KUO Taiwan

Education Ph.D. Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech University, USA Research:Sustainable Development, Circular Economy, Smart Manufacturing Publications and Research Projects 40+ projects funded by Ministry of Science Technology; 100+ Industry-funded projects; 100+ refereed journal papers, including 70+ SCI/SSCI papers; https://scholargps.com/scholars/20136789046227/tsai-chi-kuo Professional Experiences 2022-2025 Department Chairman 2020 - NTUST, Professor Department of Industrial Management 2010 - 2020 Professor, Chung Yuan Christian University 2017 - 2020 Associate Dean, Chung Yuan Christian University 2000- 2010 Associate Professor Ming Hsin University of Technology Honors & Awards 2025-2026 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award 2025-2026 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Excellent Teaching Award 2023-2024 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Outstanding Research Award 2021-2022 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Excellent Teaching Award 2021 Chinese Institute of Industrial Engineers: Industrial Engineering Academic Contribution Medal (two recipients annually) 2021 Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Engineering Division, Excellent Award for Industry-Academia Collaboration Presentation 2021-2024 Named to the "World's Top 2% Scientists" list annually 2019 Taiwan Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, Honorable Mention for Doctoral Dissertation, Advisor (prize money: NT$10,000) 2017 Chung Yuan Christian University Outstanding Research Award (three recipients university-wide annually) 2017 Chung Yuan Christian University Industry-Academia Collaboration Award (for collaboration exceeding NT$1,000,000) 2017-2020 Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Research Awards for University and College Faculty Tsai-Chi

Oct. 23 (Thu)

Time Session
10:40am
12:00pm
Government-led circular procurement is an important force in driving companies to innovate their business models. This session will share domestic and international practices of circular procurement in governments and companies, and explore the associated challenges and opportunities.
C-3B
  • Tsai-ChiKUO Moderator ProfessorNational Taiwan University of Science and Technology
  • LinaSVENSBERG Speaker Innovation ManagerCompare Foundation
  • Hsiao-TingWU Speaker Section ChiefMinistry of Environment, Resources and Waste Management Agency
  • Chung-YuCHEN Speaker Senior SpecialistPublic Construction Commission, Executive Yuan
  • Cho-JenCHEN Speaker Chief Executive OfficerShun Kang Asset Management Consultants Co., Ltd.
  • Jia-SingCHENG Speaker General ManagerColor Park International Group