Chao-Hsien Chu

Biographical Information

Chu has published more than 100 refereed articles in top-ranking journals and in proceedings such as IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, Decision Sciences, Decision Support Systems, Electronic Commerce Research, Journal of Operations Management, IIE Transactions, International Journal of Production Research, European Journal of Operational Research, International Industrial Engineering Conference, IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, GLOBECOM, ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce, and many other high-quality of outlets. He is coauthor of the book PROSIM: A Production Management Simulation by Harper Collins (second edition) and Irwin/McGraw-Hill (third edition).

Dr. Chu is an avid journal referee and is or has been on the Editorial Review Board of Decision Sciences Journal, International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Journal of International Technology and Information Management, International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management, Journal of Computer Information Systems, International Journal of Business and Systems Research, International Journal of Intercultural Information Management, Journal of Production and Operations Management, Journal of End User Computing and Journal of Microcomputer Systems Management. He has served as a track chair or program committee member for more than 20 international conferences. He will chair the new Information Security Track for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute. In addition, he has served as ad hoc reviewer for many major journals, such as Decision Sciences, Information Systems Research, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Operations Management, Operations Research, IIE Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Research, and others. He has been certified as CPIM by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).

Research and Teaching

Chu's research includes information and cyber security (especially in wireless security, intrusion detection, security and risk management, and cyber forensics), intelligent technologies (expert systems, fuzzy modeling, neural networks, and genetic algorithms) and their applications in communication network design, data mining (e.g., bioinformatics and privacy preserving processing) and manufacturing systems design, supply chain management and integration, and information technology for manufacturing/operations management.

Two of his articles received best paper awards. Dr. Chu received the best theoretical/empirical research paper award from the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) in 1989, the Research Citation from the College of Business at Iowa State University in 1991, and the best paper award from the  IEEE Workshop on Computer Vision Methods for Bioinformatics in 2005. In research grants, Dr. Chu has received more than $ 2 Million (as PI or co-PI) from various funding sources, including NSF, DoD/NSA, Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences, National Science Council of Hebei Province (China), Marine Corps Research University (MCRU, Penn State), Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co., Lockheed Martin Corp., Cisco Systems, and others.

Chu has taught networking and telecommunications, computer and cyber forensics, wireless security, IT and systems integration, intelligent information processing; decision support systems (DSS); object-oriented systems analysis and design; enterprise resources planning (ERP); process reengineering; competitive manufacturing management, strategic quality management, and many others.

Publications:

Journal Publications:

1.            Gu, Q., Chu, C. H., Liu, P., and Zhu, S. (In Press) “Slander-Resistant Forwarding Isolation in Ad Hot Networks,” International Journal of Mobile Network Design and Innovation (Accepted).

2.            Chen, Y., Chu, C. H. and Mullen, T. (In Press) “Predicting Uncertain Outcomes Using Information Markets,” Journal of New Mathematics and Natural Computation (Accepted).

3.            Wu, X., Chu, C. H., Wang, Y. and Yan, W. (In Press) “Genetic Algorithms for Concurrent Cellular Manufacturing Decisions,” European Journal of Operational Research. (Accepted).

4.            Gu, Q., Liu, P. and Chu, C. H. and Zhu, S. (In Press) “Defense Against Packet Injection in Ad Hoc Networks,” International Journal of Security and Networks. (Accepted).

5.            Li, J., Chu, C. H., Wang, Y. and Yan, W. (In Press) “An Improved Fuzzy Clustering Methods for Cellular Manufacturing,” International Journal of Production Research (Accepted).

6.            Gu, Q., Liu, P. and Chu, C. H. (In Press) “Analysis of Area-congestion-based DDoS Attacks in Ad Hoc Networks,” Ad Hoc Networks Journal. (Accepted).

7.            Wu, X., Chu, C. H., Wang, Y., and Yeh, D. M. (In Press) “Genetic Algorithms for Integrating Cell Formation with Machine Layout and Scheduling,” Computers and Industrial Engineering (Accepted).

8.            Zhang, Y., Zha, H., Chu, C. H., Ji, X. and Chen, X. W. (2006) “Towards Inferring Protein Interactions: Challenges and Solutions” EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, Special Issue in Advanced Signal Processing Techniques in Bioinformatics, 2006: 1-14.

