Chin-Ling Chen received a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, in 2005. He is a member of the Chinese Association for Information Security and Taiwanese Association for Consumer Electronics. From 1979 to 2005, he was a senior engineer at Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. He is currently a distinguished professor of the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan. He also got the honor of Jilin Changbai Mountain Scholars (China) of Changchun Sci-Tech University and Fujian Minjiang Scholar (China) of Xiamen University of Technology. His research interests include Authentication Mechanism, Web Service,  M-Commerce, E-Commerce,  Digital Signature, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Wireless Sensor , Network, Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANET), Ad Hoc Networks, Home Network,  Medical Safety Service and  Digital Right Management  security issues etc.  Dr. Chen had published over 90 articles on the above research fields in SCI/SSCI international journals. And he also got 10 Taiwan patents. From 2006 to 2015, he got the reward of the distinguished researcher every year at Chaoyang University of Technology. From 2010 to 2018, he had been invited to review over 240 SCI/ SSI Journal articles.

Research Interest: Authentication Mechanism, Web Service,  M-Commerce, E-Commerce,  Digital Signature, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Wireless Sensor , Network, Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANET), Ad Hoc Networks, Home Network,  Medical Safety Service and  Digital Right Management  security

URL: http://web.csie.cyut.edu.tw/~clc/

List of Publications:

The publications which is indexed by SCI journals in recent 5 years as follows.

[1]    Wei Weng, Chin-Ling Chen*, Shun-Xiang Wub, Yu-Wen Li, Juan Wen, An Efficient Stacking Model of Multi-label Classification Based on Pareto Optimum, IEEE Access, Accepted: July 20, 2019. [SCI; 2018 Impact factor= 4.098, ISSN: 2169-3536, 23/155=14.84%, Computer Science, Information Systems, Q1]

[2]    Chin-Ling Chen, Dong-Peng Lin, Hsing-Chung Chen*, Yong-Yuan Deng*, and Chin-Feng Le*, Design of a Logistics System with Privacy and Lightweight Verification, Energies (ISSN 1996-1073; CODEN: ENERGA), 2019 Aug., 12(16), 3061; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12163061 [SCIE, EI; 2018 Impact factor: 2.707, Q3, Energy & Fuels, Rank=56/103]. Accepted: June 27, 2019

[3]    Hong-Yu Sun, Zheng Lu, Chin-Ling Chen*, Jie Cao, and, Zhengjiang Tan, Accurate Human Gesture Sensing with Coarse-grained RF Signatures, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 81227-81245, July, 2019, DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2923574, Accepted: Jun 9, 2019. [SCI; 2018 Impact factor= 4.098, ISSN: 2169-3536, 23/155=14.84%, Computer Science, Information Systems, Q1]

[4]    Chin-Ling Chen, Jin-Xin Hu, Chun-Ta Li, Yong-Yuan Deng*, Shunzhi Zhu, Traceable and Private Satellite Communication for Emergency Notification in VANET, Journal of Internet Technology, Acceptted: May 7, 2019, (ISSN 1607-9264), [SCIE, EI; 2018 Impact factor: 0.715, Q4, Telecommunications, Rank=81/88].

[5]    Chin-Ling Chen, Yong-Yuan Deng*, Chin-Feng Lee, Shunzhi Zhu*, Yi-Jui Chiu, Chih-Ming Wu, An IoT-based Sensing Rural Medical Care System, Sensors and Materials Science, Vol. 31, No. 3(3), pp. 1037–1063 [SCI; 2018 Impact factor= 0.468, Materials Multidisciplinary, Rank=280/293, Q4, ISSN 0914-4935], March, 2019, Acceptted: Feb. 7.

[6]    Xiaodan Zhou, Ling-Hsiu Chen* and Chin-Ling Chen*, Collaborative Learning by Teaching: A Pedagogy between Learner-centered and Learner-driven, Sustainability, Feb. 2019, 11(4), 1174; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11041174 [SCI/ SSCI; 2018 Impact factor= 2.592, Environmental Sciences, Rank=105/250, Q2, ISSN 2071-1050], Acceptted: Feb. 20, 2019.

