Shing I. Chang

Shing I. Chang is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) at Kansas State University (K-State). He has held this position since 1991, initially as an Assistant Professor. His research focuses on quality engineering, statistical process monitoring, data analytics for manufacturing and healthcare, and entropy-based monitoring for elderly fall prevention. He has been involved in ABET accreditation and served on K-State's Faculty Senate (2002–2005).

• Education: Ph.D. (1991, Ohio State University), M.S.E. (1987, Arizona State University), B.S. (1983, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan)

Chang’s research includes innovative applications such as cyber manufacturing for 3D printing, big data analysis in healthcare, and sustainability in building design. His work has been cited over 1,000 times with an H-index of 17 (Google Scholar). He has secured funding from NSF, USDA, NIH, and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

He has held editorial roles at journals like Journal of Quality and International Journal of Advanced Quality Management. Notable contributions include establishing K-State’s data analytics graduate certificate (2016) and improving quality assurance systems at Payless Shoe Source (2000).