Professor Yeh-Liang Hsu has served 30+ years at Yuan Ze University (YZU), where he has held many administrative positions, including department head, secretary-general, and dean of academic affairs. He has won numerous teaching, research, and service awards on campus. He was awarded Y. Z. Hsu Chair Professor three times and was awarded YZU Distinguished Professor in 2020.

Professor Hsu directed his research interest in mechanical design to gerontechnology and founded the Gerontechnology Research Center (GRC) in 2003. It is the pioneering research institute in this field in Taiwan. He has led the team for many large-scale research projects funded by the government and private sectors and has published many papers, books, and patents. Professor Hsu’s work in gerontechnology is also well-acknowledged internationally. He was the chairperson of the 9th World Conference of the International Society for Gerontechnology (ISG) in Taipei in 2014/06. He was then appointed as the ISG IT Director in 2014/10 and is responsible for the planning and operation of IT strategies and systems for the ISG. Professor Hsu was appointed editor-in-chief of Gerontechnology, the official journal of the ISG, in 2016/09.

In 2016, Professor Hsu moved one step forward and established a start-up company Seda GTech, going from R&D to products for daily applications. With his academic background and experience in innovation and entrepreneurship in this field, Professor Hsu has been constantly invited to give speeches and lectures in Taiwan and internationally promoting gerontechnology.

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