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• Bioinformatics

• Statistics in Genetics

• Biostatistics

• Machine Learning

• Bayesian Inference

B.S., Department of Mathematical Science, National Chengchi University, Taipei, TAIWAN                                                                                           Jun 2003

Research Assistant                                                                                                                                                                                                 Aug 2005 - Nov 2005

• Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, TAIWAN

• Supervisors: Su-Yun Huang, Ph.D.

• Shu-Fen Siao, Tyng-Guey Wang, Shih-Chi Ku, Yu-Chung Wei, Chia-Hui Cheryl Chen (2024). Inability to Sit-to-Stand in Medical ICUs Survivors: When and Why We Should Care. Critical Care Medicine. 52(12):1828-1836.  (IF:7.7, Ranking & Category: 6/54 Critical Care Medicine [SCI]) 

• Yuan-Hong Jiang, Yu-Shu Liu, Yu-Chung Wei, Jia-Fong Jhang, Hann-Chorng Kuo, Hsin-Hui Huang, Mi-chael W. Y. Chan, Guan-Ling Lin, Wen-Chi Cheng, Shu-Chuan Lin, and Hung-Jung Wang* (2024). Hypermethylation Loci of ZNF671, IRF8, and OTX1 as Potential Urine-based Predictive Biomarkers for Bladder Cancer. Diagnostics. 14(5): 468 (IF:3.6, Ranking & Category: 64/169 Medicine, General & Internal [SCI])

• Yu-Chung Wei* (2023). BLogic: A Bayesian Model Combination Approach in Logic Regression. Mathematics. 11(20):4353 (IF:2.4, Ranking & Category: 13/485 Mathematics [SCI])

• Shu-Fen Siao, Shih-Chi Ku, Wen-Hsuan Tseng, Yu-Chung Wei, Yu-Chun Chang, Tzu-Yu Hsiao, Tyng-Guey Wang & Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen* (2023). Effects of a Swallowing and Oral-care Program on Resuming Oral Feeding and Reducing Pneumonia in Patients Following Endotracheal Extubation: A Randomized, Open-label, Controlled Trial. Critical Care. 27: 283 (IF:15.1, Ranking & Category: 4/35 Critical Care Medicine [SCI])

• Hsiu-Ching Li, Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen, Tony Yu-Chang Yeh, Shih-Cheng Liao, Adrian-Shengchun Hsu, Yu-Chung Wei, Shiow-Ching Shun, Shih-Chi Ku* & Sharon K. Inouye (2023). Predicting hospital mortality and length of stay: A prospective cohort study comparing the intensive care delirium screening checklist versus confusion assessment method for intensive care unit. Australian Critical Care. 36(3):373-384  (IF:3.265, Ranking & Category: 17/125 in Nursing, 22/35 in Critical Care Medicine [SCI], 17/123 in Nursing [SSCI]) 

• Yu-Ting Lin, Yun-Ru Chen, and Yu-Chung Wei* (2022). Evaluating Sex Differences in the Effect of Increased Systolic Blood Pressure on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Asian Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Global Heart. 17(1):70 (IF:3.218, Ranking & Category: 76/143 Cardiac & Cardiovascular System [SCI])

• Hsiu-Ching Li, Tony Yu-Chang Yeh, Yu-Chung Wei, Shih-Chi Ku, Yu-Juan Xu, Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen*, Sharon Inouye, and Leanne M. Boehm (2022). Association of Incident Delirium with Short-term Mortality in Adults with Critical Illness Receiving Mechanical Ventilation. JAMA Network Open. 5(10):e2235339 (IF: 13.366, Ranking & Category: 10/329 in Medicine, General & Internal [SCI]) 

• Wei-Hung Huang and Yu-Chung Wei* (2022). A Split-and-merge Deep Learning Approach for Phenotype Prediction. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark. 27(3):078 (IF:4.009, Ranking & Category: 137/295 in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 117/195 in Cell Biology [SCI]) 

• Shu-Fen Siao, Wen-Hsuan Tseng, Tyng-Guey Wang, Yu-Chung Wei, Tzu-Yu Hsiao, Shih-Chi Ku*, and Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen (2021). Predicting feeding-tube dependence in patients following endotracheal extubation: a two-item swallowing screen. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 21(1), 403. (IF:3.317, Ranking & Category: 30/64 in Respiratory System [SCI]) 

