Dean of the College of Communication and Design
周志榮博士
Jyh-Rong Chou PhD.
Dean,College of Communication and Design
Jyh-Rong Chou is a professor in the Department of Creative Product Design and the Dean of College of Communication and Design at I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He has also been appointed as an Executive Director of the International Association of Organizational Innovation (IAOI, USA) since 2007. Dr. Chou received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Design from National Cheng Kung University in 1994 and 2004, respectively. His major research interests include the application of Fuzzy Set Theory and Gray Theory in Decision Making, TRIZ, Creative Product Design, Ergonomics, Human Perception Measure, Usability Engineering, Life Cycle Engineering, User Experience (UX), and Product-Service Design. He has published a lot of papers in the International Journals in the above-mentioned areas (please see ORCID iD: orcid.org/0000-0002-7753-1323)and has also been invited as a reviewer for many high-impact journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Knowledge-Based Systems, International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making, Journal of Cleaner Production, International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, etc.
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5031Academic Degrees
- Ph.D. in Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, (2002/9~2004/10)
- M.S. in Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, (1992/9~1994/6)
- Department of Industrial Design, National Cheng Kung University (1989/9∼1992/6)
Specialties
- Product Design and Development
- Creative Engineering
- Design Methodology
- Human Factors & Ergonomics
- Cultural Creative Design
- Product-Service Design
Professional Experience
- Executive Director of the International Association of Organizational Innovation (IAOI) (http://www.iaoiusa.org/Organization.html) (2007/8∼present)
- Assistant Editor of the International Journal of Organizational Innovation (ISSN 1943-1813) (EI Journal)
- Journal of Statistics & Management Systems（EI Journal, Editorial Board Member）（2010/7/30~2010/9/30）。
- Journal of Information & Optimization Sciences （EI Journal, Editorial Board Member）（2011/2/1~2011/5/1）。
- International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Statistics （EI Journal, Editorial Board Member）（2013/1/1~2014/12/31）。
- The Scientific World Journal （SCI Journal, Editorial Board Member）（2013/10/~ 2016/7）。
- Peer Reviews include International Journal of Production (SCI Journal), Journal of Mechanical Design (SCI Journal), Advanced Engineering Informatics (SCI Journal), Knowledge-Based Systems (SCI Journal), Journal of the Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (SCI Journal), International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (SCI Journal), Journal of Cleaner Production (SCI Journal), International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics (SCI/SSCI Journal), Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (SCI Journal), Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology (SSCI Journal), Entropy (SCI Journal), Computers & Education (SCI Journal), Tourism Management (SSCI), etc.
- Associate Professor, Department of Leisure Management, I-Shou University (2011/2∼2011/7)
- Associate Professor, Department of Applied Art & Design, Nanhua University (2009/08∼2011/01)
- Dean, Office of Research and Technology Cooperation, Fortune Institute of Technology (2006/08∼2009/07)
- Associate Professor, Department of Product Design, Fortune Institute of Technology (2005/02∼2009/07)
- Director, Extension Education Center, Fortune Institute of Technology (2000/8∼2006/7)
- Lecturer, Department of Product Design, Fortune Institute of Technology (1994/09∼2005/01)
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