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'''Professor Dr. med. Rayleigh Ping-Ying Chiang'''

Chiang, Rayleigh Ping-Ying is a Taiwanese medical doctor born on June 01, 1970 in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Currently, Dr. Chiang is the acting president of the International Sleep Science Technology Association. Headquartered in Berlin, this medical organization works at the intersection of medicine and technology. Dr. Chiang leads the Taiwan Chapter of ISSTA and acts as the CEO of Innovation Medicine and Health Technology Center Medical Education: Dr. Chiang graduated from medical school at Taipei Medical University. Later, he obtained the degree of the master on medical science (M.M.S.) from National Taiwan University. His original medical specialties are in the field of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, as well as Sleep Medicine. Medical Expertise: As a physician, a researcher, and an organizational executive, Dr. Chiang`s work is in the innovative medical and health technology, long-term care, instrumentation, sleep medicine, sleep surgery, sleep technology, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, upper airway physiology, hospital management and health policy management. INDEX APPOINTMENTs & EXPERIENCEs Taiwan: From 2008 to 2011, Dr. Chiang held the title as the first chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery for the School of Medicine at Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City. Dr. Chiang served as the 4th Board of Directors for the Taiwan Society of Sleep Medicine from 2007 to 2009. In 2011, Dr. Chiang got the Diplomat on Certificated Sleep Physician of Taiwan Society of Sleep Medicine. From 2011 to 2015, Dr. Chiang was the Governor-in-General for the National Development Council on the “International Smart Wellness Park Project” in Taipei with the Taiwanese Government.

Board and Committee Membership: From 2014-2015, Dr. Chiang was a Committee member on the International Affair Committee for Taiwan Otolaryngology Society. From 2014 to 2017, Dr. Chiang was a supervisor for the Taiwan Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Chiang sat at the reviewing Board for the Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health within Ministry the Ministry of Labor in Taiwan. Dr. Chiang co-founded and sits as the Board of Directors of Global Brands Management Association (GBMA, an organization stimulating and encouraging brand development in Taiwan and on a global scale. Dr. Chiang has acted as a Sleep Expert Committee Member at the International Sleep Surgery Society (ISSS), as well as a Committee Member of Taiwan Board of Sleep Medicine (TBSM), Taiwan Society of Sleep Medicine. APEC: Starting from 2013, Dr. Chiang has developed the Sleep Technology Agenda for APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), working with Ministry of Health & Welfare, Taiwan (government) and TIER (Taiwan Institute of Economic Research). In August of 2017, Dr. Chiang represented the Ministry of Health & Welfare of Taiwan to propose the Sleep Medical and Technology Agenda in SOM III (3rd Senior Officials Meeting) and HWG (Health Working Group) at APEC`s Ho Chi Minh meeting.

United States: Stanford Research Fellow: In 2005, Dr. Chiang was accepted to be a research fellow at the Stanford University Sleep Center. Here, Dr. Chiang followed the contributions for basic research and clinical practice made by established professors in the field. Today, Dr. Chiang still serves on the Board of Directors for the Stanford-Taiwan Alumni Club. American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM): In 2006, Dr. Chiang was a trainee for the National Sleep Medicine Course by AASM in Chicago, U.S.A. In 2010, Dr. Chiang was nominated for Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Section Chair under AASM. In 2010, he received the “Investigator Award” from AASM and was invited to present in the APSS, the Joint of Annual Congress of AASM and SRS (Sleep Research Society) in San Antonio, TX, U.S.A. Writing: In 2014, Dr. Chiang was invited to write a scientific article on “Sleep Science Next: The Extreme Lucid Dream Consciousness” for the NY-based Huffington Post Similarly, in 2013, Dr. Chiang acted as an editor of Sleep Medicine Technology Column on the Chinese-based NowNews. The University of Washington, School of Medicine in Seattle: From 2011 to 2015, Dr. Chiang was a visiting professor for the University of Washington in Seattle, U.S.A. Europe: In 2012, Dr. Chiang was the chief editor of the book called “Introduction to Modern Sleep Technology” from Springer Publishing Company in Dordrecht, The Netherlands. In this book, Chiang and his co-authors defined the term “Sleep Technology”, a term indicating the intersection of sleep medicine and technology. In 2013, Dr. Chiang was given the title, Board Certificated Grandparent Somnologist, from European Sleep Research Society. By this title, Dr. Chiang joined the company of 121 other ESRS certified expert somnologists in the world. Grandparenting is a procedure which applied to professionals with wide experience in sleep medicine and research. ISSTA Secretary-General: Dr. Chiang was among the co-founders for the International Sleep Science and Technology Association in 2012 in Berlin and acted as secretary general for the organization. Dr. Chiang was the main organizer for the Global Sleep Technology Field Standard Establishment project starting from 2014. As the secretary general of ISSTA, Dr. Chiang established the 6th Committee on ISSTA – the Global Policy and Regulation Committee, and initiated collaboration between ISSTA and other similar organizations globally. Furthering this work, Dr. Chiang facilitated cooperation between academia and the corporate industry. Jointly, the cooperation led to the formation of Sleep Technology Consortium (STC) funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) of Taiwan.

Recently, ISSTA also has been proposing the Sleep Technology Agenda for APEC. In addition, Dr. Chiang is launching a new academic journal on Sleep Science and Technology with Elsevier. To cultivate new ideas and shape the future of sleep technology, Dr. Chiang and colleagues are planning to organize the global master/Ph.D. program on Sleep Science and Technology.

At the beginning of 2014, Dr. Chiang initiated the project on Global Sleep Technology Field Standard Establishment. The first trip was to meet up with academia, societies, and industry in Chicago, Boston, Jacksonville, and Denver. He also hosted an expert meeting on the definition of Sleep eHealth during the period of APSS, the joint conference of AASM (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) & SRS (Sleep Research Society) in Minneapolis, MN, the U.S. in June 2014. Because of the rapid development on technologies of IoT, blockchain and artificial intelligence, Dr. Chiang and colleagues established the Innovative Medical and Health Technology Center (IMHTC) in 2018. This center is located in Palo Alto and will foster collaborative efforts within this sphere. Further, AIHTC, the Asian counterpart was established in Taiwan first, then in Tianjin, JB (Malaysia), and Bangkok as the 2nd stage development, to promote the research and cross-domain development of this field. Category: Taiwanese physicians Category: Living people

1. (ISSTA, www.isstasleep.org ) 2. (IMHTC, www.imhtc.org.) 3. Sleep Science Next: The Extreme Lucid Dream Consciousness 4. http://www.esrs.eu/education-career/esrs-examination-in-sleep-medicine/certified-expert-somnologists-2013.html 5. https://www.globalsleeptechnologyindustrystandards.org 6. http://sleeptechconsortium.org