9.            Wu, X. D., Chu, C. H., Wang, Y. F., and Yan, Y. L. (2006) “Concurrent Design of Cellular Manufacturing Systems: A Genetic Algorithm Approach,” International Journal of Production Research, 44(6):1217-1241.

10.        Chen, Y., Mullen, T., and Chu, C. H. (2006) “An In-depth Analysis of Information Markets with Aggregate Uncertainty,” Electronic Commerce Research Journal, 6: 201-220.

11.        Chu, C. H. and Lin, H. H. (2006) “Factors Influencing the Adoption of Wireless Technologies on Campus,” International Journal of Mobile Communications, 4(3): 291-308.

12.        Zhang, Y., Chu, C. H., Chen, Y., Zha, H., and Ji, X. (2006) “Splice Site Prediction Using Support Vector Machines with a Bayes Kernel,” Expert Systems with Applications, 30: 73-81.

13.        Huang, M. S., Lin, H. H. and Chu, C. H. (2005) “Determining Object Class Similarity Based on Semantic Similarity Degree,” Journal of Management and Information, 6: 329-364.

14.        Zhang, Y., Ji, X., Chu, C. H., Zha, H. (2004) “Correlating Summarization of Multisource News with K-Way Graph Biclustering,” SIGKDD Explorations (Special Issue on Web Content Mining), 6(2):34-42.

15.        Li, J., Wang, Y. F., Chu, C. H., and Xu, Y. (2004) “Research on Fuzzy Manufacturing Cell Formulation Algorithms,” Chinese Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (EI Indexed), 10(4). (In Chinese).

16.        Hayya, J. C., Chatfield, D. C., He, X. X. and Chu, C. H., (2003) “Supply Chain Information Technology Metrics,” International Journal of Operations and Quantitative Management, 9(1), 1-17.

17.        Zhu, D., Premkumar, G., Zhang, X., and Chu, C. H. (2001) “Data Mining for Network Intrusion Detection: A Comparison of Alternative Methods,” Decision Sciences, 32(4), 635-660.

18.        Chou, H., Premkumar, G. and Chu, C. H. (2001) “Performance of Genetic Algorithms – An Examination of the Impact of Encoding, Crossover, and Mutation Operators,” IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation, 5(3), 236-249.

19.        Premkumar, G., Chu, C. H. and Chou, H. (2000) "Telecommunications Network Design Decision: A Genetic Algorithm Approach," Decision Sciences, 31(2), 483-506.

20.        Chu, C. H., Chou, H., and Premkumar, G. (2000) “Digital Data Networks Design Using Genetic Algorithms,” European Journal of Operational Research, 127(1), 140-158.

21.        Wu, X. D., Wang, Y. F., Chu, C. H., and Li, J. (2000) “Research on Cellular Manufacturing System Integration Modeling,” Chinese Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (EI Indexed), 6(2), 36-40 (In Chinese).

22.        Wu, X. D., Wang, Y. F., Chu, C. H., and Li, J. (2000) “Genetic Algorithms for Cellular Manufacturing System Integration,” Chinese Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems (EI Indexed), 6(4), 83-86 (In Chinese).

23.        Chu, C. H. (1997) "An Improved Neural Network Model for Manufacturing Cell Formation," Decision Support Systems, 20, 279-295.

24.        Tsai, C. C., Chu, C. H. and Barta, T. (1997) "Analysis and Modeling of a Manufacturing Cell Formation Problem with Fuzzy Integer Programming," IIE Transactions, 29(7), 533-547.

25.        Chu, C. H. and Widjaja, D. (1994) "A Neural Network System for Forecasting Method Selection," Decision Support Systems, 12, 13-24.

26.        Chu, C. H. (1993) "Manufacturing Cell Formation by Competitive Learning," International Journal of Production Research, 31(4), 829-843.

27.        Chu, C. H. and Shih, W. L. (1992) "Simulation Studies for JIT Production," International Journal of Production Research, 30(11), 2573-2586.

28.        Yeh, K. H. and Chu, C. H. (1991) "Adaptive Strategies for Coping with Product Variety Decisions," International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 11(8), 35-47.

29.        Chu, C. H. and Hayya, J. C. (1991) "A Fuzzy Clustering Approach to Manufacturing Cell Formation," International Journal of Production Research, 29(7), 1475-1487.

30.        Chu, C. H. and Tsai, M. (1990) "A Comparison of Three Array-Based Clustering Techniques for Manufacturing Cellular Formation," International Journal of Production Research, 28(8), 1417-1433.

