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Dr. Isaac Chang

Associate Professor
Office
TUR Turner Hall 215n
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

TEC 330.002 Applied Economic Analysis For Technologists

TEC 287.001 Independent Study

TEC 400.005 Independent Study

TEC 270.001 Managing Technological Systems

TEC 320.001 Project Management

TEC 330.001 Applied Economic Analysis For Technologists

TEC 287.003 Independent Study

TEC 400.006 Independent Study

TEC 270.001 Managing Technological Systems

TEC 320.001 Project Management

Ph D Technology

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

MS Industrial Engineering

Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

MS Mechanical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

BS Mechanical Engineering

Tatung Institute of Technology
Taipei, Taiwan

Researchers to Know 2024

Illinois Science & Technology Coalition
2024

ATMAE Student Research Competition - Undergraduate winner, manufacturing division

ATMAE
2019

Student Research Poster Competition - First Place

ATMAE
2018

2017 Best ATMAE Conference Proceedings Paper

ATMAE
2017

Winner of Student Research Competition, ATMAE 2015 Conference

ATMAE
2015

Grants and Contracts

Nurturing the sense of belonging by supporting visually impaired students in hands-on labs
Yi-hsiang Chang, Elahe Javadi, Jianwei Lai
CAST. January 2024 - June 2024
TDS 1: System Validation and Learning Assessment
Yi-hsiang Chang, Roy David Magnuson
State Farm. January 2024 - May 2025
Artificial Intelligence Foundations in Autonomous Vehicles
Yi-hsiang Chang, Elahe Javadi, Jianwei Lai
Illinois Innovation Network. March 2023 - March 2024
SafeNAV – A Technology-Enable Navigation Solution for Visually Impaired Pedestrians
Yi-hsiang Chang, Elahe Javadi, Jianwei Lai
ISU RSP. August 2023 - December 2024
VR-assisted Scenario-based Learning for Teen Drivers
Yi-hsiang Chang, Roy David Magnuson
State Farm. June 1 2023 - December 31 2023
Feasibility study of virtual reality environments for rehabilitation services in Speech-Language Pathology
Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang
CAS. July 2021 - July 2022
The Next Generation of Hands-On Learning
Yi-hsiang Chang, Jake Weihe, Alex Diffor, Jordan Osborne
Undergraduate Research Support Program. July 2021 - June 2022
Using haptics to enhance Engineering Technology student experience in virtual reality-based remote learning
Yi-hsiang Chang, Jordan Osborne
SoTL. July 2021 - June 2022
Does the Presence of Sensory Cues Improve Human Spatial Cognition Performance in an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment?
Yi-hsiang Chang
ISU CAST. July 1 2020 - June 30 2021
Modeling Individuals’ Cognitive Behaviors in Virtual Reality-based Learning Environment
Yi-hsiang Chang
Professional Development Initiative Funding, Department of Technology. June 15 2019 - June 19 2019
CAST Presentation Travel Grant to ATMAE 2018 Annual Conference
Yi-hsiang Chang
College of Applied Science and Technology. November 7 2018 - November 9 2018
CAST URG Awardee Travel Support
Yi-hsiang Chang
College of Applied Science and Technology. November 7 2018 - November 9 2018
Does Virtual Reality Enhance the Learner’s Cognitive Performance in Design Verification for Industrial Robot Programming?
Yi-hsiang Chang
CAST URG. July 1 2018 - June 30 2019
Evaluating the effectiveness of augmented reality technology for learning industrial robotics
Yi-hsiang Chang
Professional Development Initiative Funding, Department of Technology. June 24 2018 - June 27 2018
Will Virtual Reality enhance learner’s cognitive performance in design verification of industrial robot programming?
Yi-hsiang Chang
ISU SoTL. April 17 2018 - June 15 2019
CAST Presentation Travel Grant to ATMAE 2017 Annual Conference
Yi-hsiang Chang
College of Applied Science and Technology. November 1 2017 - November 3 2017
Effectiveness of Advanced Visual Computing Devices for Human Spatial Cognition Performance Enhancement
Yi-hsiang Chang
New Faculty Startup Support, Research and Graduate Studies. October 11 2017 - September 15 2019
3D Printing Applied to Adaptive Testing of Children with Visual Impairments
Yi-hsiang Chang, John-Paul Legerski, Joseph Miller
Spencer Foundation. August 2015 - August 2017
Design of Novel Multifunctional Smart Materials for Three Dimensional Antennas for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Communication
Yi-hsiang Chang, Sima Noghanian, Surojit Gupta
ND EPSCoR. January 1 2015 - December 15 2015
Material Characterization of 3D Antennas for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
Yi-hsiang Chang
CoBPA Summer Research Grant, University of North Dakota. May 17 2015 - August 15 2015
Fundamental Research on Electromagnetic-responsive Metamaterials for High Efficient Mobile Cyber-physical Systems
Yi-hsiang Chang, Benjamin Braaten, Zong Hu, Val Marinov, Sima Noghanian
UND/NDSU/SDSU Inter-institutional Collaborative Fund. July 2013 - June 2014
Object Manipulation through Eye-hand Coordination: The Potential of Multi-touch Display in Spatial Learning and Cognitive Activities
Yi-hsiang Chang
Senate New Faculty Scholar Award, University of North Dakota. April 1 2013 - December 8 2014
Operation Lean: A Holistic Approach to Revamp a Multi-course Curriculum
Yi-hsiang Chang
Office of Instructional Development Mini Grant, University of North Dakota. May 27 2013 - June 7 2013
Matching Operator Learning Preference with Instructional Format: The Application in Manual Assembly Operations
Yi-hsiang Chang
CoBPA Faculty Summer Research Grant, University of North Dakota. June 1 2012 - June 14 2012

