Heng-da Cheng

Abstract
– Author of 250 technical papers, is the co-editor of the book, Pattern Recognition: Algorithms, Architectures and Applications, and the editor of four conference proceedings.
– General Chairman of JCIS (Joint Conference of Information Sciences)
– Dr. Cheng has been listed Who’s Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Communications and Media, Who's Who in Science and Engineering
– Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University

Biography
Heng-Da Cheng received Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1985 (supervisor: K. S. Fu). Currently, he is a Full Professor, Department of Computer Science, and Adjunct Full Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Utah State University. Dr. Cheng is an Adjunct Professor and Doctorial Supervisor of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), an Adjunct Professor of Harbin Engineering University, and a Guest professor of Remote Sensing Application Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, a Guest professor of Wuhan University, a Guest professor of Shantou University and a Visiting professor of Northern Jiaotung University.

Dr. Cheng has published more than 250 technical papers, is the co-editor of the book, Pattern Recognition: Algorithms, Architectures and Applications, and the editor of four conference proceedings. His research interests include: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition & Image Processing, Medical Information Processing, Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms, Parallel Processing, Parallel Algorithms, and VLSI algorithms and architectures.

Dr. Cheng is the General Chairman of JCIS (Joint Conference of Information Sciences) 2007 (will be again in 2008), was the General Chairman of JCIS 2006 and JCIS 2005, and the General Chair and Program Chair for the International Conference on Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition & Image Processing (CVPRIP) from 1998 – 2007. He has been the Program Co-Chair of Vision Interface ’90, 1990. He served as a program committee member and session chair for many conferences, and as a reviewer for many scientific journals and conferences.

Dr. Cheng has been listed Who’s Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Communications and Media, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Men of Achievement, 2000 Notable American Men, International Leaders in Achievement, Five Hundred Leaders of Influence, International Dictionary of Distinguished Leadership, etc. He has been appointed as Member of the International Biographical Center Advisory Council, The International Biographical Center, England. And a Member of the Board of Advisors, the American Biographical Institute, USA. Dr. Cheng is an Associate Editor of Pattern Recognition and an Associate Editor of Information Sciences.