James M. Tien, Ph.D., DEng (h.c.), a member of the National Academy of Engineering

National Academy of Engineering

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, is Distinguished Professor and Dean

Dean (education)

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 of the University of Miami

University of Miami

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 College of Engineering. He has worked previously at Bell Laboratories, Rand Corporation and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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He received the 2010 IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award

IEEE Richard M. Emberson Award

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, “for vision and leadership in advancing IEEE’s global visibility and recognition as an innovator in technical, publication and educational services.”

Higher education

Institutional

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Ph.D., Systems Engineering & Operations Research ,1972
• MIT, E.E., Electrical & Systems Engineering,1970
• MIT, S.M., Electrical & Systems Engineering,1967
• Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), B.E.E, Electrical Engineering,1966

Recent popular articles

"Science, technology key to U.S. growth," Miami Herald, 12/04/2009

Most Recent Refereed Journal Articles

• J. M. Tien, Y. Lee, "An Extended Dynamic Least Loaded Routing Strategy for Multi- Destination Traffic in Telecommunication Networks", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2009
• J. M. Tien, P. Goldschmidt-Clermont, "Healthcare: a Complex Service System", Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 285–310, 2009
• J. M. Tien, P. J. Goldschmidt-Clermont, "Engineering Healthcare As A Service System", Journal of Information-Knowledge-Systems Management (Also online at www.IKSMOnline.com, vol. 8, Nos. 2-4, 2009
• J. M. Tien, "Services: A System's Perspective", IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 146–157, 2008
• J. M. Tien, "On Integration and Adaptation in Complex Service Systems", Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering, vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 385–415, 2008

Refereed Books

• (13 Co-Authors), Assessing Medical Preparedness To Respond To A Terrorist Nuclear Event, Institute of Medicine Committee, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009
• (13 Co-Authors), Harnessing Systems Engineering to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Care in the Military Health System, Institute of Medicine & National Academy of Engineering Committee, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009
• National Research Council (13 Co-Authors), Intelligent Sustainment and Renewal of Department of Energy Facilities and Infrastructure, Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005
• D. Berg, J. M. Tien, W.A. Wallace (Co-Editors), Management of Technology in the Services Industry, Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, vol. 48, No. 3, 2001
• (13 Co-Authors), Governor's Committee to Review Audio-Visual Covera: An Open Courtroom: Cameras in New York Courts, New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 1997