City Science Lab@Taipei Tech
Research Field
Prof. Rick Chuang is the director of the City Science Lab@Taipei Tech and Dean of the Office of Research and Development. As a professor of mechanical engineering, he specializes in developing energy-saving control devices. He has extensive experience in the field of human-machine robotic devices in urban communities.
City Science Lab at Taipei Tech
The City Science Lab at Taipei Tech collaborates closely with the MIT Media Lab on cutting-edge topics such as smart cities, urban data, autonomous vehicles, and future transportation. By leveraging generative AI, the lab integrates robotics and urban data to analyze cities, predict policy impacts, and enhance both urban efficiency and residents' quality of life.
Research Areas:
Robotics
- Utilize generative AI to develop efficient robotic systems that automate task planning, scheduling, and management.
- Enhance robots' self-learning, navigation, and decision-making capabilities to improve adaptability and expand their applications in complex environments.
Urban Informatics (Data & AI)
- Apply generative AI to urban data analysis and simulation to bridge knowledge gaps caused by specialized expertise.
- Enable analysis, interpretation, and prediction of complex urban systems, providing a robust scientific foundation for urban governance and policymaking.
Professor He-Chiao Chuang, the Principal Investigator, is an expert in semiconductor processes, surface treatment, electroplating technology, medical devices, and energy-saving technologies. He has published 84 academic articles in SCI-indexed journals, with 49 of these articles published in the last five years. Additionally, he holds 7 patents from the Republic of China. Since 2023, he has served as a director, election, finance, and science popularization committee member of the 40th Chinese Society of Mechanics. Since 2015, he has been a director and vice-chair of the Academic and Editorial Committee of the Taiwan Society of Engineering Technology and Applied Medicine. From February 2018 to July 2021, he served as the Director of International Affairs at Taipei Tech, promoting the university's internationalization and world university rankings. Since August 2021, he has been the Director of Research and Development at Taipei Tech, contributing to the university's remarkable six-year consecutive improvement in QS World University Rankings. Over the past five years, he has executed 37 industry-academia collaboration projects with a total funding of approximately NT$33.15 million, successfully completing 4 technology transfers. In 2023, he facilitated the establishment of the Pioneer Materials-Taipei Tech Joint Research and Development Center, with a first-year funding of NT$10 million, focusing on the development of metal materials and advanced material processes.
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Ph.D. major in Mechanical Engineering