l Name: Chen Lian

l Title: Professor

l Research Interests: Database theory and techniques, machine learning, data mining, granular computing, and rough set theory

l Email: chenlian@ncu.edu.cn

l Education: Sep 1980 – Jul 1984 | B.S. in Computer Science, Chengdu Institute of Radio Engineering (now University of Electronic Science and Technology of China).

l Work Experience: Since 1993.4, teaching at the Computing Center, Nanchang University.

l Academic Service

2006–2010: Member of the National Steering Committee for Computer Basic Courses in Higher Education (Science and Engineering).

Current: Standing Director of Jiangxi Computer Society.

l Individual Honors

¡ 2004: “Distinguished Teacher” at the provincial level (Jiangxi Higher Education Institutions) and at Nanchang University.

¡ 1998: “Top Ten Teachers” and “Top Ten Young and Middle-Aged Teachers” of Nanchang University.

l Teaching & Research Achievements

¡ Led the course “University Computer Public Basic Course,” recognized as a Jiangxi Provincial High-Quality and Excellent Course in 2006.

¡ Awarded two Second Prizes for Teaching Achievements (Jiangxi Province) and two Scientific Research Awards (Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education).

¡ Published nearly 10 teaching reform papers.

¡ Authored and edited over 10 university computer textbooks.

¡ Hosted and participated in more than 20 national and provincial research and teaching reform projects.

¡ Published over 30 academic papers in EI journals and Chinese core journals.