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Yinong Chen serves as a Teaching Professor at Arizona State University's School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. With over two decades of academic experience since joining ASU in 2001, he maintains active roles in research, teaching, and professional service. His institutional affiliations include continuous editorial board memberships with Simulation Modeling Practice and Theory (Elsevier), International Journal of Simulation and Process Modeling, and Journal of Systems and Software.
Dr. Chen's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Karlsruhe/Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (1993), an M.S. from Chongqing University (1984), and a B.S. in Software Engineering from the same institution (1982). Prior to ASU, he served as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand (1994-2000) and completed postdoctoral research at LAAS-CNRS in France.
His research spans service-oriented computing, visual programming environments, and computer science education innovation. Chen has developed the VIPLE (Visual IoT/Robotics Programming Language Environment) framework, which integrates robotics, IoT, and AI education through visual programming. Current work focuses on GPU-accelerated cloud services, AI-enhanced educational tools, and smart city applications. His recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on applying service-oriented principles to emerging domains like quantum machine learning education and assistive technologies.
Professional service includes editorial responsibilities for four major journals and continuous committee involvement at ASU since 2004, particularly in freshman mentorship and computing resource management. His grant history demonstrates sustained funding from Intel for robotics education initiatives and multiple NSF-related projects focused on service-oriented computing pedagogy.
- Arizona Robotics Challenge Initiative (Intel, 2007-2010)
- Visual Programming for IoT in Engineering Education (Intel, 2012-2013)
- Preparing High School Teachers for Service-Oriented CS Education (NSF, 2007-2011)
Chen directs the VIPLE research group, which develops visual programming tools for robotics and IoT education. Current projects include the ASU Instructor Assistant GPT and multi-modal systems for blind obstacle detection. His work bridges theoretical service-oriented computing with practical educational applications, maintaining strong industry partnerships while advancing computer science pedagogy.
