Jieh Hsiang

Jieh Hsiang is a Distinguished Professor at National Taiwan University, with affiliations in the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, the Digital Archives and Automatic Inference Laboratory, and the Digital Humanities Research Center. He holds concurrent roles at the Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, and the Higher Education Research & Development Office, National Taiwan University.

Education

• PhD in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1979–1982)
• BS in Mathematics, National Taiwan University (1972–1976)

Research Interests

Hsiang's work spans automated reasoning, digital libraries, digital humanities, and information retrieval. His research focuses on integrating computational methods with cultural heritage preservation, particularly through tools like DocuSky and databases such as the Taiwan Historical Digital Library. He explores AI applications in patent analysis, historical text mining, and semantic relationships in legal documents.

Recent Trends in Publications

His recent articles highlight advancements in BERT and GPT-2 fine-tuning for patent classification, LARGE language models for legal automation, and GIS-based analysis of historical archives. Themes include digital preservation, AI-driven legal text analysis, and cross-disciplinary computational tools for humanities scholars.

Scientific Awards

• 2019 Ministry of Science and Technology Distinguished Research Fellow
• 2009 National Taiwan University Outstanding In-House Service Award
• 2008 Chinese Library Association Special Contribution Award
• 2006 IEEE Test-of-Time Award
• 1997 & 1999 National Science Council Outstanding Research Award
• 1997 Ministry of Education Outstanding Industrial-Academic Collaboration Award
• 1998–2001 Founder and First Chair of IFIP WG1.6

Labs and Collaborations

Hsiang leads the Digital Archive and Automatic Inference Laboratory, developing platforms like DocuSky for digital humanities, Taiwan Historical Digital Library, and QGIS Cloud Maps for spatial analysis. His team collaborates internationally on projects involving historical document digitization, patent automation, and cross-domain knowledge integration.