Jing-Pha Tsai

Jing-Pha Tsai
蔡進發
President of Asia University
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
Nationality Taiwan
EducationTamkang University (MS)
National Chiao Tung University (MS)
Northwestern University (MA, PhD)
WebsiteOfficial website

Jing-Pha Tsai (Chinese: 蔡進發), also known by his English name Jeffrey Tsai, is a Taiwanese computer scientist and the current president of Asia University[1] in Taiwan.

Education

After graduating from Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, Tsai studied computer science at Tamkang University and graduated with a bachelor's degree. He then earned a master's degree in computer science from National Chiao Tung University in 1978 and completed doctoral studies in the United States at Northwestern University, where he earned a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science in 1984 and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science in 1986.

Career

He received his PhD degree in computer science from Northwestern University, and taught in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of Illinois at Chicago[2] from 1985 to 2010. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,[3] the Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers,[4] the Society for Design and Process Science(SDPS),[5] and a Distinguished Fellow of the  International Engineering and Technology Institute.[6]

He is currently the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools[7]

Awards and honors

  • University Scholar Award from the University of Illinois Foundation[8]
  • IEEE Technical Achievement Award[9]
  • IEEE Meritorious Service Award[9]

References

  1. ^ "Office of the President, Asia University, Taiwan 歡迎光臨亞洲大學全球資訊網". www.asia.edu.tw. Asia University.
  2. ^ "Featured Alumni Club". uiaaan.illiniclub.org.
  3. ^ "IEEE Xplore - Author details - Jeffrey J. P. Tsai". IEEE.
  4. ^ "IEEE Fellows Directory". IEEE.
  5. ^ "Dr. Jeffrey J. P. Tsai | SDPS". Society for Design and Process Science.
  6. ^ "International Engineering and Technology Institute". www.ieti.net.
  7. ^ "IJAIT Editorial Board".
  8. ^ "Introduction - Jing-Pha Tsai". www.asia.edu.tw.
  9. ^ a b "Jeffrey J.P. Tsai | IEEE Computer Society". computer.org. IEEE Computer Society.