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Dr. Hsieh C.V.

POSITION

Associate Professor in Department of Justice, Law and Society, California University of Pennsylvania





EDUCATION


Ph.D.                                                                                                                                                             2004
State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY, Buffalo)                                                       Buffalo, New York

Masters of Science Information Technology                                                                                     1996
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)                                                                             Rochester, New York

Bachelor of Science                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             1988
Central Police University – Taiwan                                                                                             Taoyan, Taiwan

CERTIFICATION

Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association International (LEVA: 40 Hours): Photography Comparison, Indianapolis, IN (Dec.,2009)
Certificate: Forensics Law and Expert Testimony, Southpointe, PA (Sept.,2009)
Certificate: Forensic Video Analysis (Ocean Systems: 32 hours): detective and ClearID Training, Burtonsville, MD (July,2009)
Certificate: Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association International (LEVA 40 Hours): Intermediate Forensic Video Analysis & Law, Indianapolis, IN (May,2009)
Certificate, Forensic Linguistic workshop, Southpointe, PA, PA (April, 2009)
Certificate, Illegal Gambling Machine Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA (Oct., 2008)
Certificate, Video Gambling Devices, Southpointe, PA (Sept., 2008)
Certificate: Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association International (LEVA 40 Hours): Basic Forensic Video (Analog & Digital) Analysis & Law, Indianapolis, IN (Sept.,2008)
Written Test Certification: Computer Forensic Examiner (CCE) & AccessData Computer Examiner (ACE)  (2007)
Certificate, Behavioral Crime Workshop, Southpointe, PA (Oct., 2007)
Certificate, AssessData Advanced Windows Forensics, West Conshohocken, PA (Aug., 2006)
Certificate, Regional Computer Forensic Group Annual Symposium, Fairfax, VA (July, 2006)
Certificate, Dr. Henry Lee Crime Scene Investigation Workshop, Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science, Pittsburgh, PA (July, 2006)
Certificate, AssessData Intermediate Windows Forensics, Coraopolis, PA (May, 2006)
Certificate, Blood Pattern Workshop, The Henry C. Lee, Institute of Forensic Science, Connecticut (1999)
Advanced Graduate Certificate for Multimedia Design, Rochester Institute of Technology (1996)
Certificate, the New York Institute of Forensic Audio and Video (1996)
Certificate, Video and Audio Signal Processing workshop, Western Kentucky University (1996)

BOOK

Cognitive Mapping & Comparison- an Example of online legal Polices by VDM Publishing, Beau-Bassin Mauritius, Germany                                                                                                                                    May, 2009
ISBN: 978-3-639-13448-3

Intelligence and Security Informatics by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Germany                     June, 2008
ISBN-10: 3-540-69136-7
        
BOOK CHAPTER

Forensic Technology                                                                                                           (tentative) May, 2010

TEACHING & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor (Blackboard & eCollege certified instructor)                        August, 2009 -Present
Department of Law, Justice & Society
The Institute of Criminological & Forensic Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania                                                                                            California, Pennsylvania

Assistant Professor (Blackboard & eCollege certified instructor)                   August, 2005 July, 2009
Department of Law, Justice & Society
The Institute of Criminological & Forensic Sciences

California University of Pennsylvania                                                                                            California, Pennsylvania

  • JUS102: American Policing
  • JUS 105: Introduction of Forensics
  • JUS 201: Criminal Investigation
  • JUS 215: Victim and Justice System
  • JUS 380: Crime Scene Imaging
  • JUS 487: Computer Forensics
  • Computer Forensics Workshop to Law Enforcement

Invited Computer Journal Editorial Reviewer                                                         September, 2007 Present

The International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF)
The Journal of Communication and Computer (Print ISBN:1548-7709
The Journal of Information Science
The Journal of Decision Support Systems
The Journal of the international Association of Computer Investigative Specialists

Conference Workshop Chair

2009 IEEE international annual Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics                                June, 2009
2008 IEEE international annual Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics                                June, 2008  

Book Editor

Intelligence Security Informatics 2008 by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Germany                                        June, 2008

Planning Committee

A National Symposium on the Collection, Analysis and Legal Applications of Digital Evidence  
 (The Cyril H. Wecht Institute Of Forensic Science and Law)
Pittsburgh,PA                                                                                                                                            October, 2009

