Professor Way Kuo (born January 5, 1951 in Taipei

Taipei

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, Taiwan

Taiwan

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) is the current President and University Distinguished Professor of the City University of Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

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. Before joining CityU, he was University Distinguished Professor and Dean

Dean (education)

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 of Engineering

Engineering

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 at the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

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.

Professor Kuo received his PhD

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 degree in engineering in 1980 from Kansas State University

Kansas State University

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 and BS

Bachelor of Science

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 degree in nuclear engineering

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 in 1972 from National Tsing-Hua University in Taiwan.

Professor Kuo is elected a Foreign Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Chinese Academy of Engineering

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. He is also an elected member of the United States National Academies of Engineering, Academia Sinica

Academia Sinica

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 in Taiwan and International Academy for Quality. He is Fellow

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 of the American Society for Quality

American Society for Quality

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 (ASQ), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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 (IEEE), Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

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 (INFORMS), American Statistical Association

American Statistical Association

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 (ASA), and Institute of Industrial Engineers

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(IIE).