MINDER CHEN
Institute of Graduate & Prof. Business Studies MS-5F5 George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030 - 4444 Phone: 703-993-1788 Fax: 703-993-1870 Internet: MCHEN@GMU.EDU
Education
Ph.D 8/88 University of Arizona Major: Management Information Systems Minor: Electrical and Computer Engineering M.B.A. 6/83 Institute of Management Science National Chiao-Tung University B.S. 6/79 Department of Electrical Engineering National Taiwan University
Dissertation Title: The Integration of Organization and Information Systems Modeling: A Metasystem Approach to the Generation of Group Decision Support Systems and Computer-Aided Software Engineering
Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Jay F. Nunamaker, Jr.
Research Interests
Business Process Reengineering
Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE)
Structured Techniques and Information Engineering
Collaboration Technologies and Group Decision Support Systems
Expert Systems and Executive Information Systems
Object-Oriented Systems
Experience
9/95 - Associate Institute of Graduate & Prof. Business Present Professor Studies George Mason University * Teach graduate and executive training courses on Client/Server Computing, Business Process Reengineering, Information Engineering, and Group Decision & Collaborative Technology. 9/89 -8/95 Assistant Dept. of Decision Sciences and MIS Professor George Mason University * Teach graduate and undergraduate courses on Client/Server Computing, Business Process Reengineering, Microcomputer Applications, Systems Analysis and Design, Advanced Programming in C & C++, Introduction to Computer-Based MIS, and Distributed Systems Applications. 8/88 - 6/89 Adjunct Lecturer Dept. of Management Information Systems University of Arizona * Taught graduate courses on programming environments for advanced software development, systems construction and design, and artificial intelligence and expert systems 8/84 - 8/88 Research Dept. of Management Information Systems Associate University of Arizona * Developed a metasystem environment for organization and information system modeling under the PLEXSYS project * Developed an expert system for information centers under an IBM grant * Co-taught graduate courses on information systems architectures and expert systems * Worked on 32-Bit Project and CAI Project under an NCR grant 7/83 - 7/84 Lecturer Department of Management Science National Chiao-Tung University * Taught such undergraduate courses as data structures, data base systems, and information systems * Led Library Automation Project and Computerized Student Affairs System Project
* Taught information systems analysis and design course in the Executive Training Program. 3/82 - 7/83 Part-time Asia Data Processing Co. Instructor * Taught such courses as BASIC, FORTRAN, information system analysis and design, and data base systems 9/81- 12/82 Research Institute of Management Science Assistant National Chiao-Tung University * Designed and implemented an MRP-based production information system
Publications
I. Journal Articles
II. Conference Proceedings
III. Technical Reports
IV. Book Chapters
IV. Books
VI. Working Papers
Professional Lectures and Training
Minder Chen, "A Comparison of BPR Methodologies," a presentation at National BPR Conference, Arlington, Virginia, September 18-21, 1995.
Minder Chen, "Education and Training for Business Engineering" a presentation on a panel at Tools and Methods for Business Engineering Conference and Exhibition, Arlington, Virginia, May 15-18, 1995.
Minder Chen, "Information Engineering and Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Tools," Technical Briefing, Americas Conference on Information Systems, Pittsburgh, PA, August 27, 1995.
Minder Chen, "Business Process Reengineering: Principles, Tools, and Implementation," a half-day tutorial, 1995 Pan Pacific Conference on Information Systems, June 30 - July 3, 1995.
Reviewer for HICSS and JMIS, 1995.
Minder Chen and Tung Bui, "Business Process Reengineering," sponsored by School of Business and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Jan. 18-19, 1995.
Minder Chen and Tung Bui, "Developing Client/Server Applications with PowerBuilder," sponsored by School of Business and Management, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Jan. 20, 1995.
Delivered a two-day "Reengineering Workshop for Small-to-Medium Business" and led a three-day series of panel discussions on Reengineering Small-to-Medium Business, sponsored by Chinese Society for Information Management and Bureau of Small-to-Medium Businesses, Taiwan, Republic of China, Jan. 6-7, 9-11, 1995.
Reviewer for Information and Systems Engineering, International Conferences on Systems Sciences, Data Base, Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, Journal of MIS, and MIS Quarterly, 1994.
Minder Chen and Tom Woolheater, "IEF: Planning, Analysis, Design, and Construction," a 15-week course developed for TRW Inc., Sept-Dec. 1993 and Jan.-April, 1994, Sept.-Dec. 1994 (2 sessions).
"Internet: Alternative Views from a Business Reengineer and a Business Team," presented at the Information Technology Breakfast Seminar on Internet, June, 1994.
Minder Chen, Dave Harr, and Ellen Fagenson, "Business Process Reengineering Workshop," coordinator for a two-day seminar sponsored by GMU Center for Professional Development, May 25-26, 1994.
"Using Information Technology to Transform Business Workshop," sponsored by Harvard Management Services, Inc., Taiwan, R.O.C., Jan. 8, 1994.
