Shi-Jim Yen

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Shi-Jim Yen, a Taiwanese 6-dan Go player, computer scientist, professor at Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, and standing director of the Taiwanese Computer Game Association (TCGA), and director of the Taiwanese Association for Artificial Intelligence (TAAI). He received his Ph.D. degree in CS and information engineering from National Taiwan University in 1999. His research interests include artificial intelligence and computer games with focus on Go, Chinese Chess, Connect6 and Othello. In 2012, he invented Outer-Open Gomoku, which has the same rules as free-style Gomoku, but restricts Black to play at the two outer rows or columns of the board for the first move.

=Programs= Shi-Jim Yen is author and co-author of the Go programs Star of DongHwa, Jimmy, and Coldmilk, which is also able to play NoGo, further the Chinese Chess program Shiga, and the Chinese Dark Chess programs Modark and Diablo, the Connect6 programs Kavalan and X6, and finally Cpuzzler which competed in Light Up, Nurikabe, Nonograms ICGA tournaments. Along with Tsan-Cheng Su and Shun-Chin Hsu, Shi-Jim Yen is co-author of the Othello program Tower of Othello, which won silver at TAAI 2013 and the gold medal (shared) at TCGA 2014.

=Photos= 11th Computer Olympiad 2006, Chinese Chess, Shi-Jim Yen, Pascal Tang and Aja Huang

=Selected Publications=

2002 ...

 * Jr-Chang Chen, Shi-Jim Yen, Shun-Chin Hsu (2002). ELP wins Chinese Chess tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3 » 7th Computer Olympiad
 * Jr-Chang Chen, Shi-Jim Yen, Shun-Chin Hsu (2003). ZMBL wins Chinese Chess tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 26, No. 4 » 8th Computer Olympiad
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Jr-Chang Chen, Tai-Ning Yang, Shun-Chin Hsu (2004). Computer Chinese Chess. ICGA Journal, Vol. 27, No. 1, pdf

2005 ...

 * Shi-Jim Yen, Jr-Chang Chen (2005). Handtalk III wins 19x19 Go tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3 » 10th Computer Olympiad
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Jeng-Chi Yan (2005). Go Intellect wins 9x9 Go tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3 » 10th Computer Olympiad
 * Jr-Chang Chen, Shi-Jim Yen, Shun-Chin Hsu (2005). XQMaster wins Chinese Chess tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 3 » 10th Computer Olympiad
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Shun-Chin Hsu (2006). NEUChess wins Chinese Chess tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2 » 11th Computer Olympiad
 * I-Chen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen (2006). NCTU6 wins Connect6 tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 29, No. 3 » 11th Computer Olympiad
 * I-Chen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen (2007). X6 wins Connect6 tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 30, No. 2 » 12th Computer Olympiad
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Tai-Ning Yang, Jr-Chang Chen, Shun-Chin Hsu (2007). Study on loop problem in opening database for chinese chess programs. 20. IEA/AIE 2007: Kyoto, Japan
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Jung-Kuei Yang (2009). The Bitboard Design and Bitwise Computing in Connect Six. 14th Game Programming Workshop

