Dr. Chen-Fu Chien was born in 1966 in Taiwan, R.O.C. He received B.S. with double majors in Industrial Engineering and Electrical Engineering with the Phi Tao Phi Honor from National Tsing Hua University in 1990. He then served military obligation as a Lieutenant in the Army Armor School and retired with the Medal of Loyalty and Diligence in 1992. He received M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Ph.D. of Decision Sciences and Operations Research with two minors in Statistics and Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A., in 1994 and 1996, respectively. He also received the Executive Training of PCMPCL from Harvard Business School (2007).

He is a Tsinghua Distinguished Professor in National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan since 2010. He has been with the Department of Industrial Engineering, National Tsing Hua University since 1996. He has been an Associate Professor from 1999 to 2003 and then become a Full Professor since 2003. He also teaches EMBA in the School of Technology Management in NTHU. He was a Fulbright Scholar in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, UC Berkeley, from 2002 to 2003 (sponsored by Fulbright Foundation, USA) and a Visiting Professor in Institute for Manufacturing, Cambridge University in 2004 and 2005 (sponsored by Royal Society, UK), a Visiting Professor in Beijing Tsinghua University in 2004 (sponsored by Chinese Development Foundation), and a Visiting Professor in Waseda University in 2005 (sponsored by Japan Interchange Association Young Scholar Fellowship).

His research mainly concerns the development of better analytical methods (Decision Analysis, OR, and Statistics) and solutions (implemented in terms of IT, e.g. DSS, Data Mining) for high-tech companies confronting with decision problems involved in strategy, manufacturing, and technology that are characterized by uncertain (incomplete or massive) information and a need for tradeoff among various objectives and justification for the decisions. Dr. Chien has been actively involved in many cross-discipline research projects in the domains of semiconductor manufacturing, power delivery, and telecommunication in which he applies his expertise in solving real problems with domain experts. From 2005 to 2008, he had been on- leave to serve as the Deputy Director of Industrial Engineering Division in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Dr. Chien has applied several invention patents for semiconductor manufacturing methodologies, six of which have been granted.

Dr. Chien has received many awards including Outstanding Research Award (2007), Tier-One Principal Investigator (2005-2008), and Best Research Awards from the National Science Council, University Industrial Contribution Award from Ministry of Economic Affairs for Individual Contribution (2009) and Group Contribution (2010), Distinguished University- Industry Collaborative Research Award from the Ministry of Education (2001), Distinguished Young Faculty Research Award (2001) and Distinguished University-Industry Collaborative Research Award (2007) by NTHU, Best Paper Award (2001) and Distinguished Young Industrial Engineer Award (2001) from Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers, Best Engineering Paper Award (2002) and Distinguished Engineering Professor (2010) by Chinese Institute of Engineers, TSMC-NTHU Faculty Semiconductor Research Grant (2004), and the Lu, Feng-Chang Award from Chinese Management Association (2007).

Dr. Chien is a member of IEEE, IIE, CIIE, CIDS, and CSMOT and is a Board Member of CIIE and CIDS. Dr. Chien has served as the Steering Committee of the Industrial Engineering and Management Program in National Science Council since 2002. He was a guest editor for Computers and Industrial Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, International Journal of Business, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Service Technology and Management, and OR Spectrum. He is currently Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, Area Editor for Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal and Advisory Board of OR Spectrum. He is also on the editorial board for International Journal of Operational Research (UK), Journal of the Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers (EI/TSSCI), Sun Yat-Sen Management Review (TSSCI), Journal of Management and Systems (TSSCI), and Journal of Quality (EI).