Published twice per year, this periodical, as a bridge between faculty, students, alumni, parents and friends of the college, is dedicated to the latest research updates, including personnel changes, international collaboration, faculty & students honors, etc., in order to assist readers to keep update of the latest developments of the College of Computer Science (CCS) and encourage mutual interaction.

 

Personnel Changes

1. Dr. Mong-Jen Kao has been promoted to Professor at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, effective August 1st, 2025.
2. Dr. Shuo-Han Chen has transferred from the Institute of Artificial Intelligence Innovation, Industry Academia Innovation School to the Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science, effective August 1st, 2025.
3. Dr. Shih-Kun Huang has transferred from the Information Technology Service Center to the Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science, effective August 1st, 2025.
4. Dr. Yu-Chih Chen and Dr. Dennis Wang have joined the Department of Computer Science as faculty members, effective August 1st, 2025. We warmly welcome both professors to our department.
5. Prof. Jason Yi-Bing Lin will retire in February 2026. Prof. Lin's research areas include personal communications networks, mobile computing, and system simulation. He has made outstanding contributions to the college's academic and research development and has inspired and mentored numerous students throughout his distinguished career.

International Collaboration

1. Faculty and students from the College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), visited the College of Computer Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, in May 2025 for academic exchange.
2. Professors Chih-Cheng Chen, Chun-Long Huang, and Li-Ping Chang from our college visited the iSchool of UIUC and Northwestern University in June 2025, further strengthening ties and collaboration with top international universities.
3. Professor Roch Guérin from Washington University in St. Louis, USA, gave a lecture at our department on June 9, 2025. The topic was "A brief (machine learning) foray at the edge of computing."
4. Dr. Ming-Yu Liu, Vice President at Nvidia, USA, gave a lecture at our college on June 12, 2025. The topic was "Cosmos World Foundation Models for Physical AI."
5. Professor Hao-Chuan Wang from the University of California, Davis, USA, gave a lecture at our department on June 24, 2025. The topic was "Toward Re-Structuring Group Communication with Active and Agentic Mediations."
6. Associate Professor Yu-Lun Liu from the University of British Columbia and Meta Reality Labs, Canada, gave a lecture at our department on July 22, 2025. The topic was "Neural PDE AI-Enhanced Physics Simulation."
7. Professor Marc Christie from the University of Rennes 1, France, gave a lecture at our department on October 23, 2025. The topic was "Key Challenges in Computational Cinematography."
8. Professor Yi-Hung Hou from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA, gave a lecture at our department on October 8, 2025. The topic was "Distributed No-Regret Learning for Multi-Stage Systems with End-to-End Bandit Feedback."

Faculty Honors

1. Dr. Chun-Feng Wu received the 2025 Outstanding Young Electrical Engineer Award from the Chinese Institute of Electrical Engineering.
2. Dr. Wei-Chen Chiu was selected as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of 2025.
3. The teams led by Dr. Jen-Hui Chuang and Dr. Wen-Hsiao Peng, Dr. Yu-Shuen Wang and Dr. Wen-Chih Peng, as well as Dr. Vincent S. Tseng, received the 2025 Future Tech Award.
4. Dr. Yi-Ju Tseng received the 2024 Outstanding Teaching Award.
5. Dr. I-Chen Lin, Dr. Li-Pin Chang, and Dr. Yi-Ping You received the 2024 Excellent Teaching Award.
6. Dr. Shiuhpyng Shieh received the Outstanding Service Award as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Reliability.
7. Dr. Wen-Hsiao Peng received the 23rd Y. Z. Hsu Scientific Paper Award.
8. Dr. Chun-Feng Wu was named a Macronix Scholar.