• Yu-Chung Wei* (2021). Statistics for making decisions by Nicholas T. Longford Boca Raton, FL: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2021. Hard cover. pp. 307. $96. Biometrics. 77(3) 1129. (IF:2.571, Ranking & Category: 26/125 in Statistics & Probability, 23/67 in Mathematical & Computational Biology, 38/113 in Biology [SCI]) 

• Hsiu-Ching Li, Yu-Chung Wei, Ron-Bin Hsu, Nai-Hsin Chi, Shoei-Shen Wang, Yih-Sharng Chen, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen*, and Sharon K. Inouye (2021). Surviving and Thriving One Year after Cardiac Surgery: Frailty and Delirium Matter. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 111(5):1578-1584 (IF:3.639, Ranking & Category: 34/210 in Surgery, 20/64 in Respiratory System, 49/138 in Cardiac & Cardiovascular System [SCI]) 

• Yu-Chung Wei and Guan-Hua Huang* (2020). CONY: A Bayesian Procedure for Detecting Copy Number Variations from Sequencing Read Depths. Scientific Reports. 10:10493 (IF:4.011, Ranking & Category: 15/69 in Multidisciplinary [SCI])

• Yen-Wei Chiu, Chi-Shin Wu, Pei-Chun Chen, Yu-Chung Wei, Le-Yin Hsu, and Shi-Heng Wang* (2020). Risk of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia in Patients with Diabetes: A Population-based Cohort Study in Taiwan. Atherosclerosis. 296:18-24. (IF:4.255,  Ranking & Category: 12/65 in Peripheral Vascular Disease, 37/136 in Cardiac & Cardiovascular System [SCI])

• Mei-Hsien Lee, Tsui-Ling Chen, Yun-Lan Chen and Yu-Chung Wei* (2019). Evaluation of Outlier Detection Algorithms in Linear Regression for Temperature Validation. Journal of the Chinese Statistical Association. 57:286-307. [JEL, CIS, EconLit, TSCI]

• Chung-Pei Wu, Yu-Juan Xu, Tyng-Guey Wang, Shih-Chi Ku, Ding-Cheng Chan, Jang-Jaer Lee, Yu-Chung Wei, Tzu-Yu Hsiao, and Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen* (2019). Effects of a Swallowing and Oral Care Intervention for Patients following Endotracheal Extubation: A Pre-and-post Intervention Study. Critical Care. 23:350. (IF:6.959,  Ranking & Category: 6/33 in Critical Care Medicine [SCI])

• Chiao-Hsin Teng, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Yu-Chung Wei, Ron-Bin Hsu, Nai-Hsin Chi, Shoei-Shen Wang, Yih-Sharng Chen, and Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen* (2019). Effects of sarcopenia on functional improvement over the first year after cardiac surgery: a cohort study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 18(4):309-317. (IF:2.65; Ranking & Category: 3/118 in Nursing [SCI], 3/115 in Nursing [SSCI])

• Yu-Chung Wei, Nysia I. George*, Ching-Wei Chang*, and Karen A. Hicks (2017). Assessing Sex Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality per Increment in Systolic Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Follow-Up Studies in the United States. PLoS ONE, 12(1): e0170218. (IF:4.441, Ranking & Category: 15/64 in Multidisciplinary [SCI])

• Siew Tzuh Tang*, Guan-Hua Huang, Yu-Chung Wei, Wen-Cheng Chang, Jen-Shi Chen and Wen-Chi Chou (2013). Trajectories of Caregiver Depressive Symptoms While Providing End-of-life Care. Psycho-Oncology 22: 2702-2710. (IF:4.044, Ranking & Category: 52/203 in Oncology & 11/74 in Phycology [SCI] , 1/37 in Social Sciences, Biomedical & 13/129 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary [SSCI])

• Yu-Chung Wei, Shu-Hui Wen, Pei-Chun Chen, Chih-Hao Wang and Chuhsing Kate Hsiao* (2010). A Simple Bayesian Mixture Model with a Hybrid Procedure for Genome-wide Association Studies. European Journal of Human Genetics 18: 942-947. (IF:4.380, Ranking & Category: 30/155 in Genetics and Heredity & 73/285 in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology [SCI]) 

Ensemble Learning Approaches for Detecting High-order Interactions from High Dimensional Data

