Alex Kuo

Alex Kuo
Position
ProfessorHealth Information Science
Contact
akuo@uvic.ca 250-472-4300
Credentials

BSc (Taiwan), MBA (Taiwan), PhD (Nottingham, UK)

Area of expertise

Data interoperability; Health database & data warehousing; AI & Data Mining application in healthcare, and e-health.

Dr. Alex Kuo holds a PhD from the Department of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, UK. He is a full time professor at the School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria (UVic). He was a visiting scholar at the Department of Computer Science, Politecnico di Milano, Italy (2023), the Center for Expanded Data Annotation and Retrieval (CEDAR), School of Medicine, Stanford University, USA (2016), and the Electronic Commerce Resource Centre (ECRC), Georgia Tech (2000). Now, he is the chair of Special Interest Group on Big Data for Healthcare, Medicine and Biology at IEEE Technical Committee on Big Data.

With over 20 years of programming and data analysis practical as well as research experience, he has over 170 peer-reviewed publications. His research interests include Cloud Computing & Big Data application to healthcare, health data interoperability, health database & data warehousing, data mining application in healthcare, e-health and clinical decision support system. 

*Currently available to supervise MSc, MN/MSc and PhD students

Research Projects

CREATE in Visual and Automated Disease Analytics (VADA)
Year: 2017-2021
Program: NSERC Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program Grant
Role: Research Collaborator

Defining Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Primary Care Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Data to Explore Prevalence, Patient Characteristics and Primary Care Experiences of Veterans, Families of Military Service Members and the General Population
Year: 2017-2019
Program: IBM and Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) Collaborative Research Program
Role: Co-Investigator (Academic Partner)

Scientific Discovery and Technical Construction of a Big Data Analytics Framework for Health Applications
Year: 2015-2017
Program: UVic - Vancouver Island Health Authority Collaborative Research
Role: Primary Investigator

Design and Implement a Big Data Analytics Framework for Health Applications
Year: 2015-2016
Program: UVic IRG program
Role: Primary Investigator

Design and Evaluate a Health Big Data Analytics Framework
Year: 2014-2015
Program: UVic IRG program
Role: Primary Investigator

Representative Analysis of Bicycle Accidents: An International Bicycle Study (IBAS)
Year: 2013-2014
Program: IBAS, Bundesanstalt fur StraBenwesen, Germany
Role: Co-Investigator

Improving Health Information System Safety: Development of Novel Approaches for Identifying, Tracking and Preventing Technology-Induced Error
Year: 2013-2014
Program: Mitacs-Accelerate research internship program
Role: Primary Investigator

Evaluation of the Integration of Nurse Practitioners (NP) into the BC Healthcare System
Year: 2011-2014
Program: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research ( #PJ-HHR-00004)
Role: Co-Investigator (Data Analyst)

A Cloud Computing Based Platform for Healthcare Research Information Sharing
Year: 2012-2013
Program: UVic IRG program
Role: Primary Investigator

Comparing Data Sources in Primary Care
Year: 2011-2012
Program: UVic IRG program
Role: Primary Investigator

Studying the Boundary Spanning Capabilities of Global Account Managers
Year: April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2013
Program: SSHRC
Role: Collaborator