"Business Process Reengineering Workshop," sponsored by Institute for Information Industries, Taiwan, R.O.C., Jan. 5-8, 1994.
"Business Process Reengineering Workshop," organized and presented 2/3 of the topics in this one-day workshop in cooperation with CSC Consulting for George Mason University Executive MBA Alumni, Dec. 9, 1993.
"Business Process Reengineering: Frameworks, Methods, and Tools," Department of Business Information Systems, The Hong Kong University of Sciences and Technology, Dec. 16, 1993.
"Business Process Reengineering: Frameworks, Methods, and Tools," Ph.D. Seminar, Department of Management Information Systems, University of Arizona, Nov. 5, 1993.
"Supporting Technologies Overview," presented at the Information Technology Breakfast Seminar at George Mason University on Group Decision-Making and Business Applications of Groupware, Nov. 3, 1993.
"Groupware: Technology and Implementation," a half-day tutorial given at 1993 Pan Pacific Conference on Information Systems, Taiwan, R.O.C., May 30, 1993.
"Using Information Technology to Facilitate Business Reengineering," Institute of Information Management, National Chiao Tung University, January 12, 1993.
"Business Reengineering," a one-day seminar sponsored by World Consulting Co., Taiwan, December 21, 1992.
"Implementation of the Client-Server Systems," Moving to Client-Server Systems Seminar, sponsored by George Mason University and US LAN, August 8, 1992.
"Information Engineering: Methodology and Tool," a three-day seminar developed for Institute for Information Industries, May 19-21, 1992.
"Contextual Information Systems: A Metasystem Approach to Systems Development and Delivery," a guest lecture at the First International Summer School of Metamodelling and Methodology Engineering, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland, June 24-26, 1992.
Pamela Texter Geriner and Minder Chen, "The Effects of Forecast Model Performance on User Perception and Utilization of the Modeling Tool," DSI Annual Meeting, November 24-26, Miami Beach, FL, 1991.
"Using Excelerator for Structured Design," a two-day course developed for TRW, November 16-17, 1991.
"Using Excelerator for Structured Analysis," a two-day course developed for TRW, October 12-13, 1991; April 1992.
"Information Engineering: Methodology, Tools, and Implementation," a 15-hour course developed for TRW, June/July 1991.
Yihwa Irene Liou and Minder Chen, "The Design of an Integrated Group Support System," presentation at The TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Nashville, TN, May 12-15, 1991.
"The Use of a Repository System for Integrated Organizational Decision Support Systems," presentation at The TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Nashville, May 12-15, 1991.
"From Object-Oriented Programming to Object-Oriented Analysis," Presented at Symposium on Object-Oriented Methodologies for the Earth Sciences: A World of Objects, sponsored by USGS ASSIG, USGS A.C.T. SC, and GMU School of Information Technology & Engineering, January 16, 1991.
"An Evaluation of Enabling Technologies for Decision Support Systems Development,'' presentation at The TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Las Vegas, May 7-9, 1990.
Yihwa Irene Liou and Minder Chen, "The Creation of Domain-Specific Group Decision Support Systems,'' presentation at The TIMS/ORSA Joint National Meeting, Las Vegas, May 7-9, 1990.
"CASE Beyond IS Modeling," presentation at CASEExpo-Spring '90, April 5, 1990.
"CASE Beyond IS Modeling," presentation at the Ph.D. Seminar course of the Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland, College Park, April 20, 1990.
"Integrated Design Systems for Software Development: A Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Approach'', presentation at the IEEE Tutorials and Workstation Symposium, October 25-26, 1989.
Object-Oriented Systems Workshop, sponsored by Center for Management of Information, University of Arizona, College of Business and Public Administration, October 8, 1988.
Introduction to Hypertext Systems Seminar, sponsored by Center for Management of Information, University of Arizona, College of Business and Public Administration, March 9, 1988.
Introduction to Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Seminar, sponsored by World Consulting Co. Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., January 12-15, 1988.
Introduction to Prolog and Expert Systems Seminar, sponsored by the Institute for Information Industry, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C., January 5-8, 1987.
Eighth and Ninth MIS Workshops sponsored by the Professional Personnel Research Center of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C., on "Systems Analysis and Application System Design,'' September and October 1983.
System Development Methodology Seminar sponsored by Ministry of Communication, R.O.C., on "Data Dictionary and System Development Life Cycle,'' July 19 - 23, 1983.
Professional Service
Program Committee member of Tools and Methods for Business Engineering Conference and Exhibition, Arlington, Virginia May 15-18, 1995.
Cluster Chairperson of Invited Sessions on Collaboration Technologies, INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) National Conference, Washington, D.C., May 5-8, 1996.
Working via GMU's Procurement Technical Assistant Program (PTAP) as a consultant for American Management Systems, Sage Alliance, Inc., and Digital Systems Research, Inc., responsible for evaluating a new business process reengineering product developed jointly by these three firms, October - December 1994.
Faculty Advisor of The ROC Student Association of GMU from 1992-Present.
