The Asian Scientist 100
Sang Kyun Cha
Institution
Seoul National University
Country
South Korea
Field
Engineering
Cha won the 2022 HO-AM prize in engineering for his innovative research in the database industry. Cha has developed the first commercial in-memory database engine, SAP HANA, that can store large scale data in DRAM memory.
(Photo: Seoul National University)
AWARDS
- 2022 HO-AM Prize in Engineering
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