Publications

A.    Journal Papers

  1. Jonas Bambi, Yudi Santoso, Hanieh Sadri, Ken Moselle, Abraham Rudnick, Stan Robertson, Ernie Chang, Alex Kuo, Joseph Howie, Gracia Yunruo, Dong, Kehinde Olobatuyi, Mahdi Hajiabadi, Ashlin Richardson. Methodological Considerations in Extracting and   Analyzing   Patterns of Service Utilization for Patients with Complex Problems to Optimize Care Delivery, BioMedInformatics, 2024. (under review)
  2. Jonas Bambi, Yudi Santoso, Hanieh Sadri, Ken Moselle, Joseph Howie, Stan Robertson, Abraham Rudnick, Ernie Chang, Lloyd Elliott, Alex Kuo. Approaches to Generating Patterns of Service Utilization for Patients with Complex Conditions: Graph Community Detection vs Natural Language Processing Clustering, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 2024. (under review)
  3. Jonas Bambi, Yudi Santoso, Hanieh Sadri, Ken Moselle, Joseph Howie, Stan Robertson, Abraham Rudnick, Ernie Chang, Alex Kuo. Analyzing Patterns of Service Utilization Using Graph Topol-ogy to Understand the Dynamic of Engagement of Patients with Complex Problems with Health Services, submitted for publication, BioMedInformatics, 2024. (under review)
  4. Cheng, N., & Kuo, A. (2020). Using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Neural Networks to Predict Emergency Department Wait Time. Studies in health technology and informatics, 272, 199-202.
  5. Sam Liu, Brian Chen, Alex Kuo. Monitoring Physical Activity Levels Using Twitter Data: Infodemiology Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research (2019). 21(6):e12394. (Medline)
  6. Alex KUO, Dillon CHRIMES, Pinle QIN, Hamid ZAMANI. A Hadoop/MapReduce Based Platform for Supporting Health Big Data Analytics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 257 (2019), 229-235. (Medline)
  7. Lisa W.S. LEUNG, Abdul ROUDSARI, Alex KUO, Karen L. COURTNEY. System Dynamics in Remote Monitoring Service for Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 257 (2019), 277-282. (Medline)
  8. Shu-Lin Wang, I-En Chiang, Alex KUO, Hsin-I Lin. Design and Usability Evaluation of Mobile Cloud Healthcare System for Diabetes Prevention. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 257 (2019), 455-459. (Medline)
  9. D Chrimes, MH Kuo, B Moa and AW Kushniruk. Interactive Big Data Analytics Platform for Healthcare and Clinical Service. SM Journal of Biometrics & Biostatistics 3:2 (2018), 1-16.
  10. Dillon Chrimes, Hamid Zamani, Belaid Moa and Alex Kuo. Importance of Simulations of Hadoop/MapReduce-Based Platform to Support its Usability of Big Data Analytics in Healthcare. Athens Journal of Technology and Engineering 5:3 (2018), 197-222.
  11. D Chrimes, B Moa, H Zamani and MH Kuo. Interactive Big Data Analytics Platform for Healthcare and Clinical Services. Academic Journal of Engineering Sciences. 1:1 (2018). AJES.MS.ID.000502.
  12. Dillon Chrimes, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Belaid Moa, Wei Hu. Towards a Realtime Big Data Analytics Platform for Health Applications. International Journal of Big Data Intelligence 4:2 (2017), 61-80.
  13. Dillon Chrimes, Belaid Moa, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Andre Kushniruk. Operational Efficiencies and Simulated Performance of Big Data Analytics Platform over Billions of Patient Records of a Hospital System. Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal 2:1 (2017), 23-41.
  14. Jessica Kuo, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Integration of Health Information Systems Using HL7 - A Case Study. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 234 (2017), 188-194. (Medline)
  15. Reza Zarei, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Design and Development of a Web-based Self-monitoring System to Support Wellness Coaching. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 234 (2017), 401-406. (Medline)
  16. Robert Hart, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Better Data Quality for Better Healthcare Research Results - A Case Study. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 234 (2017)161-166. (Medline)
  17. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Shu-Lin Wang, Wei-Tu Chen. Using Information and Mobile Technology Improved Elderly Home Care Services. Journal of Health Policy and Technology 5 (2016), 131–142. (Medline)
  18. Shirley Li, Mu-Hsing Kuo, David Ryan. A Web-Based Database for Nurse Led Outreach Teams (NLOT). Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 228 (2016), 237-41. (Medline)
  19. Shu-Lin Wang,Young Long Chen, Alex Mu-Hsing Kuo, Hung-Ming Chen, Yi Shiang Shiu. Design and Evaluation of a Cloud-based Mobile Health Information Recommendation System on Wireless Sensor Networks. Journal of Computers and Electrical Engineering 49 (2016), 221–235. (SCI)
  20. S. L. Wang, M. H. Kuo, H. M. Chen, A. Kushniruk, E. Borycki. A Study of Cloud Computing Based Context-Aware Healthcare App. Applied Mechanics and Materials764-765 (2015), 801-805. (EI)
  21. Mu-Hsing Kuo. Implementation of a Cloud-based Blood Pressure Data Management System. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 210 (2015), 882-886. (Medline)
  22. Melissa Manhas and Mu-Hsing Kuo. Information Technologies to Improve Public Health: A Systematic Review. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 208 (2015), 258-283. (Medline)
  23. Shu-Lin Wang, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Yi-Shiang Shiu, Hsiu-Mei Huang. A Recommendation-based Mobile Web Application for Health Information Service. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 208 (2015), 337-341. (Medline)
  24. Fabiola Pinheiro, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Alex Thomo, Jeff Barnet. Mining Association Rules in the BCCA Liver Cancer Data Set. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 208 (2015), 308-313. (Medline)
  25. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Esther Sangster-Gormley, Jin Zou, Elizabeth Boryki, Rita Schreiber, April Feddema. Discovering Health Knowledge in the BC Nurse Practitioners Encounter Codes Database. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 205 (2014), 1080-1084. (Medline)
  26. Elizabeth M. Borycki, Esther Sangster-Gormely, Rita Schreiber, Joanne Thompson, Janessa Griffith, April Feddima, Alex Kuo. How are Electronic Medical Records Used by Nurse Practitioners? Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 205 (2014), 196-200. (Medline)
  27. A Kushniruk, E Borycki, MH Kuo, E Parapini, SL Wang, K Ho. Requirements for Prototyping an Educational Electronic Health Record: Experiences and Future Directions. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 205 (2014), 833-837. (Medline)
  28. E Borycki, J Griffith, P Reid, MH Kuo, A. Kushniruk. Do Electronic Health Records Help Undergraduate Students Develop Health Informatics Competencies? Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 205 (2014), 838-842. (Medline)
  29. Andre Kushniruk, Johanna Kaipio, Marko Nieminen, Hannele Hyppönen, Tinja Lääveri, Christian Nohr, Ann Marie Kanstrup, Marion Berg Christiansen, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Elizabeth Borycki. Human Factors in the Large:  Experiences from Denmark, Finland and Canada in Moving Towards Regional and National Evaluations of Health Information System Usability. IMIA Year Book 9:1 (2014), 67-81. (Medline)
  30. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk, Yueh-Min Huang, Bonita Hung. A Cloud Computing Based Platform for Sleep Behavior and Chronic Diseases Collaborative Research. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 201 (2014), 63-70. (Medline)
  31. Andre W. Kushniruk, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Eric Parapini and Elizabeth M. Borycki. A Virtual Platform for Electronic Health Record (EHR) Education for Nursing Students: Moving from In-House Solutions to the Cloud. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 201 (2014), 48-54. (Medline)
  32. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Tony Sahama, Andre W. Kushniruk, Elizabeth M. Borycki and Daniel Grunwell. Health Big Data Analytics: Current Perspectives, Challenges and Potential Solutions. International Journal of Big Data Intelligence 1:2 (2014), 114–126.
