Jui-Sheng Rayson Chou
Ph.D., P.E., Chair Professor
Advancing engineering intelligence through original optimization methods and translating research into infrastructure practice, industrial innovation, academic leadership, sustainable campus governance, and international talent development.

Academic Identity and Core Values
Original Theory
Creator of JSO, FBI, PWO, ED, ATO, AEIO, SAPSO, and AAA, with fuzzy-adaptive, multi-objective, weighted-feature, lightweight, and hybrid extensions.
Engineering Intelligence
Integration of AI, optimization, UAVs, computer vision, LLMs, RAG, and intelligent agents for infrastructure, energy, environment, and construction management.
Academic Leadership
Extending individual scholarship into national program planning, professional community building, international editorial service, and early-career development.
Public Practice
Applying construction management, risk governance, and smart-energy expertise to multi-campus capital projects, microgrids, asset governance, contracts, and safety.
Recent Research Highlights
Construction Safety under Visual Occlusion
Combining PWO-Lite, YOLO, and amodal instance segmentation to improve worker recognition, hazardous-behavior monitoring, and proactive warnings in complex construction environments.
AI + UAV for Bridge Repair Decisions
Connecting aerial imagery, deterioration recognition, repair-need assessment, and cost analysis into an automated bridge inspection and asset-management workflow.
Large Language Models for Engineering Law
Optimizing LLMs for construction procurement, contracts, and legal consultation with traceable, retrievable, and explainable decision support.
Building Energy, Microgrids, and Asset Life
Forecasting and control for building loads, HVAC degradation, photovoltaics, storage systems, campus microgrids, reliability, and lifecycle management.

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Executive Brief
Standing, adoption, publications and public value in about one minute.
Original Algorithms
Eight core optimizers, methodological extensions, and emerging directions.
Publications and Impact
Top-ranked journals, highly cited papers, and interdisciplinary research outputs.
Mentorship and Legacy
International research community, student awards, doctoral education, and alumni development.
Full Academic Record
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Data reference: July 2026. Citations, h-indices, and rankings change over time; see Sources for dates and historical snapshots.