K. Robert Lai　Professor

 

Office：R1404

Phone：03-4638800#2353

Lab：1407A

Education：Ph.D., Computer Science, North Carolina State University

Email：krlai@cs.yzu.edu.tw

 

Major Research Areas：

Ø  Computational Intelligence

Ø  Digital Contents, e-Learning

Ø  Pervasive Computing, Wireless Sensor Networks

 

Positions Held：

Ø  Secretary General (08/01/2012－07/31/2013), Secretariat Office, Yuan Ze University

Ø  Department Chairman (08/01/2004－07/31/2008), Computer Science &Engineering, Yuan Ze University

Ø  Secretary General (2/1/2009－present), The Chinese Society of Digital Contents

Ø  Director(08/01/2001－07/31/2005), Library and Information Services , Yuan Ze University

Ø  Senior R&D Engineer (10/1983－8/1989), General Electric, Maryland, U.S.

Ø  Software Engineer(10/1982－10/1983), Link Simulation, Maryland, U.S.

 

Journal Articles：

  1. Chung Hsien Lan, Sabine Graf, K. Robert Lai*, and Kinshuk, 2010, "Enrichment of Peer Assessment with Agent Negotiation," accepted and to appear in IEEE Trans. on Learning Technologies, 3, No. 4. NSC98-2221-E-155-019 (SCI)

  2. K. Robert Lai, Menq Wen Lin, and Ting Jung Yu, 2010, "Learning Opponent's Beliefs via Fuzzy Constraint-Directed Approach to Make Effective Agent Negotiation," Applied Intelligence, Vol. 33, pp. 232-246. (SCI)

  3. K. Robert Lai, Chin-Yuan Fan, Wei-Hsiu Huang, and Pei-Chann Chang, 2009, "Evolving and clustering fuzzy decision tree for financial time series data forecasting," Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 36, pp. 3761-3773. (SCI)

  4. K. Robert Lai, Yu-Chee Tseng, and Shu-Yuan Chen, 2008, "Editorial for Special Issue on Selected Papers in ICS 2006," Journal of Information Science and Engineering, Vol. 24, No. 1, NSC96-2221-E-155-051-MY2. (SCI)

  5. Pei-Chann Chang, Chen-Hao Liu, and K. Robert Lai, 2007, "A fuzzy case-based reasoning model for sales forecasting in print circuit board industries," Expert Systems with Applications, Available online at www.sciencedirect.com, NSC95-2745-E-155-007-URD. (SCI)

  6. K. Robert Lai and Chung-Hsien Lan, 2006, "Applying an Assessment Agent to Evaluate the Learning Effectiveness," Lecture Notes in Computer Science , LNCS 4053, PP. 747-749, NSC94-2745-E-155-007-URD. (SCI)

  7. K. Robert Lai and Yi-Yuan Chiang, 2006, "Constraint-based Fuzzy Models for an Environment With Heterogeneous Information Granules," Journal of Computer Science & Technology., Vol. 21, No. 3, PP. 401-411, NSC94-2745-E-155-007-URD. (SCI)

  8. Pei-Chann Chang, Chien-Yuan Lai, and K. Robert Lai, 2006, "A hybrid system by evolving case-based reasoning with genetic algorithm in wholesaler’s returning book forecasting," Decision Support Systems, Vol. 42, No. 3, PP. 1715-1729, NSC94-2745-E-155-007-URD. (SCI)

  9. K. Robert Lai and Chung Hsien Lan, 2006, "Modeling Peer Assessment as Agent Negotiation in a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environment," Educational Technology and Society Journal, Vol. 9, No. 3, PP. 16-26, NSC94-2745-E-155-007-URD. (SSCI)

  10. K. Robert Lai and Yuan-Lung Chang, 2006, "A Software Definable Architecture for Adaptive Space Diversity at Handsets in MC-CDMA Systems," IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals, Vol. E89-A, No. 5, PP. 1473-1483, NSC94-2745-E-155-007-URD. (SCI)

  11. Menq-Wen Lin, K. Robert Lai, and Ting-Jung Yu, 2005, "Fuzzy Constraint-Based Agent Negotiation," Journal of Computer Science & Technology, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 319-330. NSC93-2745-E-155-007-URD. (SCI)

  12. Pei-Chann Chang and K. Robert Lai, 2005, "Combining SOM and Fuzzy Rule Base for Sale Forecasting in Printed Circuit Board Industry," Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3498, pp. 947-954, Springer-Verlag. NSC93-2745-E-155-007-URD. (SCI)

  13. K. Robert Lai and Menq-Wen Lin, 2004, "Modeling Agent Negotiation via Fuzzy Constraints in e-Business," Computational Intelligence, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 624-642, NSC92-2213-E-155-031. (SCI, EI)

  14. P.L. Hsu, R. Lai, C.C. Chiu, and C.I. Hsu, 2003, "The hybrid of association rule algorithms and genetic algorithms for tree induction: an example of predicting the student course performance," Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 25, pp.51-62, NSC91-2213-E-155-017. (SCI)