News
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May 2026
Award Received the Best Paper Award at the ICEIB International Conference for "GLEEN: Global-Local Exposure Enhancement and Fusion for Improved Object Detection in Distant Water Fisheries".
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May 2026
Position Appointed Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Computer Science & Information Engineering, National Chung Cheng University.
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May 2026
Paper New paper accepted in Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers — "Maritime UAV Patrol System Utilizing YOLO Framework and Darknet-53 for Object Detection and Alarm System."
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Mar 2026
Paper New paper accepted in IEEE Access — "A Unified Theoretical and Deep Learning Framework for Temporal Link Prediction in Dynamic Networks."
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Feb 2026
Position Appointed Dean, College of Engineering, National Chung Cheng University.
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Feb 2026
Paper New paper accepted in Journal of Physiological Investigation — "Deep Learning Technology in Genomics, Radiotherapy and Ophthalmology for Precision Medicine."
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Jan 2026
Paper Paper published in Information Fusion (IF 15.5, Q1) — "When Explainable Artificial Intelligence Meets Data Governance: Enhancing Trustworthiness in Multimodal Gas Classification."
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Aug 2025
Grant Three new NSTC research grants awarded, including a 3-year project on context-driven disaster simulation and management (114-2222-E-194-003-MY3).
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May 2025
Paper Paper accepted in IEEE Transactions on AgriFood Electronics — "Deep Learning Enhanced Virtual Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring in Aquaculture."
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2025
Award Ranked 1st in Taiwan and 13th globally (of 6,044 researchers) in Embedded Software by ScholarGPS World Ranking.
Keynote & Invited Talks
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May 2026
Invited AI-based Law Enforcement in Smart Cities — ICAN 2026.
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Apr 2026
Invited Applications of AI on Smart Healthcare and Geriatric Welfare — National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institute, Taiwan.
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Apr 2026
Invited AI for Gender Equality — College of Education/Social Science, CCU, Taiwan. (Invited Talk & Workshop)
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Mar 2026
Invited AI for Academic Research — Nanhua University, Taiwan. (Invited Lecture)
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Feb 2026
Invited How Smart City AI Applications are Developed and Deployed via Academia, Industry, and Government Collaborations — Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India.
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Dec 2025
Invited AI-based Law Enforcement in Sustainable Smart Cities — Ministry of Education, Taiwan.
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Dec 2025
Invited Real-World Applications of Deep Learning Technologies to Smart City, Distant Water Fisheries, and Medical Diagnosis — Alliance University, Bengaluru, India.
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Dec 2025
Invited AI Driven Sustainable Smart City Development — Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College (SREC), India.
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Nov 2025
Invited A Primer on GenAI — UBM University, Indonesia. (Studium Generale)
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Nov 2025
Invited GPU-Accelerated Creative Lab — UBM University, Indonesia.
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Sep 2025
Invited AI for Social Good — Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (delegation visited ICCC, CCU).
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Aug 2025
Keynote AI-Based Traffic and Environment Monitoring for Sustainable Smart Cities — Indo-Taiwan Conference, India.
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Aug 2025
Invited AI for Human Resource Development — Nanhua University, Taiwan.
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Jun 2025
Keynote Smart City Development: Environment and Traffic Monitoring — APWEI 2025.
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Jun 2025
Invited Research Proposals and Methodology for Grant Applications — Amity University, India.
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Feb 2025
Invited Design Thinking for Healthcare Innovation — AICTE-ATAL Faculty Development Program, Global Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India.
About
Pao-Ann Hsiung received his B.S. in Mathematics and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1991 and 1996, respectively. From 1996 to 2000, he was a post-doctoral research fellow at the Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei. Since February 2001 he has been at the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, where he became a full professor in August 2007, and was appointed Distinguished Professor in May 2026.
