The Importance of Refereed Publications to Research and Education: A Personal Experience

1. The Importance of Refereed Publications to Research and Education: A Personal Experience Presentation at the Consortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan (CONCERT) James M. Tien, Ph.D., NAE Yamada Corporation Professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute November 16, 2006

2. 2 Outline About My Career About Publications About My Research About Taiwan Concluding Remarks 1995 – Positive reserves of $442.9 for 1994 and 1995 2000 – Negative reserves of $976.7 accumulated from 1996 – 2000.1995 – Positive reserves of $442.9 for 1994 and 1995 2000 – Negative reserves of $976.7 accumulated from 1996 – 2000.

3. 3 About My Career: Education 9/62-6/66 B.E.E., Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 9/66-9/67 S.M., Electrical & Systems Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 9/69-6/70 E.E., Electrical & Systems Engineering, MIT 9/70-6/72 Ph.D., Systems Engineering & Operations Research, MIT From An Electrical Engineer To A Systems Engineer To An Information and Decision Systems Engineer: Publications Have Served As A Resource and As A Repository For Educational Projects and Theses 1995 – Positive reserves of $442.9 for 1994 and 1995 2000 – Negative reserves of $976.7 accumulated from 1996 – 2000.1995 – Positive reserves of $442.9 for 1994 and 1995 2000 – Negative reserves of $976.7 accumulated from 1996 – 2000.

4. 4 About My Career: Industrial 6/66-9/69 Member of Technical Staff, Bell Telephone Laboratories (6/66-9/67, Bell Labs Fellow; 9/67-9/69, Full-Time) 6/70-9/73 Researcher/Project Director, The Rand Corporation (6/70-6/72, Consultant; 6/72-9/73, Full-Time) 9/73-3/75 Senior Scientist/Area Director, Urban Systems Research & Engineering 3/75-Pres Vice President and Principal, Structured Decisions Corporation Building On Content of Existing Publications, Authored Or Co-Authored At Least One Paper Per Major Project 1995 – Positive reserves of $442.9 for 1994 and 1995 2000 – Negative reserves of $976.7 accumulated from 1996 – 2000.1995 – Positive reserves of $442.9 for 1994 and 1995 2000 – Negative reserves of $976.7 accumulated from 1996 – 2000.

5. 5 About My Career: Academic 9/69-6/72 Teaching Assistant/Instructor, MIT 9/73-6/77 Visiting Lecturer (Part-Time), MIT 7/77-6/81 Associate Professor, Electrical Computer & Systems Engineering (ECSE), RPI 7/81-6/87 Associate Professor (with Tenure), ECSE, RPI 9/86-8/87 Acting Department Head, ECSE, RPI 7/87-Pres. Professor, ECSE, RPI 7/88-Pres. Professor and Chair, Decision Sciences & Engineering Systems (DSES), RPI 8/92-6/94 Acting Dean, School of Engineering, RPI 4/98-10/99 Acting Dean, School of Engineering, RPI 11/02-Pres. Yamada Corporation Professor Building On Content of Existing Publications, Authored Or Co-Authored At Least Four Papers Per Year 1995 – Positive reserves of $442.9 for 1994 and 1995 2000 – Negative reserves of $976.7 accumulated from 1996 – 2000.1995 – Positive reserves of $442.9 for 1994 and 1995 2000 – Negative reserves of $976.7 accumulated from 1996 – 2000.

6. 6 About My Career: VolunteerIn Professional Organizations, Esp. IEEE (In Red)