2010 ...
2011 2012 2013 2014
 * Chang-Shing Lee, Mei-Hui Wang, Shi-Jim Yen, Yu-Jen Chen, Cheng-Wei Chou, Guillaume Chaslot, Jean-Baptiste Hoock, Arpad Rimmel, Hassen Doghmen (2010). An ontology-based fuzzy inference system for computer Go applications. International Journal of Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 12, No. 2, pdf
 * Shih-Chieh Huang, Shi-Jim Yen (2010). Many Faces of Go wins Go 13x13 Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 3 » 15th Computer Olympiad
 * I-Chen Wu, Ping-Hung Lin, Shi-Jim Yen (2010). MoreThenFive wins the Connect-6 Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 3 » 15th Computer Olympiad
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Shih-Yuan Chiu, I-Chen Wu (2010). Modark wins Chinese Dark Chess Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 4 » 15th Computer Olympiad
 * Hsin-Hung Chou, Shi-Yuan Chiu, Shi-Jim Yen (2010). Cpuzzler wins Light Up Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 4 » 15th Computer Olympiad
 * I-Chen Wu, Der-Johng Sun, Shi-Jim Yen (2010). HappyNuri wins Nurikabe Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 33, No. 4 » 15th Computer Olympiad
 * Arpad Rimmel, Olivier Teytaud, Chang-Shing Lee, Shi-Jim Yen, Mei-Hui Wang, Shang-Rong Tsai (2010). Current Frontiers in Computer Go. IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, Vol. 2
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Tsan-Cheng Su (2010). Solving Fillomino With Efficient Algorithm. GPW 2010
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Jung-Kuei Yang (2010). Searching for Stage Proof Number in Connect6. TAAI 2010
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Shih-Yuan Chiu, Cheng-Wei Chou, Tsan-Cheng Su (2010). Hashi Solver. GPW 2010, pdf
 * Hung-Hsuan Lin, Der-Johng Sun, I-Chen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen (2011). The 2010 TAAI Computer Game Tournaments. ICGA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 1
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Shi-Yuan Chiu, Cheng-Wei Chou, Jr-Chang Chen (2011). Cpuzzler wins Nonogram Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 1 » 15th Computer Olympiad
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Tsan-Cheng Su, I-Chen Wu (2011). Shiga wins Chinese Chess Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 34, No. 2 » 15th Computer Olympiad
 * Cheng-Wei Chou, Olivier Teytaud, Shi-Jim Yen (2011). Revisiting Monte-Carlo Tree Search on a Normal Form Game: NoGo. EvoApplications 2011
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Jung-Kuei Yang (2011). Two-Stage Monte Carlo Tree Search for Connect6. IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, Vol. 3
 * Cheng-Wei Chou, Ping-Chiang Chou, Hassen Doghmen, Chang-Shing Lee, Tsan-Cheng Su, Fabien Teytaud, Olivier Teytaud, Hui-Ming Wang, Mei-Hui Wang, Li-Wen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen (2011). Towards a Solution of 7x7 Go with Meta-MCTS. Advances in Computer Games 13
 * Ming-Cheng Cheng, Jr-Chang Chen, Tsan-Cheng Su, Shi-Jim Yen (2012). Shiga wins Chinese Chess Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 1 » 16th Computer Olympiad
 * Der-Johng Sun, Kuang-che Wu, I-Chen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen, Kuo-Yuan Kao (2012). Nonogram Tournaments in TAAI 2011. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 2 » Nonogram, TAAI 2011
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Jung-Kuei Yang, Kuo-Yuan Kao, Tai-Ning Yang (2012). Bitboard Knowledge Base System and Elegant Search Architectures for Connect6. Knowledge-Based Systems, Vol. 34
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Cheng-Wei Chou, Jr-Chang Chen, I-Chen Wu, Kuo-Yuan Kao (2012). The Art of the Chinese Dark Chess Program DIABLE. ICS 2012, Hualien, Taiwan, December 2012
 * Kuo-Yuan Kao, I-Chen Wu, Yi-Chang Shan, Shi-Jim Yen (2012). Selection Search for Mean and Temperature of Multi-branch Combinatorial Games. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 3
