Wang-Chiew Tan facts for kids

Wang-Chiew Tan is a smart Singaporean computer scientist. She works with computers to solve big problems. Her main areas of study are data management and natural language processing.

Data management is about organizing and keeping track of information. Her work helps us understand where data comes from. It also helps combine information from different places. Natural language processing teaches computers to understand human language.

She is currently a Research Scientist at Facebook AI. Before that, she was a research director at Megagon Labs. Megagon Labs is located in Mountain View, California. While at Megagon Labs, she led a study with the University of Tokyo. This study found that being with other people makes us happier than being with pets.

Education and Career

Wang-Chiew Tan studied computer science in college. She earned her first degree at the National University of Singapore. Later, she got her Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. A Ph.D. is a very advanced degree.

After her studies, she became a professor. She taught computer science at the University of California, Santa Cruz. This was from 2002 onwards. For a couple of years, from 2010 to 2012, she worked at IBM Research - Almaden. This was a research job.

Awards and Recognition

Wang-Chiew Tan is a highly respected scientist. In 2015, she received a special honor. She was named a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. This award is given to top computer scientists.

She earned this award for her important work. Her contributions to data provenance were recognized. She also helped improve how information is put together.