Education
B.S., Nanjing University
M.S., Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Brief Bio
Dr. Chen is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering. He joined South Dakota Mines in 2022 after graduating from Oklahoma State University with a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management. Dr. Chen has years of research experience in data science, particularly healthcare data analytics.
Research Expertise
Dr. Chen's research is primarily about data science and engineering. Areas of focus include predictive analytics through temporal modeling of longitudinal data, manipulating real-world electronic health records, unsupervised learning such as clustering, and extracting information from texts using natural language processing models. Dr. Chen also has expertise in optimization and supply chain analysis.
Teaching
Since joining South Dakota Mines, Dr. Chen has taught courses on Introduction to Quality Methods and Teaming (IENG 241L), Data Analytics (IENG 341/592), Introduction to Probability and Statistics (IENG/MATH 381), Production and Operation Management (IENG 425), and Project Planning and Control (IENG 566).