31.        Lee, S., Wang, H. P. and Chu, C. H. (1990) "Controlling a Robotic Cell by Dynamic Rule Dispatching -- A Simulation Study," International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 10(4), 51-64.

32.        Chu, C. H. (1990) "Three Blueprints for Intelligent PC-Based Decision Support Systems," Expert Systems: Planning/Implementation/Integration, 1(4), 41-48.

33.        Chu, C. H. (1989) "Cluster Analysis in Manufacturing Cellular Formation," OMEGA: The International Journal of Management Science, 17(3), 289-295.

34.        Chu, C. H. (1989) "Design Issues for Intelligent Microcomputer-Based Decision Support Systems," Journal of Information Systems Management, 6(2), 25-33.

35.        Chu, C. H. and Lin, H. H. (1989) "Evaluating Microcomputer DBMSs," Journal of Information Systems Management, 6(2), 69-75.

36.        Chu, C. H. (1988) "The Pervasive Elements of Total Quality Control," Industrial Management, 30(5), 30-32.

37.        Chu, C. H., Wang, H. P., and Chu, Y. C. (1988) "On the Design of an Intelligent Micro-Based DSS for Line Balancing," Computers and Industrial Engineering: An International Journal, 14(4), 419-427.

38.        Chu, C. H. and Hayya, J. C. (1988) "Buffering Decisions Under MRP Environment: A Review," OMEGA: The International Journal of Management Science, 16(4), 325-331.

39.        Chu, C. H. and Wang, H. P. (1988) "The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Process Planning," International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 8(1), 5-18.

40.        Bagchi, U., Hayya, J. C., and Chu, C. H. (1986) "The Effect of Lead-Time Variability: The Case of Independent Demand," Journal of Operations Management, 6(2), 159-177.

 

Recent Proceedings (after 2000): 

1.      Leong, T. Y. and Chu, C. H. (2006) “A Space Filling Curve Heuristic for Wireless Network Design,” Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of Decision Sciences Institute, November, 2006. (Accepted)

2.      Tsai, C. C., Chu, C. H., and Wu, X. (2006) "An Evolutionary Fuzzy Multi-objective Approach to Cell Formation," Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning (SEAL'06), Hefei, China, October 15-18, 2006. (Accepted).

3.      Yang, T. and Chu, C. H. (2006) “Optimal Topology Design for Wireless Local Area Networks,” Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems – Modeling and Analysis (ICTSM 2006), Reading, PA, October 4-8, 2006. (Accepted)

4.      Wu, X., Wang, Y., Chu, C. H., Yeh, D. M., Chen, P., and Liu, F. (2006) “A Close Look at Privacy Preserving Data Mining Methods,” Proceedings of the 10th Pacific Asian Conference of Information Systems (PACIS 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 6-9, 2006.

5.      Li, F., Luo, B., Liu, P., Lee, D., Mitra, P., Lee, W. and Chu, C. H. (2006) “In-broker Access Control: Towards Efficient End-to-End Performance of Information Brokerage Systems,” IEEE International Conference on Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous, and Trustworthy Computing (SUTC 2006), Taichung, Taiwan, June 5-7, 2006.

6.      Cole, R. and Chu, C. H. (2006) “A Survey of Worm Detection and Defense,” Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ICIW 2006), March 15-16, Eastern Shore, Maryland.

7.      Gu, Q., Bai, K., Wang, H., Liu, P. and Chu, C. H., (2006) “Modeling of Pollution in P2P File Sharing Systems,” Proc. 2006 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC 2006), 8-10 January 2006, Las Vegas, NV.

8.      Gu, Q., Chu, C. H., Liu, P., and Zhu, S. (2005) “Slander Resistant Attacker Isolation in Ad Hot Networks,” Proc. International Conference on Telecommunication Systems – Modeling and Analysis, November 17-20, 2005, Dallas, TX.

9.      Gu, Q., Liu, P., Zhu, S. and Chu, C. H. (2005) “Defending against Packet Injection Attacks in Unreliable Ad Hoc Networks,” Proceedings of the IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM ’05), November 28 – December 2, 2005, St. Louis, MO.

10.  Wu, X., Chu, C. H., Wang, Y. F., He, M. and Yue, D. (2005) “A Genetic Algorithm for Flexible Manufacturing Cell Formation,” Proceedings of the Eleventh International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress (IFSA 2005), July 28-31, 2005, Beijing, China. Vol. III, pp. 1359-1363.

