About Me
I received my BSc in Computer Science from Fudan
University, Shanghai, in 1982. I was then
employed as an assistant engineer and assistant research professor
in the Seismological Bureau of China, Beijing. During that period, I worked
in the area of real time systems, and expert systems,
involving to investigate geophysical structures of underneath and
to determine the areas of earthquakes.
In 1992, I went to Australia and
completed my Ph.D. in Computer Science at
The University of New England
in March 1996. From February of 1995 to December of 1996,
I also
worked as an associate lecturer in the
Department of Mathematics and
Computing
Science of the University of New England.
In January 1997, I became a
lecturer in the School of Computer and Information Science,
Edith Cowan University .
In July of 1999, I joined
The University of Newcastle
as a lecturer in the Department of
Computer Science and Software Engineering.
Since beginning of 2001, I have been with
School of IT and Computer Science at
University of Wollongong
as a senior lecturer, an associate professor, and a professor.
I have taught the following subjects over the years: Introduction to Information
Systems, Intelligent Systems, System Analysis, Program Paradigms,
Data Structure, Software Analysis and Verification,
Languages (Ada, Java, Lisp, Prolog, and Smalltalk),
Computer Graphics, and Software Engineering Formal Methods.
My current research areas are in Multi-Agent Systems, Intelligent Information
Retrievals, and Agent Based Software Engineering.
I am good at Chinese cooking. I also enjoy fishing and traveling. My
daughter, Nancy, is my best
friend and my trouble
maker.
Click here to meet her.