Eric Chen

Dr. Eric Chen was appointed to Iveda’s Advisory Board in October 2013. Eric’s expertise in Cloud Storage and Data Services Technology for large-scale cloud data management will provide Iveda with valuable guidance and perspective as the Company builds out its cloud video platform and storage infrastructure to support market scalability. His recent experience in large-scale video surveillance projects in China will bolster Iveda’s insights regarding best practices for ‘big data’ storage architecture. Eric is the founder and chief executive officer of ProphetStor Data Services, Inc., a California-based company that provides elastic business data service solutions, including user-friendly and cost-effective storage capabilities for Cloud Computing and Big Data. Iveda will leverage the proprietary technology from ProphetStor in building its state-of-the-art storage solution for Cloud Video Hosting. From 2000 to 2012, Eric served as vice president and general manager of FalconStor Software, Inc., where he was responsible for operations, research and development, marketing and sales in the Asia Pacific Region. Prior to joining FalconStor, he was a technical staff member at IBM Networking Systems in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Eric received his Ph.D. and M.S. Degree in Computer and Information Sciences from Ohio State University and his B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University. He later became an Associate Professor at National Chung-Hsing University in Taiwan.