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Bede Liu

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Bede Liu
劉必治
Born(1934-09-25)September 25, 1934
Shanghai, China
DiedMay 7, 2026(2026-05-07) (aged 91)
Alma materNational Taiwan University (BS)
New York University (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
WorkplacesPrinceton University
Thesis Techniques of Network Approximation in the Time Domain[1]  (1960)
John G. Truxal
Doctoral students

Bede Liu (Chinese: 劉必治; pinyin: Liú Bìzhì; September 25, 1934 – May 7, 2026) was a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer. He was a professor emeritus at Princeton University.[2][3][4]

Life and career

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Bede Liu was born in Shanghai, China, on September 25, 1934. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University in 1954. He then earned a Master of Engineering (M.E.) in 1956 and Ph.D. in 1960, both from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (now New York University School of Engineering) in electrical engineering.[5]

Liu received the IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing.[6][7] He was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2002 for contributions to the analysis and implementation of digital signal processing algorithms.[8] He was also elected a member of Academia Sinica in 2006.[9] He has a number of patents to his credits.[10][11][12]

His doctoral students included two members of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, 25 IEEE Fellows, 4 IEEE Millennium medalists.[13]

Liu died after a brief illness in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, on May 7, 2026, at the age of 91.[14]

References

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  1. Bede Liu at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. "Bede Liu | Electrical Engineering - Princeton University". Ee.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  3. "Princeton University Electrical Engineering - Bede Liu". Princeton.edu. 2000-10-25. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  4. "MU engineering professor named IEEE fellow - Engineering | Engineering // Mizzou // University of Missouri". Engineering.missouri.edu. 2011-11-30. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  5. "Oral-History:Bede Liu - Engineering and Technology History Wiki". Ethw.org. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  6. Liu receives IEEE Fourier Award. "Bede Liu | Electrical Engineering - Princeton University". Ee.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  7. "2016 IEEE Technical Field Award Recipients and Citations" (PDF). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  8. "NAE Website - Dr. Bede Liu". Nae.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  9. "Bede Liu". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  10. "Bede Liu Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search".
  11. "| Electronic Frontier Foundation". Eff.org. 2001-06-06. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  12. "NSF Award Search: Award#9216171 - Experimental Facilities for Application-Directed System Synthesis". Nsf.gov. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  13. "Bede Liu | Dean of the Faculty". dof.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  14. "Bede Liu". The Mather-Hodge Funeral Home. Retrieved 14 May 2026.