  33. Helen Monkman, Elizabeth M. Borychi, Andre W. Kushniruk, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Exploring the Contextual and Human Factors of Electronic Medication Reconciliation Research: A Scoping Review. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 194 (2013), 166-172. (Medline)
  34. Mu Hsing Kuo, Andre Kushniruk and Elizabeth Borycki. Cloud Computing for Health Information Management. HealthManagement 13:20 (2013), 34-39.
  35. Esther Sangster-Gormley, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Elizabeth M. Borycki and Rita Schreiber. Use of Knowledge Discovery Techniques to Understand Nurse Practitioner Practice Patterns and Their Integration into a Healthcare System. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 183 (2013), 111-115. (Medline)
  36. Joseph Lindsay, J. Allen McLean, Amrita Bain, Tom Ying and M. H. Kuo. Moving mobile: Using an open-sourced framework to enable a web-based health application on touch devices. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 183 (2013), 238-243. (Medline)
  37. Justin St-Maurice, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Philip Gooch. A Proof of Concept for Assessing Emergency Room Use with Primary Care Data and Natural Language Processing. Methods of Information in Medicine 52:1 (2013), 33-42.
  38. A. Kushniruk, E, B. Borycki, Armstrong, M. H. Kuo. Advances in health informatics education: educating students at the intersection of health care and information technology. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 172 (2012), 91-99. (Medline)
  39. Chang-Mao Hung, M. H. Kuo, Meei-Fang Shue, Wei-Bang Lin, Shao-Yi Hsia, Ching-Lin Ho, and Yun-Hwei Shen. Preparation, Performance, and Cytotoxicity Evaluation of Nanoarchitectures CuO/CeO2 Composite Catalysts for the Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia. ASCE Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste 16:1 (2012), 58-62. (EI)
  40. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Chang-Mao Hung, Jeff Barnett and Fabiola Pinheiro. Assessing the feasibility of data mining techniques for early liver cancer detection. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 180 (2012), 584-588. (Medline)
  41. Justin St-Maurice and M. H. Kuo. Analyzing Primary Care Data to Characterize Inappropriate Emergency Room Use. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 180 (2012), 990-994. (Medline).
  42. M. H. Kuo. Opportunities and Challenges of Cloud Computing to Improve Health Care Services. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) 13:3 e67 (2011), 1-15. (Medline)
  43. M. H. Kuo, Andre Kushniruk and Elizabeth Borycki. A Comparison of National Health Data Interoperability Approaches in Taiwan, Denmark and Canada. ElectronicHealthcare 10:2 (2011), 14-25.
  44. M. H. Kuo, Andre Kushniruk, and Elizabeth Borycki. Can Cloud Computing Benefit Health Services? - A SWOT Analysis. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 169 (2011), 379-383. (Medline)
  45. M. H. Kuo, Elizabeth Borycki, Te-Hsu Lee, Andre Kushniruk. A Healthcare Lean Six Sigma System (HLS3) for Healthcare Quality Improvement. Quality Management in Health Care 20:1 (2011), 4-14. (Medline)
  46. Te-Shu LEE , Mu-Hsing. Kuo, Elizabeth Borycki and David Yunyong. Critical Success Factors for Implementing Healthcare e-Learning. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 164 (2011), 64-68. (Medline)
  47. Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Advances in Electronic Health Records in Denmark: From National Strategy to Effective Healthcare System Implementation. Acta Informatica Medica 18:2 (2010), 96-99. (Medline)
  48. Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Shigeki Kuwata. Integrating Technology-Centric and User-Centric System Testing Methods: Ensuring Healthcare System Usability and Safety. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 157 (2010), 01-107. (Medline)
  49. M. H. Kuo, A. W. Kushniruk, E. M. Borycki. Design and Implementation of a Health Data Interoperability Mediator. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 155 (2010), 181-186. (Medline)
  50. M. H. Kuo, A. W. Kushniruk, E. M. Borycki, and D. Greig. Application of the Apriori Algorithm for Adverse Drug Reaction Detection. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 148 (2009), 95-101. (Medline)
  51. E. M. Borycki, A. W. Kushniruk, L. Klay and M. H. Kuo. A Framework for Diagnosing and Identifying Where Technology-Induced Errors Come From. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 148 (2009), 181-187. (Medline)
  52. M. H. Kuo, Andre Kushniruk, and Elizabeth Borycki. An RDF-Based mediator For Health Data Interoperability. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 150 (2009), 399-403. (Medline)
  53. M. H. Kuo, E. Borycki, A. Kushniruk and T. S. Lee. Integrating A3 Reports and the House of Quality: Improving Workflow in the Recovery Room Using Information Technology. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 150 (2009), 416-420. (Medline)
  54. T. S. Lee and M. H. Kuo. Toyota A3 Report: A Tool for Process Improvement in Healthcare. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 143 (2009), 235-240. (Medline)
  55. M. H. Kuo and T. S. Lee. Application of House of Quality to Health Care Management. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 143 (2009), 371-375. (Medline)
  56. M. H. Kuo, Chen,Liang-Chu, Liang, Chien-Wen. Building and Evaluating a Location-Based Service Recommendation System with a Preference Adjustment Mechanism. International Journal of Expert Systems with Applications 36 (2009), 3543–3554. (SCI)
  57. M. H. Kuo, L. G. Chen, C. H., Chang and C. W. Yung. A Study of Optimal Decision for Dynamic Information Security Joint Framework. Journal of Information, Technology and Society 8:2 (2008), 21-41.
  58. M. H. Kuo. An Intelligent Agent-Based Collaborative Information Security Framework. International Journal of Expert Systems With Applications 32:2 (2007), 585-598. (SCI)
  59. M. H. Kuo and D. H. Sei. A veiled date-attachment e-cash scheme. Journal of e-Business 6:1 (2005), 4-15.
  60. M. H. Kuo, J. X. Zhuang, W. D. CAI. Building Learning Agent on E-learning system by Web Mining. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing 21 (2005), 88-92.
  61. J. Wu, M. H. Kuo, C. Y. Yang. Application of Data Mining in Enterprise Supply Chain Management. Information Management and Engineering 6:1 (2005), 27-42.
  62. H. Kuo. An Robust IT Architecture for Enterprises in the Electronic Commerce Environment. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing 20 (2004), 136-139.
  63. H. Kuo and D. N. Tsai. An XML-Based Data Gateway for Building the Data Warehouse. Journal of Information Management 11:4 (2004), 105-129. (TSSCI)
  64. M. H. Kuo and L. H. Cheng. Application of ARIS to Harbor Security Check Information System Development. Journal of Information, Technology and Society 14:1 (2004), 111-132.
  65. M. H. Kuo and S. Y. Chang. Combination of Agent Techniques and XML Standard to Support Government Electronic Procurement-Using Electronic Catalogue and Quotation System as an Example. Journal of National Defense Information Management 25:1 (2004), 89-100.
  66. M. H. Kuo and W. Z. Chung. Application of XML and Petri Net to the Military Material Supply & Demand Workflow Management. Journal of National Defense Information Management 25:2 (2004), 61-82.
  67. M. H. Kuo. An Agent Based Dynamic Information Security Decision Model for Information Warfare. Journal of National Defense Information Management 22:2 (2001), 15-30.
  68. M. H. Kuo. Automatic extraction of quadric surfaces from wire-frame models. Computer & Graphics 25 (2001), 109-119. (SCI)
  69. M. H. Kuo. Reconstruction of quadric surface model from three-view engineering drawings. Computer Aided Design 30:7 (1998), 517-527. (SCI)
  70. M. H. Kuo. A systematic approach towards reconstructing 3D curved models from multiple 2D views. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (1998) 265-279. (EI)