Book, Chapter

Chapter 3A Foundations of Extended Reality in Speech Language Pathology.
Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang, Gabriela Fonseca Pereira, & Megan E. Cuellar
Chapter 3D The Future of Extended Reality in Speech Language Pathology., Plural Publishing, Inc.
Chapter 3D The Future of Extended Reality in Speech Language Pathology.
Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang, Gabriela Fonseca Pereira, & Megan E. Cuellar
Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Mixed Reality in Speech-Language Pathology, Plural Publishing, Inc.

Conference Proceeding

Design of an Immersive VR Curriculum in Industrial Robotics
Jordan Osborne, Jeritt Joseph Williams, & Yi-hsiang Chang
ASEE Annual Conference 2024, (2024)
Reconfigurable HoneyComb Series Fed Patch Antenna Array
Sima Noghanian, Reena Dahle, Patricio Guerron, & Yi-hsiang Chang
2024 International Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Symposium, 2, (2024)
Reconfigurable 3-D Printed HoneyComb Puzzle Piece Patch Antenna
Patricio Guerron, Reena Dahle, Yi-hsiang Chang, & Sima Noghanian
IEEE, 1982-1983, (2022)
An Innovative Project-based Learning Approach to Teach Project Management
Yi-hsiang Chang & Dave Yearwood
ASEE 2020 Virtual Conference, (2020), 10.18260/1-2--34129
Hexagonal Origami Dual Frequency Antenna
David Rohde, Sima Noghanian, Yi-hsiang Chang, & Satish Sharma
URSI EM Theory Symposium, EMTS 2019, (2019)
Modeling Cognitive Activities in a Virtual Reality- assisted Industrial Robot Programming Environment
Yi-hsiang Chang & Kevin Devine
ASEE EDGD 73rd Midyear Conference, 99-104, (2019)
Two Element Series Fed Origami Antenna
David Rohde, Sima Noghanian, Yi-hsiang Chang, & Satish Sharma
019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, 1111-1112, (2019)
A Microsoft Kinect-based Gesture System to Enhance 3D Visual Communication in Virtual Collaboration
Yi-hsiang Chang, Narda Hamilton, & David Yearwood
ATMAE 2017 Annual Conference, 174-179, (2018)
A Tale of the Robot: Will Virtual Reality Enhance Student Learning of Industrial Robotics?
Yi-hsiang Chang & Kevin Devine
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 10, (2018)
The Effects of Locations on 3-D Printing Bed Surface for Designing PC-ABS Based RF Circuits
Sayan Roy, Brian Young, Yi-hsiang Chang, Sima Noghanian, & Benjamin D. Braaten
2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, (2018)
Dielectric Property Measurement of PLA
Eric Huber, Milad Mirzaee, Jason Bjorgaard, Michael Hoyack, Sima Noghanian, & Yi-hsiang Chang
2016 IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology, 788-792, (2016)
Developing flexible 3D antenna using conductive ABS materials
Milad Mirzaee, Sima Noghanian, Linsey Wiest, & Yi-hsiang Chang
2015 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, (2015)
Flexible Textile Antenna Array
Ernest Workman, Yi-hsiang Chang, & Sima Noghanian
2015 IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT), 569-574, (2015)
Printing Antenna on Paper: A Cost-Effective Method
Sima Noghanian, B Sayers, M Black, Reza Fazel-Rezai, & Yi-hsiang Chang
2014 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, 1712-1713, (2014)
Exploring the VR-based PBD programming approach to teach industrial robotics in manufacturing education
Yi-hsiang Chang, Kevin Devine, & Gunnar Klitzing
ASEE 2020 Annual Conference & Exposition
Using NGOMSL for Task Analysis in a VR-based Learning Environment
Yi-hsiang Chang & Kevin Devine
ASEE 2019 Conference

