Dr. Betty Cheng

Professor

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Biography

Betty H.C. Cheng is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. She serves as an Industrial Relations Manager and senior researcher at BEACON, a National Science Foundation Science Technology Center, focusing on Evolution Action. Her research interests encompass self-adaptive autonomous systems, requirements engineering, model-driven engineering, automated software engineering, and harnessing evolutionary computation search-based techniques. Cheng's work is at the intersection of software engineering and evolutionary computation, aiming to advance the development of adaptive software systems. She has an extensive publication record, including several influential works in her field and recognition for her research contributions, including the Distinguished Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering. Cheng obtained her B.S. in Computer Science from Northwestern University in 1985, her M.S. from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign in 1987, and her Ph.D. from the same institution in 1990.

Research Interests

Awards

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MSU Distinguished Faculty Award

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MSU College of Engineering Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award

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MSU College of Engineering Withrow Teaching Award

Requirements for Michigan State University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:17
Writing
Required:17
Speaking
Required:17
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field At least 15 credits in psychology courses
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Specialization Notes

Department of Psychology