Yong Chen has been appointed as the departmental executive officer (DEO) of the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE).
Chen joined the College of Engineering as assistant professor of industrial engineering in 2003 and reached the rank of full professor in 2016.
Chen’s research focuses on data analytics and machine learning for industrial and healthcare applications. He co-authored a book on industrial data analytics published by Wiley and has received several best paper awards.
Chen has been the director of undergraduate studies for industrial engineering for more than 10 years, successfully leading the program’s re-accreditation by ABET during its last two review cycles. He has also received several collegiate and university awards, including the College of Engineering Service Award and the Faculty and Staff Career Impact Award.
Chen has held the role of interim DEO of the ISE department since 2023.