Jye-Chyi Lu

Prof. Jye-Chyi (JC) Lu is a Professor in the Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Tech. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1988) and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan. His research focuses on data mining, industrial statistics, supply chain logistics, and reliability engineering. He has authored 82 journal articles and advised 27 PhD students.

Education:

• Ph.D. Statistics, University of Wisconsin, 1988
• B.S. Applied Mathematics, National Chiao-Tung University, 1979

Research Interests: Prof. Lu's work spans statistical methodologies in manufacturing systems, semiconductor processes, and biomedical data analysis. He emphasizes practical applications in quality improvement and spatial modeling.

Awards:

• Fellow of the American Statistical Association (2007)
• Recipient of multiple teaching excellence awards from NCSU and Georgia Tech
• Lead organizer for INFORMS Quality, Statistics, and Reliability conferences

Teaching & Service: Active instructor in courses like Data Mining, Statistical Modeling, and Quality Improvement. Served as Associate Editor for Journal of Quality Technology and Technometrics. Holder of NSF grants and industry-funded research projects.

Labs/Teams: Leads research groups focused on statistical methods for industrial applications, collaborating with semiconductor and logistics industries.