International Research Grants
- Principal Investigator, Specification and Implementation of Virtual University Software, 672,000 Yen, University of Aizu, Japan, June 1, 1999 – September 30, 1999.
- Overseas Research Collaborator, Learning Communities Using Virtual Reality Environment Media, 11.3 Million Yen, Japanese Ministry of Education, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research B (Developmental Research), Contract No. 12558012, Japan, 2000 to 2002.
- Principal Investigator, Software Systems for Virtual University Operations, travel grant for joint research, HK$6,500 funded by HKU External Relations Office Chain Affairs Unit 2000/2001 Taipei Trade Centre Exchange Scheme, the University of Hong Kong, 2001.
- Co-Principal Investigator, An E-Learning Infrastructure for Mobile Virtual University (#NSC 90-2218-E032-017), NT 250,150, funded by the NSC-NRC Collaborative Research Program (Taiwan—Canada), 1, 2001 to July 31, 2004.
- External Collaborator, Indexing, Matching, and Retrieval of 3D Models, funded by National University of Singapore, 2002.
- Visiting Researcher, Human-Centered Collaborative Knowledge Sharing Systems, funded by the Advanced Research Center for Human Sciences, Waseda University, Japan, 2004 – 2006.
- Co-Principle Investigator, CS4HS (Computer Science for High School) Project, 100,000 RMB, founded by Google’s Education Group, 2012.
Domestic Research Grants
- Principal Investigator, Visualization of Logic Specification Programs (#NSC 84-2213-E032-015), NT 216,000 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Feb. 2, 1995 to July 31, 1995.
- Principal Investigator, An Intelligent Multimedia Presentation System – First Year: Intelligent Presentations (#NSC 85-2213-E032-011), NT 491,400 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1995 to July 31, 1996.
- Co-Principal Investigator, The File Structure Refinement and Version Control of Object-Oriented CASE Tools under OLE, COM, and CORBA, NT 712,800 funded by III, Taiwan, July 1, 1995 to Apr. 30, 1996.
- Principal Investigator, An Intelligent Multimedia Presentation System – Second Year: Multimedia Databases (#NSC 86-2213-E032-009), NT 320,000 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1996 to July 31, 1997.
- Advisor, The Design and Implementation of a Multimedia Lecture-on-Demand System (#NSC 87-2815-C-032-022-E), NT 30,000 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Jul. 1, 1997 to Feb. 28, 1998.
- Co-Principal Investigator, The Design and Implementation of a Computer Supported Cooperative Work System. (#NSC 87-2213-E-032-005), NT 254,400 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1997 to July 31, 1998.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Object-Oriented Software Testing and Metrics Based on a Class Hierarchy Decomposition Mechanism (#NSC 87-2213-E-032-004), NT 472,800 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1997 to July 31, 1998.
- Principal Investigator, A Multimedia Petri Net Machine and It’s Applications. (#NSC 87-2213-E-032-019), NT 438,800 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1997 to July 31, 1998.
- Principal Investigator, On Automatic Generation of Schedule and Layout of Multimedia Presentations (#NSC 88-2213-E-032-012), NT 447,800 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1998 to July 31, 1999.
- Advisor, The Design and Implementation of a WWW Document Database (#NSC-88-2815-C032-001-E ), NT 39,000 funded by NSC, Taiwan, November 1, 1998 to June 30, 1999.
- Principal Investigator, A CSCW Multimedia Virtual Course Development Environment on Broadband Networks, (#NSC-89-2213-E-032-021), NT 925,300 funded by NSC, Taiwan, August 1, 1999 to July 31, 2000.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Agent Evolution Computing over Internet, (#NSC-89-2213-E-032-004), NT 402,800 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1999 to July 31, 2000.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Multimedia Instruction on Demand Database Management System, (#NSC-89-2213-E-032-003), NT 402,800 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1999 to July 31, 2000.
- Co-Principal Investigator, A Personal Information Agent on the Object Web, (#NSC-89-2213-E-032-005), NT 376,800 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 1999 to July 31, 2000.
- Advisor, Theory and Application of a Mobile Agent Computing Algorithm, (#NSC-89-2815-C032-003-E), NT 39,000 funded by NSC, Taiwan, November 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000.
- Principal Investigator, A Content-Based Retrieval System Using Color, Shape, and Spatial Relations, (#NSC-89-2218-E-032-013), NT 856,400 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2000 to July 31, 2001.
- Co-Principal Investigator, A Web Course Development and TQM System (1st Year), (#NSC 89-2511-S-032-012-X3), NT 911,600 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2000 to July 31, 2001.
- Co-Principal Investigator, A Web Course Development and TQM System (2nd Year), (#NSC 90-2520-S-032-011-X3), NT 950,400 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002.
- Co-Principal Investigator, An Integrated Virtual Classroom System for French Literature Education (translated), NT 500,000 funded by Ministry of Education, Taiwan, February 1, 2001 to October 31, 2001.