Journal Article

Designing Virtual Reality Applications for Speech-Language Pathology: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Aging-in-Place Practices and Rehabilitation Services.
Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang, Megan Cuellar, & Gabriela Fonseca Pereira
Journal of Enabling Technologies, (2025)
Interdisciplinary Digital Health and Learning Survey Across Speech-Language Pathology, Technology, and Interior Design: Implications for Training in Rehabilitation and Aging-In-Place Practices.
Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang, Gabriela Fonseca Pereira, & Megan Cuellar
Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, (2025)
Series-Fed Microstrip Patch Antenna Array with Additive-Manufactured Foldable Honeycomb-Shaped Substrate
Sima Noghanian, Yi-hsiang Chang, Patricio Guerron, & Reena Dahle
Micromachines, (2024), https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15121449
Using Virtual Reality for Industrial Robot Programming: A Preliminary Study
Yi-hsiang Chang, Kevin Devine, & Gunnar Klitzing
Journal of Engineering Technology, 38 (1), 34-44, (2021)
Can Virtual Reality Enhance User Performance and Experience by Reducing an Individual’s Cognitive Workload?
Yi-hsiang Chang, Kevin Devine, & Gunnar Klitzing
Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 83, 60-66, (2019)
Designing a practical lab-based assessment: a case study
Ademola Amida, Yi-hsiang Chang, & Dave Yearwood
Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 18 (3), 567-581, (2019)
Design and Fabrication of Antennas using 3D Printing
Jason Bjorgard, Michael Hoyack, Eric Huber, Milad Mirzaee, Yi-hsiang Chang, & Sima Noghanian
Progress in Electromagnetics Research C, 84, 119-134, (2018)
Low-profile bowtie antenna with 3D printed substrate
Milad Mirzaee, Sima Noghanian, & Yi-hsiang Chang
Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 59 (3), 706-710, (2017)
Textile Antennas for Spacesuit Applications
Tessa Haagenson, Sima Noghanian, Pablo de Leon, & Yi-hsiang Chang
IEEE Antennas & Propagation Magazine, 57 (4), 64-73, (2015)
Design for Sustaining: Supporting Post-sale Lifecycle Activities Through Fused Deposition Modeling
Yi-hsiang Chang
Technology Interface International Journal, 14 (2), 5-11, (2014)
Proposed Instructional Design Strategies for Matching Operator Learning Preferences with Instructional Formats: A Preliminary Study
Yi-hsiang Chang & Thomas R Klippenstein
International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation, 4 (1), 68-76, (2012)
Vehicle Profile Design vs. Solar Energy Collection: Styling Consideration for Solar-powered Personal Commuter Vehicles
Yi-hsiang Chang
International Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation, 3 (1), 15-24, (2011)

