Tong Zhang , Chief Scientist , ScaleFlux
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Tong Zhang , Chief Scientist , ScaleFlux
wWhat would you describe as your most memorable achievement ?
Once upon a time , I spearheaded the deployment of low-density parity-check ( LDPC ) codes into commercial HDD / SSD products . Our mission ? To conjure a low-cost silicon implementation of the LDPC code encoder / decoder that retained the mighty error-correcting strength of LDPC codes . Spoiler alert – we succeeded . Talk about a memory that could be etched in silicon !
What first made you think of a career in technology ?
What is the current hot talking point pervasive across technology domains ?
The chatter around the water cooler these days is all about generative AI . It ' s kind of like the Kardashian of the tech world – always in the spotlight and driving change ( or chaos ) across the entire IT infrastructure .
You could say I was ‘ programd ’ for a career in technology .
Well , they say we ' re all products of our environment . Starting down the path of a life in electrical engineering during my college days , you could say I was ' programd ' for a career in technology .
What style of management philosophy do you employ in your current position ?
To me , leading a computational memory / storage product pathfinding team feels a lot like a game of 3D chess . Our approach ? Keep an open mind , be ready for the unexpected and always remember to think outside the cubical box .
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