B.     Conference papers

  1. Shu-Lin Wang, I-En Chiang, Alex Kuo, Jing-Ya Lin. Design and Usability Evaluation of a Mobile Emotion Healthcare System Applying Sentiment analysis. The 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData 2022), pp. 2804-2810, Osaka, Japan, December 17-20, 2022.
  2. Monem Shennat, Bill Wadge, and Alex Kuo, The Dimensional Analysis of Data Flow Programs That Include Multidimensional and User-Defined Functions. The 2022 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (IEEE BigData 2022), pp. 2771-2779, Osaka, Japan, December 17-20, 2022.
  3. Robert Hart, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Meeting Health Care Research Needs in a Kimball Integrated Data Warehouse. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Advanced Analytics (DSAA2016), Montreal, Canada, October 17-19, 2016.
  4. Dillon Chrimes, Belaid Moa, Hamid Zamani, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Interactive Healthcare Big Data Analytics Platform under Simulated Performance. The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing (DataCom2016), Auckland, New Zealand, August 8-12, 2016.
  5. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Dillon Chrimes, Belaid Moa, Wei Hu. Design and Construction of a Big Data Analytics Framework for Health Applications. The 1st IEEE International Conference on Big Data Intelligence and Computing (DataCom2015), pp. 632-636, Chengdu, China, December 19-21, 2015.
  6. Shu-Lin Wang, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Hung-Ming Chen, Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki. A Study of Cloud Computing Based Context-aware Healthcare App. The 3rd International Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation (ICETI2014), Taiwan, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 2014.
  7. Elham Sedghi, Abdul. V. Roudsari, Alex Mu-Hsing Kuo. Evaluate an immunization record model through Internet. The 2013 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS 2013), San Diego, California, USA, May 20-24, 2013.
  8. Yunyong Guo and Mu-Hsing Kuo. Cloud Computing for Healthcare Research information sharing. The 2012 IEEE 4th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec 3-6, 2012.
  9. Chang-Mao Hung, Wen-Liang Lai and Mu-Hsing Kuo. Copper-based Rare Earth Composite Metal Materials: Selective Catalytic Oxidation Catalyst for Removal Ammonia from Biomass Gasification Gas. The 3rd Asian Conference on Innovative Energy and Environmental Chemical Engineering (ASCON-IEEChE), pp.412-420, Hualien, Taiwan, November 11-14, 2012.
  10. Chang-Mao Hung, Wen-Liang Lai and Mu-Hsing Kuo. Material Characterization and Electrochemical Performance of Copper-based Rare Earth Composite Oxide Electrodes for Use in Ammonia Electrocatalytic Oxidation. The 3rd Asian Conference on Innovative Energy and Environmental Chemical Engineering (ASCON-IEEChE), pp.392-397, Hualien, Taiwan, November 11-14, 2012.
  11. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki and Feipei Lai. A Cloud Computing Based Platform for Sharing Healthcare Research Information. The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS2012), pp.504-508, Denver, Colorado, USA, May 21 - 25, 2012
  12. Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk, Shigeki Kuwata, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Craig Kuziemsky. Using Clinical Simulations in Requirements Gathering for Healthcare Teams. Advances in Health Informatics Conference (AHIC2012), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 25-27, 2012.
  13. Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki, James Anderson, Shigeki Kuwata, Mu-Hsing Kuo. A Methodological Approach to Assessing Technology-Induced Errors in Healthcare That Integrates In-Situ Testing with Computer Simulations. Advances in Health Informatics Conference (AHIC2012), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 25-27, 2012.
  14. Mu-Hsing Kuo. A Healthcare Cloud Computing Strategic Planning Model. The 3rd FTRA International Conference on Computer Science and its Applications (CSA-11), pp. 769-775, Jeju, Korea, December 12-15, 2011.
  15. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki, Chien-Yeh Hsu and Chung-Liang Lai. National Strategies to Health Data Interoperability. International conference addressing Information Technology and Communications in Health, Victoria, BC, Canada, February 24 – 27, 2011.
  16. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk, Te-Hsu Lee. Integrating Lean and Six Sigma Methodologies for Healthcare Quality Improvement. International Conference on Advanced Information Technologies (AIT2010), Taiwan, April 23-24, 2010.
  17. Mu-Hsing Kuo, Te-Hsu Lee. Impact of Electronic Health Record on Chronic Disease Management. International Conference on Advanced Information Technologies (AIT2010), Taiwan, April 23-24, 2010.
  18. Te-Hsu Lee, Mu-Hsing Kuo. The impact of e-learning on healthcare education. International Conference on Advanced Information Technologies (AIT2010), Taiwan, April 23-24, 2010.
  19. Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Shigeki Kuwata. Requirements for Communication and Exchange of Health Information: A Socio-Technical Approach to Understanding Healthcare Information Exchange. International Conference on Advanced Information Technologies (AIT2010), Taiwan, April 23-24, 2010.
  20. E. M. Borycki, A. W. Kushniruk, C. J. Carvalho, M. H. Kuo. A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods Used to Identify and Study Technology-Induced Errors in Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE). Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics (APAMI2009), pp.32-37, Hiroshima, Japan, November 22-24, 2009.
