Degrees

PhD-Industrial Engineering: University of Missouri-Columbia,1989
MS-Industrial Engineering: University of Missouri-Columbia,1989
BS-Industrial Engineering: Tunghai University (Taiwan), 1980

Related Experience

State(s) in which registered

Contact Info

Research Areas/Interests

• "Add-on Rerar Obstacles Detection Sensors for Drivers with Disabilities," Center for RehabilitationScience and Biomedical Engineering($15,000), 7/97-6/98
• "Foot operated keypad for an individual who has Cereberal Palsy-PhaseII," Center for RehabilitationScience and Biomedical Engineering($18,000), 7/96-6/97
• "Foot operated keypad for an individual who has Cereberal Palsy-PhaseI," Center for RehabilitationScience and Biomedical Engineering($18,000), 7/95-6/96
• "Add-on Rerar Obstacles Detection Sensors for Drivers with Disabilities," Center for RehabilitationScience and Biomedical Engineering($15,000), 7/97-6/98
• "Technology Transfer of Laser Ranging Module," Lenstek OpticalLab. ($15,000), 2/95-1/97
• "Ultrasonic Integrated Microsensing Module for the Long Cane,"National Science Foundation. ($188,101), 9/94-9/97
• "Automated Part Inspection in and FMS environment," LouisianaEducation Quality Support Fund (LEQSF) research competitiveness Subprogram.($61,000), 6/94-6/96
• "Integrated Microsensor Module for the Long Cane," LouisianaEducation Quality Support Fund (LEQSF) Industrial Ties Research subprogram($125,000), 6/94-6/96
• "Development of a Quality Management System for Multimedia Computers,"ISIS Multimedia Co. ($3,000), 1992
• "Signature Recognition by Machine Vision-Phase 2," LouisianaTech University Summer Research Grant ($1,000), 1992
• "Acquisition of CAD Software for IE," Society of ManufacturingEngineers Capital Equipment Award ($4,500), 1992
• "Optical Character Recognition," Excelsior Optical ($2,440),1992
• "Signature Recognition by Machine Vision," Louisiana TechUniversity Summer Research Grant ($1,000), 1991
• "Enhancement of Industrial and Research Capabilities in ComputerIntegrated Enterprise," Louisiana Education Quality Support Funds($290,000), 1991 (Associate Investigator)
• "Acquisition of CAD Software for IE," Society of ManufacturingEngineers Capital Equipment Award ($4,500), 1991 Louisiana Tech University Halliburton Faculty Development Grant ($1,500),1991
• "Automated Visual Inspection of Keyboards," Louisiana TechUniversity Summer Research Grant Award ($1,000), 1990

Publications

• Jun-Ing Ker and Lee-Chung Chen,"Rest Break Policy Determination Using a Simulation Approach," Proceedings,Industrial Engineering Research Conference 2001,Dallas,May-2001.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Robert Gao,"Human Factors in the design of a Microsensor-integrated Long cane," Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory,Applications and Practice,CD-ROM(Article Index:166JK&RG),November,1999.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Zhenrong Zhang, (November 1997)"Flexible Inspection of Circular Arc components by a Simplified Hough Transform Method," Proceedings, 2nd International Conference on IndustrialEngineering Applications and Practice, pp. 873-878.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Yanming Zhu,"A Foot Operated Computer Keypad,"Proceedings,16th Southern BioMedical Engineering Conference, pp.38-40,April,1997.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Frank Chen,"Microgear Inspection by a Vision-Based Metrology System,"Proceedings,1st Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Applications and Practice, pp. 681-687,Dec,1996.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Frank Chen and Jiuxiao Lu,"A FHTPS Algorithm for Dimensional Inspection of Non-positioned Parts,"Journal of Manufacturing Systems,Vol.15 Number 6,pp. 404-418,1996.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Yaming Zhu, "A Foot Operated Keypad," Proceedings, 16st Southern BiomedicalEngineering Conference , April 1997, pp 38-40.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Frank Chen, "Microgear Inspection by a Vision-BasedMicrometrology System," Proceedings, 1st International IndustrialEngineering Conference on Applications and Practice, December 1996.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Warren T. Liao, "Intelligent Circular Arc Inspectionby a Machine Vision System," International Journal of Industrial Engineering,vol.2, no.2, June 1995, pp.115-124.
• Frank Chen and Jun-Ing Ker, "An Effective Part-Selection Modelfor Production Planning of Flexible manufacturing System," InternationalJournal of Production Research, vol.33, no.10, pp.2671-2683, 1995.
• Jun-Ing Ker, Frank Chen and Jiuxiao Lu, "A FHTPS Algorithm forDimensional Inspection of Nonpositioned Parts," Journal of ManufacturingSystems, to appear 1996.
• Warrn T. Liao and Jun-Ing Ker (December 1994), "Artificial Intelligencefor Maching Feature Extraction," Proceedings, EXPERSYS-94 Conference,pp. 269-274.
• Jun-Ing Ker, F. Chen and M. Madhusudan (March 1994), "SIMBLOCK:A User Friendly Windows-based Simulation Software for Manufacturing EngineeringEducation," Proceedings, 1994 ASEE/GSW Conference, pp. 233-239.
• Jun-Ing Ker, Frank Chen, and A. Shukla (May 1993), "Developmentof a Flexible Robotic Vision System for Telephone Jack Mother Board Assembly,"Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution ofSME Vol. XXI, pp. 435-441.
• Frank Chen, D. Xu and Jun-Ing Ker (May 1993), "Effects of ToolLoading and Replenishing Practice on Design and Operation of Flexible MachingCenters," Transactions of the North American Manufacturing ResearchInstitution of SME, Vol. XXI, pp. 391- 398.
• Jun-Ing Ker, F. Chen and Z. Yang (May 1993), "Flexible Inspectionof Machined Parts with Complicated Circular Contours," Proceedings,2nd Industrial Engineering Research Conference, pp. 679-683.
• Jun-Ing Ker, Mark Lynch and Anantha Kalale, "A Neural NetworkApproach to Vision-Based Circle Inspection," in Intelligent EngineeringSystems through Artificial Neural Networks, vol.2, pp.541-546, ASME press.
• Jun-Ing Ker and Khokiat Kengshool, "Fixtureless Inspection ofMachined Parts," Vision, Vol. 7, No.3., PP.3-5, Society of ManufacturingEngineers, (November, 1991)
• C. Alec Chang, L. Chang, and Jun-Ing Ker, "Efficient Measurementof Compound Part Profile by Computer Vision," Proceedings of the 13thAnnual Conference of Computer and Industrial Engineering, pp.375-377, (May,1991)
• Jun-Ing Ker and Khokiat Kengskool, "An Efficient Method for InspectingMachined Parts by Computer Vision Systems," Proceedings of the Vision90 Conference, Detroit, Michigan, pp. 2-45-51, (November, 1990)