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PhD Alumni Xipeng Shen named IEEE Fellow

Published
January 1, 2026
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Xipeng Shen has been named an IEEE Fellow effective 1 January 2026, being recognized for contributions to dynamic optimizations and compiler technologies in heterogeneous computing.

He will be moving to Purdue ECE this coming summer and will establish an Intelligent Software Center in Indianapolis, as an extension of the West Lafayette campus in the urban area. The grade of Fellow is conferred upon IEEE Senior Members with outstanding records of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest. Each year, this honor is limited to no more than 0.1% of the total IEEE voting membership. Fellow is the highest grade of IEEE membership and is recognized as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement.

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