Andrew Yao, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Andrew Yao

Taiwanese American computer scientist

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Shanghai, China

Profession: computer scientist, university teacher

Nationality: United States, China

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yáo Qizhì; born December 24, 1946) is a Chinese computer scientist and computational theorist.
He is currently a Professor and the Dean of Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS) at Tsinghua University.
Yao used the minimax theorem to prove what is now known as Yao's Principle. Yao was a naturalized U.S.
citizen, and worked for many years in the U.S., but in 2015, together with Yang Chen-Ning he renounced his U.S.
citizenship and became an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.