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• National Science and Technology Council (112-2118-M-018-004)

• 08/01/2023-01/31/2025

The Empirical Statistical Research for Special Materials Requiring (Partial) Out-of-pocket Payments in Heart Disease Based on National Health Insurance Research Database

• Role: Co-investigator

• PI: Lie-Fen Lin (Feng Chia University)

• Insurance Bureau, Financial Supervisory Commission

• 12/01/2022-11/30/2024

A Deep Learning Procedure for Variant Calling and Phenotype Prediction from Sequencing Genomic Data

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• National Science and Technology Council (110-2118-M-018-002)

• 08/01/2021-01/31/2023

The Study of Novel Dynamic and Constrained Equal Heterogeneous Clustering Mining Algorithms

• • • Role: Co-principal investigator

    • PI: Cheng-Jung Tsai (National Changhua University of Education)

    • National Science and Technology Council (111-2118-M-018-002)

    • 08/01/2022-07/31/2023

Revisiting Swallow Screening in Patients at Risk of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia: A Two-Center Study of Common, Shared Items among Preexinting Tools and Role of Nurses

• Role: Co-principal investigator

• PI: Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen (National Taiwan University)

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (110-2314-B-002-169-MY3)

• 08/01/2021-07/31/2024

Evaluating Gender and Ethnicity Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease for Blood Pressure via Meta-analysis

• Role: Advisor

• PI: Hui-Yi Yang (College Student in National Changhua University of Education)

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (110-2813-C-018-030-M)

• 07/01/2021-02/28/2022

Statistical Analysis of Source Rock Characteristics and Intelligent Identification of Biomarkers

• Role: Co-principal investigator

• PI: Lie-Fen Lin (Feng Chia University)

• CPC Corporation, Taiwan

• 03/10/2021-11/30/2021

Integrated Genomic Analysis via Deep Learning for Phenotype Prediction

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (109-2118-M-018-005)

• 08/01/2020-10/31/2021

Effect of Sit-to-Stand Intervention in the Intensive Care Unit Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Role: Co-principal investigator

• PI: Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen (National Taiwan University)

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (109-2314-B-002-198-MY3)

• 08/01/2020-07/31/2023

Absolute Quantification of Somatic Focal Copy Number Aberrations from Cancer Genome 

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• National Changhua University of Education

• 08/01/2020-12/31/2020

Statistical Analysis for Taiwan Oil and Gas Composition

• Role: Co-principal investigator

• PI: Lie-Fen Lin (Feng Chia University)

• CPC Corporation, Taiwan

• 03/10/2020-11/30/2020

Estimate the Number of Components for Copy Number Variation

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• Feng Chia University

• 10/01/2019-01/31/2020

Evaluating Sex Differences in the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease for Blood Pressure via Meta-analysis

• Role: Advisor

• PI: Yu-Ting Lin (College Student in Feng Chia University)

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (108-2813-C-035-002-M)

• 07/01/2019-02/28/2020

Functional Improvement Over the First Year after ICU Discharge：How ICU-delirium and ICU-acquired Weakness Interact

• Role: Co-principal investigator

• PI: Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen (National Taiwan University)

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (107-2314-B-002-023-MY3)

• 08/01/2018-07/31/2021

Combining Dependent Bayes Factors in Copy Number Variation Association Study

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (107-2118-M-035-008)

• 08/01/2018-10/31/2019

Establishing BioFibroScore® Serum Biomarker Diagnostic Performance Algorithms for Chronic Hepatitis C, Chronic Hepatitis B, Fatty Liver and Fibrosis of the Liver  

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• General Biologicals Corporation

• 01/01/2018-12/31/2018

Genetic Association Study of Copy Number Variations from Next Generation Sequencing

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (106-2118-M-035-001)

• 08/01/2017-10/31/2018

Comparison of Pooled Bayes-factor and P-value Methods for Copy Number Variation Association Study in Next Generation Sequencing

• Role: Advisor

• PI: Chih-Yu Chang (College Student in Feng Chia University)

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (106-2813-C-035-001-M)

• 07/01/2017-02/28/2018

Detecting Copy Number Variations from Next-Generation Sequencing Data via a Bayesian Procedure

• Role: Principal investigator

• PI: Yu-Chung Wei

• Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (105-2118-M-035-002)

