Industrial Technology Research Institute

Edwin Liu

President

Education

• M.S. & Ph.D., Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
• B.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University

Experiences

• ITRI President (2018.04 to Present)
• Chairman, Industrial Technology Investment Corporation (2020.06 to Present)
• Consultant of Board of Directors, The Allied Association for Science Park Industries (2020.08 to Present)
• President, Taiwan Power and Energy Engineering Association (2020.11 to Present)
• Advisory Committee Member, Energy Saving and Low Carbon Project for Energy Service Company (ESCO), Ministry of Economic Affairs (2024 to Present)
• Committee Member, Agricultural Technology Review Committee, Ministry of Agriculture (2023 to Present)
• Commissioner, Taiwan-Japan Industrial Collaboration Promotion Group, Ministry of Economic Affairs (2019 to Present)
• Supervisor, Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry (2019 to Present)
• Director, Railway Technology Research and Certification Center, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (2021-2024)
• Member of Experts on Overseas Compatriot Work, Overseas Community Affairs Council, Executive Yuan (2020-2024)
• Committee Member, Consulting Platform of Policy Proposals for Sustainable Transition and Decarbonization Pathways, Academia Sinica (2021-2022)
• Advisor, Circular Economy Promotion Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs (2020-2023)
• Technology Commissioner, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan (2020-2023)
• Senior Vice President, Nexant (2014-2018)
• Vice President, Quanta Technology (2008-2014)
• Vice President and Co-Founder, Nexant (2000-2008)
• Senior Manager, Bechtel R&D (1997-2000)
• Supervisor, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (1991-1997)
• Senior Engineer, Siemens and Control Data Corporation (1987-1991)

Honors

• Distinguished Leadership in Science and Technology Award, AAEOY (2023)
• Fellow of the Chinese Society for Management of Technology (2020)
• Outstanding Performance Awards for excellent innovations, Quanta Technology (2010)
• Outstanding Awards for Chairmanship of the IEEE Computing and Analytical Methods (2009)
• Outstanding Service Awards for planning, organizing, and management of the first IEEE PES Power System Conference and Exhibition, IEEE (2005)
• Fellow of the IEEE (2001)
• Outstanding Awards for Excellent R&D project, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (1996)
• Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Award, National Science Foundation (1993)
• Technical Excellence and Contribution Awards for contributions to advanced optimization analytics and implementation on commercial products, Siemens‐Empros International (1990)