K. J. Ray Liu
Taiwanese engineer
Kuo-Juey Ray Liu (Chinese: 劉國瑞; pinyin: Liú Guó Ruì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Kok-sūi; born February 11, 1961 is a Taiwanese-American electrical engineer and entrepreneur. He was the founder, chairman, chief technology officer (CTO), and chief executive officer (CEO) of Origin Wireless, Inc., an artificial intelligence analytics company pioneering wireless sensing and indoor tracking technology, which was acquired by ADT, Inc. in 2026. He was also the founder and president of Odyssey Technology, a company which developed the earliest Internet-based digital surveillance system.
Liu was the Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he retired in 2021. In 2022, he was the president and CEO of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). His research contributions are in information and communication technology.
Early life and education
Liu grew up in Taichung, Taiwan, where he attended St. Viator Catholic Junior High School. After graduating from Taichung First Senior High School, he studied electrical engineering at National Taiwan University and received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in 1983.
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