[7]    Tzay-Farn Shih, Chin-Ling Chen*, Bo-Yan Syu and Yong-Yuan Deng*, A Cloud-Based Crime Reporting System with Identity Protection, Symmetry, 11, 255; doi:10.3390/sym11020255, 29 Pages, Feb. 2019 [SCIE; 2018 Impact factor= 2.143, Multidisciplinary, Rank=30/69, Q2, ISSN 2073-8994], Acceptted: Feb. 13, 2019.

[8]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Yung-Wen Tang, Ming-You Hong, Wei-Sheng Liao and Wei-Ming,Chen, On the Basis of Eye Tracker to Design A Remote and Home Care Application System, Journal of Networking Intelligence (ISSN 2414-8105), Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 247-258, December 2018.

[9]    Jung-Hsuan Chen, Wen-Shiang Luo, Chin-Ling Chen*, Influence of the barrier layer on the flexural properties of nanoporous alumina film, Microsystem Technologies,  October 2018, Vol. 24, No. 10, pp 4311–4316 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-018-3757-x  (SCIE, ISSN: 0946-7076, 2017 IF=1.513, Physicals, Applied, Rank=97/148) , Acceptted: Jan. 19. First Online: 02 February 2018.

[10]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Yan-Ting Li, Yong-Yuan Deng*, and Chun-Ta Li*, Robot Identification and Authentication in Robot Cloud Service System, IEEE Access, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 56488-56503, Oct. 2018. DOI:

10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2865585  [SCI; 2018 Impact factor= 4.098, ISSN: 2169-3536, 23/155=14.84%, Computer Science, Information Systems, Q1]

[11]    Mao-Lun Chiang, Chin-Ling Chen*, Hui-Ching Hsieh, An Agreement under Early Stopping and Fault Diagnosis Protocol in a Cloud Computing Environment, IEEE Access, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp.44868-44875, Sep. 2018. [SCI; 2018 Impact factor= 4.098, ISSN: 2169-3536, 23/155=14.84%, Computer Science, Information Systems, Q1] (Accepted: July 19, 2018) DOI:10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2859351.

[12]    Kunhao Wang, Chao Ma, Chong Xing, Chin-Ling Chen, Zhigang Chen, Yuxia Yao, Jianan Wang, Chunyu Tao, Burkitt lymphoma associated network construction and important network motif analysis, Oncology Letters, Vol. 16, pp. 3054-3062, Sep. 2018, DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.9010 [Print ISSN: 1792-1074, SCI; 2016 Impact factor= 1.390, Oncology, Q4, Rank=192/217], Accepted: Oct. 9 2017.

[13]    Chun-Ta Li, Chin-Ling Chen*, Cheng-Chi Lee, Chi-Yao Weng, Chien-Ming Chen, A novel three-party password-based authenticated key exchange protocol with user anonymity based on chaotic maps, Soft Computing, Vol. 22, No. 8, pp 2495–2506, April 2018, DOI 10.1007/s00500-017-2504-z (SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.367, 2017, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Q2, Rank=46/133), Accepted: Nov. 06, 2016.