Member of the Program Committee of the 1995 Pan Pacific Conference on Information Systems, June 30 - July 3, 1995.
Member of Ray Sommer's Ph.D. Dissertation Commitee, School of Information Technology and Engineering, George Mason University, 1993-Present.
Vice President of Public Relations of International Chinese Information Systems Association, 1995-Present.
Member of the board of directors of North America Chinese Information Systems Professors Association, 1993-1994.
Co-coordinator of the Methods and Tools for Management Information Systems Development Minitrack for the 27th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, January 4-7, 1994.
"Using Groupware for Collaborative Learning," demonstration of GroupSystem V at the Technology and Learning Workshop, sponsored by the GMU Office of the Provost and the Committee for Effective Teaching, Nov. 10, 1994.
"Business Process Reengineering," presented in the Fourth Annual CPE Seminar for the Northern Virginia Business Community, sponsored by GMU Accounting Progam and GMU Accounting Advisory Council, Oct. 27, 1994.
"Using E-Mail and Groupware in College Classrooms," presented in the 1994 GMU Faculty Orientation to University Teaching, sponsored by the Office of the Provost, August 24, 1994.
Served as a Business Process Reengineering Consultant to US Court Administrative Office Enhance Work Measurement Task Force, March 1~May 3, 1994.
Facilitated "Group Decision Support Systems in the Public Sector" workshop using a GDSS product with Gail Bohan at the American Society of Public Administration, 1994 Annual Spring Training Conference, George Mason University, May 5, 1994.
"Using Groupware for Collaborative Learning," presentation on the Panel of Effective Teaching Strategies: Using Groups for Interactive Learning, sponsored by the GMU's Office of the Provost and the Committee for Effective Teaching, April 12, 1994.
Reviewer for MIS Quarterly, Hawaii International Conference, International Conference on Information Systems, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1994.
Served on the Program Committee for WITS'93: The Third Workshop on Information Technology and Systems, Dec. 4-5, 1993.
Chaired a session on "Information Systems Development (B)" at WITS'93: The Third Workshop on Information Technology and Systems, Dec. 4-5, 1993.
Reviewer for MIS Quarterly, Journal of MIS, 1993.
Served as advisor of Carol Beaulieu's MAIS 798 Project titled Business Reengineering in the Public Sector: The Leveraging Effect of Group Decision Support Systems, July 1993.
Served on the review panel of National Sciences Foundation's Research Initiation Awards Proposal Review Panel, April 22-23, 1993.
Co-coordinator of the Computer-Aided Software Engineering Minitrack for the 26th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, January 5-8, 1993.
Member of the the board of directors of the Gaithersburg Chinese School (a non-profit organization) September 1992 - August 1993.
Assisting Fairfax County Government in setting up its Group Decision Room, August 1992 - present.
Member of a panel on Ph.D. dissertation proposal defense, School of Business Administration, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, December 1992.
Served as a committee member of N. Malcolm Sharp's master thesis titled The Intersection of Software Engineering and Business Re-engineering in Large Organizations Under Change, the School of Information Technology and Engineering, George Mason University, Nov. 13, 1992.
Data Base Management System track coordinator for Association of Management Conference, August 4-7, 1992.
Invited by United States General Accounting Office to provide expert opinions about DoD's Integrated CASE initiative, July 10, 1992.
Served as a co-advisor of master thesis of Liesbeth Gerritsen titled CASE Tools for Groupware, Department of Information Systems, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, April 1992.
Guest lecture, "Using Groupware to support TQM," at Professor Geriner's graduate Total Quality Management class, George Mason University, April 23, 1992.
Guest lecture, "Integrated CASE," at Professor Erran Carmel's graduate class, American University, March 18, 1992.
Co-editor of IEEE Software March 1992 special issue on Integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering.
Co-coordinator of the Integrated CASE Minitrack for the 25th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, January 7-10, 1992.
Co-coordinator of the Computer-Aided Software Engineering Minitrack for the 24th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, January 8-11, 1991.
Co-coordinator of the Integrated Project Support Environment Minitrack for the 24th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, January 8-11, 1991.
Coordinator of the Systems Building Minitrack for the 23rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, January 7-10, 1990.
A member of the proposal review panel of the NSF Coordination Theory & Collaboration Technology Initiative - 1990, June 25-26, 1990.
Reviewer for the Journal of Group Decision and Negotiation, 1992.
Reviewer for NSF grant proposals, 1992.
Reviewer for Communications of the ACM, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics; Journal of Data Base Administration, 1991.
Reviewer of the 24th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, January 8-11, 1991.
Reviewer of the 23rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences, January 2-5, 1990.
Served on the dissertation committee of Jeffery Y. Chi, Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland at College Park, Dissertation title "The Design of Partitioned Distributed Database Directories," May 23, 1990; Dissertation advisor: Dr. S. Bin Yau.
Grants
I. Research and Teaching Grants and Grant Proposals
II. Software Grants
Professional Memberships
Association for Information Systems
Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (formerly ORSA & TIMS)
North America Chinese Information Systems Professors Association