  21. Andre Kushniruk, Elizabeth Borycki and Mu-Hsing Kuo. Emerging Approaches to Evaluation of e-Health Innovations: From Portable Usability Testing to Virtual Usability Laboratories. Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics (APAMI2009), pp.120-127, Hiroshima, Japan, November 22-24, 2009.
  22. M. H. Kuo and Wang, Yi-Chen. Application of Data Mining to Diabetes Care Management. International Conference on Information Technology and Communications in Health (ITCH2007), Victoria, BC, Canada, February 15-18, 2007.
  23. M. H. Kuo, Liang-Chu Chen, Chih-Hao Chang, Chien-Wen Liang. An Evaluation of the Bayesian Decision Procedure Based Collaborative Information Security Framework. Knowledge Sociality and Information Security (KC2007), pp.241-251, Taiwan, May 16, 2007.
  24. M. H. Kuo, Liang-Chu Chen, Chien-Wen Liang, A Study on a Location-Based Service Recommendation System with User Preference Learning Mechanism. The 18th International Conference on Information Management (ICIM2007), pp.16, Taiwan, May 26, 2007.
  25. M. H. Kuo, Liang-Chu Chen, Chien-Wen Liang. A Bayesin Forcasting Based Location-Based Service Recommendation Mechanism. Digital Technology and Information Management Conference, pp.1127-1141, Taiwan, June 2, 2007.
  26. M. H. Kuo, Liang-Chu Chen, Chien-Wen Liang. A Study of Battlefield Information Recommendation Mechanism－A Case Study on the ROC Military Clinic Recommendation. The 15th National Defense Management Symposium, pp. I85-I97, Taiwan, June, 2007.
  27. M. H. Kuo and C. L. Chen. An ETF Trading Decision Support System by Using Neural Network and Technical Indicator. IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN2006), pp.19-24, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 16-21, 2006.
  28. M. H. Kuo and Chun-Hsien Chuang. Building Recommendation Learning on E-learning System by Web Mining. International Conference on Business and Information, Singapore, July 12-14, 2006.
  29. M. H. Kuo and Yi-Chih Hsu. The Study and Implementation of Data Synchronization and Syndication Mechanism for Digital Data Repository. International Conference on Business and Information, Singapore, July 12-14, 2006.
  30. M. H. Kuo and Jan, Wen-Horng. A RDF-Based XML/EDI Metadata Integration Mode. The 4th International Conference on Supply Chain Management & Information Systems, Taiwan, July 5-7, 2006.
  31. M. H. Kuo, N.C. Hwang, J.H. Ui. The study of efficient e-learning model for enterprise. Electronic Commerce and Digital Life Conference (ECDL2006), National Taipei University, Taiwan, Feb. 12-14, 2006.
  32. M. H. Kuo and H.M. Shei. A new agent based negotiation model for electronic translation in e-Marketplace. Electronic Commerce and Digital Life Conference (ECDL2006), National Taipei University, Taiwan, Feb. 12-14, 2006.
  33. H. Kuo and Y.C. Hsu. Translate OAI metadata into RSS Format by using XSLT. Electronic Commerce and Digital Life Conference (ECDL2006), National Taipei University, Taiwan, Feb. 12-14, 2006.
  34. M.H. Kuo and C.H. Chuang. A Blog Embedded Collaborated e-Learning Framework. Electronic Commerce and Digital Life Conference (ECDL2006), National Taipei University, Taiwan, Feb. 12-14, 2006.
  35. M. H. Kuo. An Intelligent Agent-Based Framework for Collaborative Information Security. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, Vol.3809, pp.633-642, 2005.
  36. M. H. Kuo and C. H. Chuang. An e-learning system with recommendation functions by using web mining technology. The 16th Workshop on Object-Oriented Technology and Application (OOTA2005), pp.7-12, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan, Sept. 15, 2005.
  37. N. S. Wu and M. H. Kuo. Application of semantic network to ROC military officers vacation arrangement. The 13th National Symposium on Defense Management, June 17, pp. I107-I118, 2005.
  38. M. H. Kuo and L. T. Chen. The study of multi XML DTD integration. Symposium on Digital Life and Internet Technologies, Nation Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, June 3, 2005.
  39. M. H. Kuo and L. T. Chen. A RDF-based approach to XML DTD integration. The 16th International Conference on Information Management (ICIM2005), Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, May 28, 2005.
  40. M. H. Kuo and B. Y. Lin., XML-Based Relational Database Version Management. Electronic Commerce and Digital Life Conference (ECDL2005), National Taipei University, Taiwan, March 26-27, pp.1421-1435, 2005.
  41. M. H. Kuo and W. H. Jan. A RDF-Based XML Metadata Semantic Integration. International Academic Conference on Information Technology and Implementation, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan, March 11-14, pp.509-528, 2005.
  42. M. H. Kuo and W. Z. Chung. Application of XML and Petri Net to the Supply Chain Workflow Management. Electronic Commerce and Digital Life Conference, Taipei, March 26-27, pp.2202-2217, 2004.
  43. S. X. Zuo, J. R. Chen, M. H. Kuo. A Study on Mobile Agent Security Mechanism.. International Academic Conference on Information Technology and Implementation, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan, March 12, pp.109-119, 2004.
  44. S. X. Zuo, M. H. Kuo, J. R. Chen. The design of an agent based distributed IDS architecture. Electronic Commerce and Digital Life Conference, Taipei, March 26-27, pp.193-209, 2004.
  45. S. X. Zuo, M. H. Kuo, J. R. Chen. Application of agent based IDS to ROC military network security. Fundamental Academic Conference of Chinese Military Academy and Defense Science in Aviation Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, pp.198-207, 2004.
  46. M. H. Kuo, S. F. Chang, J. L. Lui. Using Web Services to improve customer value in supply chain management. The 6th conference on Medium and Small Enterprise Management, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, May 28, pp.46-57, 2004.
  47. M. H. Kuo, Z. C. Chen, T. U. Whang. An efficient model for enterprise driving e-learning. The 6th conference on Medium and Small Enterprise Management, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, May 28, pp.38-49, 2004.
