YEARN-TZUO (ANDREW) HWANG
Name YEARN-TZUO (ANDREW) HWANG
Email yearnhwang(at)nycu.edu.tw
Title Assistant Professor
Division Design-Manufacturing Engineering
Teaching Area Machine Learning, Object Oriented Geometric Modeling,
Recent Advances in Engineerig, Smart Manufacturing,
Sheet Metal Fabrication and Automation, Optimization, 
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
Numerical Methods, Object Oriented Programming,
Automatic Control, Engineering Mathematics,
Statics, Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Material Mechanics,
Research Expertise Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing
Smart Manufacturing
Sheet Metal Fabrication and Automation
Optimization Algorithm and Application
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
Boigraphy Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan 


2/2022-now: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mech. Engr., National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
                         國立陽明交通大學 機械工程系 助理教授
2/2020-1/2022: Assistant Professor (14級), Dept. of Mech. Engr.,
                         國立台灣科技大學機械系 機械工程系 助理教授
                             Universidad Politécnica Taiwan Paraguay (台灣巴拉圭科技大學-外交部計劃)
7/2017-1/2020: IIoT (工業4.0) Lead Developer/Data Scientist, Amada America Inc., USA
10/2000-6/2017: Senior R&D Developer (Bending Automation自動化)/Development Manager
                           (in China)/Bending Solution R&D Developer, Amada America Inc., USA
1/1995-9/2000: Founder and President, Solidtech Engineering Co. (acquired by Amada), USA
9/1991-12/1994: Senior R&D Engineer, VMA Engineering (Optimization Software Co.), USA
9/1990-8/1991: Sheet Metal Bending Software Consultant, Amada America Inc., USA
8/1984-7/1989: General Motor Project Engineer and Software Engineer, EMRC (Detroit), USA
9/1982-6/1984: Research Assistant, The University of Texas at Austin, USA


USA Patents: 7266419B2 (2007), 6701208 (2004), 6065857 (2000), 5864482 (1999)
Japan Patent: 日本特許(專利) JP2001265834A (2001) 
Taiwan Government High Examination Certificate (全國性高等考試機械科, #546)
Taiwan Government Mechanical Engineer Certificate (考試院技師考試, #266)
 
Country School Name Department Degree
USA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Mechanical Engineering Ph.D.