William Cheng-Chung Chu is a distinguished professor of the Department of Computer Science. He had served as the Dean of Software Engineering and Technologies Center at Tunghai University from 2004 to 2017, Taiwan. And he also had served as the Dean of Research and Development office from 2004 to 2007. From 1994 to 1998, he was the dean of Engineering College and an associate professor at the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science at Feng Chia University. He was a research scientist at the Software Technology Center of the Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Inc., where he received special contribution awards in both 1992 and 1993 and a PIP award in 1993. In 1992, he was also a visiting scholar at Stanford University. He is serving as the associate editor for Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution (JSME), International Journal of Advancements in Computing Technology (IJACT) and Journal of Systems and Software (JSS). His current research interests include software engineering, embedded systems, and E-learning. Dr. Chu received his MS and PhD degrees from Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois, in 1987 and 1989, respectively, both in computer science. He has edited several books and published over 100 referred papers and book chapters, as well as participating in many international activities, including organizing international conferences, serving as the steering committee for COMPSAC, APSEC and the program committee of more than 70 international conferences.

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