  48. M. H. Kuo, K. L Dai, Y. L. Jen. The study of critical success factors of enterprise introducing ERP system. The 3rd National Conference on Interdisciplinary Management Theory and Practice, Tunghai University, Taiwan, April 24, 2004.
  49. M. H. Kuo, W. I. Wong, C. P. Chang. An IT oriented CRM business model－Using mobile communication service as an example. The 3rd National Conference on Interdisciplinary Management Theory and Practice, Tunghai University, Taiwan, April 24, 2004.
  50. M. H. Kuo. Agent-based Dynamic Information Security Model. IEEE International Conference on Knowledge Intensive Multi-Agent System (KIMAS’03), Oct.1-3, pp.19-24, Cambridge MA, USA, 2003.
  51. M. C. Whang and M. H. Kuo. Application of XML to Schema Mapping for Heterogeneous Database. The 11th National Defense Management Symposium, Taiwan, June 25, pp.32-44, 2003.
  52. M. H. Kuo. An XML-Based Agent System For Government Electronic Procurement. Agent Based Simulation 3(ABS-3), Passau, Germary, April 7-9, pp.168-173, 2002.
  53. M. H. Kuo. An Agent Based Dynamic Information Security Model in Information Warfare. The 7th International Command and Control Research Technology Symposium (ICCRTS2002), Quebec, Canada, September 16-20, 2002.
  54. M. H. Kuo. Adopting XML Standard to Support Government Electronic Procurement. The 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Industrial Engineering and Management Systsems (APIEMS2002), Taipei, ROC, Dec.18-20, pp.951-954, 2002.
  55. N. Tsai and M. H. Kuo. A security mechanism for national defense information system. The ROC Military Communication School Academic Conference on Communication, Taiwan, 2002.
  56. M. H. Kuo and D. N. Tsai. XML-based Data Gateway in a Data Warehouse. The 10th National Defense Management Symposium, Taiwan, June 7, pp.523-537, 2002.
  57. M. H. Kuo and. Y. C. Yeh. An Agent based Software Agent System for Merchant Brokering in Government Purchasing. The 10th National Defense Management Symposium, Taiwan, June 7, pp.553-565, 2002.
  58. M. H. Kuo and D. N. Tsai. Application of data warehouse techniques to crime detection analysis. The 5th National Crime Information Management Conference, ROC, 2001.
  59. M. H. Kuo. Conversion of Paper-Based Technical Manuals to Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals. Conference on Visual Data Exploration and Analysis (SPIE’2000), CA, USA, pp.202-209, 2000.
  60. M. H. Kuo and M. J. Lin. Using Software Agents to Retrieve Information from WWW. Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (SCI’2000), Orlando, Florida, USA, pp.400-405, 2000.
  61. W. C. Chung and M. H. Kuo. Application of wavelets interpolation model to military DTM analysis”, The 8th National Defense Management Symposium, Taiwan, pp.569-575, 2000.
  62. Y. F. Chu, O. Y. Kuang, M. H. Kuo, K. H. Chung. Application of Unified Modeling Language to Quality Function Deployment. International Symposium on Quality Function Development (ISQFD’99), Brazil, pp.240-247, 1999.
  63. M. H. Kuo. The technical bridge between paper-based technical manuals and IETMs. NDILS, pp. 280, Taipei ROC, 1999.
  64. Le-Hui Chen, M. H. Kuo, Ke-Hsiung Chung, Ching-Shoei Chiang. Using Unified Modeling Language to construct the pre-implement model of Product Data Management. The 7th National Defense Management Symposium, 1999.
  65. Le-Hui Chen, M. H. Kuo, Ke-Hsiung Chung, Ching-Shoei Chiang. Application of Object Oriented technologies to Product Data Management in Enterprises. Enterprise Innovation & Initiation Management Conference, pp.357-372, 1999.
  66. Chao-Ying Wu, M. H. Kuo, Cheng-Fu Yang. A research of establishing software quality management system. The 7th National Defense Management Symposium, pp.812-826, Taiwan, 1999.
  67. River Lee and M. H. Kuo and Cheng-Fu Yang. Developing the Object-Oriented Command Control System. The 7th National Defense Management Symposium, ROC, 1999.
  68. M. H. Kuo and M.H. Lee. An Application of UML for the Object-Oriented Command Control System – Example by Riot-Squad. The ROC Military Academy 75th anniversary conference, pp.293-301, 1999.
  69. M. H. Kuo and M. C. Chen. Biomedical Data Interpolation for 3D Visual Models. The 6th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics and Visualization (WSCG’98), pp.208-214, Czeck Republic, 1998.
  70. Y. F. Chu, M. H. Kuo, and K. H. Chung. A Framework of Fuzzy House of Quality Quantifying in the QFD. WISC’98, 2-5 August, Sydney, Austria, 1998.
  71. M. H. Kuo. Extraction of quadric surfaces from wire-frame models. International Computer Symposium (ICS’98), pp.61-68, Taiwan R.O.C, 1998.
  72. Hu and M. H. Kuo. A framework of military Doctrine Information Management System (DIMS). The 6th National Defense Management Symposium, Taiwan, pp.783-793, 1998.
  73. M. H. Kuo. An expert system for aerial photographic interpretation. The 5th National Defense Management Symposium, Taiwan, pp.799-808, 1997.
  74. R. E. Marston and M. H. Kuo. Efficiently identifying the faces of a wire-frame reconstructed from 3-view engineering drawings. The 4th Symposium on Document Analysis and Information Retrieval (SDAIR’95), pp. 249-259, Las Vegas, USA, 1995.
  75. R. E. Marston and M. H. Kuo. Interpretation of 3-view engineering drawings as central quadric surface mechanical parts. IEEE International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR’95), pp.343-346, Montreal, Canada, 1995.
  76. R. E. Marston and M. H. Kuo. Reconstruction of 3D objects from three orthographic projections using a decision-chaining method. IAPR Workshop on Machine Vision Applications (MVA’94), pp.423-426, Japan, 1994.
  77. Chen, L. G. and M. H. Kuo. APIES: An Aero Photographic Interpretation Expert System. International Computer Symposium (ICS’88), Taiwan R.O.C, 1988.

