EDUCATION

Aug. 1989, Computer Science, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Dec. 1986, Computer Science, M.Sc., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

Jun. 1981, Information Engineering, M.Eng., Tamkang University, Taiwan

Jun. 1979, Mathematics, B.Sc., National Tsinghua University, Taiwan

EXPERIENCES

Aug. 2015 – now

? Director, Research Institute of Big Data Analytics, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, China

Jan. 2008 – now

? Professor (tenured), Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, China

? Final Year Project Moderator

? Final Year Project Coordinator

? Admissions Liaison Officer

? Adjunct Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

? Recognised Teacher at University of Liverpool

Jan. 2008 – Mar. 2012

? Head of Department, Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), Suzhou, China

? Programme Director, BSc Information and Computing Science

? Programme Director, BEng Computer Science and Technology

? Programme Coordinator, BSc Information Management and Information Systems (eFinance)

? Programme Coordinator, BEng Digital Media Technology

? Member of University Teaching & Learning committee (ULTC)

? Member of Research Committee

? Member of Academic Board

? Member of Industry Liaison Committee

? Member of University Progress Committee

? Member of Misconduct Committee

? Member of Staff-Student Liaison Committee

Jun. 2006 – Dec. 2007

? Chair in Intelligent Systems (tenured), School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, UK

? Leader, Intelligent Systems Research Group

? Member, Research Committee

? MMTD Level 3 Project Coordinator

Jan. 1999 – Jun. 2006

? Associate Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE), National University of Singapore

? Member, Curriculum Task Force, ECE Dept.

? Supervisor, IT & e-Education Team

? Chair, IT Task Force, ECE Dept.

? Member, Distance Education Task Force, Faculty of Engineering

? Supervisor, Printed Circuit Board Facilities

Jul. 1998 - Dec. 1998

? Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore

Jan. 1996 - Jul. 1998

? Lecturer (highest level), School of Computer Science & Computer Engineering

La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic. Australia

Aug. 1992 - Jan. 1996

? Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Yuan-Ze University, Taiwan

? Faculty search committee member

Aug. 1994 - Jul. 1995

? Chairman, Department of Information & Communication Technology, Yuan-Ze University

* Curriculum development & course administration

Aug. 1992 - Jul. 1994

? Deputy Director, Computer Center, Yuan-Ze University

Feb. 1990 - Jul. 1994

? Adjunct associate professor:

- Providence University, Taiwan (1990)

- Tamkang University, Taiwan (1990-1991)

- National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan (1991-1992)

- National Tsinghua University, Taiwan (1992-1993)

- Chung Hua University, Taiwan (1993 - 1994)

Jan. 1985 – Aug. 1989

? Research Assistant (Facilities Group)/Teaching Assistant at UNC-CH

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCES

July 1990 – Aug. 1992

? Manager, Computer and Communication Research Laboratories (CCL), Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan

? in charge of FDDI & OSI technology development

? Member, Patent Reviewing Board

? Member, TQA committee

Oct. 1989 - Sep. 1990

? Consultant, Accton Corp., Taiwan

Nov. 1981 - Jul. 1990

? System design engineer, Electronic Research & Service Organization (ERSO), ITRI