Chen Yu (; born 18 March 1944) is a Chinese information scientist and information economist.

Biographical sketch

Chen Yu was born in

Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city a ...

, China, on March 18, 1944. He is now professor of Information School,

Renmin University of China The Renmin University of China (RUC; ) is a national key public research university in Beijing, China. The university is affiliated to the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. ...

. He is notable for his academic achievements in

information science Information science (also known as information studies) is an academic field which is primarily concerned with analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval, movement, dissemination, and protection of information. ...

and

information economics Information economics or the economics of information is the branch of microeconomics that studies how information and information systems affect an economy and economic decisions. One application considers information embodied in certain types ...

. His major research fields include

computer applications A computer is a machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations ( computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These prog ...

, information management, systems science and

. He has been the adviser of about 30 doctoral candidates during 1995-2009.

Education

* 1981: Graduated from Renmin University of China, with master's degree in Management * 1965: Graduated from Beijing Normal College, with bachelor's degree in Mathematics

Positions

Present Positions

* Professor, Information School, Renmin University of China * Director, China Information Economics Society * Member, National e-Government Standardization General Group * Director, Laboratory for Economical Sciences, Renmin University of China * Informatization Consultant,

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

Municipal Government * Member (1988- ),

IFIP WG 8.1 The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a global organisation for researchers and professionals working in the field of computing to conduct research, develop standards and promote information sharing. Established in 196 ...

* Member (1999- ),

IFIP TC 8 The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) is a global organisation for researchers and professionals working in the field of computing to conduct research, develop standards and promote information sharing. Established in 196 ...

* Member,

Association for Computing Machinery The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is a US-based international learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 and is the world's largest scientific and educational computing society. The ACM is a non-profit professional member ...

* Member,

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operati ...

Former Positions

* Dean, Information School, Renmin University of China * Director, Information Center, Renmin University of China * Director, Network Center, Renmin University of China

Major works (Chinese titles translated into English)

* ''A course for information management engineers'' (2006) * ''An introduction to information science and methodology'' (2006) * ''Analysis and design of information systems'' (2005) * ''An introduction to information management and information systems'' (2005) * ''Digitizing enterprises'' (2003) * ''Basic knowledge in the information age'' (2000) * ''Software development tools'' (2000) * ''A course of information economics'' (1998) * ''Measurement theory and methodology for knowledge economy'' (1998) * ''Practical handbook of office automation'' (1997) * ''An introduction to economic information management'' (1996) * ''Dialogues about systems: phenomena, inspirations and discussions'' (1989)

References

* "陈禹" (Biographical Sketches of Chen Yu), Website of the Information School, Renmin University of China, https://web.archive.org/web/20090421172842/http://info.ruc.edu.cn/yuanqin/mingshi/news.asp?newsid=768 (Viewed on March 17, 2009) {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Yu 1944 births Living people Information economists Information systems researchers Renmin University of China faculty Renmin University of China alumni Scientists from Wuxi Writers from Wuxi Educators from Wuxi