Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1995

Scientists Prize given by the Beijing Association for Science and Technology (1988 ), and the Excellent Paper Award for Young Researchers at the 1988 National Conference of the Chinese Automation Society. He is also a co-recipient of a Chinese National Nature Science Award in 1994. Dr. Xu is a member ofthe Technical Committee on Neural Networks (TC3), of International Association for Pattern Recognition, ofthe New York Academy of Sciences, of Sigma Xi, of The Scientific Research Society, an IEEE senior member, and the vice-president of the Asian-Pacific Neural Network Assembly. Dr. Cheng Chun Hung Lecturer in Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Dr. Cheng was born and educated in Hong Kong. Upon graduation from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, he served as research assistant at the Department of Economics of the Uni- versity for a year before going to the US for further studies. He completed his MBA from the University of Iowa in 1984 and became an instructor there at the Department of Management Science. In 1987, he received his M.Sc. in computer science. From 1987 to 1991, he was a programme analyst at the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He earned his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Iowa in 1990 and started his teaching career in 1991 at the School of Business, Kentucky State University. Dr. Cheng is interested in using information systems methodology to solve business and operations management problems. He has taught courses such as industrial organization and management, information systems analysis and design, management of information technology, management information systems, distributed computer systems, group technology and management of information technology. Dr. Cheng has published over 10 papers in international journals. Dr. Edwin Y. Tang Lecturer in Marketing Bom in Taiwan in 1953, Dr. Tang studied psychology at the National Chengchi University and received his first degree in 1976. He obtained his M.Sc. in business administration fromTexas Tech University in 1984 and his Ph.D. in marketing science from the University of Texas, Dallas, in 1989. Dr. Tang started his career in advertising and marketing research in 1978 and worked for Grant Advertising and International Advertising Agency in Taipei for three years. Before joining The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Dr. Tang taught marketing courses at North Carolina State University for six years. His research interests include marketing models, marketing decision support systems, innovation and new product development, and advertising management. Dr. Tang received the Best Paper Award at the Sixth Annual Marketing Doctoral Symposium in 1987, and was listed in both the Who's Who among Asian Americans and Who's Who in America in 1994. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the American Academy of Advertising, the American Marketing Association, and INFORMS. Dr. Tang is married, and has two children. Dr. Joseph J. Y. Sung Senior Lecturer in Medicine Dr. Sung obtained his medical degree (MBBS) from the University ofHong Kong in 1983, and was awarded the Hong Kong Medical Association Prize of that year. After finishing his internship, he joined the Department of Medicine at the Prince of Wales Hospital where he received Profiles 35