Shiu-Kai Chin is a Professor in the
Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse
University. He is Director of the newly formed Center for Information and
Systems Assurance and Trust (CISAT).
Professor Chin’s research
applies mathematical logic to the engineering of trustworthy systems. Shiu-Kai
supports the research program of the Air Force
Research Laboratory’s Cyber Operations Branch in the Information Grid Division
(RIG) in trustworthy systems and hardware-based computer security. His
focus is on access control and policy-based design. He and his students
have created engineering design and verification procedures using higher-order
logic to make trustworthy hardware and software.
Shiu-Kai is one of the instructors in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Advanced Course in Engineering Cyber Security Boot Camp. ACE, started in 2003, is a 10-week summer program for Air Force ROTC cadets. ACE develops the next generation of cyber leaders through education, hands-on training, officer development, and weekly 8-mile runs. ACE is based upon the highly successful 3.5-year General Electric Advanced Course in Engineering, of which Shiu-Kai is a graduate. Shiu-Kai is one of two original instructors still teaching in the ACE Cyber Security Boot Camp. His work on ACE is done through Serco-NA and Syracuse University.
Shiu-Kai served as the Interim Dean of the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and
Computer Science from 2006 to 2008. From 1998 until 2006 he was Director of the
Center for Advanced Systems Engineering (CASE)
at
Professor Chin received the
Crouse Hinds Award for Excellence in Education from the L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science in 1994. In
1997, he was appointed Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith
Professor for Teaching Excellence -
Prior to joining SU in 1986, Professor Chin was a senior engineer and program manager at General Electric. During his eleven years at GE, he designed several products including a nuclear fuel-rod monitor, a memory manager for a heart imaging system similar to a CAT scanner, and a custom radiation-hard CMOS processor combined with a GaAs C-band transceiver for controlling phased-array radars. He is a graduate of GE's Advanced Course in Engineering.
Shiu-Kai was a Commissioner on the Onondaga County/City of Syracuse Human Rights Commission. He is a trainer in the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) at Auburn Prison - a maximum security prison. AVP is an international, non-denominational program that teaches conflict resolution and communications skills.
He is an officer of several organizations including WCNY Public Radio and Television and co-chair of the Community Wide Dialogue to End Racism of InterFaith Works of Central New York.
Shiu-Kai is a member of the Adirondack Mountain
Club and the Adirondack 46ers (#1064).
Updated: 30 August 2009