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Bede Liu

Bede Liu was a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer. He was a professor emeritus at Princeton University.

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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)
Plainsboro Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materNational Taiwan University (BS)
New York University (MS, PhD)
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsPrinceton University
Thesis Techniques of Network Approximation in the Time Domain1  (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.234

Life and career

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.67 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.101112

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

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References

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  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.