Wen-Chen Hu

1. CSci 250 Computer Organization and Programming
2. CSci 260 .NET and Web Programming
3. CSci 351 Introduction to File Processing
4. CSci 370 Computer Architecture
5. CSci 399 Handheld Computing
6. CSci 457 Electronic Commerce Systems
7. CSci 513 Advanced Database Systems
8. CSci 515 Data Engineering and Management
9. CSci 532 Programming Languages and Paradigms
10. COMP 6120 Database Systems I
11. COMP 6210 Compiler Construction
12. COMP 7120 Database Systems II
13. COMP 8140 Advanced Document Analysis and Classification Systems

Handheld/mobile/smartphone/spatial computing, location-based services, web-enabled information systems such as search engines and web mining, database-driven information systems such as electronic and mobile commerce systems, and web technologies

Books and Proceedings

1. Mark Fienup, Tom O’Neil, and Wen-Chen Hu, editors. Proceedings of the 48thAnnual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS 2015), Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 10-11, 2015. It includes 39 articles and topics of undergraduate research, cloud/big data, mobile/web/database/scientific applications, distributed computing, computer science education, software testing, security, academic network administration, tools for teaching, algorithms, artificial intelligence, systems and control, etc.
2. Naima Kaabouch and Wen-Chen Hu, editors. Handbook of Research on Software-Defined and Cognitive Radio Technologies for Dynamic Spectrum Management, ISBN: 1-466-66571-8, IGI Global, 2014. It includes 36 chapters, more than 100 authors, and 4 sections:
   • Radio spectrum sensing,
   • Radio spectrum access and management,
   • Software defined radio and antennas for cognitive radio networks, and
   • Models, security, and other related topics.
3. Wen-Chen Hu, editor. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Telecommunications, Wireless Systems, and Mobile Computing, ISBN: 1-466-64715-9, IGI Global, 2014. This book explores some of the latest advances in wireless communication technologies, making use of empirical research and analytical case studies to evaluate best practices in the discipline. It provides insight into the next generation of information and communication technologies for developers, engineers, students, researchers, and managers in the telecommunications field.
4. Wen-Chen Hu and Naima Kaabouch, editors. Big Data Management, Technologies, and Applications, ISBN: 1-466-64699-3, IGI Global, 2013. This book collects high-quality research papers and industrial and practice articles in the areas of big data management, technologies, and applications from academics and industries. It includes research and development results of lasting significance in the theory, design, implementation, analysis, and application of big data, and other critical issues. It includes 17 chapters, 60 authors, and 4 sections:
   • Big data technologies, methods, and algorithms,
   • Big data storage, management, and sharing,
   • Specific big data, and
   • Big data and computer systems and other topics.
5. Wen-Chen Hu and S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, editors. Mobile and Handheld Computing Solutions for Organizations and End-Users, ISBN: 1-466-62785-9, IGI Global, 2012. Computer technologies evolve fast and constantly. Organizations and end-users have to study the computer trend carefully before they adapt any computer products or technologies. On the other hand, developers have to use the trendy technologies and components to build their products. It includes 20 chapters, 53 authors, and 7 sections:
   • Location-based services (LBS),
   • Mobile security,
   • Mobile evaluations and analyses,
   • Mobile human computer interaction (HCI),
   • Mobile health,
   • Mobile green computing, and
   • Mobile applications and networks.