He has served as Division Chief of Information Management (2008–2011), Department Chair (2011–2016), Dean of International Affairs (2016–2017), Director General of the Intelligence Technology Department at Chiayi City Government (2018), and Chief Information & Technology Officer at CCU (2022–2024). He currently serves as Dean of the College of Engineering (since February 2026), Director of the Research Center on AI and Sustainable Development, and Director of the Taiwan–India Joint Research Center on AI at IIT Ropar and CCU.
Listed twice among the Stanford University / Elsevier World Top 2% Scientists
(career-long impact) in AI & Image Processing and Computer Architecture
& Systems — announced in both 2024 and 2025. Ranked by ScholarGPS
1st in Taiwan and 57th worldwide (of 11,865 researchers) in Hardware-Software
Codesign (2024), and 1st in Taiwan and 13th globally (of 6,044 researchers) in
Embedded Software (2025).
Dr. Hsiung has published more than 340 papers in top international journals and conferences, served on the editorial boards of several leading journals, and participated in the program committees of over 400 international conferences. He holds an Honorary Professorship at Amity University, India and is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at KIET Group of Institutions, India.
Current Positions
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Dean
College of Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
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Director
Taiwan–India Joint Research Center on AI, jointly at IIT Ropar and CCU
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Director
Research Center on AI and Sustainable Development, CCU, Taiwan
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Distinguished Prof.
Dept. of Computer Science & Information Engineering, CCU, Taiwan
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Honorary Prof.
Amity University, India
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Visiting Prof.
KIET Group of Institutions, India (Distinguished Visiting Professor)
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Visiting Prof.
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India (Distinguished Visiting Professor)
Teaching
Current
Introduction to Deep Learning (PG)
Software Engineering (UG)
RFID Systems & Applications (PG)
Next Semester
Generative AI (PG)
Past
Operating Systems (UG)
System Programming (UG)
Embedded Software Engineering (PG)
Computer-Aided Verification (PG)
SoC Design Flow & Tools (PG)
Hardware-Software Codesign (PG)
Reconfigurable Computing (PG)
R Programming (PG)
Open Source Software Development (PG)
Research Interests
Smart City & Sustainability
Generative digital twins, sustainable smart cities, smart grid, smart traffic
AI & Deep Learning
Driver fatigue prediction, landslide prediction, sports analytics, precision medicine
Cyber-Physical Systems
CPS design, IoT, embedded real-time systems, SoC design & verification
Reconfigurable Computing
FPGA-based reconfigurable systems, partial reconfiguration, Network-on-Chip
Formal Verification
Model checking, timed automata, TCTL, assume-guarantee verification
Hardware-Software Codesign
HW/SW coverification, SystemC, component-based frameworks (VERTAF)
Funded Projects (2023–present)
| Project Title | Role | Period | Budget (NTD) | Status |
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| 2025 Context-Driven Disaster Simulation and Management Technology Research (114-2222-E-194-003-MY3) | PI | 2025/8–2028/7 | 3,324,000 | Active |
| 2025 Reliable Distributed Learning and Smart Contract-Assisted Digital Ecosystem (114-2923-E-194-001-MY3) | Co-PI | 2025/9–2028/8 | 5,770,000 | Active |
| 2025 AI-Based Digital Media Deepfake News Detection and Prevention Framework (114-2221-E-468-015-) | Co-PI | 2025/8–2026/7 | 830,000 | Active |
| 2024 Sustainable Smart City Command & Control Center Design (Ⅱ)(2/2) (113-2634-F-194-001-) | PI | 2024/11–2025/10 | 13,000,000 | Completed |