[14]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Tzay-Farn Shih, Kun-hao Wang, Chien-Hung Chen and Woei-Jiunn Tsaur, An Investigator Unearths Illegal Behavior via A Subliminal Channel, Journal of Internet Technology, (ISSN 1607-9264), Vol. 19, No.2, pp. 573-580. March 2018, DOI: 10.3966/160792642018031902025 [SCIE, EI; 2017 Impact factor: 1.301, Q2, Telecommunications, Rank=39/89]. (*Accepted: Jul. 11, 2016) 

[15]    Guan-Chen Li, Chin-Ling Chen*, Hsing-Chung Chen, Feng Lin and Cheng Gu, Design of a Secure and Effective Medical Cyber-Physical System for Ubiquitous Telemonitoring Pregnancy, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 1-16, January 2018, [SCIE, impact factor 2017: 1.114, ISSN: 1532-0634, Computer Science Theory & Methods, Rank=66/106, Q3], DOI: 10.1002/cpe.4236 (Accepted: Jun. 4, 2017)

[16]    Chin- Ling Chen*, Yong-Yuan Deng, A Fair and Secure Group Buying System Based on Arbitration Computing Mechanism, Soft Computing, January 2018, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp. 119–135, DOI: 10.1007/s00500-016-2313-9 (SCIE, 2016 Impact factor= 2.472, ISSN: 1432-7643 (print version), COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, Q2, Rank=46/133), (Accepted: Aug.3, 2016). First Online: 12 August 2016

[17]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Yong-Yuan Deng, Yung-Wen Tang, Jung-Hsuan Chen and Yu-Fan Lin, An Improvement on Remote User Authentication Scheme Using Smart Cards, Computers, 2018, 7(1), 9, pp.1-18; doi:10.3390/computers7010009 [ISSN 2073-431X, Indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index(ESCI), Scopus, Inspec (IET) and DBLP] Mar. 2018.

[18]    Yong-Yuan Deng, Chin-Ling Chen*, Woei-Jiunn Tsaur, Yung-Wen Tang and Jung-Hsuan Chen, Internet of Things (IoT) Based Design of a Secure and Lightweight Body Area Network (BAN) Healthcare System, Sensors, Vol. 17, No.12, 2017; Dec. 2017, doi:10.3390/s17122919 [SCIE, impact factor 2016: 2.677, ISSN: 1424-8220, Instruments & Instrumentation, Rank=10/58], (Accepted: Dec. 14, 2017).

[19]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Kun-hao Wang, Woei-Jiunn Tsaur, Jung-Hsuan Chen and Chien-Hung Chen, An Electronic Public Engineering Project Bidding Protocol via a Subliminal Channel, Information Technology and Control, Vol. 46, No. 4, pp.471-484, , Dec. 2017. (SCIE, 2016 IF=0.475, ISSN 1392-124X, COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Q3, Rank=104/139). Accepted: Oct. 23, 2017.

[20]    Chandrashekhar Meshram, Cheng-Chi Lee, Chun-Ta Li, Chin-Ling Chen, A Secure Key Authentication Scheme for Cryptosystems Based on GDLP and IFP, Soft Computing, vol. 21, no. 24, pp. 7285-7291, Dec. 2017. DOI: 10.1007/s00500-016-2440-3 (SCIE, Impact Factor: 2.472, 2016, 2016 JCR: 33/105=0.31, subject categories COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE). 

[21]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Jungpil Shin, Yu-Ting Tsai, Aniello Castiglione and Francesco Palmieri, Securing Information Exchange in VANETs by Using Pairing-Based Cryptography, International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science of the special issue is on "Security and Privacy in Big Data: Challenges and Formal Methods”, Vol. 28, No. 06, pp. 781-797, September 2017. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129054117400184 [SCIE, impact factor 2016: 0.390, ISSN: 0129-0541, Computer Science Theory & Methods, Rank=101/104, Q4], Accepted: Jun. 10, 2017.

[22]    Chun-Ta Li, Tsu-Yang Wu*, Chin-Ling Chen*, Cheng-Chi Lee, and Chien-Ming Chen, An Efficient User Authentication and User Anonymity Scheme with Provably Security for IoT-based Medical Care System, Sensors, 2017, 17, 1482; 18 pages, doi:10.3390/s17071482, June 2017 [SCIE, impact factor 2016: 2.677, ISSN: 1424-8220, Instruments & Instrumentation, Rank=10/58], Accepted: Jun. 21, 2017.

