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Author
Lee Chao, PhD, is a professor in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics division
at the University of Houston–Victoria, USA. He earned his PhD at the University of Wyoming,
USA.
Dr. Chao has been teaching IT courses for over 20 years. His current research interests are
database system development and cloud computing. Dr. Chao is the author of over a dozen
research articles and books in various areas of IT.