| 2024 Dynamically Adaptive Edge AI Framework for Smart Agriculture (113-2221-E-018-025-MY3) | Co-PI | 2024/8–2027/7 | 2,880,000 | Active |
| 2024 Federated Multi-Modal Smart IoT Real-Time Context-Aware Platform Design (113-2221-E-194-038-) | PI | 2024/8–2025/10 | 977,000 | Completed |
| 2024 Halal Market Expansion via Industry-Academia Alliance (3/3) (113-2622-8-194-001-TH) | Co-PI | 2024/2–2025/1 | 2,300,000 | Completed |
| 2023 Sustainable Smart City Command & Control Center Design (Ⅱ)(1/2) (112-2634-F-194-001-) | PI | 2023/11–2025/1 | 15,230,000 | Completed |
| 2023 Taiwan-India AI Joint Research Center Operation Plan-II (3/3) (112-2927-I-194-001-) | PI | 2023/9–2024/11 | 3,000,000 | Completed |
| 2023 2030 Cross-Generational Taiwan Social Development Policy: Technology for Maritime Human Rights & Sustainability (3/3) (112-2420-H-194-005-) | Co-PI | 2023/8–2024/7 | 4,800,000 | Completed |
| 2023 Halal Market Expansion via Industry-Academia Alliance (2/3) (112-2622-8-194-001-TH) | Co-PI | 2023/2–2024/1 | 1,500,000 | Completed |
Selected Honors & Awards → Full list
- 2026 Best Paper Award, ICEIB International Conference; "GLEEN: Global-Local Exposure Enhancement and Fusion for Improved Object Detection in Distant Water Fisheries"
- 2025 ScholarGPS Top 0.05% World Ranking — Embedded Software; Ranked 1st in Taiwan & 13th globally (of 6,044 researchers)
- 2024 ScholarGPS Top 0.05% World Ranking — Hardware-Software Codesign; Ranked 1st in Taiwan & 57th worldwide (of 11,865 researchers)
- 2025 Stanford / Elsevier World Top 2% Scientists — Career-Long Impact, fields: AI & Image Processing; Computer Architecture & Systems
- 2024 Stanford / Elsevier World Top 2% Scientists — Career-Long Impact, fields: AI & Image Processing; Computer Architecture & Systems
- 2018 TOP 7 Smart City Award — Intelligence Community Forum (ICF) World Smart City Competition, Chiayi City Government under DG Hsiung's leadership
- 2010 Outstanding Research Award, National Chung Cheng University (3 faculty awarded; NT$300,000 research fund + NT$100,000 cash)
- 2007 IET Fellow; also IEEE Senior Member & ACM Senior Member
- 2004 Young Scholar Research Award, National Chung Cheng University (NT$400,000 research fund + NT$60,000 cash)
- 2002–2010 9 Best Master Thesis Advisor Awards from the Institute of Information and Computing Machinery (IICM)
- 2001 ACM Taipei Chapter Kuo-Ting Li Young Researcher Award — one recipient per year in the entire country, for significant contributions to design automation of electronic systems
Publications
Selected recent Q1 journal papers. Prof. Hsiung has published more than 340 papers in total — see the full list in his CV (PDF) or on Google Scholar.
- Q1 · IF 15.5
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Q1 · IF 10.7
Artificial Intelligence Review, Vol. 58, Article No. 21
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Q1 · IF 7.8
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier, Vol. 26, article 107190
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Q1 · IF 6.2
Future Generation Computer Systems, Elsevier, Vol. 166
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Q1 · IF 4.5
NDT and E International, Vol. 158, article 103569
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Q1 · IF 3.72
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 135, pp. 915–938
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Q1 · IEEE Trans.
IEEE Transactions on AgriFood Electronics
Books
Reconfigurable System Design and Verification
CRC Press, USA, 2009 · Pao-Ann Hsiung, Marco D. Santambrogio, Chun-Hsian Huang
Dynamic Reconfigurable Network-on-Chip Design: Innovations for Computational Processing and Communication (Edited Volume)
IGI Global, USA, 2011 · Editors: Jih-Sheng Shen & Pao-Ann Hsiung
Hardware-Software Co-design of a Multimedia SoC Platform
Springer, USA, 2009 · Sao-Jie Chen, Guang-Huei Lin, Pao-Ann Hsiung, Yu-Hen Hu