 * Chang-Shing Lee, Mei-Hui Wang, Olivier Teytaud, Shi-Jim Yen (2012). Human vs. Machine Go Competitions in IEEE WCCI 2012. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 4
 * Ching-Nung Lin, Shi-Jim Yen (2012). The Computer Go Tournaments in TCGA 2012. ICGA Journal, Vol. 35, No. 4
 * Ping-Chiang Chou, Shi-Jim Yen, Cheng-Wei Chou, Ching-Nung Lin, Chang-Shing Lee, Olivier Teytaud, Hassen Doghmen (2012). A simple Tsumego Generator. GPW 2012
 * Cheng-Wei Chou, Ping-Chiang Chou, Chang-Shing Lee, David L. Saint-Pierre, Olivier Teytaud, Mei-Hui Wang, Li-Wen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen (2012). Strategic Choices: Small Budgets and Simple Regret. TAAI 2012, Excellent Paper Award, pdf
 * Cheng-Wei Chou, Ching-Nung Lin, Shi-Jim Yen, Hideki Kato, Jr-Chang Chen (2013). The 6th GPW Cup 9x9 and 13x13 Computer Go Tournaments. ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1
 * Ching-Nung Lin, Shi-Jim Yen (2013). The TAAI 2012 Computer Go Tournaments and Human vs. Computer Go Competition. ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1
 * Wen-Jie Tseng, Jr-Chang Chen, Lung-Ping Chen, Shi-Jim Yen, I-Chen Wu (2013). TCGA 2013 Computer Game Tournaments. ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3
 * Jr-Chang Chen, Shi-Jim Yen, Tsan-Cheng Su (2013). SHIGA Wins Chinese Chess Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3 » 17th Computer Olympiad
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Jr-Chang Chen, Bo-Nian Chen, Wen-Jie Tseng (2013). DARKNIGHT Wins Chinese Dark Chess Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3 » 17th Computer Olympiad
 * Ting-Han Wei, Wen-Jie Tseng, I-Chen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen (2013). MOBILE 6 Wins Connect6 Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3 » 17th Computer Olympiad
 * Wen-Jie Tseng, Li-Kai Chuang, I-Chen Wu, Shun-Shii Lin, Shi-Jim Yen (2013). LONGCAT Wins Mahjong Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3 » 17th Computer Olympiad
 * Chih-Hung Chen, Shun-Shii Lin (2013). Effective Integration Frameworks for Combining Computer Gaming programs with the Grid Computing System. JSAI 2013
 * Chang-Shing Lee, Mei-Hui Wang, Yu-Jen Chen, Shi-Jim Yen (2013). Apply Fuzzy Markup Language to Knowledge Representation for Game of Computer Go. in Giovanni Acampora, Vincenzo Loia, Chang-Shing Lee, Mei-Hui Wang (eds.) (2013). On the Power of Fuzzy Markup Language. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Vol. 296, Springer
 * Kuo-Yuan Kao, I-Chen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen, Yi-Chang Shan (2013). Incentive Learning in Monte Carlo Tree Search. IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, Vol. 5, No. 4
 * Tsan-Cheng Su, Shi-Jim Yen, Jr-Chang Chen, I-Chen Wu (2014). TAAI 2012 Computer Game Tournaments. ICGA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 1
 * Ching-Nung Lin, Shi-Jim Yen (2014). Human vs. Computer Go Competition in FUZZ-IEEE 2013. ICGA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 1
 * Ching-Nung Lin, Shi-Jim Yen (2014). The Best-of-Seven Human vs. Computer Go Competition in TCGA 2013. ICGA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 1
 * Jr-Chang Chen, Tsan-Cheng Su, Shi-Jim Yen (2014). TAAI 2013 Computer Game Tournaments. ICGA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 1
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Tsan-Cheng Su, Jr-Chang Chen, Shun-Chin Hsu (2014). Solving 6x6 Othello on Volunteer Computing System. GPW-2014
 * Ting-Han Wei, I-Chen Wu, Chao-Chin Liang, Bing-Tsung Chiang, Wen-Jie Tseng, Shi-Jim Yen, Chang-Shing Lee (2014). Job-Level Algorithms for Connect6 Opening Position Analysis. ECAI CGW 2014
 * Shun-Shii Lin, Chih-Hung Chen, Shun-Chin Hsu, I-Chen Wu, Shi-Jim Yen, Jr-Chang Chen (2014). TCGA 2014 Computer Game Tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 4 » TCGA 2014

