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Prof. Philip Chen Chun-Lung, the dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) of the University of Macau (UM), has been elected President-elect of the Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMC) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Prof. Chen is the first active scholar from the Greater China region to be elected to this position, showing international recognition of his professional contributions.
iPhone and smart homes are gaining popularity throughout the world. These intelligent technologies, which make life better and more convenient and are changing human’s way of living, falls within Prof. Chen’s area of expertise. Prof. Chen’s research interests include theoretical development of computational intelligence, intelligent systems, robotics and manufacturing automation, networking, diagnosis and prognosis, and life prediction and life-extending control.
After receiving his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, in 1988, Prof. Chen joined Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio as a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Later he worked at the University of Texas at San Antonio as department chair and associate dean. During his work at UM, Prof. Chen is committed to pushing forward the international accreditation of education in engineering as well as coordination for research projects. He also actively participates in relevant professional organizations. His outstanding achievements have earned him two Outstanding Contribution Awards from IEEE SMCS.
Besides serving as the Fellow of IEEE, which is the world’s most authoritative professional organization in the field of electrical and electronic engineering, he also served as the Vice-President and the Treasurer of SMC of IEEE. During his four-year tenure, Prof. Chen served as the founding chair of the SMC Chapter at the Central Texas Section, a founding Co-Chair of the Macau Chapter, and a founding Co-Chair of three Technical Committees (System of Systems, Enterprise Information Systems, and Information Assurance & Intelligent Multimedia-Mobile Communications).
He used to serve as a visiting research scientist at the Materials Directorate, US Air Force Wright Lab, a senior research fellow sponsored by the US National Research Council, and a research faculty fellow for NASA Glenn Research Center. This year, he was elected president of IEEE SMC Society, becoming the only active scholar from the Greater China region to have been elected to this position. He will assume office starting from January, 2012.
As the president of the IEEE SMC Society, Prof. Chen says that his goal is to increase the world-wide membership by 10%, identify and promote emerging technology areas in SMCS, elevate the professional and academic status of members. Besides, he also plans to organize various international conferences and research projects with the aim of enhancing UM’s research quality and international reputation.
IEEE is an international non-profit, professional organization for the advancement of technology related to electricity. It has the most members of any technical professional organizations in the world, with more than 395,000 members in around 150 countries. IEEE produces 30% of the world's literature in the fields of electrical and electronics engineering and computer sciences, published in well over 100 peer-reviewed journals
The IEEE SMC Society currently has 6,000 members from technical professional industries and academic institutes, leading innovative technologies such as neural networks and intelligent control. Prof. Chen was also an associate editor of a Transaction, a Distinguished Lecturer and the General Chair of the 2009 IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC) annual conference.
