After that, Huang developed the operating system WACOS.{{Cite web|url=http://mall.cnki.net/magazine/Article/DXJS200604038.htm|title=让数字电视随心看——访UT斯达康高级副总裁兼首席技术官黄晓庆-《电信技术》2006年04期-中国知网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=mall.cnki.net}}
In 1996, Huang put forward the "Network is the Switch" soft switch concept. That same year, he co-established the International Soft switch Consortium (ISC) and developed the first mobile soft switch system in the world and the first carrier-class streaming media exchange and IPTV system.{{Cite web|url=http://labs.chinamobile.com/members/info_7|title=中国移动研究院|access-date=31 August 2017|work=labs.chinamobile.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804061511/http://labs.chinamobile.com/members/info_7|archive-date=4 August 2012|url-status=dead}}
With the aim to build a research and development center like Bell Labs, Huang joined China Mobile in 2007.
In 2012, Huang created the cloud-based robot system, an architecture for building intelligent robotics system. It contains the idea to split the robot into three parts, cloud, mobile network and terminal.
In 2015, Huang founded CloudMinds Inc., a cloud computing company.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cloudminds.com/details/rJeusTjVl.html|title=达闼 中国官方网站|access-date=31 August 2017|work=www.cloudminds.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618040247/http://www.cloudminds.com/details/rJeusTjVl.html|archive-date=18 June 2017|url-status=dead}}
Awards
In 2007, Huang was listed on 100 Most Influential Persons in the Chinese Mobility Industry.{{Cite web|url=http://tech.qq.com/a/20080123/000296_3.htm?client=tim&ptlang=2052&source&ADUIN=909610154&ADSESSION=1498107229&ADTAG=CLIENT.QQ.5525_.0&ADPUBNO=26689|title=2007中国手机业最有影响力100人颁奖典礼_科技_腾讯网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=tech.qq.com}} In 2016, he received IEEE CQR Chairman's Award, which was the first time that a Chinese CEO to achieve so.{{Cite web|url=http://tech.xinmin.cn/2016/05/13/30011951.html|title=首位中国企业技术领袖获IEEE CQR主席大奖_科技_新民网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=tech.xinmin.cn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831223854/http://tech.xinmin.cn/2016/05/13/30011951.html|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.1000plan.org/lianyihui2/news/405|title="千人计划"专家联谊会|access-date=31 August 2017|work=www.1000plan.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831225925/http://www.1000plan.org/lianyihui2/news/405|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=dead}}