After escaping war-torn mainland China in 1947, Wong and his family settled in New York City. After graduating from Forest Hills High School with highest Honors, Wong enrolled at
Princeton University where he received his B.S. (1955), master's (1958) and PhD (1959) in electrical engineering. and •
Caro Lucas (1949–2010), former professor of electrical and computer engineering at the
University of Tehran known for work in intelligent systems and
robotics. With the late
Moshe Zakai, he originated a line of study in
stochastic calculus now known as
Wong-Zakai theory. Wong was a co-designer of
Ingres, one of the first modern database systems and co-author on a major text on stochastic processes. From 1990 to 1993, Wong served as associate director of the White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and from 1998 to 2000 he headed the Engineering Directorate of the
National Science Foundation. He chaired the Council of Advisors on Innovation and Technology in Hong Kong (2002–2004) and was a long-time international advisor on science and technology to the prime minister of Taiwan (2002–2011), where he led a major science policy study, Foresight Taiwan (2007–2010). He was a co-founder of Ingres Corporation and a former president and
CEO of Versata, Inc. Currently, he is a member of the board of directors of Hyster-Yale, Inc. == Personal life ==