2015 ...

 * Marie-Liesse Cauwet, Olivier Teytaud, Hua-Min Liang, Shi-Jim Yen, Hung-Hsuan Lin, I-Chen Wu, Tristan Cazenave, Abdallah Saffidine (2015). Depth, balancing, and limits of the Elo model. IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence and Games 2015, arXiv:1511.02006
 * Olivier Teytaud, Abdallah Saffidine, Shi-Jim Yen (2015). The complexities of Go. Advances in Computer Games 14
 * Chu-Hsuan Hsueh, I-Chen Wu, Wen-Jie Tseng, Shi-Jim Yen, Jr-Chang Chen (2015). Strength Improvement and Analysis for an MCTS-Based Chinese Dark Chess Program. Advances in Computer Games 14
 * Ting-Han Wei, I-Chen Wu, Chao-Chin Liang, Bing-Tsung Chiang, Wen-Jie Tseng, Shi-Jim Yen, Chang-Shing Lee (2015). Job-Level Algorithms for Connect6 Opening Book Construction. ICGA Journal, Vol. 38, No. 3
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Cheng-Wei Chou, Jr-Chang Chen, I-Chen Wu, Kuo-Yuan Kao (2015). Design and Implementation of Chinese Dark Chess Programs. IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, Vol. 7, No. 1
 * Chang-Shing Lee, Mei-Hui Wang, Shi-Jim Yen, Ting-Han Wei, I-Chen Wu, Ping-Chiang Chou, Chun-Hsun Chou, Ming-Wan Wang, Tai-Hsiung Yang (2016). Human vs. Computer Go: Review and Prospect. arXiv:1606.02032
 * Shi-Jim Yen, Ching-Nung Lin, Guan-Lun Cheng, Jr-Chang Chen (2017). Deep Learning and Block Go. IJCNN 2017
 * Ching-Nung Lin, Jr-Chang Chen, Shi-Jim Yen, Chan-San Chen (2018). Design of a Block Go program using deep learning and Monte Carlo tree search. ICGA Journal, Vol. 40, No. 3
 * Ching-Nung Lin, Fabien Letouzey, Shi-Jim Yen (2019). Decapus wins Othello 10 × 10 tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1 » 21st Computer Olympiad 2018
 * Jung-Kuei Yang, Shi-Jim Yen (2019). Kavalan wins Connect6 tournament. ICGA Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1 » 21st Computer Olympiad 2018

2020 ...

 * Tristan Cazenave, Yen-Chi Chen, Guan-Wei Chen, Shi-Yu Chen, Xian-Dong Chiu, Julien Dehos, Maria Elsa, Qucheng Gong, Hengyuan Hu, Vasil Khalidov, Cheng-Ling Li, Hsin-I Lin, Yu-Jin Lin, Xavier Martinet, Vegard Mella, Jeremy Rapin, Baptiste Roziere, Gabriel Synnaeve, Fabien Teytaud, Olivier Teytaud, Shi-Cheng Ye, Yi-Jun Ye, Shi-Jim Yen, Sergey Zagoruyko (2020). Polygames: Improved Zero Learning. arXiv:2001.09832
 * Jung-Kuei Yang, Shi-Jim Yen (2020). The Connect6 tournament of the 2019 Computer Olympiad. ICGA Journal, Vol. 42, No. 1 » 22nd Computer Olympiad
 * Tristan Cazenave, Yen-Chi Chen, Guan-Wei Chen, Shi-Yu Chen, Xian-Dong Chiu, Julien Dehos, Maria Elsa, Qucheng Gong, Hengyuan Hu, Vasil Khalidov, Cheng-Ling Li, Hsin-I Lin, Yu-Jin Lin, Xavier Martinet, Vegard Mella, Jeremy Rapin, Baptiste Roziere, Gabriel Synnaeve, Fabien Teytaud, Olivier Teytaud, Shi-Cheng Ye, Yi-Jun Ye, Shi-Jim Yen, Sergey Zagoruyko (2020). Polygames: Improved zero learning. ICGA Journal, Vol. 42, No. 4, arXiv:2001.09832

=External Links=
 * Shi-Jim Yen - Bio
 * Shi-Jim Yen's ICGA Tournaments
 * Shi-Jim Yen - Google Scholar Citations
 * Forum of Computer Games 2010

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