[23]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Mao-Lun Chiang, Chun-Cheng Peng, Chun-Hsin Chang and Qing-Ru Sui, A Secure Mutual Authentication Scheme with Non-repudiation for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, International Journal of Communication Systems, DOI: 10.1002/dac.3081, Vol. 30, No. 6, April 2017, Article number e3081, ISSN:1099-1131.  (SCIE, EI; 2016 Impact factor=1.474, Q3, Engineering, Electrical & Electronic, Rank=189/260), [MOST 104-2221-E-324-012,  MOST 103-2622-E-212-009 -CC2 and MOST103-2632-E-324-001-MY3], (Accepted: Sep. 22, 2015).

[24]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Jungpil SHIN, Woei-Jiunn Tsaur, Changqing Gong and Liang Zhao, A SaaS-Model-Based Approach to An Environment Monitoring System, the Special Issue of “Emerging Topics in Mobile & Wireless Networks ” of Journal of Internet Technology (ISSN 1607-9264), [SCIE, EI; 2016 Impact factor: 1.930, Q2, Telecommunications, Rank=39/89]  (Accepted: Nov. 17, 2015), March 2017, Vol.18 No.2, pp.347-359.

[25]    Jin-Xin Hu, Chin-Ling Chen*,  Chun-Long Fan, and Kun-hao Wang, An Intelligent and Secure Health Monitoring Scheme Using IoT Sensor Based on Cloud Computing, Journal of Sensors, [SCIE, EI; 2016 Impact factor: 1.704, ISSN: 1687-725X, Q2, ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, Rank=126/260], Volume 2017, Article ID 3734764, 11 pages, https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3734764, Jan. 2017 (Accepted: Nov. 28, 2016).

[26]    Chin-Ling Chen*, and Kai-Wen Cheng, Design of A VANET Privacy and Non-repudiation Accident Reporting System, Security and Communication Networks, (ISSN: 1939-0114), Vol. 9, No. 18, December 2016, pp.5187–5202, DOI: 10.1002/sec.1614 [SCI, EI; 2016 Impact factor=1.067, Q4, Telecommunications, Rank=72/89]), DOI: 10.1002/sec.1689, Accepted: Sep. 29, 2016.

[27]    Chin-Ling Chen, Yu-Fan Lin, Aniello Castiglione, and Francesco Palmieri, A secure payment system for multimedia on-demand on mobile VANET clouds, Security and Communication Networks, (ISSN: 1939-0114), Vol. 9, No. 17, Nov. 2016, pp. 4378–4390, DOI: 10.1002/sec.1614 [SCI, EI; 2016 Impact factor=1.067, Q4, Telecommunications, Rank=72/89]) (Accepted: June.14, 2016).

[28]    Cheng-Chi Lee, Chun-Ta Li, Chin-Ling Chen and Shih-Ting Chiu, A Searchable Hierarchical Conditional Proxy Re-encryption Scheme for Cloud Storage Services, Information Technology and Control, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 289-299, Sep. 2016 (Accepted: Aug. 2, 2016). (SCIE, 2015 IF=0.475, ISSN 1392-124X, COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Q4, Rank=140/146).

[29]    Chin-Ling Chen* and Yong-Yuan Deng, A Secure Mobile Group Buying System Based on the Concept of Spontaneity, Engineering Computations (ISSN: 0264-4401), Vol. 33, No. 7, pp. 2198 – 2215. Oct. 2016. [SCIE, EI; 2016 IF=1.010, MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS Q3 Rank=64/100) Accepted: Feb. 26, 2016. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/EC-08-2015-0228

[30]    Chin-Ling Chen, Yeong-Lin Lai, Chih-Cheng Chen, Chun-Yi Zheng and Li-Chih Chang, A Non Repudiated and Intelligent RFID Medication Safety Management System, the special issue "Advanced Technologies for Homeland and Cyber Defense"of Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing(ISSN: 1079-8587), Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 415–421, June, 2016..  [SCIE, EI; 2016 Impact factor: 0.644, Automation & Control Systems, Rank= 55/60, DOI:10.1080/10798587.2015.1126452] 

