Syracuse University Receives $1.5M Donation to Endow AI Professorship from Alum Kwang G. Tan
• Kwang G. Tan donated $1.5 million to Syracuse University to fund an endowed professorship in artificial intelligence research
• Tan earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at Syracuse in 1973
• The donation will establish the K.G. Tan Professorship focusing on artificial intelligence
• Syracuse will conduct a search in fall 2022 to fill the AI professorship position
• The goal is to bring a top AI researcher and educator to Syracuse University