Photo: Ge Wang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁴

Ge Wang

Chinese-American musician, businessman (born 1977)

Ge Wang (born November 2, 1977) is a Chinese-American professor, musician, computer scientist, designer, and author. He is best known for inventing the ChucK audio programming language and for being the co-founder, chief technology officer (CTO), and chief creative officer (CCO) of Smule, a company making iPhone and iPad music apps.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Ge Wang (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Nov 2, 1977.¹

Companies

SmuleFounder¹³

Early life and education

1996 to 2000Duke University Bachelor of Science³
2001 to 2008Princeton University Doctor of Philosophy³

Career

Occupation: engineer, computer scientist.⁷

Since 2007Worked at Stanford University^{4 5}
Date not recordedFounded Smule⁶

Wang is also known for creating the Princeton Laptop Orchestra and later founded Stanford Laptop Orchestra, as well as the Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra.

He is the designer of the Ocarina and Magic Piano iPhone apps. He is currently an associate professor at Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA).

From Wikipedia’s article on Ge Wang (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornNov 2, 1977, Beijing⁸
CitizenshipUnited States⁹

Awards

2016Guggenheim Fellowship^{10 11}

Sources

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WikidataGe Wang on Wikidata
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WikipediaGe Wang on Wikipedia
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WikidataGe Wang: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataGe Wang: Worked at Stanford University, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at Stanford University, as reported
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WikidataGe Wang: Founded Smule, on Wikidata
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WikidataGe Wang: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataGe Wang: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataGe Wang: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataGe Wang: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataGe Wang: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataSmule, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsGe Wang photo by Ge Wang, CC BY-SA 4.0