6. Wen-Chen Hu and Naima Kaabouch, editors. Sustainable ICTs and Management Systems for Green Computing, ISBN: 1-466-61839-6, IGI Global, 2012. This book focuses on information technology using sustainable green computing to reduce energy and resources used. It includes 18 chapters, 48 authors, and 5 sections:
   • Information and communication technologies and systems,
   • Management and manufacturing,
   • Mobile handheld devices,
   • Computer vision and image processing, and
   • Education and power generators.
7. Naima Kaabouch and Wen-Chen Hu, editors. Energy-Aware Systems and Networking for Sustainable Initiatives, ISBN: 1-466-61842-6, IGI Global, 2012. This book covers a great variety of topics such as materials, environment, electronics, and computing. It includes 17 chapters, 64 authors, and 4 sections:
   • Computing systems and clusters,
   • Wireless networking,
   • Routing and networking, and
   • Computer and processor design and implementation.
8. Wen-Chen Hu, editor. Emergent Trends in Personal, Mobile, and Handheld Computing Technologies, ISBN: 1-466-60921-4, 20 chapters, IGI Global, 2012. This book offers a vital compendium of the latest research within the field of personal computing, highlighting the latest trends in research and development of personal technology. As tablets and mobile phones begin to replace traditional hardware, it is important to stay abreast of the latest market research to keep your institution on the technological cutting-edge. This collection of case studies, best practices, and research offers chapters from experts from around the world, offering a critical resource for practitioners and academics alike.
9. Wen-Chen Hu and Yanjun Zuo, editors. Handheld Computing for Mobile Commerce: Applications, Concepts and Technologies, ISBN: 1-615-20761-9, IGI Global, 2010. Including 200,000+ words, 22 chapters, 71 authors, and 4 sections:
   • Handheld computing for mobile commerce,
   • Handheld computing research and technologies,
   • Wireless networks and handheld/mobile security, and
   • Handheld images and videos.
10. Wen-Chen Hu. Internet-Enabled Handheld Devices, Computing, and Programming: Mobile Commerce and Personal Data Applications, ISBN: 1-591-40769-9, Information Science Reference, 2008. Including 100,000+ words, 14 chapters, and 3 sections. The first book ever covering generic handheld computing and programming and including three major subjects:
    • Mobile commerce systems and handheld devices,
    • Mobile Web content design and implementation, and
    • Client-side handheld computing and programming.
11. Wen-Chen Hu, editor. Selected Readings on Electronic Commerce Technologies: Contemporary Applications, ISBN: 1-605-66097-3, Information Science Reference, 2008. Including 371 pages, 34 chapters, 76 authors, and 6 sections:
    • Fundamental concepts and theories,
    • Development and design methodologies,
    • Tools and technologies,
    • Utilization and application,
    • Critical issues, and
    • Emerging trends.
12. Thomas O’Neil and Wen-Chen Hu, editors. Proceedings of the 40thAnnual Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium (MICS 2007), Grand Forks, North Dakota, April 20-21, 2007. Including 71 articles, 115 authors, and topics of computational intelligence, algorithms, Web applications, software engineering, robotics, networks, distributed computing, tools for instruction/production, social implications, computational intelligence, programming languages, computer security, etc.
13. Wen-Chen Hu, Chung-wei Lee, and Weidong Kou, editors. Advances in Security and Payment Methods for Mobile Commerce, ISBN: 1-591-40345-6, 352 pages (14 chapters and 37 authors), Idea Group, Inc., 2005. A best seller first covering comprehensive mobile commerce security and payment methods and including four major subjects:
    • . Fundamentals of mobile commerce security and payment methods,
    • Mobile commerce security,
    • Mobile commerce payment methods, and
    • Ad hoc mobile commerce security and payment methods.

