Ernest Chang

Distinguished Professor

Graduate Institute of Technology Management

National Chung Hsing University

145 Xingda Road, South District, Taichung 40227, Taiwan

E-mail: eschang@dragon.nchu.edu.tw

Education Background

Ph.D.in Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Master of Science in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin, USA

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Professional Positions/Experience

Professor,  National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan (2010 ‒ Present)

Divisional Vice President,  UBS Financial Services Inc., USA

Programmer/Consultant/..../Vice President,  various companies (Unisys, IBM, ..., JP Morgan, Bear Stearns) in USA. 

Courses (Spring 2024)

Stock Investment Simulation and Practice (Undergraduate course)

Special Topics in Technology Management (PhD course) 

Research on Blockchain Applications (Evening MBA course)  

Emerging Technology Application and Practice (Executive MBA course) 

Academic Honor

Enlisted in 2022 World's Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University in Oct. 2023.

Enlisted in 2021 World's Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University in Oct. 2022.

Enlisted in 2020 World's Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University in Oct. 2021.

Research Interests

Blockchain Applications 

FinTech  

Technology Management & E-Commerce

Information Security Management

Information Systems & Enterprise Systems Architecture 

Supervised PhD Students

Name (Graduation Year)                          Status / Years Spent in PhD Study

Yu-Teng Jang (2013)                                  Associate Professor (Tunghai University) / 5.5 years

Anne Yenching Liu (2017)                          Assistant Professor (National Yunlin University of Science and Technology) / 4.5 years

Wei-Cheng Shen (2017)                            Special Assistant (CEO Office) / 5 years

Yi-Chian Chen (2020)                                PhD, July 2020 / 6 years

Selected Publications

Journal Papers:

1. S.E. Chang*, & M.-H. Wang* (2023), "Blockchain-enabled Fintech innovation: A case of reengineering stock trading services," IEEE Access, 11: 137125-137137. (DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3339570) [SCI, 2022IF=3.9]  (Free Download)

2. S.E. Chang*, & C. Yu (2023), "Exploring gamification for live-streaming shopping ‒ Influence of reward, competition, presence and immersion on purchase intention," IEEE Access, 11: 57503-57513. (DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3284033) [SCI, 2022IF=3.9]  (Free Download)

3. S.E. Chang*, E.C. Chang, & Y. Chen (2022), "Blockchain meets sharing economy: A case of smart contract enabled ridesharing service," Sustainability, 14(21): 13732. (DOI: 10.3390/su142113732) [SSCI, 2022IF=3.9]  (Free Download)

4. S.E. Chang*, & T.-Y. Chen (2022), "Application of blockchain technology to podcast-based enterprise content marketing," IEEE Access, 10(1): 106324-106333. (DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3211928) [SCI, 2022IF=3.9]  (Free Download)

5. S.E. Chang*, M.H. Wang & H.-W. Hu (2022), "Blockchain-based tourism services: Reengineering the accommodation booking process and exploring its oracle problems (in Chinese)," Journal of Tourism and Leisure Studies (觀光休閒學報), 28(3): 273-312. (DOI: 10.6267/JTLS.202212_28(3).0001) [TSSCI] (Preprint)

6. S.E. Chang, & Y.-C. Chen* (2020), "Blockchain in healthcare innovation: Literature review and case study from a business ecosystem perspective," Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(8): e19480. (DOI: 10.2196/19480) [SCI, 2022IF=7.4]  (Free Download) 

7. S.E. Chang, Y.-C. Chen*, M.-F. Lu, & H.L. Luo (2020), "Development and evaluation of a smart contract-enabled blockchain application for homecare service innovation: Mixed methods study," JMIR Medical Informatics, 8(7): e15472. (DOI: 10.2196/15472) [SCI, 2022IF=3.2]  (Free Download) 

8. S.E. Chang, & Y.-C. Chen* (2020), "When blockchain meets supply chain: A systematic literature review on current development and potential applications," IEEE Access, 8(1): 62478-62494. (DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2983601) [SCI, 2022IF=3.9]  (Free Download) 

9. S.E. Chang, H.L. Luo, & Y.-C. Chen* (2020), "Blockchain-enabled trade finance innovation: A potential paradigm shift on using letter of credit," Sustainability, 12(1): 188. (DOI: 10.3390/su12010188) [SSCI, 2022IF=3.9]  (Free Download) 

10. S.E. Chang*, Y.-C. Chen, & T.-C. Wu (2019), "Exploring blockchain technology in international trade: Business process re-engineering for letter of credit", Industrial Management & Data Systems, 119(8): 1712-1733. (DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-12-2018-0568) [SCI, 2022IF=5.5]  (Preprint)

