Kai Hwang（黄铠）拥有加州大学伯克利分校博士学位。现为美国南加州大学电子工程与计算机科学终身教授，并先后担任清华大学计算机与网络系统方面EMC讲座教授、分布式与云计算IV讲习教授组的首席讲座教授。他曾获中国计算机学会颁发的第一届（2004年）海外杰出学者奖，并于2012年获得国际（IEEE）云计算大会（CloudCom）的终身成就奖。

Geoffrey C. Fox 美国印第安纳大学计算机科学、信息与物理学院的杰出教授和院长。他毕业于英国剑桥大学，在并行与分布式计算方面著作丰硕。他曾任职加州理工学院、Syracuse等校，指导毕业了60余位博士生。他目前也是清华大学的IV讲座访问教授。

Jack J. Dongarra 美国田纳西大学电子工程与计算机科学杰出教授，美国橡树岭国家实验室首席研究员。他是世界知名的超级计算机与并行计算专家，也是美国工程院院士，清华大学的IV讲座访问教授。

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