• 06/01/2016-10/31/2017

2024

• Elucidating Critical Gene Interactions: An Ensemble Approach with Iterative Logic Trees. The 33rd South Taiwan Statistics Conference, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TAIWAN. (2024.06)

• Exploring Vital Genes and their Interactions: A Logic Tree-based Ensemble Algorithm. The 14th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. (2024.06)

2023

• Deciphering Important Variables and Interactions via a Logic Tree-based Ensemble Algorithm. Department of Applied Mathematics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TAIWAN. (2023.11) 

• Iterative Weighted Logic Forest Approach to Identify Important Genes and Interactions. Department of Mathematics,  National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, TAIWAN. (2023.11)

• A Bayesian Ensemble Framework in Tree-based Algorithm for Enhanced Predictability and Interpretability. Department of Mathematics, University of Taipei, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2023.09)

• A Bayesian Approach for Copy Number Variants Detection Adapting to Both Whole Genome and Targeted Exome Sequencing. The 31st Annual Meeting on Differential Equations and Related Topics, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, TAIWAN. (2023.02)

2022

• Evaluate the Importance of Interaction Variants on Phenotype via Bayesian Tree-based Explanation Artificial Intelligence Algorithm. 2022 Statistical Conference, Tamkang University, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2022.12)

• Statistics Models and Machine Learning Algorithms in Genetic Issues.  The Research Achievement Exchange Conference, National Center for High-performance Computing, Hsinchu, TAIWAN. (2022.10)

• A Tree-based Explainable Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Evaluate the Effect of Genetic Variants on Phenotype. Institute of Statistics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, TAIWAN. (2022.09)

• An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Evaluate the Effect of Genetic Variants on Phenotype in Next Generation Sequencing.  JSS-KSS-CSA Joint Session, Japanese Joint Statistical Meeting, Seikei University, Tokyo, JAPAN. (2022.09)

• An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Algorithm to Evaluate the Effect of Genetic Variants on Phenotype. The 31st South Taiwan Statistics Conference, Feng Chia University, Taichung, TAIWAN. (2022.07)

• An Explainable Artificial Intelligence and Bayesian Approach to Identify the Effect of Genetic Variants on Phenotype. The 6th Eastern Asia Chapter of International Society for Bayesian Analysis (EAC-ISBA), Feng Chia University, Taichung, TAIWAN. (2022.07)

• From Mathematics to AI. Senior High School Talent Cultivation Program,  National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, TAIWAN. (2022.04)

• The Workshop on AI and Its Applications. National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, TAIWAN. (2022.02) 

2021

• Introduction to AI and Machine Learning.  National Hsinchu Girls' Senior High School, Hsinchu, TAIWAN. (2021.11)

• Machine Learning 101. AI Lecture Series in College of Science, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, TAIWAN. (2021.04)

• From Mathematics to AI. Senior High School Talent Cultivation Program,  National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, TAIWAN. (2021.04)

2020

• AI, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning. Career Development for Data Science and Analysis, University of Taipei, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2020.12)

• Introduction to Bioinformatics Data Analysis. Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, TAIWAN. (2020.11) 

• AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data. AI, Machine Learning, and Big Data Workshop. China Medical University, Taichung, TAIWAN. (2020.10) 

• Introduction to Machine Learning and Application. AI Lecture Series for the 49th Anniversary Celebration of National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, TAIWAN. (2020.10) 

• Copy Number Variation Association Study in Exome Sequencing. The 29th South Taiwan Statistics Conference, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, TAIWAN. (2020.08) 

2019

• A Bayesian Procedure for Copy Numbers Variation Association Study from Next-generation Sequencing Data in Cardiovascular Disease. The 11th International Conference on Multiple Comparison Procedures, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2019.12) 

• Association Test of Copy Numbers Variations via a Bayesian Procedure in Next Generation Sequencing. Department of Applied Mathematics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TAIWAN. (2019.12) 

• A Bayesian Algorithm for Case-control Association Study with Copy Number Variation. Institute of Statistics, National University of Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, TAIWAN. (2019.12) 

• Detection of Disease-associated Copy Number Variation in Case-control Studies. Poster in the 40th International Society for Clinical Biostatistics, Leuven, BELGIUM. (2019.07) 