[31]    Aniello Castiglione, Francesco Palmieri, Chin-Ling Chen*, and Yao-Chung Chang, A Blind Signature-based Approach for Cross-domain Authentication in the Cloud Environment, International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining, Vol. 12, No, 1, pp. 34-48, January-March, 2016. Special Issue on “Advanced Services for Big Data and cloud computing” [SCIE, EI; 2016 Impact factor: 0.727, Q4, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Rank= 86/106, ISSN: 1548 -3924], (*Accepted: Aug. 20, 2015). 

[32]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Mao-Lun Chiang, De-Kui Li and Wei-Chech Lin, A Novel Lottery Protocol for Mobile Environment, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Vol. 49, pp. 146-160, Jan. 2016. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2015.07.016), [SCIE, EI; 2016 Impact factor: 1.570, ISSN: 0045-7906, COMPUTER SCIENCE, HARDWARE & ARCHITECTURE, Q3, Rank=28/52] (*Accepted: Jul. 18, 2015).

[33]    Yeong-Lin Lai, Chin-Ling Chen, Ching-Hisang Chang, Chih-Yu Hsu, Yeong-Kang Lai, Kuo-Kun Tseng , Chih-Cheng Chen and Chun-Yi Zheng, An Intelligent Health Monitoring System Using Radio-frequency Identification Technology, Technology and Health Care, Vol. 24, No. s1,  pp. S421–S431, Dec. 2015. [SCIE, EI; 2016 Impact factor: 0.724, Health Care Sciences & Services, Rank=84/90, ISSN: 928-7329], DOI 10.3233/THC-151109

[34]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Ming-Shaw Lu, Jian-Wei Li, Changqing Gong and Liang Zhao, A Secure Public Transport Multimedia on Demand System for VANET, Journal of Internet Technology, (ISSN 1607-9264), Vol. 16, No. 7, pp. 1177-1188, Dec. 2015. (DOI: 10.6138/JIT.2015.16.7.20120316), Sep. 2014. [SCIE, EI; 2014 Impact factor: 0.438, Telecommunications, Rank=68/78]  (Accepted: Dec. 11, 2014).

[35]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Chih-Cheng Chen, and De-Kui Li, Mobile Device Based Dynamic Key Management Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks, Journal of Sensors, Vol. 2015, Article ID 827546, 10 pages, Aug. 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/827546 [SCIE, EI; 2014 Impact factor: 1.182, ISSN: 1687-725X, ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, Q3 Rank=130/249] (Accepted: Jul. 6, 2015). http://www.hindawi.com/journals/js/2015/827546/

[36]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Chin-Chang Chen, De-Kui Li and Po-Yueh Chen, A Verifiable and Secret Buyer-seller Watermarking Protocol, IETE Technical Review, ISSN: 0256-4602, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 104-113, April, 2015. DOI:10.1080/02564602.2014.983565 (2015 Impact factor=1.304, Q2, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Rank =33/82, SCI, EI; ISSN: 0256-4602 (Accepted: Oct. 29, 2014). 

[37]    Chin-Ling Chen*, De-Kui Li, Tzay-Farn Shih and Yao -Chung Chang, Improved OpenID Authorization Registration Process, Applied Mechanics and Materials(On-Line ISSN: 1662-7482), Vol. 764-765, pp. 924-928, April, 2015 [EI]. (MOST103-2221-E-324 -023 and MOST103-2632-E-324-001-MY3).