11. S.E. Chang*, Y.-C. Chen, & M.-F. Lu (2019), "Supply chain re-engineering using blockchain technology: A case of smart contract based tracking process," Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 144: 1-11. (DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.03.015) [SSCI, 2022IF=12.0]  (Preprint)

12. S.E. Chang* & W.-C. Shen (2018), "Exploring smartphone social networking services for mobile tourism," International Journal of Mobile Communications, 16(1): 63-81. (DOI:10.1504/IJMC.2018.10007781) [SSCI, 2022IF=1.6]  (Preprint)

13. S.E. Chang, A.Y. Liu*, & W.-C. Shen (2017), "User trust in social networking services: A comparison of Facebook and LinkedIn," Computers in Human Behavior, 69: 207-217. (DOI:10.1016/j.chb.2016.12.013) [SSCI, 2022IF=9.9]  (Preprint)

14. S.E. Chang, W.-C. Shen*, & C.-H. Yeh (2017), "A comparative study of user intention to recommend content on mobile social networks," Multimedia Tools and Applications, 76(4): 5399-5417. (DOI: 10.1007/s11042-016-3966-1) [SCI, 2022IF=3.6]  (Preprint)

15. S.E. Chang*, W.-C. Shen, & A.Y. Liu (2016), "Why mobile users trust smartphone social networking services? A PLS-SEM approach," Journal of Business Research, 69(11): 4890-4895. (DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.04.048) [SSCI, 2022IF=11.3]  (Preprint)

16. S.E. Chang  & A.Y. Liu* (2016), "Information security in practices: Exploring privacy and trust in computer and internet surveillance," Computer Systems Science and Engineering, 31(2): 147-155. [ISSN: 0267-6192] [SCI, 2022IF=2.2]  (Preprint)

17. S.E. Chang, Y.-T. Jang*, W.-C. Shen, & W.-C. Su (2016), "Cocktail: A service oriented cloud storage architecture for enhancing service quality," International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, 9(1/2): 19‒30. (DOI: 10.1504/IJHPCN.2016.074655) [EI] (Preprint)

18. S.E. Chang & W.-C. Shen* (2015), "Exploring important trust factors for social networking services adopters: An example of Facebook (in Chinese)," Journal of Technology Management (科技管理學刊), 20(2): 71-98. [TSSCI] (Preprint)

19. Y.-T. Jang, S.E. Chang*, & P.-A. Chen (2015), "Exploring social networking sites for facilitating multi-channel retailing," Multimedia Tools and Applications, 74(1): 159-178. (DOI:10.1007/s11042-013-1430-z) [SCI, 2022IF=3.6]  (Preprint)

20. S.E. Chang, A.Y. Liu*, & S. Lin (2015), "Exploring privacy and trust for employee monitoring," Industrial Management & Data Systems, 115(1): 88-106. (DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-07-2014-0197) [SCI, 2022IF=5.5]  (Preprint)

21. Y.-T. Jang, S.E. Chang*, & Y.-J. Tsai (2014), "Smartphone security: Understanding smartphone users' trust in information security management," Security and Communication Networks, 7(9): 1313-1321. (DOI: 10.1002/sec.787) [SCI, 2021IF=1.968]  (Preprint)

Book Chapters:

1. S.E. Chang*, W.-C. Shen, Y.-T. Jang, & P.-F. Lee (2016), "Building smartphone apps by using free cloud services from Facebook, Dropbox and Google," In J. Mizera-Pietraszko et al. (Eds.), Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Vol. 282, pp. 183-196, IOS Press, Amsterdam, Nederland, March 2016. (DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-637-8-183) [EI]

2. C.-W. Wang & S.E. Chang* (2016), "Big data in practice : A study on cloud data collection and storage services," In J. Mizera-Pietraszko et al. (Eds.), Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Vol. 282, pp. 211-219, IOS Press, Amsterdam, Nederland, March 2016. (DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-637-8-211) [EI]

Conference Papers:

1. M.H. Wang & S.E. Chang* (2022), "Blockchain application development: Exploring and mitigating its suite version conflicts (in Chinese)," in: Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Information Management (ICIM 2022) (2022年第33屆國際資訊管理學術研討會), pp. C6:1-15, August 27, 2022, Taipei, Taiwan.

2. T.L. Chen & S.E. Chang* (2022), "Using blockchain technology and metaverse to enhance the learning experience of stock trading course," in: Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Information Management (ICIM 2022) (2022年第33屆國際資訊管理學術研討會), pp. C6:16-30, August 27, 2022, Taipei, Taiwan.

3. S.E. Chang, Y.-T. Jang*, W.H. Liao & C. Lo (2022), "Facilitating service innovation and service process reengineering in sports industry with blockchain technology (in Chinese)," in: Proceedings of the 33rd International Conference of Information Management (ICIM 2022) (2022年第33屆國際資訊管理學術研討會), pp. C6:43-52, August 27, 2022, Taipei, Taiwan.

