{{short description|Chinese businessperson}} {{distinguish|text=Bill Hwang, the principal of Archegos Capital Management}} {{Family name hatnote|Huang|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox person | name = Bill Huang | native_name = {{lang|zh-Hans-CN|黄晓庆}} | birth_name = | other_names = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|}} --> | death_place = | death_cause = | education = Huazhong University of Science & Technology, University of Illinois | occupation = Businessperson | agent = | known_for = CloudMinds | notable_works = | television = | title = Founder of CloudMinds | party = | movement = | relatives = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = }} '''Bill Huang''' ({{zh|c=黄晓庆|p=Huáng Xiǎoqìng}}) is a Chinese businessperson.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01794-8|title=Meet the engineer behind China’s first robot-run coronavirus ward|first=Sarah|last=O’Meara|date=June 24, 2020|journal=Nature|volume=582|issue=7813|pages=S53–S53|via=www.nature.com|doi=10.1038/d41586-020-01794-8|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=助力學子科學夢想 ——"千人計劃"專家走進電子科大|url=http://news.takungpao.com.hk/mainland/topnews/2016-12/3407542.html|access-date=31 August 2017|agency=大公報|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128064712/http://news.takungpao.com.hk/mainland/topnews/2016-12/3407542.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was the leader in China Mobile Research Institution in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/info/2017-06/03/c_136336591.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603042131/http://news.xinhuanet.com/info/2017-06/03/c_136336591.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2017|title=新华网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=news.xinhuanet.com}}</ref> In 2015, Huang founded CloudMinds Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cloudminds.com/details/rJeusTjVl.html|title=达闼 中国官方网站|access-date=31 August 2017|work=www.cloudminds.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618040247/http://www.cloudminds.com/details/rJeusTjVl.html|archive-date=18 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/info/2017-06/03/c_136336591.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603042131/http://news.xinhuanet.com/info/2017-06/03/c_136336591.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 3, 2017|title=开启手机"硬件开放"时代的梦想家-新华网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=news.xinhuanet.com}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Bill Huang was born in China. He graduated from Huazhong University of Science & Technology with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. After 2 years studying at the University of Illinois, he received master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.<ref>{{cite web|title=黄晓庆 - 中国留学人员广州科技交流会|url=https://www.ocs-gz.gov.cn/news/detail/4761|website=www.ocs-gz.gov.cn|access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref>

== Career == Huang began his career at Bell Laboratories, where he worked as a researcher. In 1994, he joined Unitech Telecom and became the co-founder of UTStarcom Holdings Corp. a year later. After that, Huang developed the operating system WACOS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mall.cnki.net/magazine/Article/DXJS200604038.htm|title=让数字电视随心看——访UT斯达康高级副总裁兼首席技术官黄晓庆-《电信技术》2006年04期-中国知网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=mall.cnki.net|archive-date=1 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901083248/http://mall.cnki.net/magazine/Article/DXJS200604038.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1996, Huang put forward the "Network is the Switch" soft switch concept. That same year, he co-established the International Soft switch Consortium (ISC) and developed the first mobile soft switch system in the world and the first carrier-class streaming media exchange and IPTV system.<ref name="labs">{{Cite web|url=http://labs.chinamobile.com/members/info_7|title=中国移动研究院|access-date=31 August 2017|work=labs.chinamobile.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804061511/http://labs.chinamobile.com/members/info_7|archive-date=4 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

With the aim to build a research and development center like Bell Labs, Huang joined China Mobile in 2007.<ref name="labs"/>

In 2012, Huang created the cloud-based robot system, an architecture for building intelligent robotics system. It contains the idea to split the robot into three parts, cloud, mobile network and terminal. <ref>{{cite web|title=30载通信老将 要做IOT时代运营商 软银富士康加盟|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/126873293_115978|website=www.sohu.com|access-date=31 August 2017|date=21 February 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, Huang founded CloudMinds Inc., a cloud computing company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cloudminds.com/details/rJeusTjVl.html|title=达闼 中国官方网站|access-date=31 August 2017|work=www.cloudminds.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618040247/http://www.cloudminds.com/details/rJeusTjVl.html|archive-date=18 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Awards == In 2007, Huang was listed on 100 Most Influential Persons in the Chinese Mobility Industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tech.qq.com/a/20080123/000296_3.htm?client=tim&ptlang=2052&source&ADUIN=909610154&ADSESSION=1498107229&ADTAG=CLIENT.QQ.5525_.0&ADPUBNO=26689|title=2007中国手机业最有影响力100人颁奖典礼_科技_腾讯网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=tech.qq.com}}</ref> In 2016, he received IEEE CQR Chairman's Award, which was the first time that a Chinese CEO to achieve so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tech.xinmin.cn/2016/05/13/30011951.html|title=首位中国企业技术领袖获IEEE CQR主席大奖_科技_新民网|access-date=31 August 2017|work=tech.xinmin.cn|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831223854/http://tech.xinmin.cn/2016/05/13/30011951.html|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.1000plan.org/lianyihui2/news/405|title="千人计划"专家联谊会|access-date=31 August 2017|work=www.1000plan.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831225925/http://www.1000plan.org/lianyihui2/news/405|archive-date=31 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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