• A Bayesian Algorithm for Case-control Association Study with Copy Number Variation. The 3rd International Conference on Econometrics and Statistics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, TAIWAN. (2019.06) 

• Association Test of Copy Numbers Variations via a Bayesian Procedure in Next Generation Sequencing. The 28th South Taiwan Statistics Conference, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, TAIWAN. (2019.06) 

2018

• Genetic Association Analysis of Copy Number Variation via a Bayesian Procedure in Whole Genome Sequencing. 2018 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM). Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA. (2018.07) 

• Interactive Visualization via R Program. Department of Mathematics, University of Taipei, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2018.06) 

• A Bayesian Procedure for Copy Number Variation Association Study in Whole Genome Sequencing. The 11th Cross-Strait Conference on Statistics and Probability, National Taipei University, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2018.06) 

• Outlier Detection Approaches via Regression Model in Temperature Data. Department of Mathematics, University of Taipei, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2018.03) 

• A Bayesian Outlier Detection Approach for Quality Control in Temperature Data. Central Weather Bureau, TAIWAN. (2018.02) 

2017

• Copy Number Variation Detection from Whole Genome and Target Exome Sequencing. The 10th Conference of the International Association for Statistical Computing (IASC) and Asian Regional Section (ARS). Auckland, New Zealand. (2017.12) 

• Detecting Copy Number Variations via a Bayesian Approach Adapting to Both Whole Genome and Targeted Exome NGS. 2017 Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM). Baltimore, MD, USA. (2017.08) 

• Copy Number Variations Detection via a Multifunctional Bayesian Procedure from Next Generation Sequencing. The 26th South Taiwan Statistics Conference, National Taipei University, TAIWAN. (2017.06) 

• A Bayesian Procedure for Copy Number Variations Detection from DNA-Sequencing. Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, TAIWAN. (2017.05) 

• Copy Number Variants Callings from DNA-Sequencing Data. Department of Statistics, Tamkang University, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2017.04) 

• Structural Variation Detection from Next Generation Sequencing. Department of Mathematics, University of Taipei, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2017.03) 

• Detecting Copy Number Variations via a Bayesian Approach Adapting to Targeted Exome NGS. Department of Applied Mathematics, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, TAIWAN. (2017.02) 

2016

• Detecting Copy Number Variations via a Bayesian Approach Adapting to Both Whole Genome and Targeted Exome Sequencing. 2016 CSA & NCCU Joint Statistical Meetings, National Changchi University, Taipei, TAIWAN. (2016.12) 

• Detecting Copy Number Variations from Sequencing Read Depths. Master's Program of Biomedical Informatics and Biomedical Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, TAIWAN. (2016.11) 

• Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mortality Per Increment in Systolic Blood Pressure. The workshop of Big Data, Department of Statistics and Informatics Science, Providence University, Taichung, TAIWAN (2016.05) 

2015

• A Multifunctional Bayesian Procedure for Detecting Copy Number Variations from Sequencing Read Depths. Eastern North American Region Conference, Miami, FL, USA (2015.03) 

• Detecting Copy Number Variations via a Bayesian Approach Adapting to Both Whole Genome and Targeted Exome NGS. Poster in Midsouth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Society, Little Rock, AR, USA. (2015.03) 

• Detecting Copy Number Variations via a Bayesian Approach Adapting to Both Whole Genome and Targeted Exome NGS. Poster in Arkansas Bioinformatics Consortium, Little Rock, AR, USA. (2015.03) 

2014

• A Multifunctional Bayesian Procedure for Detecting Copy Number Variations from Sequencing Read Depths. Postdoctoral seminar, Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, National Center for Toxicological Research, FDA, AR, USA. (2014.11) 

2013

• A Robust Bayesian Procedure for Detecting Copy Number Variations from Sequencing Read Depths. The 22nd South Taiwan Statistics Conference, National Kaohsiung University, Kaohsiung, TAIWAN. (2013.06) 

• A Robust Bayesian Procedure for Detecting Copy Number Variations from Sequencing Read Depths. The 1st Statistics Conference, University System of Taiwan, National Central University, Taoyuan, TAIWAN. (2013.05) 

Spring 2016 (104-2) (FCU)

• Statistics II                                                                                                                                  [Department of Statistics, Finance, and Marketing]

• Statistical Software I                                                                                                                                                          [Department of Statistics]