Dr. Hong was born in 1972. He received the B.S.E.E. degree from the Kaohsiung Polytechnic Institute, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in 1997, the M.S.E.E. degree from the Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, Taiwan, in 1999, and the Ph.D.E.E. degree at National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, in 2011. He joined National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Nanzih Campus, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China, in 2010. His research interests include motor drive systems, DSP, power electronics, control theory applications, and renewable energy systems.