4. T.Y. Chen, & S.E. Chang (2022), "Using blockchain technology to increase the effect of enterprises' using podcasts for content marketing (in Chinese)," Paper presented at the meeting of 2022 Taiwan Institute of International Business Studies (TIIBS) Business & Management Conference  (2022年TIIBS第十一屆商學與管理學術研討會) May 13, 2022, Taipei, Taiwan.

5. S.E. Chang, H.-W. Hu, & C.-C. Chang (2019), "Adopting sharing economy aspect to design and implement blockchain-based platform for crowd logistics (in Chinese)," in: Proceedings of the 2019 NTUB Conference for International Management and Practices (2019北商大學術論壇-國際經營與管理實務研討會) December 13, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan. (ISBN╱ISSN: 9789869845403) [Best paper award winner (2019北商大學術論壇-全國性論壇-最佳論文獎)] 

6. S.E. Chang, Y.-R. Chen, & K.-T. Liu (2019), "Adopting sharing economy aspect to design blockchain-based platform for crowd ridesharing (in Chinese)," in: Proceedings of the 2019 NTUB Conference for International Management and Practices (2019北商大學術論壇-國際經營與管理實務研討會), December 13, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan. (ISBN╱ISSN: 9789869845403)

7. M.H. Tseng, S.E. Chang*, & T.-Y. Kuo (2019), "Using blockchain to access cloud services: A case of financial service application," 16th Conference on Advanced Information Technologies for Management, in: Proceedings of the 2019 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS 2019), M. Ganzha, L. Maciaszek, M. Paprzycki (eds) ACSIS, Vol. 18, pp. 565-568, September 1-4, 2019, Leipzig, Germany. (ISBN: 978-83-952357-8-8) (DOI: 10.15439/2019F296) [EI]

8. S.E. Chang, M.H.Tseng, & C. Luo (2019), "Exploring the characteristics of blockchain with cloud services: The Fintech application (in Chinese)," Presented in 2019 Forum of Services Science Research (FSSR), August 29-30, 2019, Taichung, Taiwan. 

9. S.E. Chang*, Y.-C. Chen, & T.-C. Wu (2019), "Trade finance with blockchain innovation: A potential paradigm shift on using letter of credit," in: Proceedings of the 2019 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Academy (INEKA 2019) Conference, June 11-13, 2019, Verona, Italy. (ISBN 978-84-09-11060-5) 

10. S.E. Chang, & M.H. Tseng (2019), "Exploring cloud services of blockchain: Implementation of Fintech application (in Chinese)," A work-in-progress paper presented in 2019 NTUB Conference of International Business Administration (2019北商大學術論壇－國際企業經營管理研討會), May 17, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan.

11. S.E. Chang, & K.-Y. Chen (2019), "Using blockchain technology to improve dating app (in Chinese)," A work-in-progress paper presented in 2019 NTUB Conference of International Business Administration (2019北商大學術論壇－國際企業經營管理研討會), May 17, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan. 

12. S.E. Chang*, & C.-Y. Chang (2018), "Application of blockchain technology to smart city service: A case of ridesharing," Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom-2018), pp. 664-671, IEEE Computer Society Press, July 30 to August 3, 2018, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  [EI]

13. S.E. Chang*, & S.Y. He (2018), "Exploring blockchain technology for capital markets: A case of angel fund," Proceedings of the 18th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (CIT-2018), pp. 1941-1948, IEEE Computer Society Press, July 30 to August 3, 2018, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  [EI]

14. S.E. Chang, & F.-C. Tsai* (2017), "Using blockchain technology for improving online sports betting process (in Chinese)," Presented in 2017 NTUB Conference for International Management and Practices (2017北商大學術論壇-國際經營與管理實務研討會), December 22, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan. [Best paper award winner (2017北商大學術論壇-全國性論壇-最佳論文獎)] 

15. S.E. Chang, & T.-Y. Kuo (2017), "The blockchain as a cloud-based data management service connector," Presented in 2017 NTUB Conference for International Management and Practices (2017北商大學術論壇-國際經營與管理實務研討會), December 22, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan.

16. S.E. Chang, & T.-C. Wu* (2017), "International trade payment using blockchain technology," Presented in 2017 NTUB Conference for International Management and Practices(2017北商大學術論壇-國際經營與管理實務研討會), December 22, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan. [Best paper award winner (2017北商大學術論壇-全國性論壇-最佳論文獎)] 

17. S.E. Chang*, Y.-T. J. Jang, & W.-C. Wang (2017), "Exploring users' trust and interaction in mobile payment," in: Proceedings of 13th Asia-Pacific Business Research Conference, October 23-24, 2017, East Asia Institute of Management, Singapore. 

