H. T. Kung is a computer scientist. His current research is primarily in the area of communications networks and network security, but his interests have been broad-ranging, including complexity theory, database theory, VLSI design, and parallel computing. Computer science (informally: CS or compsci) is, in its most general sense, the study of computation and information processing, both in hardware and in software. ... A telecommunications network is a network of telecommunications links arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links. ... Parallel computing is the simultaneous execution of the same task (split up and specially adapted) on multiple processors in order to obtain faster results. ...

He received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, and first taught there, where his research included work on novel parallel computers. He joined Harvard University in 1992, where he is currently the William H. Gates Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. He is also co-chairing Harvard's PhD in Information, Technology and Management Program. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is a member of the Academia Sinica in Taiwan, and also of the National Academy of Engineering in the U.S.A.. Alternate meaning: Chinese Academy of Sciences The Academia Sinica (中央研究院; Latin, Chinese Academy), headquartered in the Nangang district of Taipei, is the national academy for the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... Founded in 1964, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the United States provides engineering leadership in service to the nation. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ...

See also: Systolic array By analogy with the regular pumping of blood by the heart, a systolic array is an arrangement of processors in an array (often rectangular) where data flows synchronously across the array between neighbours, usually with different data flowing in different directions. ...

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