 

Student Honors

1. Student Ren-Chieh Hsu, guided by Professor Chi-Yu Li, received the Honorable Mention in the Master's Thesis category of the 2025 Prof. Hsi-Sung Lai Paper Award from the Chinese Cryptology and Information Security Association.
2. Students Ting-Shiuan Guan, Yu-Chi Ou, and Jhao-Wei Fan, guided by Professor Min-Zheng Shieh, won the Bronze Medal at the 2025 ICPC Asia Pacific Championship and advanced to the 2025 ICPC World Finals.
3. Students Ting-Shiuan Guan, Yu-Chi Ou, and Wei-Yu Chen, guided by Professor Min-Zheng Shieh, won the Gold Medal at the 2025 ICPC Asia Taichung Regional Contest.
4. Students Chao-Yuan Huo, Hao-Wei Chang, and Yi-Shiun Chou, guided by Professor Min-Zheng Shieh, won the Gold Medal at the 2025 ICPC Asia Taichung Regional Contest.
5. Student Tse-Han Wang, guided by Professor Chien-Chao Tseng , won the Silver Medal at the 2025 Taiwan Innotech Expo Invention Competition.
6. Students Yi-Cing Lee and Chih-Yao Lee, guided by Professor Chih-Wei Yi, received the Gold Award at the 2025 A* Awards.
7. Student Rui-Quan Zeng, guided by Professor Chi-Yu Li, received the Gold Award at the 2025 A* Awards.
8. Student Yi-Hsin Chen, guided by Professor Wen-Hsiao Peng, received the Excellence Award (Doctoral Group) in the 18th Topco Scientific Paper Award—AI Application Paper Competition.
9. Student Pin-Lun Chen, guided by Professors Wei-Chen Chiu and Yi-Ting Chen, received the Special Excellence Award (Master's Group – AI Technology Development and Application) in the 18th Topco Scientific Paper Award—AI Application Paper Competition.
10. Student Yu-Jou Weng, guided by Professors Jason Yi-Bing Lin and Min-Zheng Shieh, received the Special Excellence Award (Master's Group – AI Technology Development and Application) in the 18th Topco Scientific Paper Award—AI Application Paper Competition.
11. Student Min-Hsuan Wang, guided by Professor Jason Yi-Bing Lin, received the Excellence Award (Master's Group – AI Technology Development and Application) in the 18th Topco Scientific Paper Award—AI Application Paper Competition.
12. Student Chia-Han Yeh,  guided by Professor Ping-Chun Hsieh, received the Excellence Award (Master's Group – AI Technology Development and Application) in the 18th Topco Scientific Paper Award—AI Application Paper Competition.
13. Student Chia-Yu Liang,  guided by Professor Yi-Ju Tseng, received the Honorable Mention (Master's Group – AI Technology Development and Application) in the 18th Topco Scientific Paper Award—AI Application Paper Competition.
14. Student Ardian Umam, guided by Professors Yen-Yu Lin and Jen-Hui Chuang, received the Honorable Mention in the Doctoral Dissertation category of the 18th IPPR Thesis Awards.
15. Student Yi-Hsin Chen, guided by Professor Wen-Hsiao Peng , received the Honorable Mention in the Doctoral Dissertation category of the 18th IPPR Thesis Awards.
16. Student Yong-Lin Tsai, guided by Professor Ching-Chun Huang, received the Honorable Mention in the Master's Thesis category of the 18th IPPR Thesis Awards.
17. Student Hao-Chien Hsueh, guided by Professor Ching-Chun Huang , received the Honorable Mention in the Master's Thesis category of the 18th IPPR Thesis Awards.
18. Students Wei-Chih Yin, Pin-Hsuan Chou, and Chao-Chi Liao, guided by Professors Yu-Chee Tseng and Cheng-Kuan Lin, won First Place in the BIV-Priv track at the 2025 VizWiz Grand Challenge Workshop.
19. Student Yi-Jing Wu, guided by Professor Ching-Chun Huang, received the 2024 College Student Research Creativity Award from the National Science and Technology Council.
20. Student Yen-Yi Chen, guided by Professor I-Chen Wu, received the 2024 College Student Research Creativity Award from the National Science and Technology Council.