Technical Program Committee 

ICGEC2010  (International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computing 2010) Shenzhen, China                                                                                                                                                      December 2010

e-Forensics 2010   (International Conference on Forensic Applications and Techniques in Telecommunications, Information) Shanghai, China                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   November 2010

IIH-MSP10  (International Conference on Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing) Darmstadt, Germany                                                                                                                                  October 2010

F2GC-2010 (the Fourth International Workshop on Forensics for Future Generation Communication environments)  Cebu, Philippines                                                                                                                                        August, 2010

PAISI 2010 (Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics) Hyderabad, India          April, 2009

F2GC-09 (The 3rd International Workshop on Forensics for Future Generation Communication environment) Jeju, Korea                                                                                                                                                     December, 2009

IIH-MSP09 (International Conference on Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing) (Kyoto, Japan                                                                                                                                                   September, 2009

eForensics09
(International Conference on Forensic Applications and Techniques in Telecommunications, Information) Australia                                                                                                                               January, 2009

PAISI
(Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics) Thailand                                       April, 2009

2008 International Conference on Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing
                                                                                                                                                                    August, 2008

F2GC08
International Workshop on Forensics for Future Generation Communication environments   China                                                                                                                                                             June, 2008

Dr. Henry Lee Forensic Event Coordinator                                                                                    April 3rd, 2008

Invited Presenter & Lecturer                                                                                                                                

2009 IEEE international annual Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics                                June, 2009
Topic: Identifying Goggle Talk Packets

Computer Forensics Training Workshop (through Forensics and Criminological Institute of California University of PA) for Law Enforcement                                                                                                                                     April, 2009 

2008 International Conference on Intelligent Information Hiding and Multimedia Signal Processing       August, 2008
Topic: Challenges of Location Tracking Techniques in Wireless Forensics

2008 IEEE international annual Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics                                 June, 2008
Topic: Wireless Forensic: A New Radio Frequency based Locating System

Special Seminar for Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau                                                                           June, 2008
Topic: Digital Evidence and Computer Forensics

Special Seminar for Taiwan Kaohsiung Metropolitan Police Department                                                      June, 2008
Topic: Digital Evidence and Computer Forensics

The 57th Annual Conference of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society                                                 October, 2007
Topic: Concern with identify Theft and Building Trust in E-Commerce

First Annual Conference on Corporate and Homeland Security                                                        September, 2007
Topic: Computer Forensics

Book Reviewer
                                                                                                                                  
       
Computer Forensics: Cybercriminals, Laws and Evidence (Jones & Bartlett Publishers)                       February 2010

The Internet Book, 2/e by Douglas Comer (Prentice Hall)                                                                            May, 2006

Adjunct Instructor / Teaching Assistant                                                                   January 2002-
May, 2005
School of Informatics, Department of Communication
State University of New York at Buffalo                                                                                                 Buffalo, New York

Interpreter                                                                                                                            January 2002-Present
Citizenship and Immigration Canada – Peace Bridge and Rainbow Bridge Niagara Falls and Fort Erie, Ontario

Interpret between English and Chinese for the cases violating US or Canadian immigration law and criminal law. Most of these cases involve human smuggling.

Multi-Media Manager                                                                                       October 2001 – September 2002
Hogin Com. Lit.                                                                                                                             Taipei, Taiwan
Managed and assisted in the software development of multi-media project of digital photo albums. Involved with programming, animation, and other duties including computer design, typesetting, and advertising layout. Also served as network administrator and electronic publishing consultant.

      Technology Consultant                                                                                    October 2001 – September 2002
      Congo International                                                                                                                      Taipei, Taiwan
      Responsible for establishing and maintaining a cross platform local area network. Other duties involved purchasing, training, and production.

