Arizona State University Professor Huan Liu is well-suited for his job. He’s known around the world as an early AI explorer, his research at ASU has led to seven patents and he has graduated 34 PhD students over the course of his academic career. Even so, he felt underdressed when he learned about his latest honor.
Last October, he was mysteriously called into ASU President Michael Crow’s office. And he felt his attire — a SCAI polo shirt and slacks — wasn’t quite up to par.
“I walked into President Crow’s office and was greeted by him and his leadership team, who were all well dressed. Then they broke the news to me,” said Liu, a computer and science engineering professor in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. “I wished I wore a suit and tie that day … but I’m just a computer scientist, and we usually dress like programmers.”
Liu is not just any computer scientist — he’s now one of ASU’s top scholars, and a recently named Regents Professor for 2023.
He is truly honored by the designation.