Dr. Victor C. Yeh has overcome the greatest deficiency in the existing Chinese information technology (CIT), which is the lack of a natural language computer interface for Chinese ideograms. The Phonetic Chinese Language (PCL) System is created as an ideal solution to this challenge. PCL, based on tonal spelling for ideograms (in one-byte format), is the most efficient Chinese Language-Computer Interface. In PCL, a complete alphabetic accountability for the Chinese language has been established. Based on a natural language interface the ideogram-spelling technique accommodates both the simplified and the traditional script equally well. Using a series of linguistic processes precise, concise and unique tonal spelling for Chinese ideograms are ensured and optimized. The resulting PCL text achieved the highest possible readability and learnability conveying all tonal information, and intelligent homonym resolution.

The four-dimensional Phonetic Chinese Alphabet (PCA) is the critical foundation needed for the success of a natural language for Chinese computer interface. This natural language - the Phonetic Chinese Language (PCL) - can be taught at any elementary school with our without computer. Adoption and wide application of the PCL System in the mainland and in Taiwan will greatly increase the national economy and productivity. The PCL System will enable Chinese people to compete effectively at the Internet speed in the Information Age with all the highly developed countries.

It is clear that Dr. Yeh's ideogram-spelling technique has overcome the current glaring deficiency in Chinese language-computer interface. In time, the PCL System will enable hundreds of millions Chinese using their own fluent mother tongue to write e-mails on internet. This is analogous to the great success in using the English language on internet enjoyed in the United States writing four trillion emails in the year 2000. Only by implementing the PCL System nationwide will the Chinese economy and productivity in mainland and Taiwan be able to catch up with the advanced nations in the world.

Work Experience:

1982-Present President, AlphaGram System, Inc. (formerly ICM Corporation 1982-1995) System and software architect for the Phonetic Chinese Language (PCL) System. Publications related to Chinese language-computer interface (see Appendix)

Education:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Mechanical Engineering Department (minor in System Engineering), Doctor of Science (Sc. D) 1952, MS 1950, BS 1948 University of California, Berkeley, 1945. Nankai Middle School in Chongqing, China in 1944.