Edison Tse

Professor Tse received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the Director of Asia Center of Management Science and Engineering, which has the charter of developing executive training programs for executives in Asian enterprises, conducting research on development of the emerging economy in Asia and establishing research affiliations with Asian enterprises, with a special focus in Greater China: China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

In 1973, he received the prestigious Donald Eckman Award from the American Automatic Control Council in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of Automatic Control. He had served as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions of Automatic Control, and a co-editor of the Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, which he co-founded. In recent years he dedicated his research effort in dynamic entrepreneurial strategy and transformation of Chinese production economy to innovation economy. He developed a significant theory on innovation synergistic to Chinese culture and its application to China industry transformation. Over the years he has made valuable contributions in the field of engineering, economics, and business creation and expansion. He has published over 180 papers on his research activities.

Since March 2003, he has been teaching his new found theory on China innovation and Industry Transformation to high level Chinese government officials and Chinese executives. Since 2007, he co-directed a Stanford Financial Engineering Certificate Program in Hong Kong that upgrades the quality of managers and traders in the financial institutions in Hong Kong. Since 2009, he co-directed a Stanford program on “Regional Industry Transformation and Public Administration” that was attended by city officials from various cities in China, and directs a Stanford program on “Chinese Industry Transformation and Innovation” that was attended by executives from Chinese enterprises. 

Fields of Specialization

Computer Integrated Manufacturing Enterprise Management Systems, Competitive Analysis, Decision Systems, Systems Optimization, Control

Classes taught

• MS&E 201, Dynamic Systems
• MS&E 274, Dynamic Entrepreneurial Strategy
• MS&E 374, Dynamic Corporate Strategy

Outreach China Education Group

Stanford's MS&E has partnered with China Education Group to offer a 5-module Financial Engineering Program in Hong Kong. Upon successful completion students will have an option to apply for the MS program in the MS&E. For details, please visit: www.stanford.edu.hk or China Education Group: Address: Suite 3003, Shun Tak Center, West Tower, 200 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. Tel: (852) 25370418, Fax: (852) 25370549