[38]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Tzay-Farn Shih, Yu-Ting Tsai and De-Kui Li, A Bilinear Pairing Based Dynamic Key Management and Authentication for Wireless Sensor Network, Journal of Sensors, [SCIE, EI; 2014 Impact factor: 1.182, ISSN: 1687-725X, ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, Q3 Rank=130/249], Vol. 2015, Article ID 534657, 14 pages, March 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/534657 

[39]    Chin-Ling Chen*, and Chun-Yi Wu, An RFID System Yoking Proof Protocol Conforming to EPCglobal C1G2 Standards, Security and Communication Networks(ISSN: 1939-0114), Vol. 7, No. 12, pp.  2527–2541, Dec. 2014 [SCI, EI; 2015 Impact factor=0.806, Telecommunications, Rank=57/82]), DOI: 10.1002/sec.383 (Accepted: Aug. 6, 2011).

[40]    Chin-Ling Chen* and Mei-Li Chong, A  Radio Frequency Identification Application for Car Theft Prevention in Parking Lot Management Systems, International Journal of Communication Systems, Vol. 27, No. 11, pp.2481–2496, Nov. 2014 (SCIE, EI; 2013 Impact factor=1.106, Rank=40/78=0.5128, ISSN: 1099-1131), DOI: 10.1002/dac.2482 (Accepted: Nov. 18, 2012). [NSC 101-2622-E-324-003-CC3 and NSC 101-2221-E-324-005-MY2]

[41]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Tsai-Tung Yang, Mao-Lun Chiang and Tzay-Farn Shih, A Privacy Authentication Scheme Based on Cloud for Medical Environment, Journal of Medical Systems (ISSN: 0148-5598), Vol. 38, No. 11, pp. 1-16 (Article 143), Nov. 2014 [SCIE; 2013 Impact factor=1.372, Health Care Sciences & Services, Rank =54/85] DOI 10.1007/s10916-014-0143-9 (Accepted Oct. 4, 2014).

[42]    Chin-Ling Chen*,Tsung-Min Kuo and Tzay-Farn Shih, Design of A Secure Communication and Handoff Protocol for VANETs, Journal of High Speed Networks(ISSN print 0926-6801), Vol. 20, pp. 179–192, Nov. 2014. DOI: 10.3233/JHS-140496 (EI, Accepted: Aug, 23, 2014).

[43]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Yu-Yi Chen, Cheng-Chi Lee and Cheng-Hsun Wu, Design and Analysis of A Secure and Effective Emergency System for Mountaineering Events, Journal of Supercomputing (Accepted: Nov. 19, 2013). (ISSN 0920-8542), Vol. 70, No. 1, pp. 54-74, Oct. 2014. DOI 10.1007/s11227-013-1066-9 [SCIE, EI; 2013 Impact factor:0.841, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Q2, Rank=47/102].

[44]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Yu-Yi Chen, Jinn-Ke Jan and Chih-Cheng Chen, A Secure Anonymous E-Voting System Based on Discrete Logarithm Problem, Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences (ISSN：2325-0399) , Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 2571-2578(doi:10.12785/amis/080556), Sep. 2014. [SCIE; 2013 Impact factor: 1.232, Mathematics, Applied, Q1, Rank=53/250].

[45]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Wen-Hu Chen, Chih-Cheng Chen, Yeong-Lin Lai and Kuo-Kun Tseng, A Secure Visual Secret Checking of Meaningful Sharing Images, Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences (ISSN：2325-0399), Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 2327-2335(doi:10.12785/amis/080528), Sep. 2014. [SCIE; 2013 Impact factor: 1.232, Mathematics, Applied, Q1, Rank=53/250].

[46]    Chin-Ling Chen*, Tsai-Tung Yang and Tzay-Farn Shih, A Secure Medical Data Exchange Protocol Based on Cloud Environment, Journal of Medical Systems (ISSN: 0148-5598), Vol. 38, No. 9, pp. 1-12 (Article 112), Sep. 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0112-3 [SCIE; 2013 Impact factor=1.372, Health Care Sciences & Services, Rank =54/85] (Accepted Jul. 6, 2014).