Academic Qualifications:

• B. S., Mathematics, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, 1974.
• M. S., Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 1979.
  
• Ph. D., Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, 1984.
  
• Postdoc., Computer Science, Harvard University, MA., U.S.A., 1985-1986.

Academic Experiences:

• Vice President National Dong Hwa University, 2012.1.23 - present
  
• Professor and Dean of Academic Affairs of National Dong Hwa University, 2007 - 2012
  
• Dean and Professor: School of Management , National Dong Hwa University, 2005 - 2007.
  
• Head and Professor: Department of Information Management , National Dong Hwa University, 2004 - 2005.
  
• Professor: Department of Computer and Information Science, National Chiao Tung University, 1988 - present.
  
• Director: University Library, National Chiao Tung University, 1998-2004.
  
• Visiting Scholar: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, WA., U.S.A., 1996-1997.
  
• Vice Director: Microelectronics and Information Systems Research Center, National Chiao Tung University, 1994- 1996
  
• Head and Professor: Department of Computer and Information Science, National Chiao Tung University, 1988-1989, 1990-1992.
  
• Visiting Scientist: IBM Almaden Research Center, San, Jose, CA., U.S.A., 1989-1990.
  
• Director: Computer Center, National Chiao Tung University, 1986-1987.
  
• Visiting Scholar: Computer Science in the Division of Applied Sciences, Harvard University, MA., U.S.A., 1985-1986.
  
• Associate Professor: Department of Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1984-1988.
  
• Lecturer: Department of Computer Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1979-1984.

Courses Taught (detailed):

• Introduction to Computer Sciences (FORTRAN, PASCAL, C, C++)
  
• Discrete Mathematics
  
• Data Structures
  
• File Structures
  
• Probability and Statistics
  
• Systems Programming
  
• Introduction to Database Systems
  
• Database Management Systems
  
• Advanced Database Management Systems
  
• Image Database Systems
  
• Multimedia Database Systems
  
• Object-Oriented Database Systems

Academic Activities and Honors:

• Outstanding Project Award, National Chiao Tung University, 2004.
  
• CAI Software invited to show in The 10th Softex Taipei Show, 1996
  
• Outstanding Research Award, National Science Council of the Taiwan
  
• Outstanding Project Award, National Chiao Tung University, 1994.
  
• Program Committee Member, International Computer Symposium, Taiwan, 1994.
  
• Editor, International Journal of Information and Management, 1993-present.
  
• Acer Long Term Award, Outstanding Ph. D. Dissertation Supervision, 1993.
  
• Editor, Journal of Information Science and Engineering, 1992-1998.
  
• Outstanding Project Award, National Chiao Tung University, 1992.
  
• Acer Long Term Award, Outstanding M. S. Thesis Supervision, 1992.
  
• Program Committee Member, National Computer Symposium, Taiwan, 1991
  
• Senior Member, IEEE Computer Society, 1990-present. .
  
• Advisory Committee, Member, IEEE Computing Futures, 1990-1994.
  
• Outstanding Paper Award, the Computer Society of the Taiwan, 1990.
  
• Editor, Journal of Computer, 1988-1989.
  
• Acer Long Term Award, Outstanding M. S. Thesis Supervision, 1988.
  
• Member, ACM, SIGMOD, 1986-present
  
• Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honors, May, 1986.
  
• National Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1985-1986.

Current Research Interests:

• Database Management System
  
• Data Mining
  
• Information Retrieval
  
• Digital Library/Museum

Bibliography:

　Wei-Pang Yang was born on May 17, 1950 in Hualien, TAIWAN. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics from National Taiwan Normal University in 1974, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the National Chiao Tung University in 1979 and 1984, respectively, both in computer engineering.

　Since August 1979, he has been on the faculty of the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. In the academic year 1985-1986, he was awarded the National Postdoctoral Research Fellowship and was a visiting scholar at Harvard University. From 1986 to 1987. He was the Director of the Computer Center of National Chiao Tung University. In August 1988, he joined the Department of Computer and Information Science at National Chiao Tung University, and acted as the Head of the Department for one year. Then he went to IBM Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California for another one year as visiting scientist. From 1990 to 1992, he was the Head of the Department of Computer and Information Science again. He was the visiting scholar of the University of Washington in Seattle for one year in 1996-97. He was the Director of University Library from 1988-2004.
　Back to home town Hualien. Since 2004 he has transferred to National Dong Hwa University at Hualien (the most beautiful county in Taiwan and Wei-Pang was born here). He acted as the Head of the Department of Information Management from 2004 to 2005, and the Dean of College of Management from 2005 to 2007. Now he is the Dean of Academic Affairs of NDHU. His research interests include database theory and application, information retrieval, data miming, digital library, and digital museum.
　 Dr. Yang is a senior member of IEEE, and a member of ACM. He was the winner of the 1988, and 1992 AceR Long Term Award for Outstanding M.S. Thesis Supervision, 1993 AceR Long Term Award for Outstanding Ph. D. Dissertation Supervision, and the winner of 1990 Outstanding Paper Award of the Computer Society of the Republic of China. He also obtained the Outstanding Research Award of National Science Council of Taiwan. And he was the winner of the Outstanding Project Award, National Chiao Tung University, 2004.