Awesome ASEers give adviser a pleasant surprise

On a day like May 26th many many years ago, Prof. Tao Xie, principal investigator of the ASE group, was born. In celebration of his birthday, graduate student members of the ASE group wished to gift the adviser a meaningful present.

Surprisingly, selecting a gift was not the difficult part, ASE members quickly deduced that prof  Xie needed an upgrade for his wardrobe since his favorite T-Shirt is from a relic version of  SIGSOFT ISSTA conference. ASE members thought the new Illinois Fighting Illini Nike Never Stops T-Shirt would be a great choice. However, the most difficult part was finding the adviser since the month of May includes several business trips in the US and China.





Although late, Prof. Xie finally received his gift. ASEers, Angello, Chiao, Davis, Ping, Wei, and Wing wish Prof. Xie a Happy Birthday!

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