Journal Papers

1. Hongyu Guo, Amjad Nusayr, and Wen-Chen Hu. Analysis and resolution of semantic ambiguity of toggle buttons by standardizing the design in software GUI and mobile apps. To appear in International Journal of Handheld Computing Research, 8(2), April-June, 2017.
2. Debabrata Ghosh, Naima Kaabouch, and Wen-Chen Hu. A robust iterative super resolution mosaicking algorithm using an adaptive and directional Huber-Markov regularization. Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, 40(A):98-110, October 2016.
3. Mohsen Manesh, Naima Kaabouch, Hector Reyes, and Wen-Chen Hu. A Bayesian approach to estimate and model SINR in wireless networks. International Journal of Communication Systems, September 13, 2016.
4. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, and Hung-Jen Yang. Location-based service using geometric location methods to unite mobile users. Journal Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (JSCI), 14(1):43-48, 2016.
5. Miao-Kuei Ho, Hung-Jen Yang, Li-Min Chen, Hsieh-Hua Yang, and Wen-Chen Hu. Developing fast training resource from demonstration. WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 12:341-350, 2015.
6. Hector Reyes, Sriram Subramaniam, Naima Kaabouch, and Wen-Chen Hu. A spectrum sensing technique based on autocorrelation and Euclidean distance and its comparison with energy detection for cognitive radio networks. Computers and Electrical Engineering, Elsevier, 2015.
7. Hsieh-Hua Yang, Lung-Hsing Kuo, Wen-Chen Hu, and Hung-Jen Yang. Emerging technology curriculum on the focus of cloud computing. International Journal of Computers, 8:172-182, 2014.
8. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, and Hung-Jen Yang. A privacy-preserving prediction method for human travel routes.Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 12(7):43-48, 2014.
9. Hsieh-Hua Yang, Wen-Chen Hu, Lung-Hsing Kuo, and Hung-Jen Yang. Applying social-network to enhance distance learning program. International Journal of Education and Information Technologies, 8:276-287, 2014.
10. Lung-Hsing Kuo, Hsieh-Hua Yang, Wen-Chen Hu, and Hung-Jen Yang. Enhancing learning emerging technology with on-line e-portfolio for the high-scope project. International Journal of Education and Information Technologies, 8:105-117, 2014.
11. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Hung-Jen Yang, and S. Hossein Mousavinezhad. Privacy-preserving spatial trajectory prediction based on a novel matrix representation. International Journal of Handheld Computing Research, 5(1), January-March, 2014.
12. Hector Reyes, Naima Kaabouch, and Wen-Chen Hu. Spectrum channel characterization using delay and doppler spread parameters. Journal of Communications, 2014.
13. Lung-Hsing Kuo, Hsieh-Hua Yang, Wen-Chen Hu, Miao-Kuei Ho, and Hung-Jen Yang. Creating business intelligence upon conflicts. International Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2:151-160, 2014.
14. -H. Kuo, J.-C. Yu, H.-H. Yang, W.-C. Hu, & H.-J. Yang. A web-stress evaluation on an on-line in-service training course. International Journal of Computers and Communications, 7(4):135-144, 2013.
15. -H. Kuo, J.-C. Yu, H.-H. Yang, W.-C. Hu, & H.-J. Yang. Creating a high-scope on-line course for cloud computing.International Journal of Education and Information Technologies, 7(4):146-159, 2013.
16. Lung-Hsing Kuo, Huei-Mei Wei, Wen-Chen Hu, and Hung-Jen Yang. Applying innovation theory in observing emerging technology acceptance. International Journal of Systems Applications, Engineering & Development, 1(7):56-65, 2013.
17. Naima Kaabouch, Wen-Chen Hu, and Prashant Agnihotri. Controlling DC-DC converters in portable devices: A dynamic FPGA-based pulse shift modulation technique. Journal of Electrical & Electronics, 1(4), 2012.
18. Jui-Chen Yu, Lung-Hsing Kuo, Hsieh-Hua Yang, Wen-Chen Hu, and Hung-Jen Yang. Applying prototyping method on Web-based course development. International Journal of Computers, 3(6):170-178, 2012.
19. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Hung-Jen Yang, and S. Hossein Mousavinezhad. Route anomaly detection using a linear route representation. Journal of Computer Networks and Communications, 2012.
20. Naima Kaabouch, Wen Chen Hu, and Prashant Agnihotri. FPGA-based combined PWM-PFM technique to control DC-DC converters in portable devices. Journal of Electrical & Electronics, 2012.
21. Lung-Hsing Kuo, Jui-Chen Yu, Hsieh-Hua Yang, Wen-Chen Hu, and Hung-Jen Yang. A study of creating technology education course for cloud computing. International Journal of Communications, 3(6):98-108, 2012.
22. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Lei Chen, and Hung-Jen Yang. Handheld usage data mining for handheld data protection. Contemporary Management Research, 2012.
23. Naima Kaabouch, Yi Chen, Wen-Chen Hu, Julie W. Anderson, Forrest Ames, and Rolf Paulson. Enhancement of the asymmetry-based overlapping analysis through features extraction. Journal of Electronic Imaging, 20(1), January-March, 2011.
24. Naima Kaabouch, Wen-Chen Hu, et al. Predicting neuropathic ulceration: An analysis of static temperature distributions in thermal images. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2011.
25. Lung-Hsing Kuo, Hsieh-Hua Yang, Hung-Jen Yang, Wen-Chen Hu, and S.M. Sue. A study of online asynchronous learning monitored by face recognition. WSEAS Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 10(7):1211-1229, October 2010.
26. Wen-Chen Hu, Yanjun Zuo, Lei Chen, and Hung-Jen Yang. Contemporary issues in handheld computing research.International Journal of Handheld Computing Research, 1(1):1-23, January 2010.
27. Lei Chen, Wen-Chen Hu, Ming Yang, and Lei Zhang. Security and privacy issues in secure e-mail standards and services.International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, 3(3):1-13, July 2009.
28. Yanjun Zuo and Wen-Chen Hu. Trust-based information risk management in a supply chain network. International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management (IJISSCM), 2(3):19-34, July-September 2009.
29. Jui-Chen Yu, Lung-Hsing Kuo, Li-Min Chen, Hung-Jen Yang, Hsieh-Hua Yang, and Wen-Chen Hu. Assessing and managing mobile technostress. WSEAS Transactions on Communications, 4(8):416-425, April 2009.
30. Wen-Chen Hu, Chyuan-Huei Thomas Yang, Jyh-haw Yeh, and Weihong Hu. Mobile and electronic commerce systems and technologies. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, 6(3):54-73, July-September 2008.
31. Hsieh-Hua Yang, Hung-Jen Yang, Jui-Chen Yu, Wen-Chen Hu. Multinomial regression model for in-service training.International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 1(2):74-81, 2008.
32. Wen-Chen Hu, Jyh-haw Yeh, Lixin Fu, and Hung-Jen Yang. Handheld computing and programming for mobile commerce. International Journal of Web Information Systems, 2(3-4):164-175, 2007.
33. Yao-Ming Chu, Chen Ying Ju, Hung-Jen Yang, Hsieh-Hua Yang, and Wen-Chen Hu. A study of the intention of using computer as a strategic resource of web searching. WSEAS Transactions on Communications, 9(5):1852-1857, September, 2006.
34. Wen-Chen Hu, Jyh-haw Yeh, Hung-Ju Chu, and Chung-wei Lee. Internet-enabled mobile handheld devices for mobile commerce. Contemporary Management Research, 1(1):13-34, 2005.
35. Jyh-haw Yeh, Marion Scheepers, and Wen-Chen Hu. Modifying YCN key assignment scheme to resist the attack from Hwang. Information Processing Letters, 95(4):435-440, 2005.
36. Jyh-haw Yeh, Wei Zhang, Wen-Chen Hu, and Chung-wei Lee. Design and simulation of a supplemental protocol for BGP.Journal of Computer Networks, 49(2):172-200, 2005.
37. Wen-Chen Hu, Chih-fang Wang, Yapin Zhong, and Chao Wang. Algorithms for the longest approximate subsequence problems. Periodical of International Teacher Education in Technology, 1(1):19-32, 2003.
38. Wen-Chen Hu, Xuli Zong, Chung-wei Lee, and Jyh-haw Yeh. World Wide Web usage mining systems and technologies.Journal on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informatics, 1(4):53-59, 2003.