18. S.E. Chang*, A.Y. Liu, & Y.-T. J. Jang (2017), "Exploring employee's trust and organizational information monitoring for information security management," in: Proceedings of 2017 10th International Congress on Image and Signal Processing, BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (CISP-BMEI 2017), October 14-16, 2017, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. (DOI: 10.1109/CISP-BMEI.2017.8302319) [EI]  

19. S.E. Chang, M.-F. Lu*, & Y.-C. Chen (2017), "Using blockchain technology for improving supply chain performance," in: Proceedings of the 16th International Conferences on Technology Policy and Innovation (ICTPI 2017), September 27-29, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan. 

20. Y.-T. Jang, S.E. Chang*, A.Y. Liu, & K. Lai (2017), "Understanding Taiwan drone regulations and policies: A comparative study on U.S. FAA rules and Taiwan Civil Aviation Act with amendment draft," in: Proceedings of the 16th International Conferences on Technology Policy and Innovation (ICTPI 2017), September 27-29, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan.   

21. S.E. Chang, & A.Y. Liu, (2017), "Information monitoring practices of risk management: The moderation of gender," in: Proceedings of the 7th Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy Conference (2017 GIKA Conference Proceedings), June 28-30, 2017, Lisbon, Portugal.  

22. C.-W. Wang & S.E. Chang* (2016), "Cloud service in stock trading game: Service virtualization, integration and financial application," Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN 2016), pp. 857-862, IEEE Press, July 5-8, 2016, Vienna, Austria. (DOI: 10.1109/ICUFN.2016.7537158) [EI]  

23. C.-H. Kuo & S.E. Chang* (2016), "Web services-based trust framework design and applications: A case study," Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN 2016), pp. 851-856, IEEE Press, July 5-8, 2016, Vienna, Austria. (DOI: 10.1109/ICUFN.2016.7537157) [EI] 

24. S.E. Chang*, K.-M. Chiu , & Y.-C. Chiao (2015), "Cloud migration: Planning guidelines and execution framework," Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN 2015), pp. 814-819, IEEE Press, July 7-10, 2015, Sapporo, Japan. (DOI: 10.1109/ICUFN.2015.7182656) [EI]  

25. C.-H. Kuo & S.E. Chang* (2015), "Development of e-commerce trust model－The case of Ruten (in Chinese)," Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of Information Management (ICIM 2015), May 23, 2015, Taipei, Taiwan. 

26. W.-C.. Su & S.E. Chang* (2014), "Integrated cloud storage architecture for enhancing service reliability, availability and scalability," Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Information Science, Electronics and Electrical Engineering (ISEEE 2014), Vol. 2, pp. 764-768, IEEE Press, April 26-28, 2014, Sapporo, Japan. (DOI:10.1109/InfoSEEE.2014.6947769) [EI]

27. S.-W.. Wang & S.E. Chang* (2014), "Personal data management: An architectural framework for personal cloud mobile application," Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Information Science, Electronics and Electrical Engineering (ISEEE 2014), Vol. 2, pp. 781-785, IEEE Press, April 26-28, 2014, Sapporo, Japan. (DOI:10.1109/InfoSEEE.2014.6947773) [EI]

28. K.-M. Chiu & S.E. Chang* (2014), "Cloud migration－Planning guidelines and execution framework (in Chinese)," Proceedings of the 25th International Conference of Information Management (ICIM 2014), May 24, 2014, Taichung, Taiwan. 

29. A.Y. Liu & S.E. Chang, & S. Lin (2014), "Electronic commerce and information security management standard: An observation on the establishment of Deming-Cycle–Based Taiwan personal information protection and administration system," Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on e-Commerce, e-Administration, e-Society, e-Education, and e-Technology, April 2-4, 2014, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.  

Invention Patents

1. S.E. Chang, & Y.-T. Jang (2015), "Method and System for Web-Feed-Based Dictionaries," The Republic of China Patent Gazette, 42(08): 5098-5101, Patent Certificate No. I476607, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, Taipei, Taiwan, March 11, 2015.

2. S.E. Chang, & Y.-T. Jang (2014), "System and Method for Web-Based Asynchronous Transactions," The Republic of China Patent Gazette, 41(11): 3975-3980, Patent Certificate No. I434222, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, Taipei, Taiwan, April 11, 2014. 

3. S.E. Chang, & Y.-T. Jang (2014), "System and Method for Telephone-Number Based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Telecommunication," The Republic of China Patent Gazette, 41(07): 9565-9571, Patent Certificate No. I429270, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office, Taipei, Taiwan, March 1, 2014. 

 [Updated January 23, 2024]