      Forensic Expert / Police Officer (attained rank of Lieutenant Colonel)          July 1988-September 2001
      Criminal Investigation Bureau                                                                                                                 Taipei, Taiwan
      Police have a centralized organization in Taiwan, and the Criminal Investigation Bureau basically constitutes the national detective division. Accomplishments:

      Successfully adapted forensic photography into digital imaging domain
      Developed digital techniques for enhancement and restoration of fingerprints, as well as video images from surveillance and ATM cameras
      Expanded the use of digital techniques in the Criminal Investigation Bureau.  Assigned and supervised work crews to hundreds of nationwide criminal cases in forensic identification in photos or video images. Roughly ten percent of the cases handled by me involved computer crime. In general, my cases involved crime scene investigations, detailed identification reports, and resulting in criminal prosecutions and convictions.  My subordinates and I solved hundreds of cases involving kidnapping, robbery, homicide, and hit-and-run through the enhancement of surveillance video tapes
      Provided forensic digital imaging services to national police forces, courts and ministries
      Trained many police officers nationwide to update their knowledge of forensic photography and digital imaging, including such topics as the installation of surveillance cameras to meet requirements in law enforcement

      Adjunct FacultyJuly 1988-September2001

      Central Police University                                                                                                                        Taoyan, Taiwan
      Taiwan Provincial Police College                                                                                                             Taipei, Taiwan

SERVICES                                                                                                                                     Aug., 2005-Present

CJ Department Faculty Promotion Committee (fall, 2009)
CJ Department Curriculum Committee (fall, 2009)
CJ Department 5 Years Plan Committee (fall, 2009)
Selection Committee for the Director of Information Technology (fall, 2009)
Instructor of Computer Forensics Training Workshop (through Forensics and Criminological Institute of California   University of PA) for Law Enforcement (April, 2009)
CJ Outcome Assessment Annual Report Facilitator (2009)
Selection committee for a supervisor of CAL Public Safety (spring, 2009)
Chair on Criminal Justice Generalist & Law Faculty Search Committee (fall, 2008)
Department Representatives for Library Material for Criminal Justice Field (fall, 2008)
FPDC Service and Service Learning Sub-committee (2005- 2009)
FPDC Technology Sub-committee (2005- 2009)
Chair of Non-Tenured Faculty Review and Evaluation Committee (fall, 2007)
Criminal Justice Generalist Faculty Search Committee (fall, 2007)
Mammalogist Search Committee Search Committee (fall, 2007)
Animal Physiologist Search Committee Search Committee (fall, 2007)
Faculty Promotion Committee (spring, 2007)
Tenure Committee  (spring, 2007)
Forensic Anthropologist Search Committee (spring, 2007)
Criminal Justice Generalist Search Committee (spring, 2007)
Information Literacy Librarian Search Committee (spring, 2007)
Art Historian Search Committee (spring, 2007)
Art Educator Search Committee (spring, 2007)
Committee of Faculty Review and Evaluation (2005- spring, 2007).
Outcome Assessment Committee (2005- spring, 2007)
CJ students’ advisor (2005-present)
Instructor for the Sexual Harassment and Assault Orientation Training for incoming freshman (2005- present)
Coordinator on Forensics Event of Science Olympiad (2007, 2008)
Recruiter on six school districts (Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Chartiers Valley, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Twp, South   Fayette, and South Park)of high school Engineering/Science/Aviation/Trade Career Fair ( 2007)
Recruiter on six school districts (Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Chartiers Valley, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Twp, South   Fayette, and South Park)of high school Engineering/Science/Aviation/Trade Career Fair ( 2006, 2008)
Coordinator in CAL U Undergraduate Information Session at South Point.(Dec. 2005)

