Starting in the 1980s, Hu was the director of the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1983 to 1987. After being named secretary general of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1987, she became the academy's vice president in 1988 and held the position until 1996.[1] During her time as vice president, Hu was in charge of the National Computing and Networking Facility of China. She persuaded the National Science Foundation to allow China to connect to the Internet.[3] Her discussions with the institution's officials led to a consensus[4] that finally allowed the installation of the first TCP/IP connection in China on April 20, 1994.[5]
Hu is also among the pioneers in the field of mode identification and artificial intelligence (A.I) in China. She helped establish the Knowledge and Intelligence Science Laboratory and served as president of the China Automation Society and the China Computer Society.[8]
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^ ab"Qiheng Hu". Internet Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^"Hu Qiheng". China Internet Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
^Stauffacher, Daniel; Kleinwächter, Wolfgang (2005). The World Summit on the Information Society: Moving from the Past Into the Future. New York, NY: United Nations Publications. p. 344. ISBN9789211045437.
