About Me
Dr. Hsu-Chao Lai (賴旭昭) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at Chang Gung University. His research focuses on recommender systems, social network analysis, and interdisciplinary data mining, with applications in healthcare, sports analytics, online platforms, and intelligent decision-making. He is also passionate about teaching data mining and graph learning, and welcomes collaborations that connect machine learning research with real-world challenges.
Solo traveler, hand-brew coffee enthusiast, and curious listener.
Interests
- Interaction and Dynamics
- Recommender Systems
- Social Network Analysis
- Cross-domain Collaborations
Education
PhD in Computer Science
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU)
Master in Computer Science
National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)
BS in EECS Honor Program
National Chiao Tung University (NCTU)
CGU LaMI Lab is Recruiting
CGU LaMI welcomes passionate and creative M.S. students who enjoy exchanging ideas and working through research questions together. Please see the Lab page for our research directions and complete application details.
Experience
Assistant Professor
Chang Gung UniversityVisiting Scholar
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)Research Assistant
InformationInstitute of Information Science, Academia SinicaStudent Research Assistant
cacaFly Inc.Summer Intern
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)
Invited Talks & Outreach
AIGC Inflation: Can Recommender Systems Still Understand User Preferences?
SeminarDepartment of Artificial Intelligence, Chang Gung UniversityWhat Is Machine Learning? Build Your Own Game Controller with AI
OutreachTatung High SchoolRecommender Systems: From Social Apps to Healthcare
SeminarKanazawa UniversityRecommender Systems: From Social Apps to Healthcare
SeminarDepartment of Information Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology