Henry Chu received B.S.E. and M.S.E. degrees from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Since 1988 he has been with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where he is currently the Lockheed Martin/Louisiana Board of Regents Professor of Computer Science/Computer Engineering and the Executive Director of the Informatics Research Institute. At the University, Dr. Chu leads and conducts research in machine learning and data science. His recent research has investigated problems related to collating and analyzing data from different sources to address such societal issues as improving health systems performance and disaster recovery planning. He leads a project that supports the data analytics and management needs of the Louisiana Department of Health.

Dr. Chu was recognized for service work by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society in 2006 and 2008. He was recognized by the Louisiana Board of Regents for service to the Speaking of Science Program in January 2003. He received the Distinguished Professor Award from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation in May 2000. He is a member of the honor societies of Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering), Tau Beta Pi (all engineering), and Phi Kappa Phi (all disciplines)

Dr. Chu is a Life Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a Professional Member of the Association for Computing Machinery. He serves on the Data Committee of the State of Louisiana’s Taking Aim at Cancer in Louisiana initiative (2018-present) and the Allocation Committee of the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (2013-present). He chairs the Louisiana EPSCoR Committee.