Book Chapters

1. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Hongyu Guo, and AbdElRahman ElSaid. Location-based advertising using location-aware data mining. In P. Karthikeyan and M. Thangavel, Applications of Security, Mobile, Analytic and Cloud (SMAC) Technologies for Effective Information Processing and Management, IGI Global, 2018.
2. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, and Hung-Jen Yang. An empirical study of mobile/handheld app development using Android platforms. In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, editor, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 4thEdition, IGI Global, 2016.
3. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Hongyu Guo, and Hung-Jen Yang. An empirical study of NoSQL databases for big data. In Manoj Kumar Singh and Dileep Kumar G, editors, Handbook of Research on Big Data Management and Applications, IGI Global, 2016.
4. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, and Hung-Jen Yang. Fundamental technologies and methodologies for mobile/handheld app development. In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, editor, Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, ISBN13: 9-781-466-65888-2, ISBN10: 1-466-65888-6, IGI Global, 2014.
5. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Lei Chen, and Ming Yang. Essential technologies for location-aware mobile, online map prefetching and caching. In Wen-Chen Hu and Naima Kaabouch, editors, Sustainable ICTs and Management Systems for Green Computing, ISBN: 1-466-61839-6, IGI Global, 2012.
6. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Lei Chen, and Ming Yang. Incremental location matching for human travel route anomaly detection. In In Lee, editor, Mobile Services Industries, Technologies, and Applications in the Global Economy, ISBN: 1-466-61981-3, IGI Global, 2012.
7. Lei Chen, Wen-Chen Hu, Ming Yang, and Lei Zhang. Security and privacy issues in secure e-mail standards and services. In Hamid Nemati, editor, Security and Privacy Assurance in Advancing Technologies: New Developments, Information Science Publishing, ISBN: 978-1609602000, pages 174-185, 2011.
8. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, and Hung-Jen Yang. Smartphone data protection using mobile usage pattern matching. In Junaid Zubairi and Athar Mahboob, editors, Cyber Security Standards,Practices and Industrial Applications: Systems and Methodologies, IGI Global, 2011.
9. Anlei Wang, Naima Kaabouch, Wen-Chen Hu, and Richard R. Schultz. Automatic and robust system for correcting microarray images rotations and isolating spots. In Hamid R. Arabnia and Quoc-Nam Tran, editors, Software Tools and Algorithms for Biological Systems, ISBN: 1-441-97045-2, Springer, 2011.
10. Lei Chen, Wen-Chen Hu, Ming Yang, and Lei Zhang. Applied cryptography in e-mail services and web services. In Hamid R. Nemati and Li Yang, editors, Applied Cryptography for Cyber Security and Defense: Information Encryption and Cyphering, Information Science Reference, ISBN: 1-615-20783-X, pages 130-145, 2010.
11. Wen-Chen Hu, Naima Kaabouch, Hung-Jen Yang, and Weihong Hu. Technologies and systems for web content adaptation. In Wen-Chen Hu and Yanjun Zuo, editors, Handheld Computing for Mobile Commerce: Applications, Concepts and Technologies, Information Science Reference, ISBN: 1-615-20761-9, pages 263-277, 2010.
12. Wen-Chen Hu, Yanjun Zuo, Naima Kaabouch, and Lei Chen. A technological perspective of mobile and electronic commerce systems. In Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, editor, E-Commerce Trends for Organizational Advancement: New Applications and Methods, (Advances in Electronic Commerce series), Information Science Reference, ISBN: 1-605-66964-4, pages 16-35, 2009.
13. Wen-Chen Hu, Yanjun Zuo, Lei Chen, and Chyuan-Huei Thomas Yang. Adaptive mobile web browsing using web mining technologies. I

PhD in Computer and Information Science and Engineering, August 1998, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
MS in Computer Science, May 1993, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa  
ME in Information Science and Electronic Engineering, June 1986, National Central University, Chungli, Taiwan
BE in Computer Science, June 1984, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taiwan  
Chemical Engineering, August 1979 – June 1981, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan