Experiences
- Associate Professor, School of Computer Science & Technology, Kean University, NJ, 2021 - present
- Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Kean University, NJ, 2014 - 2021
- Software Developer/Consultant, AT&T, Middletown, NJ, 2014
- Principal Research Associate - Sr. Computer Scientist,
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ/Rutgers), Newark, NJ, 2003 - 2014
- Sr. Computer Programming Scientist, Orchid Biosciences, Princeton, NJ, 2000 - 2003
- Software Developer/Consultant, AT&T, Middletown, NJ, 1999 - 2000
- Software Engineer, Moodys Investors Service Inc, New York City, 1998 - 1999
- Instructor/TA, Dept. of CIS, NJIT, Newark, NJ, 1996 - 1998
- Research Assistant,
Computer Vision Laboratory, CIS, NJIT, Newark, NJ, 1993 - 1996
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Honor and Awards
- Presidential Excellence Awards - Excellence in Teaching, Kean University, October 11, 2023.
- Co-PI, NSF DUE Grant #2129795, “Applying Student Knowledge for Success in Cybersecurity and Data Science”, awarded amount: $1,641,645, 2021-2026.
- Co-PI, NSF Grant# HRD-1928452, “Pathway to Success for Students and Faculty in Computing,” awarded amount: $1,684,277, 2019-2024.
- Students Partnering with Faculty (SpF) Award “A comprehensive approach for data analytics and visualization on COVID-19 pandemic,” research with 3 undergraduate students, $16,000 funding, Kean University, 2022-2023.
- Students Partnering with Faculty (SpF) Award “Online analytics and visualization on COVID-19 pandemic,” research with 2 undergraduate students, $11,500 funding, Kean University, 2021-2022.
- Faculty Research Mentor of the Year, Kean University, April 24, 2019.
- Students Partnering with Faculty (SpF) Award “Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data on Cybersecurity,” research with 3 undergraduate students, $16,000 funding, Kean University, 2019-2020.
- STEMPact Award “Data analytics and visualization in cybersecurity,” research with Kean and Union County College students, Kean University, summer, 2019.
- Teaching Award, Excellent Performance in Computer Science Education, 3rd Annual NJ/NY CS Teaching Awards, Newark, NJ, June 14, 2018.
- Untenured Faculty Research Initiative (UFRI) Award “Web-based Facial Image Recognition System using Android Things,” research with students, Kean University, 2018-2019.
- Students Partnering with Faculty (SpF) Award “A Web-based System for Mining Images and Classification,” research with 3 undergraduate students, $16,000 funding, Kean University, 2018-2019.
- STEMPact Award “Interactive Image Processing and Analysis on the Web,” research with Kean and Union County College students, Kean University, summer, 2018.
- Kean University Foundation Faculty Research Award (FFRA) “A Machine Learning Approach to Classify and Reconstruct Partial Fingerprint Images,” research with 2 students, $5,000 funding, Kean University, 2017-2018.
- Finalist, Outstanding Performance in Computer Science Education, 2nd Annual NJ/NY CS Teaching Awards, Toms River, NJ, August 8, 2017.
- Untenured Faculty Research Initiative (UFRI) Award "An Advanced Web Based System for Interactive Medical Imaging Analysis," research with students, Kean University, 2017-2018.
- Students Partnering with Faculty (SpF) Award "Online Medical and Biometric Imaging Management System," research with 3 undergraduate students, $16,000 funding, Kean University, 2017-2018.
- STEMPact Award "Online Biometric Imaging Management System," research with Kean and Union County College students, Kean University, summer, 2017.
- Best presentation, The 3rd International Conference on Mechanical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (CMECE), January 8, 2016.
- Received Kean University Foundation Faculty Research Award (FFRA) "Computer Science principles for at-risk middle school students: a multimedia approach supported by near age high school and college students", $3,000 funding, 2015-2016.
- Awarded fundings to support contests and activities while serving as the President of Association of New Jersey Chinese Schools from New York Chinese Culture Center, 2012 - 2013.
- Awarded fundings to support Association of New Jersey Chinese Schools Discover Taiwan Summer Camp from New York Chinese Culture Center, 2011.
- Awarded fundings to support contests and activities while serving as Fidelity Chinese School officer positions from New York Chinese Culture Center, 2008 - 2011.
- Invited to attend a special workshop and greeted the President Lee of Taiwan, ROC as a member of the group of Outstanding Taiwan Oversea Graduate Students, July 1995.
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