Positions, Education, and Awards
Positions
2017 to Present, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
2020/01 - 2022/06, Director, John Martinson Engineering Entrepreneurial Center, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
2011/08 - 2011/12, Visiting Associate Professor, School of Computing, National University of Singapore, Singapore
2008 - 2017, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
2002 - 2008, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
Education
2002, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California, USA
1997, M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, California, USA
1992, B.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Awards and Recognition
2023, Distinguished Visitor of the Computer Society
2022, Leadership in Open Access Award from Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies
2021, University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University
2021, Fellow of the IEEE for contributions to energy efficiency of computer systems
2019, Outstanding VIP-Based Entrepreneur, VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) Consortium
2018, Best Paper Award, Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief, IEEE Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security
2015, Best Paper Award, International Conference on Cloud Computing and Big Data
2013, ACM Distinguished Scientist and ACM Distinguished Speaker
2008, Purdue Class of 1922 Helping Students Learn Award
2005, Purdue ECE Chicago Alumni Award for Early Career Faculty
2004, Career Award, National Science Foundation
Media Coverage
2022/04/15, Daniel P Dern, “How Purdue University Commercializes Its Research: It’s innovation expert helps students turn research results into revenue”
2020/09/04, Chris Stokel-Walker, NewScientist, “Public webcams are telling us whether people are social distancing”
2016/09/12, Eyragon Eidam, Government Technology, “The Role of Data Analytics in Predictive Policing”
2016/05/10, Emil Venere, ACM TechNews, “System Harnesses Thousands of Network Cameras for Public Safety”
2011/07/27, Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, “Darwin-OP Learns To Play Dance Dance Revolution”