Dr. Tai-Lioan Chen, Associate Professor of the Department of Industrial Management, likes to derive inspiration for his innovation from daily life. In the past fifteen years, 53 of his inventions have been granted patents by the Intellectual Property Office. Among his inventions, he won an international invention award with a device which makes car drivers pay more attention to vehicles passing by when opening the car door.

Associate Professor Tai-Lioan Chen of the Department of Industrial Management owns 53 patents.