Draft 2014 Annual Convention Advanced Program* Convention Theme Expand Emerging Technology Frontiers through Research and Innovation 以研究創新擴展科技領域以研究創新擴展科技領域 12:00 PM 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Phoenix Ballroom “Impact of BIM (Building Information Modeling) on Construction Industry” Dr. Tien-Jen Cheng (鄭天人) Convention Chair Mr. Michael Lew (劉兆亮) IBM Microelectronics Head of Communications, National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries Dr. Yuying Gosser Program Chair Research Assistant Professor Director of Student Research and Scholarship The Grove School of Engineering, CCNY Dr. Yew-Huey Liu (劉玉慧) President Chair – Dr. Yu-Dong Yao (姚育東) Professor of Electrical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Xiang Zhang (張翔) Director, NSF Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center University of California, Berkeley http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/index.html * CIE-USA/GNYC is a non-profit organization. 2:40 PM – 4:00 PM AT&T Research Labs “Statistical Ensemble Learning for Mobility Data Analysis“ Dr. Yingying Chen (陳迎迎) Dr. Xiaowei Zhuang (莊小威) “Detecting Driver Phone Use To Reduce Driver Distraction” “Illuminating Biology at the Nanoscale with Super-resolution Fluorescence Microscopy” Saturday, December 06, 2014 Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel Flushing, NY 11354 Dr. Rensheng Wang (王仁生) “Creating Materials Properties that Do Not Exist in Nature” Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Professor of Physics , Harvard University 2:30 PM Session II – Wireless and Optical Communication: Research and Innovation (Boardroom East) Plenary Session Co-Founder, ConnectiLife http://www.cieusa-gnyc.org “Green Technology - Electric Cars and Batteries” IBM Research Dr. Ming-Yee Lai (賴明毅) Chairman Chinese Institute of Engineers – USA Greater New York Chapter Dr. Zhigang Shen (申志剛 ) Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering and Construction, University of Nebraska at Lincoln Registration Opening Remarks State of the Institute 美洲中國工程師學會大紐約分會 “WTE (Waste-to-Energy) Technology and China Perspectives” Tea & Coffee Break Parallel Session Session I – Innovative Technology in Environmental & Civil Engineering (Ballroom West) Chair – Dr. Weihua Jin (金偉華) Industry Professor of Civil Engineering, New York University Dr. Hanwei Zhang (張漢威) Director, Covenant Energy Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Naresh Chand Huawei USA R&D Center “ Flexible Passive Optical Networks” Dr. Xin Jiang (姜新) Professor in Computer Science, City University of New York “Optical System Performance Evaluation Using Analytical Gaussian Noise Model ” Session III – Panel Discussion: Leadership and Technical Skills in Science & Engineering Education (Phoenix Ballroom) Chair – Ms. Joyce Moy Executive Director, the CUNY Asian American/Asian Research Institute Panelist: Dr. Jizhong Xiao (Boardroom West 4:10 PM – 6:00 PM) Chair –Dr. I-Hsin Chung (鍾一新) Berkeley Research Staff Member, IBM Watson Research Center Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Professor of Physics Harvard University Dr. Xiaowei Zhuang (莊小威) Professor of Robotics, CCNY Mr. Florian Pinel Dr. Jeremy Wang Senior Software Engineer, Watson Group, IBM College adviser, Stuyvesant High school “Chef Watson and Cognitive Cooking” Institute Service Award Dr. Howard Chen (陳浩) Teacher and Research Director, Brooklyn Tech Dr. Ching-Huei Tsou (鄒慶暉) CIE-USA/GNYC President (2013) Dr. Hao Tang Research Scientist, IBM Watson Group High School Student Scholarship Session Chair – Dr. Howard Chen (陳浩) Dr. Macrae Maxfield “Automated Problem List Generation from Electronic Medical Records in IBM Watson” Professor of Computer Science, BMCC Mr. Jie Zhang Principal, Stuyvesant High school Mr. Chin-Sung Lin Dr. Neng-Fa Zhou (周能法) Engineer and Teacher, Eleanor Roosevelt High School Professor, CUNY CIE-USA/GNYC Scholarship Committee Chair 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Entertainment Phoenix Ballroom Performance by scholarship recipients “The Picat Language and System” 4:00 PM 4:10 PM – 5:30 PM Tea & Coffee Break Session VI – Student Poster Presentation Parallel Sessions Session IV – Translational Biomedical Research (Ballroom East) Chair – Dr. Sihong Wang ( (Boardroom Hallway 4:10 PM – 6:00 PM) Co-Chairs: Dr. Kun-Lung Wu (吴坤龍) 王思红) Manager, IBM Research Dr. Ming-Yee Lai (賴明毅) Professor, Biomedical engineering CCNY 謝政道) Co-Founder, ConnectiLife Dr. James Hsieh ( Oncologist and Member/professor Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center “Translational Kidney Cancer Research for a Cure” Dr. Robert Alfano CUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, The City College of New York, CUNY 5:30 PM 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Phoenix Ballroom Social Banquet MC – ( ) Welcome Address Dr. Yew-Huey Liu (劉玉慧) President, CIE-USA/GNYC “Seeing Vessels through Thick Tissue Scattering Walls ” Keynote Speech Dr. Wen-Hann Wang (王文漢) Alvin Lu, Professor Hao Wu’s group Vice President, Intel Corporation Harvard Medical School and Children's hospital “Structural and Mechanistic Studies of the Inflammasome Assembly” 王思红) Dr. Sihong Wang ( “Inventing a Smarter Future ” Awards Ceremony Chair – Dr. Jun-Min Liu (劉主民) Award Committee Chair, CIE-USA/GNYC Professor, Biomedical engineering CCNY “Thermal Regulation of Bone Marrow Stem Cell Differentiation” Distinguished Achievement Award Session V – Cognitive Computing and Newly Emergent Technology Vice President, Intel Corporation Dr. Wen-Hann Wang (王文漢) Prof. Xiang Zhang (張翔) Ernest S. Kuh Chaired Professor, University of California, Chair – Mr. Fred Yan (顏為民) (performed during Dinner banquet) David Chang, Pianist Hotel Parking: Parking for guests attending 12/06/2014 event is $10. ………………………………………… Registration Web Site http://www.cieusa-gnyc.org/2014reg/CIEREG/reg.php Registration Fee* (Including Dinner Banquet): Regular: $65 (before 11/30/14), $70.00 (on-site) Student: $30 (before 11/30/14), $35.00 (on-site) *CIE member receive $20 discount on registration fee. Please contact Chiao-Wei Lee at chiaoweilee@gmail.com for membership benefit. ………………………………………… CIE-USA/GNYC President Dr. Yew-Huey Liu (president@cieusa-gnyc.org) Convention Chair Dr. Tien-Jen Cheng (vice-president@cieusa-gnyc.org) Convention Vice Chair Mr. Fred Yan (socnis@yahoo.com) Program Chair Dr. Yuying Gosser (ygosser@ccny.cuny.edu) Secretary Dr. Eric Wu (secretary@cieusa-gnyc.org) Registration : 2014reg@cieusa-gnyc.org Dr. YaJuan Wang Dr. Eric Wu