- Principal Investigator, Virtual Classroom for French-based Distance Learning, NT 1,080,000 funded by Ministry of Education, special program for the promotion of fundamental university education, Taiwan, September 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002.
- Advisor, The Implementation of a Mobile Media Server (#NSC-90-2815-C-032-016-E), NT 39,000 funded by NSC, Taiwan, July 1, 2001 to February 28, 2002.
- Co-Principal Investigator, A Web-based Automatic Publishing System (#NSC 90-2213-E-032-004), NT 563,700, funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002.
- Principal Investigator, Negotiation with Intelligent Software Agent in Electronic Commerce, (#NSC 90-2218-E032-017), NT 740,850 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Distance Learning Courseware Designs based on Influence Diagrams, (#NSC 91-2520-S-032-011), NT 547,600 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2002 to July 31, 2003.
- Principal Investigator, Interactive Negotiation Agent based on MAUT in E-Commerce, (#NSC 91-2213-E-032-020), NT 612,400 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2002 to July 31, 2003.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Progressive Image Transmission by Adaptive Interpolation, (#NSC 92-2213-E-032-025), NT 447,200 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004.
- Principal Investigator, Multi-resolution Image Inpainting, (#NSC 92-2213-E-032-030), NT 681,600 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004.
- Co-Principal Investigator, Courseware Diagram Measurement System Based on SCORM, (#NSC 92-2511-S-032-003), NT 589,600 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2003 to July 31, 2004.
- Co-Principal Investigator, A Petri Nets-based Approach to Modeling SCORM Sequence, (#NSC 93-2213-E-149-006), NT 454,300 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005.
- Co-Principal Investigator, A Sharable Distance Learning Assessment and Analysis Mechanism Based on SCORM, (#NSC93-2213-E-149-001), NT 601,200 funded by NSC, Taiwan, Aug. 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005.
- Principal Investigator, Hard SCORM, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (#93-2524-S-032-002-), NT 1,273,600, May 1, 2004 to April 30, 2005; NT 1,171,500, May 1, 2005 to April 30, 2006; NT 1,205,600, May 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007.
- Principal Investigator, Supporting Self-Regulated e/m-Learning via a Wireless Hyper-Interaction Platform, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (#93-2524-S-032-001-), NT 655,600, May 1, 2004 to April 30, 2005; NT 1,029,600, May 1, 2005 to April 30, 2006; NT 875,600, May 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007.
- Principal Investigator, Photo Defect Detection and Inpainting, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (NSC 94-2213-E-032 -017), NT 398,000, Aug. 1, 2005 to July 31, 2006.
- Principal Investigator, A QTI-based Authoring and Item Bank System, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (NSC 96-2520-S-032-005-MY3), NT 782,000 (1st Y), NT 936,000 (2nd Y), NT 913,000 (3rd Y), Aug. 1, 2007 to July 31, 2010.
- Principal Investigator, Enhancing on-line Learning Using Standards and Web 2.0 Technologies – using Multimedia course as an Example, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (NSC 96-2524-S-032-001), NT 4,080,000, Aug. 1, 2007 to July 31, 2008.
- Principal Investigator, Developing a QTI On-line Assessment Platform with Streaming Technology, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (96-2524-S-152-001-EC3), NT 499,000, Dec. 1, 2007 to Nov. 30, 2008.
- Principal Investigator, Video Inpainting and Implant, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (97-2631-H-152-001), NT 800,000, Aug. 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009.
- Principal Investigator, Digital Movie Regeneration Using Multilayered Video Schematic, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (98-2631-H-468-001), NT 1,039,000, Aug. 1, 2009 to July 31, 2010.
- Principal Investigator, Digital Movie Regeneration Using Multilayered Video Schematic (II), funded by NSC, Taiwan, (NSC 99-2631-H-468 -001), NT 602,000, 99/08/01 ~ 100/07/31.
- Principal Investigator, A Learning Resources Retrieval & Search Experience Recommendation Mechanism in Ubiquitous Learning Environment based on Inquiry-based Learning Strategy, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (NSC 99-2511-S-008 -008), NT 756,000, 99/08/01 ~ 100/07/31.
- Principal Investigator, Cloud-based Intelligent Tutoring Mechanism for Pervasive Learning, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (NSC 100-2631-S-008 -003 -CC2), NT 719,000, 100/04/01 ~ 101/03/31.
- Principal Investigator, The development of 3D dynamic special effects in the next generation digital archive movies, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (NSC 100-2631-H-008-004-), NT 743,000, 100/08/01 ~ 101/12/31.
- Principal Investigator, Using Social Knowledge for Inquiry-based Lecture Arrangement and Learning Path Planning, funded by NSC, Taiwan, (NSC 100-2511-S-008-010-MY2), NT 1,738,000, 100/08/01 ~ 102/07/31.
- Principal Investigator, The Development of Intelligent Image Inpainting System, (NSC 101-2622-E-008-004-CC2), NT 625,000, 101/02/01~102/01/31.