James Jiann-Haw Liou is currently a professor in Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan, where he is also the Director of the Continuing Education Department. He has also been listed among the top 2% scientists in a global list released by the prestigious Stanford University in 2020. His main area of research interest focuses on multi-criteria decision making, soft computing, data mining, structure equation modeling, transportation, supply chain management, and decision science.