Engineer and Instructor, Telecommunication Training Institute, Taiwan
Research Activities: Built the first Real-Time Chinese Speech Recognition System with G. Chiu and T. Tzeng, shown at the Information System Exhibition Week, Taiwan. Used the FLUKE 3040A Digital/Analog Automatic Testing System to test circuits. Designed the Microprocessor-Aided Instruction for Microcomputer System, the prototype of which was demonstrated in the Telecommunication Centennial Celebration and Show, Taiwan. Designed an improved Real-Time Chinese Speech Recognition System.
Information Technology Consultant for US Government and corporations. Secure information infrastructure: including developing and deploying secure network, servers and clients. Experience with Microsoft 2003, 2008, Vista, XP, ISA, IIS, Certificate Authority, VPN, SSL and NAP; Cisco routers, firewalls, ASAs, IDS/IPS, switches, and NAC; and other telecom/computer products (such as Adtran and Apple products) and open source software (such as Snort, Linux, and MySQL). Secure unified communication: Cisco and Microsoft product configuration and deployment. Secure web-based applications: AJAX, java, and Microsoft code development. Secure wireless networks: Cisco and Adtran equipment configuration and deployment
Developed Research Programs and Laboratories:
A. Neural Networks: (i) fundamental research on neural network models for neurodynamics, vision, spatio-temporal signal processing, and robotic control (ii) applications of neural networks to vision, acoustic emission classification, acoustic imaging, facial, handwritten character and target recognition, and robotics (iii) applications of neural network chips for real-time signal processing, engine and power control (iv) development of supercomputing neurocomputers to achieve tera-operations per second
B. RF discharges: (i) multidimensional analytic models for inductively coupled plasma sources (ii) investigation of nonequilibrium phenomena in RF discharges (iii) development of parallel numerical algorithms to simulate the RF discharges on multiprocessor systems
C. Parallel processing: (i) architectural design and implementation of a parallel processing network for a working system consisting of 64 processors (ii) parallel programming and debugging tools (iii) parallel algorithms for scientific simulations (iv) visualization of scientific computing (v) applications on RF discharges, neural networks, and fluid dynamics (vi) Switching protocol and hardware for communication between parallel processors
D. Fuzzy logic:(i) learning capability for fuzzy logic (ii) applications to facial, handwritten character (Alphanumeric and Chinese characters) and waveform recognition (iii) Experimental Comparison of handwritten character recognition system for Alphanumeric and Chinese characters with CIC and Fineart systems (iv) real-time fuzzy chip-based fault classifier in power control
E. Optical computing: (i) optical interconnection networks using volume holograms, phase modulation, and quantum well devices (ii) optical neural networks and fuzzy logic using spatial light modulators
F. Video data compression: (i) Using neural/fuzzy techniques to adaptively select compression ratio based on the content of the images (ii) Applications on video phone and video conferencing (iii) Experimental comparison with Intel Indeo system
G. Multimedia and networking (i) Multimedia teaching and authoring for engineering courses (ii) Multimedia communication by new switches for computer networks
H. E-Commerce and Networking Laboratory (i) E-commerce software development (ii) Database programming (iii) Server security (iv) Router and switch configuration and network design
I. Information Security Laboratory (i) Distributed denial of service prevention (ii) Wireless/Mobile authentication schemes (iii) Authentication hardware devices (iv) Wireless security for video communication (v) Wireless intrusion prevention