M.S., Computer Science, University of Illinois, 2003
Ph.D., Mathematics, Texas A&M University, 2001
B.S., Automation, University of Science & Technology of China, 1996

Webpage: http://www.ohio.edu/people/diao

Dr. Zijian Diao has done cutting-edge research in applied mathematics. He holds a US patent on certain quantum circuit and was the chief developer for the prototype of IBM's MARS (later renamed MASTOR), the world's first speech translation system for bidirectional free-form speech. He has won multiple research and teaching grants from the National Science Foundation and Ohio University. His research was published in preeminent research journals such as Physical Review A and Journal of Machine Translation. He is a contributor to several academic books, including an "Outstanding Academic Titles" winner by the American Library Association's Choice magazine.