Speakers Who Inspire

Keynote Speaker

Caroline G.L. Cao

Professor and Dean of Faculty of Engineering
University of Ottawa
Canada

“Human Factors Research in Healthcare”

Caroline G. L. Cao is Dean of Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa in Canada. She received a Ph.D. in mechanical & industrial engineering from the University of Toronto in 2002. Dean Cao is a researcher, educator and entrepreneur with extensive experience in the design and development of medical systems and devices, and enabling technology (AR/VR, simulation and training, decision aid, sensory substitution, navigational aid, robotics, etc.) for minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, she was International Chair for Industry of the Future and Professor of Computer Science at IMT Atlantique in Brest, France from 2021 to 2023, where she developed partnerships with industries to address challenges in Industry 4.0 and 5.0 (e.g., digital twins, human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence, XR technology, system resilience). She was Director of Engineering Innovation and Medical Simulation at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine , University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne, from 2023-2025. Dr. Cao is a recipient of the US National Science Foundation Career Award, a US Fulbright Scholar award, and the International Chair of RFI ATLANSTIC 2020 in France. Dr. Cao is an elected Fellow of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She is Associate Editor of the journal Human Factors. Dr. Cao is currently President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

Keynote Speaker

Myung Hwan Yun

Professor and the Director of of Human Interface Systems Laboratory at the Department of Industrial Engineering
Seoul National University
South Korea

“Intelligentizing Human Factors for Digital Healthcare Innovation : Designing for Symbiosis”

Myung Hwan Yun is a Professor and the Director of Human Interface Systems Laboratory at the Department of Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. He is also a former president of the Ergonomics Society of Korea and was the Organizing Chair for IEA (International Ergonomics Association)’s triennial conference, the IEA 2024 JEJU. He is also a Fellow of IEA, ACED and ESK.

He received his B.S. and M.S. in industrial engineering from Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea and a PhD in industrial and manufacturing engineering from Penn State University, USA. His research interests include Human Interface Design, User Experience Research, Affective Product Development and Auditory User Interface.

Professor Yun spent most of his career advising and co-operating with major product/service developers in South Korea including Samsung Electronics (Mobile Products, Home Appliances), Hyundai Motors (Interior Trim, Perceived Quality, Sound Design, Driver Seat) and Hana Financial Group (User Experience, Customer Journey Planning)

Keynote Speaker

Shao-Jen Weng

Chairman of Healthcare Systems Consortium

Taiwan

Dr. Shao-Jen Weng is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Enterprise Information at Tunghai University, where he also serves as the Chairman of the Healthcare Systems Consortium. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University, specializing in the application of advanced computational modeling and optimization within complex healthcare service systems.

His primary research interests reside at the intersection of Operations Research, Discrete-Event Simulation (DES), and Lean Healthcare. Dr. Weng’s scholarly work focuses on developing robust simulation frameworks to enhance operational efficiency and patient safety in high-acuity clinical environments. By integrating Lean Six Sigma methodologies with stochastic modeling, his research provides data-driven solutions for resource allocation, outpatient scheduling, and emergency department throughput optimization.

Throughout his academic tenure, Dr. Weng has spearheaded numerous interdisciplinary projects in collaboration with leading medical centers in Taiwan. His contributions to the field are documented in peer-reviewed journals such as Health Care Management Science, the International Journal of Production Research, and the Journal of Medical Systems. His research not only addresses theoretical gaps in industrial engineering but also offers practical, scalable implementations for healthcare administrators facing increasing systemic volatility.

In addition to his research portfolio, Dr. Weng is a dedicated educator and a senior member of several professional engineering societies. He frequently serves as a technical consultant for healthcare digital transformation initiatives, advocating for the integration of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twin technology in hospital management. His current work explores the synergy between simulation-based decision support systems and real-time data analytics to foster more resilient healthcare infrastructures.

“The Evolution of the Healthcare Systems Consortium (HSC): Pioneering Digital Healthcare in Taiwan”

Forum Panelist

Yang C. Fann

Director of Taiwan Digital Health Institute (TDHI) /

Professor of China Medical University

Taiwan

WORK EXPERIENCE (SELECTED):

  • 2026 – Present: Director, Taiwan Digital Health Institute (TDHI), China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

  • 2026 – Present: Professor, Dept of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taiwan

  • 2021 – 2026: Director, Clinical Informatics, Office of Intramural Research, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

  • 2024 – 2026: NIH AI Task Force, Office of Intramural Research, Office of the Director, NIH

  • 2024 – 2026: NIH Health AI Committee, Office of Intramural Research, Office of the Director, NIH

EDUCATION:

  • Research Associates (Comp. Biology) 

    Washington Univ. in St. Louis, MO

    1995 - 1996

  • Postdoc (Protein Structure/Biochem.)

    Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

    1992 - 1995

  • Ph.D. (Computational Chemistry)

    Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

    1988 - 1992

  • B.S.   (Chemistry)

    Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan

    1980 - 1984

PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER SKILL:

  • Programming Language: Visual C++, VB, Java/JSP, XML/JSON, FORTRAN, Bio/Perl, and SQL.

  • Operating System: Redhat Linux, Mac OSX, Windows OS.

  • Bioinformatics: RNA-seq, WGS and Single Cell Sequencing Analysis, Integrative Computational Biology, Microarray and Proteomics (MS) Analysis, Pathway Studio, CLCBio, GenSpring, VectorNTI, SAS/JMP, EMBOSS, SWISSPROT, NCBI Tools.

  • Databases: MS Access, FileMaker Pro, MS SQL, MySQL, and Oracle

  • Computation & Modeling: Sybyl, MacroModel, UNITY, DISCO, MatchMaker, Composer, QSAR, DOCK, CoMFA, TRIAD, TINKER, AMBER, QUANTA/CHARMm, MSI/InsightII, ISISDraw, WebLab, Swiss PDB viewer, Alchemy2000, GAMESS, Gaussian9x, Spatan, MOPAC, EHMACC, etc.

  • Biomedical Engineering: Equipment/Computer interfaces, Digital/analog conversion with PC data acquisition, LabView interfaces.