Jing-Pha Tsai (), also known by his English name Jeffrey Tsai, is a Taiwanese

computer scientist A computer scientist is a scientist who specializes in the academic study of computer science. Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation. Although computer scientists can also focus their work and research on ...

and the current president of Asia University in Taiwan.

Education

After graduating from

Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School (CKHS; ), also historically known as Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School, is a public high school for boys located in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan. The school was established in 1898 during the earl ...

, Tsai studied

computer science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

Tamkang University Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25,000 students ...

and graduated with a bachelor's degree. He then earned a master's degree in computer science from

National Chiao Tung University National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) was a public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict of the Guangxu Emperor, it was one of China's leading universities. After the Chinese ...

in 1978 and completed doctoral studies in the United States at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

, where he earned a master's degree in

electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

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

, and taught in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at

University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the Universi ...

from 1985 to 2010. He is an elected Fellow of th
American Association for the Advancement of Science
th
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
the Society for Design and Process Science(SDPS), and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Engineering and Technology Institute. He is currently the Co-Editor-in-Chief of the
International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools
'

Awards and honors

*University Scholar Award from the University of Illinois Foundation *IEEE Technical Achievement Award *IEEE Meritorious Service Award

References

External links

* Living people Taiwanese computer scientists Fellows of the IEEE Year of birth missing (living people) {{Taiwan-academic-bio-stub