Presentations

Interdisciplinary Digital Health and Learning Survey: Implications for Technology in Speech-Language Pathology Training
Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang, Gabriela Fonseca Pereira, Megan Cuellar
Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Seattle, WA, December, 2024
Virtual Reality & Traumatic Brain Injury: Implications for Semantic Feature Analysis Training
Jennine Harvey, Megan Cuellar, Yi-hsiang Chang, Gabriela Fonseca Pereira
Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Seattle, WA, December, 2024
Virtual Reality and Adults With Communication Disorders: A Pilot Study in Semantic Feature Analysis Training.
Jennine Harvey, Megan Cuellar, Yi-hsiang Chang
Convention of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Seattle, WA, December, 2024
Delivering Semantic Feature Analysis Treatments in Virtual Reality: A Pilot Study.
Jennine Harvey, Megan Cuellar, Yi-hsiang Chang
OSF Innovation Academic Incubator Symposium, Peoria, IL, March, 2024
Impact of Delivering Semantic Feature Analysis in Traditional vs. Virtual Reality Environments.
Jennine Harvey, Megan Cuellar, Yi-hsiang Chang
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, Atlanta, GA, November 1, 2023
Impact of Virtual Reality on Normally Aging Adults: A Pilot Study in Semantic Feature Analysis.
Megan Cuellar, Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang
World Congress for Neurorehabilitation, Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2022
Incorporating eXtended Reality into Teaching & Learning Activities
Yi-hsiang Chang
ATMAE 2022 Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, November 10, 2022
Reducing cybersickness in virtual reality-based driving simulation
Savanah Kinney, Radharani Das, Yi-hsiang Chang
ATMAE 2022 Annual Conference, Louisville, IL, November 10, 2022
Using 3D printing to teach process-based cost modeling
Yi-hsiang Chang
ATMAE 2022 Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, November 10, 2022
Adaptive Takeover Strategy in Automated Driving: Considering Individual Differences
Yi-hsiang Chang
IIN-Continental Tech Talk, Online, May 20, 2022
Virtual Reality for Speech- Language Pathology: Clinical Intervention Implications.
Megan Cuellar, Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang
American Speech Hearing Association Convention, Washington D.C., November 18, 2021
Constructing Haptic Gloves for Virtual Reality-Based Motor Skill Learning
Jordan Osborne, Yi-hsiang Chang, Jake Weihe, Alex Diffor, Jennine Harvey
ATMAE 2021 Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 5, 2021
Haptic Rendering in a Virtual Manufacturing Environment for Procedural Knowledge Acquisition
Diffor, Yi-hsiang Chang, Jake Weihe, Jordan Osborne
ATMAE 2021 Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 4, 2021
The Next Generation Hands-on Learning for Distance Education
Jake Weihe, Yi-hsiang Chang, Alex Diffor, Jordan Osborne, Jennine Harvey
ATMAE 2021 Conference, Orlando, Florida, November 4, 2021
Virtual Reality for Speech-Language Pathology: Developing Training and Generalizable Skills for Activities of Daily Living.
Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Diego, CA (Convention canceled)., November, 2020
Robot-assisted 3D printing: Expanding the Build Volume through ABB’s 3D Printing PowerPac
Yi-hsiang Chang, Gunnar Klitzing
2020 ATMAE & IJAC Joint Virtual Conference, Online, November 5, 2020
Using Virtual Reality Conferencing for Distance Learning: A Case Study
Yi-hsiang Chang, Gunnar Klitzing
2020 ATMAE & IJAC Joint Virtual Conference, Online, November 5, 2020
Virtual Reality for Speech- Language Pathology: Developing Sustainable Practices.
Jennine Harvey, Yi-hsiang Chang, Megan Cuellar
Illinois Innovation Network Research Conference on Sustainability, Charleston, IL (Virtual Conference), October, 2020
An Innovative Project-based Learning Approach to Teach Project Management
Yi-hsiang Chang, Dave Yearwood
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, Online, June 23, 2020
Exploring the VR-Based PBD Programming Approach to Teach Industrial Robotics in Manufacturing Education
Yi-hsiang Chang, Kevin Devine, Gunnar Klitzing
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference, Online, June 23, 2020
Incorporating transformational goals into teaching methodologies
Ciera Lorio, Yi-Hsiang Chang, Hakan Ener, Yun Chang
2020 ISU Teaching and Learning Symposium, Normal, IL, January 8, 2020
Can Virtual Reality Enhance User Performance and Experience by Reducing an Individual’s Cognitive Workload?
Kevin Devine, Yi-hsiang Chang, Gunnar Klitzing
74th Annual Midyear Conference, Norfolk, VA, November 18, 2019
Sustainable Learning through Virtual Reality-based Speech-language Pathology Training
Yi-hsiang Chang, Jennine Harvey
2019 ATMAE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, November 7, 2019
Modeling Cognitive Activities in a Virtual Reality-assisted Industrial Robot Programming Environment
Yi-hsiang Chang, Kevin Devine
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tempa, FL, June 17, 2019
Modeling Cognitive Activities in a Virtual Reality-assisted Industrial Robot Programming Environment
Yi-hsiang Chang, Kevin Devine
ASEE EDGD 73rd Midyear Conference, Berkeley, CA, January 6, 2019