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Chuck Hsiao has a diverse work experience in the field of software engineering, primarily focused on digital audio and telecommunications. Chuck started their career in 1984 as a Senior Engineer at Codex Corporation, where they developed voice coding technologies for T1 MUX. Chuck then moved on to Wang Laboratories, where they held the position of Principal Engineer and developed PC-based computer annotation systems and telephone interfaces.

In 1990, Hsiao joined Sun Microsystems as a Staff Software Engineer, contributing to the design of multimedia and teleconferencing systems. Chuck also represented the company at MPEG meetings and developed DSP programs for Sparc II ISDN telephony.

In 1992, Hsiao co-founded Tellus Technology, Inc., where they served as the Vice President of Engineering. Chuck led the development of wireless IP terminals and digital cordless telephones. After that, they joined Silicon Spice/Broadcom as a Senior Staff Scientist, focusing on reconfigurable DSP array chip architectures and software tool designs.

Hsiao's most recent position was as a Principal Software Engineer at Zoran Corp., where they developed audio decoders and various audio effects for digital TV systems. Chuck gained expertise in HDMI, AC3, MP3, AAC, and other audio technologies.

Hsiao's work experience also includes a brief tenure as a Visiting Associate Professor at National Taiwan University, where they taught courses in DSP, communication, and information theory, and led research projects in Mandarin speech synthesis and recognition.

Overall, Hsiao's work experience demonstrates their technical expertise in audio processing, telecommunication systems, and software engineering.

Chuck Hsiao earned their Bachelor of Science degree in EECS from National Taiwan University, where they studied from 1971 to 1975. Chuck then pursued a Master of Science degree in EECS at UC Santa Barbara from 1977 to 1978. Chuck later attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1979 to 1983, where they obtained their Ph.D. in EECS.