Zhang Yaqin: Go to Microsoft from prodigy global vice-president

August 31, 2008

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Zhang Yaqin, microsoft whole world is senior vice-president, Microsoft (China) limited company president and chairman of group of Microsoft China research and development

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Zhang Yaqin ever was ” Chinese prodigy ” , 1978 class of boy of college of science and technology of China of his 12 years old pass an entrance examination, for the youngest student in class. Became the United States 1997 electric learn with electronic engineer hundred years come the youngest academician, for expert of video domain authority. Joined in 1999 Microsoft, in recent years group of Microsoft China research and development develops gradually become except the largest research base besides the United States.

- resume

Was born in Shanxi to visit Taiyuan town 1966. Took an examination of class of boy of college of Chinese science and technology 1978. Read Yuqiaozhi Hua to fill an university 1986, obtained electronic engineering doctor’s degree 1989.

1997, dr. Zhang Yaqin of 31 years old is elected for the United States electric learn academician with electronic engineer (IEEEFellow) .

Joined Microsoft China academy 1999. Took up the post of dean of Microsoft China academy in July 2000.

In January 2004 vice-president of preferment Microsoft whole world.

Transfer Microsoft China held the position of assistant president in September 2005, the scientific research that is in charge of Microsoft be in China and the integral overall arrangement that the product develops and strategy of research and development.

Took up the post of chairman of group of Microsoft China research and development in January 2006.

Became president of Microsoft China limited company to act as agent in September 2007 CEO one duty, china of overall control Microsoft, make of Microsoft China technology and sale ” double nucleus is made ” close first 2 for one.

Grow piece

Class of big boy of 12 years old of divisions in be being taken an examination of, become the youngest at that time undergraduate; 31 years old make society of project of American electric electron nearly hundred years come the youngest academician; Own patent of 60 United States, hold the position of the whole world the guest of 20 universities or reputation professor… the honorary too numerous to mention one by one that Zhang Yaqin wins.

“In my professional technology domain, bill Gates is inferior to me knowing for certain much, otherwise he need not ask me to become this vice-president… ” in the Microsoft China research and development that is located in ZhongGuanCun group, zhang Yaqin to the reporter communicative he makes a person the growing course that Jing admires.

12 years old study the family in entering big

1966, zhang Yaqin is born at family of a of Shanxi Taiyuan average teachers, childhood period, he showed outstanding memorial talent.

“I see what thing can remember as a child, can reach photographic level. ” Zhang Yaqin is laughing at memory to say, differ with the mechanical memorizing of common child, what he is born one day to image is sensitive. When reading elementary school, the teacher lets him read newspaper 5 minutes, next he can carry newspaper paper content on the back. “My memory is the memory of video type, a drawing is withheld in brain, when recollecting, read aloud to go according to drawing, like discharge shadow ” .

Photographic study ability makes Zhang Yaqin for many times skip a grade, 11 years old are read first 3. 1977, junior talent Ning Bo of 13 years old is admitted by abnormality of university of Chinese science and technology, this lifted in the whole nation ” prodigy is hot ” , the family in be decided to enter oneself for an examination directly by the Zhang Yaqin of example drive is big. In July 1978, zhang Yaqin of 12 years old was passed smoothly with the achievement of mathematical full marks in the teenager class with big family entrance exam, the age of the university on more peaceful than oneself God platinum is even small 1 year old.

Be in in after class of division big boy learns 5 years, the degree of graduate student of electronic project Master that Zhang Yaqin continues to assiduously study this school again, it is when 20 years old the family in becoming is big the youngest Master graduate student.

Leave the United States to climb academic peak

The inadvertently Liu Chengyin that insert willow. During assiduously studying a graduate student, the problem that Zhang Yaqin ever discovered in research, write a letter an academic authority to American communication domain — Ke Huoci consults skin of Washington college professor. Of coincidence is, give out correspondence hind in Zhang Yaqin before long, huo Ci of leather gram · comes China the student with the big family in giving discourses on an academic subject, zhang Yaqin is fortunately the job that assumed a part to overcome · Huo Ci to do an interpreter for the skin, his academic and moved conscientiously the other side, after the skin overcomes · Huo Ci to go back to the motherland, zhang Yaqin received the invitation letter of Washington university, invite him to go to the United States to study abroad.

After coming to the United States, the Zhang Yaqin bring into contact with that already passed deep and academic knowledge in domestic study carries out an opportunity in great quantities, have the feeling of kind of suddenly see the light immediately. “Seemed to find oneself suddenly to like the business that do, the thing that does and oneself knowledge all-round is contacted together, feel very happy everyday. ” Zhang Yaqin says.

The Zhang Yaqin that suits inherently to do research it seems that ” indulge ” in the joy that works in this kind. “Have period of time, I and international satellite organization cooperated one adds close decipher task, what think in brain everyday is password and decipher. I was moved from the apartment that rents so in those days, but after coming off work in the middle of the night one day, I run to that apartment again, discover the key is hit do not open the door. I exert all my strength break the door, come out however big fellow of a Mexico, expression is very angry, my this ability thought me to had been taken away, and after this of this kind of thing happened again actually. ” Zhang Yaqin is laughing at memory to.

1989, zhang Yaqin of 23 years old took a doctor’s degree, below the adviser’s commendation, he comes to the United States’ famous at that time GTE research center, continue oneself are in the research of CDMA respect, make inside 5 years the personnel of this research center turned over several times, he himself also becomes one of experts with this most outstanding domain.

1994, zhang Yaqin leaves GTE, lab of multimedia of enjoy a life of comfort of IBM, Microsoft, mulberry was given out to him at that time invite. The Zhang Yaqin that of one mind thinks a research to achieve perfection or the laboratory of Sang Nafu multimedia that chose to study capability is the strongest, accomplish lab director all the time from original project manager. 1997, in win a few patent, after publishing more than 100 authoritative papers, year only the peak that Zhang Yaqin of 31 years old climbed individual learning career — be elected as academician of association of project of American electric electron, make this society nearly hundred years come the youngest academician.