In the global environment where “soft-skills” has been increasingly emphasized, how to learn and succeed globally? Prof. K.C. Ting will be invited to share his profound insights.

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KC Ting, PhD (Agricultural Engineering, Illinois) & Professional Engineer (New Jersey), is Professor Emeritus, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was Vice Dean of International Campus, Zhejiang University (2017-2020). He served as department head/chair at four U.S. universities: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, The Ohio State University, Rutgers University, and University of Houston. He has been leading research teams to develop and implement the pioneering Automation-Culture-Environment oriented Systems (ACESys) analysis methodology, Concurrent Science, Engineering, and Technology (ConSEnT) decision support platform, and Intelligent Driven and Empowered Agricultural Systems (IDEAS) framework to make food and agriculture systems work well, better, together, smarter, and wiser. He has participated in proposal developments for large successful research programs funded by NASA, BP, ADM, and USAID. He has delivered over 145 invited presentations in 17 countries. He was an Editor-in-Chief for Computers and Electronics in Agriculture and served as an editor for other journals and monographs. He has participated in and led external committees to review academic and research units and programs, strategy formulation meetings, and workshops on academic leadership in many countries. He has participated in establishing international collaborative education, research, and administrative programs between institutions in the U.S. and countries in Asia, Europe, Middle East, South America, and Africa. He has received recognitions including University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Agricultural and Biological Engineering Departmental Distinguished Alumni Award; National Taiwan University Bioenvironmental Systems/Agricultural Engineering and Biomechatronics/Agricultural Machinery Engineering Distinguished Alumni Awards; University of Kentucky Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award; ASABE Lalit and Aruna Verma Award for Excellence in Global Engagement, James R. and Karen A. Gilley Academic Leadership Award, and Kishida International Award; China National Teaching Achievement Award-2nd class; Zhejiang Province Teaching Achievement Award-1st class; Fellow of ASME; and Fellow of ASABE.

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