Currently Director General of Department of International Cooperation & Science Education at Ministry of Science and Technology, he was the Vice President for International Affair from August 2011 to December 2015. Dr. Jou has published more than 100 IEEE journal and conference papers. His research interests include design and analysis of high speed, low power mixed-signal integrated circuits, communication and Bio-Electronics integrated circuits and systems. He holds a B. S. degree in electrical engineering from National Chen Kung University in 1982, and M. S. and Ph.D. degrees in electronics from National Chiao Tung University in 1984 and 1988, respectively.