11.  Gu, Q., Liu, P., Lee, W. and Chu, C. H. (2005) “KTR: An Efficient Key Management Scheme for Air Access Control,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Networking and Services (Mobiquitous 2005) (short “poster” paper), July 17-21, 2005, San Diego, CA.

12.  Gu, Q. and Chu, C. H. (2005) “Genetic Algorithms for Multicast Routing with Multiple QoS Requirements,” Proceedings of the 8th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, July 21-26, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT.

13.  Zhang, Y., Chu, C. H., Chen, Y., Zha, H., and Ji, X. (2005) “Splice Site Prediction with Linear Kernel and Bayesian Mapping,” Proceedings of the 8th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, July 21-26, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT.

14.  Chen, Y., Chu, C. H. and Mullen, T. (2005) “Predicting Uncertain Outcomes Using Information Markets,” Proceedings of the 8th Joint Conference on Information Sciences, July 21-26, 2005, Salt Lake City, UT.

15.  Zhang, Y., Zha, H., Chu, C. H. and Ji, X. (2005) “Protein Interaction Inference as a MAX-SAT Problem,” Proceedings of the IEEE CVPR 2005 Workshop on Computer Vision Methods for Bioinformatics [Winner of the Best Paper Award].

16.  Chen, Y., Chu, C. H., Mullen, T., and Pennock, D. M. (2005) “Information Markets vs. Opinion Pools: An Empirical Comparison,” Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Electronic Commerce (EC'05), June 5-8, 2005, Vancouver, Canada.

17.  Zhang, Y., Chu, C. H., Zha, H., Chen, Y. and Ji, X. (2005) “A Probabilistic Kernel for Splice Site Prediction,” 6th International Symposium on Computational Biology and Genome Informatics (CBGI),

18.  Zhang, Y., Zha, H. and Chu, C. H. (2005) “A Time-Series Biclustering Algorithm for Revealing Co-regulated Genes,” Proceeding of the IEEE International Conference on Information and Technology: Coding and Computing, (ITCC 2005), pp. 32-37.

19.  Yang, T. and Chu, C. H. (2004) “On Efficient Modeling of Indoor Base Station Positioning,” Proceedings of the National Conference in Decision Sciences Institute, Boston, MA, 2004.

20.  Gu, Q., Liu, P. and Chu, C. H. (2004) “Tactical Bandwidth Exhaustion in Ad Hoc Networks,” Proceedings of the IEEE Information Assurance Workshop, West Point, NY.

21.  Chen, Y., Mullen, T. and Chu, C. H., “Theoretical Investigation of Prediction Markets with Aggregate Uncertainty,” Proceedings of the 7th International Conference in E-Commerce Research (ICECR-7), June 2004.

22.  Chu, C. H. and Zhu, D., “Computational Intelligence for Predicting Corporate Takeovers: A Comparison of Alternative Methods,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Computational Intelligence in Economics and Finance, September 26-31, 2003.

23.  Hayya, J., Chatfield, D., Chu, C. H., and He, X. X. (2003) "Supply Chain Information Technology Metrics," 2003 Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, April 15-19, 500-502.

24.  Chu, C. H., Gu, J., Hou, X. D. and Gu, Q. (2002) “A Heuristic Ant Algorithm for Solving QoS Multicast Routing Problem,” Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-17, 1630-1635.

25.  Li, J., Chu, C. H., Wang, Y. and Yan. W. (2002) “An Improved Fuzzy C-Mean Algorithm for Manufacturing Cell Formation,” Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy System (FUZZ-IEEE), Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-17, 1505-1510.

26.  Wu, X., Chu, C. H., Wang, Y. and Yan, W. (2002) “A Genetic Algorithm for Integrated Cell Formation and Layout Decision,” Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 12-17, 1866-1871.

27.  Chu, C. H. and Tsai, C. C. (2001) “A Heuristic Algorithm for Grouping Manufacturing Cells,” Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, Seoul, Korea, 310-317.

28.  Chu, C. H., He, X., and Hayya, J. (2001), “Critical Success Factors for the Supply Chain Process,” 2001 Proceedings of the Western Decision Sciences Institute, April 3-7, 861-863.

29.  Chu, C. H., Hayya, J. and He, X. J. (2001) “A Data Warehousing Approach to Supply Chain Integration,” Proceedings of the 2001 National Conference of Decision Sciences Institute, Nov. 186-188.