Summary
Ying Liu is an experienced software engineer and academic leader with 11+ years in information systems and over two decades of industry experience at Microsoft, HP and IBM before transitioning to academia. As Chair of the Department of Information Systems at California State University, Long Beach, she blends hands-on full‑stack development skills (ASP.NET, Node.js, Android, Oracle) with research in market segmentation and IS architecture. Her early work at Microsoft included sole ownership of a single sign-on component and sub-second password replication services, demonstrating deep systems and database expertise in C/C++ and C#. Ying is a pragmatic team player who has designed large-scale, mission-critical systems (telecom billing, clustered EDI) and earned recognition for distinguished service. She pairs a PhD in Management Information Systems with MS in Computer Science, sustaining a lifelong passion for coding and mentoring students across undergrad and MBA programs. A detail that sets her apart is the rare combination of production-grade enterprise systems experience and long-term academic leadership shaping the next generation of IT professionals.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Management Information Systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Management Information Systems at University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Operations Research, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Operations Research at South China University of Technology
English, Chinese