C.    Conference Posters

  1. Cherry, Nok Cheng, Alex Mu-Hsing Kuo, David Ryan. Neural Network Machine Learning to Predict Emergency Department Wait Times. eHealth 2020 Conference, Vancouver, BC, June 1 – 3, 2020.
  2. Nok CHENG, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks to predict Emergency Department wait time. Medical Informatics Europe 2020 (MIE2020), Geneva, Switzerland, April28-May1, 2020.
  3. Shirley Shi Ling Li, MuHsing Kuo, David Ryan. A WebBased Database for Nurse Led Outreach Teams in Toronto. eHealth 2016 Conference, Vancouver, BC, June 5 – 8, 2016.
  4. Samanda Keo Mu-Hsing Kuo, Alexandra Ng, Jenny Huang, Xinchu Yu, Bing Xu. Usability Evaluation of the TPD Data Management System. 6, Victoria, BC, Canada, February 26- March 1, 2015.
  5. Shu-Lin Wang, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Hung-Ming Chen, Andre W. Kushniruk, Elizabeth M. Borycki, Yi-Hsiang Hsu. Usability Evaluation of a Cloud Computing Based Context-aware Healthcare System. The 25th European Medical Informatics Conference (MIE2014), Istanbul, Turkey, August 31- September 3, 2014.
  6. Elizabeth M. Borycki, Janessa Griffith, Paulette Reid, Andre W. Kushniruk,  Mu-Hsing Kuo. Introducing the Electronic Health Record into Undergraduate Health Informatics Education: Effects on Competency Development," AMIA 2013 Annual Symposium, Washington, DC, November 16-20, 2013.
  7. Elizabeth M Borycki, Janessa Griffith, Paulette Reid, Andre W Kushniruk, Mu-Hsing Kuo. Do electronic health records help undergraduate health informatics students to develop health informatics competencies? The 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 19-23, 2013.
  8. Chang-Mao Hung, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Shui-Jen Chen, Wei-Bang Lin and Wen-Liang Lai. Selective Catalytic Reduction Nitrogen Oxides with Methane over CuO Supported on Al2O3. Part I. Materials Structural Characterization. European Aerosol Conference (EAC), Prague, Czech Republic, September 1-6, 2013. (B168)
  9. Chang-Mao Hung, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Shui-Jen Chen, Wei-Bang Lin and Wen-Liang La. Selective Catalytic Reduction Nitrogen Oxides with Methane over CuO Supported on Al2O3. Part II. Catalytic Activity and Mechanism Study. European Aerosol Conference (EAC), Prague, Czech Republic, September 1-6, 2013. (B169)
  10. Chang-Mao Hung, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Shui-Jen Chen, Wei-Bang Lin and Wen-Liang Lai. Selective Catalytic Reduction Nitrogen Oxides with Methane over CuO Supported on Al2O3. Part III. Reaction Kinetic Behavior Study. European Aerosol Conference (EAC), Prague, Czech Republic, September 1-6, 2013. (B170)
  11. Fabiola Pinheiro, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Alex Thomo, Jeff Barnett. Extracting association rules from liver cancer data using the FP-growth algorithm. The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences (ICCABS), New Orleans, LA, June 12-14, 2013.
  12. Fabiola Pinheiro and Mu-Hsing Kuo. Applying the Data Mining Algorithms to Early Detection of Liver Cancer. The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences (ICCABS), Feb. 23-25, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012.
  13. Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk, Brian Armstrong and M.H. Kuo. Application of the Electronic Health Record to Health Informatics Education: Approaches, Issues and Considerations for Curriculum Integration. The Medical Informatics Europe (MIE 2011), Oslo, Norway, August 28 – 31, 2011.
  14. Chang-Mao Hung and Mu-Hsing Kuo. Study on the Kinetics of Treatment of Ammonia in Gaseous Stream with Prepared Nanoscale Copper-Cerium Bimetallic Catalyst. The 17th International Conference on Aerosol Science and Technology (ICAST), Taipei, Taiwan, September 24-25, 2010.