EXTENSIVE SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Forensics Law and Expert Testimony, Southpointe, PA (Sept.,2009)
Workshop on Tenure, FPDC (Faculty Professional Development Center), Cal U (Sept.,2009)
Forensic Video Analysis (Ocean Systems: 32 hours): detective and ClearID Training, Burtonsville, MD (July,2009)
Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association International (LEVA: 40 hours): Intermediate Forensic   Video Analysis & Law, Indianapolis, IN (May,2009)
Forensic Linguistic for Prosecutors and Detectives, Southpointe, PA, PA (April, 2009)
Illegal Gambling Machine Seminar, Pittsburgh, PA (Oct., 2008)
Video Gambling Devices Workshop, Southpointe, PA (Sept., 2008)
Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association International (LEVA): Basic Forensic Video (Analog &   Digital) Analysis & Law (Sept.,2008)
FPDC Pointers on writing a successful FPDC grant application (Oct. 2007)
The Behavioral Crime Workshop (Oct. 2007)
The Art and Science of Grant Writing Workshop (July, 2007)
Computer Forensics Examiners (CCE) Boot Camp (May, 2007)
FPDC workshop: Smart Room Technology Training (March, 2007)
Certified by Blackboard Learning System - Certificate Series (Jan., 2007)
Workshop on Using Blackboard Horizon Wimba: Live Classroom, FPDC (Faculty Professional Development Center),    Cal U (Sep., 2006)
Certified by E-College program for the development of web based courses (Dec., 2005)
Workshop on The Learning Curve for Web-Based Teaching, FPDC (Faculty Professional Development Center),  Cal U    (Nov., 2005)
Workshop on Advising for First Time Advisors, FPDC (Faculty Professional Development Center),  Cal U (Oct, 2005)
Workshop on eCompanion, FPDC (Faculty Professional Development Center),  Cal U (Oct, 2005)
Workshop on On-Line Learning Assessment- Part 1, FPDC (Faculty Professional Development Center),  Cal U (Oct,    2005)
Workshop on Putting Your Graduate Program On-Line, FPDC (Faculty Professional Development Center),  Cal U (Oct,    2005)
Workshop on Power Point and the Socratic Methods of Instruction, FPDC (Faculty Professional Development Center),    Cal U (Sep, 2005)
Workshop on Creating a New Course Proposal and/or Seeking Approval for General Education Menu Status, FPDC   (Faculty Professional Development Center),  Cal U (Sep, 2005)
Workshop on Advanced Statistics and Methods, 3rd Summer Institute, University at Buffalo (2004)
Conference for teaching assistants, University at Buffalo (2003)
Conference for teaching assistants, University at Buffalo (2002)
Internship (approximately three months), Forensic Laboratory, The State of Connecticut (1993)
Internship (approximately a week), Forensic Laboratory, FBI, Washington, DC (1993)

TEACHING QUALITY

2008-2009: Students would recommend the instructor to other students- 96% Strongly Agree & 4% Agree Comments: “Dr. Hsieh is a great professor who is very knowledge. I have had him before and always enjoy his classes. He makes sure everyone understands things and is always willing to help”; “Dr. Hsieh is an amazing teacher. He pushes his students to do well”; “Dr. Hsieh was very helpful and I felt like I learned a lot from him. It was a fun yet serious atmosphere”; “The course was very informative and Dr. Hsieh presented the information in a very interesting manner ” at the California University of Pennsylvania.

2007-2008: Students would recommend the instructor to other students- 99% strongly Agree & 1% Agree Comments: “Dr. Hsieh really makes thing interesting. Even though the material was boring, he made class fun”; “the material was presented in an interesting manner. Dr. Hsieh is one of the best professors on campus”; “Dr. Hsieh is the excellent professor. He makes class interesting and fun to go to. I always try and have him as a professor each semester” & “Dr. Hsieh is always willing to help, answer questions, or anything else you need him for”; “Dr. Hsieh presents all of his lectures in such an effective and efficient manner. One only does he break every unit down in specific parts, moving the content easy to read but also interesting.” at the California University of Pennsylvania

2007: To be nominated as a teaching award of the President Gala of California University of Pennsylvania.

2006-2007: Students would recommend the instructor to other students- 92.86% strongly Agree & 7.14% Agree     Comments: “Dr. Hsieh is a great professor. He treats everyone with respect and truly cares about all of his students. If I could I would chose Dr. Hsieh for every class I ever took. He explains the subject matter very well, and is extremely fair to all of his students.” at the California University of Pennsylvania

2005-2006: Students would recommend the instructor to other students- 90.91% strongly Agree & 9.09% Agree     Comments: “The Course gets the whole class involved. Dr. Hsieh is a good teacher”, “Dr. Hsieh is one of the best teacher I have ever had at CAL U. He is always here to help you. He makes class interesting and fun.” at the California University of Pennsylvania

Jan. 2002-May, 2005: Rated as an excellent instructor by 120 students at the University at Buffalo (Mean 3.7). Comments: “Raymond was excellent in teaching the material we covered.”, “Very good. He took his time and made sure he answered questions to the best of his ability.”, “He took time to teach each lesson effectively, therefore helping me to better understand the lesson.”

