The award-winning scholar and chief scientist stated that she would offer “a dual perspective from academia and industry” to advance computational economics in China, as reported in a university announcement on Tuesday. Chen, who returned to China last year after spending 15 years in the United States, expressed her goal of bridging gaps in domestic research and developing innovative theories to enhance China's blockchain technology, as detailed in the Tsinghua statement. She completed her bachelor’s degree in computer science at Tsinghua in 2004, followed by a master’s from the same institution in 2007. Her PhD was obtained from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012, where she studied under the guidance of Turing Award recipient Silvio Micali. “I simply aimed to conduct the highest quality research.

At that time, the leading research in computer science was based in the US, ” Chen said in a video shared on Tsinghua’s social media. “Now it’s time for me to impart the knowledge I’ve acquired in academia and industry to my students in China, and to utilize my international influence to benefit Tsinghua and its computer science department. ” Chen emphasized her dedication to mentoring the next generation of researchers in computational economics, preparing them to recognize and address real-world societal challenges.