D.    Conference Abstracts

  1. Andre W. Kushniruk, Elizabeth M. Borycki, Mu-Hsing Kuo, Kendall Ho. Requirement for Design of an Educational Electronic Health Record. AMIA 2014 Annual Symposium, Washington DC, November 15-19, 2014.
  2. Joseph Lindsay, Ali Hamou, Michael Borrie, Femida Gwadry-Sridhar, Alex Mu-Hsing Kuo. An Electronic System for Managing a Specialized Geriatric Research Clinic. The 34th Candian Geriatrics Society Annual meeting, Edmonton, April 10, 2014.
  3. Sangster-Gormley, E., Canitz, B., Borycki, E., Feddema, A., Griffith, J., Kuo, A., Schreiber, R. & Thompson, J. Evaluation of the Integration of NPs into the BC Healthcare System. CAAPN Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Oct. 2-4, 2013.

E.     Books (includes edited works) / Book chapters

  1. Francis Lau, John A. Bartle-Clar, Gerry Bliss, Elizabeth M. Borycki, Karen L. Courtney, Alex Mu-Hsing Kuo, Andre Kushniruk, Helen Monkman, Abdul Vahabpour Roudsari. From Research to Practice: Improving Usability, Safety and Patient Outcomes with Health Information Technology, 2019, IOS press. (ISBN 978-1-61499-950-8)
  2. Alex M.H. Kuo and Andre Kushniruk. "Chapter 6: Programming & Programming Languages for HIT" in Healthcare Information Technology Exam Guide for CHTS and CAHIMS Certifications, Second Edition, 2017, McGraw-Hill's. (ISBN 978-1-25-983697-8)
  3. Alex M.H. Kuo, "Chapter 7: Databases, Data Warehousing, Clouds for Storage & Data Mining for Healthcare" in Healthcare Information Technology Exam Guide for CHTS and CAHIMS Certifications, Second Edition, 2017, McGraw-Hill's. (ISBN 978-1-25-983697-8)
  4. Francis Lau, John Bartle-Clar, Gerry Bliss, Elizabeth Borycki, Karen Courtney, Alex Kuo. Building Capacity for Health Informatics in the Future, 2017, IOS press. (ISBN 978-1-61499-741-2)
  5. Karen L. Courtney, Alex Kuo, Omid Shabestari. Driving Quality in Informatics: Fulfilling the Promise, 2015, IOS press. (ISBN 978-1-61499-487-9)
  6. Karen L. Courtney, Omid Shabestari and Alex Kuo. Enabling Health and Healthcare through ICT -Available, Tailored and Closer, 2013, IOS press. (ISBN 978-1-61499-202-8)
  7. Alex M.H. Kuo, "Chapter 34. Databases, Data Warehousing and Data Mining for Healthcare" in Healthcare Information Technology Essentials for the IT Professional, 2012, pp 801-832, McGraw-Hill's. (ISBN 978-0-07-180280-2)
  8. Alex M.H. Kuo and Andre Kushniruk, "Chapter 33. Programming and Programming Languages for Healthcare IT" in Healthcare Information Technology Essentials for the IT Professional, 2012, pp 8781-800, McGraw-Hill's. (ISBN 978-0-07-180280-2)
  9. Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk and Alex Kuo, "Integrating the Electronic Health Record into Education: Models, Issues and Considerations for Health IT Training" in Gaetano Gargiulo ed. Advanced Biomedical Engineering (Book2), 2011, InTech Open Access publisher, CANADA (ISBN 978-953-307-555-6)
  10. M. H. Kuo, e-Commerce - New Thinking on Digitalized Economics and Electronic Enterprise, June, 2011, XBOOK Marketing Co., Ltd., TAIWAN (ISBN 978-957-442-991-2)
  11. M. H. Kuo, Electronic Commerce- Principles, Strategy and Case Studies (2rd), June, 2005, XBOOK Marketing Co., Ltd., TAIWAN (ISBN 986-81158-7-6)
  12. M. H. Kuo, Introduction to Electronic Commerce, September, 2001, GOTOP Information Inc., TAIWAN (ISBN 957-566-917-7)

F.     Other Publications and Technical Reports

  1. Esther Sangster-Gormley et al. An Evaluation of the Integration of Nurse Practitioners into the British Columbia Healthcare System. Evaluation and Integration of NPs project final report.
  2. Juhra Christian, Britta Wieskötter, Susanne Jung, Michael J. Raschke, Elizabeth Borycki, Andre Kushniruk, Alex MH Kuo, Janessa Griffith, Jin Zou, Murray Fyfe (2015). International Bicycle Accident Study final report.
  3. Kushniruk, A., Borycki, E., Kuo, A., Monkman, H., Colquhoun, M., Watt, A. Owen, M. (2014). Electronic MedRec implementation planning kit final report. ISMP/CPSI Canada.