ChengXiang Zhai

Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering

(217) 244-4943

2116 Siebel Center for Comp Sci

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Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring, UIUC (two selected from the entire UIUC Campus) (2016)
Rose Award for Teaching Excellence, College of Engineering, UIUC (2010)
Accenture Outstanding Faculty Advising Award for Undergraduate Advising, UIUC (2007, 2013, 2014 )
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (Fall 2002, Spring 2005, Fall 2006, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018 )

ACM SIGIR Gerard Salton Award (one given every three years by ACM SIGIR for recognition of research excellence) (2021)
ACM SIGIR Academy Member (inaugural class of inductees) (2020)
Donald Biggar Willett Professor in Engineering (one of four professors appointed by UIUC College of Engineering in 2018) (2018)
ACM Fellow (2017)
ACM SIGIR Test of Time Paper Award (2016)
ACM SIGIR Test of Time Paper Award (2016)
ACM SIGIR Test of Time Paper Award (2014)
Willett Faculty Scholar (2013)
HP Innovation Research Award (2011, 2012 )
IBM Faculty Award (2009)
ACM Distinguished Scientist (2009 (1 out of 58 named in year 2009 by ACM))
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2008 (1 out of the 118 winners))
C.W. Gear Faculty Award, Department of Computer Science, UIUC (2007)
Microsoft Live Labs Research Award (2006)
The 2004 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) (2004)
ACM SIGIR Best Paper Award, (2004 (1 out of 273 international submissions))