"…computer science became my lifetime career and I started the endless struggle of finding the balance between perfection and efficiency."

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Chunling Gu

Born in HuNan Province, China, 1972
B.S. Computer Science

Beijing Information Technology Institute, 1993

M.S. Computer Science

University of Houston, (one more year to go)

Field of work

Real-time Drilling Interpretation application

Areas of interest outside work:

Hiking, camping, traveling and collecting leaves/flowers; reading and listening to music, or sometimes singing; playing badminton, table tennis or non-table tennis and soccer.

I was born in an old small city called YongZhou in South China and spent my first 16 years of happy and smooth life there. I’ve been always interested in knowing about the world outside the small town, what people are doing across those mountains and seas. As time went by, books and TV were not enough. I wanted to see, to experience. Finally when for the first time I had a chance to leave home, I got on the fully packed train towards my first destination – Beijing.

This first traveling took 11 years.
The first four years were a new life experience, to live in a college dormitory together with seven girls who spoke different dialects, and for the first time in my life I saw the machine called ‘Computer’. In high school I had loved history and geology, and I was my English and chemistry teachers’ favorite student. But in the end, computer science became my lifetime career and I started the endless struggle of finding the balance between perfection and efficiency.

The next four years I became a software engineer in a telecommunication company, seeing and experiencing the dramatic changes in China. At the end of these four years Schlumberger opened a brand new R&D center in Beijing. The day when China was celebrating Hong Kong’s return, I started my new career at the Schlumberger Beijing Product Site as a software engineer working on the geomechanical applications with engineers and experts who spoke different languages.

It was a very good experience of learning, hard work and meeting intelligent people. It opened my eyes to a much bigger world. After three years, I crossed the Pacific Ocean, flying from Beijing to Houston. Since then five years have passed in a blink.

Outside work I like to read non-Computer Science books. I appreciate all sorts of music as long as it touches me. I enjoy different kinds of sports as long as they can make me forget about myself and to try my best. I love traveling, hiking and camping, to experience different natures, places and cultures.