July, 1988- Sept. 2001: Rated as an outstanding instructor by 150 students at the Taiwan Central Police University

July, 1988- Sept. 2001: Rated as an outstanding instructor by 400 students at the Taiwan Provincial Police College 

GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS

  • Faculty Professional Development Small Grant, California University of Pennsylvania (May, 2009). 
  • Faculty Professional Development Travel Award, California University of Pennsylvania (Sept., 2008). 
  • University at Buffalo, NYS/GSEU Professional  Development Award (2003)
  • Taiwan Governmental Fellowship (1996)

SKILLS

Substantial skill in computer forensics: search, preservation, identification, extraction, analysis & presentation of   digital evidence
Excellent knowledge in forensic video (analog & digital) analysis
Substantial skill in cognitive analysis and comparison by Multidimensional Scaling, and Perceptual Mapping Algorisms:    the use of enhanced metric multidimensional scaling for the examination of the perceptions of groups of people
Excellent knowledge of quantitative research and multivariate statistical analysis: Linear Regression Analysis, Factor   Analysis, Cluster Analysis, Computer Based Content Analysis (CATPAC), ANOVA, T-Test 
Excellent skill in crime scene investigation, case management, physical evidence, computer forensics, forensic   photography and digital imaging
Strong skill in the use of multimedia for instructional presentation

OTHER PRSENTATIONS & PARTICIPATION

CAL U Academic Excellent Days: “Do you have what it takes to be a part of a CSI Team” Presentation (April, 2009)
CAL U Science Olympiad: Forensic Event (March, 2009)
Pittsburgh Six School Districts (Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Chartiers Valley, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Twp, South   Fayette, and South Park)of high school Engineering /Science /Aviation/Trade Career Fair (November, 2008)
Keynote speaker on the topic of “Computer Forensics & Forensic Video Identification” in Taiwan Criminal Investigation   Bureau (CIB), (Taiwan CIB is a counterpart of the FBI in the US) and Kaohsiung Metropolitan Police Department (June, 2008) 
Second Annual Conference on Corporate and Homeland Security, California, PA (Sept., 2008)
CAL Academic Excellent Days: “CAL U CSI” Presentation (April, 2008)
CAL Science Olympiad: Forensic Event (March, 2008)
Pittsburgh Six School Districts (Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Chartiers Valley, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Twp, South   Fayette, and South Park)of high school Engineering /Science /Aviation/Trade Career Fair (November, 2007)
CAL Academic Excellent Days: “Crime Scene Investigation and Forensics” Presentation (April, 2007)
CAL Science Olympiad: Forensic Event (March, 2007)
Pittsburgh Six School Districts (Bethel Park, Canon-McMillan, Chartiers Valley, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Twp, South   Fayette, and South Park)of high school Engineering /Science /Aviation/Trade Career Fair (November, 2006)
Keynote speaker on the topic of “Digital Image Processing in Surveillance Video Field,” International Security 2000  Conference in Taiwan (2000) 
Judge of International Sec 2000 exhibition for surveillance and security products (2000)

PROJECTS

    • Crime Scene Photography & Digital Watermark (2007-2008)
    • Forensics Digital Imaging Authentication & Metadata (2006-2007)
    • Communication network analysis with University of New Hampshire. (2003-2004)
    • Informatics Research Center web development with SUNY, Buffalo (2003)
    • Cognitive mapping development with SUNY, Buffalo (2003)

COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Board member of Pittsburgh Chinese Academy (2007-2008)
Web site development and technological consultant for Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) Pittsburgh Chapter(2006- 2008)
Web site development and technological consultant for Tzu Chi Non-Profit Foundation- Pittsburgh Chapter (2007-Present)
Web site development for Survivors House of Hope, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada (2004)
Web site development for Galileo: A Cognitive Analysis Tool (2003)
Web site development for YMCA, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada (2002)

AFFILIATIONDS

  • LEVA (Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Video Association)
  • HTCIA (International High Technology Crime Investigation Association )
  • IAI (International Association for Identification)
  • CIS (Canadian Identification Society)

 


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