Si Chen is an accomplished academic and professional with extensive experience in computer science and engineering. Currently serving as Assistant Chair, Associate Professor, Computer Science System Administrator, and Graduate Coordinator at West Chester University of Pennsylvania since August 2016, Si Chen previously held research assistant positions at the University at Buffalo from July 2012 to May 2016, contributing to the development of the Groundwave Online Simulation System. Additionally, an internship as an Application Development Engineer at Sina Corporation involved advanced UNIX cluster administration and data visualization. Si Chen holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science and a Master of Science (MS) in Electrical Engineering from the University at Buffalo, as well as a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Measuring & Control Technology and Instrumentations from China Agricultural University.