1984-1988 Bachelor Degree, Department of Computer Science, Tsinghua University
1988-1991 Master Degree, Department of Computer Science, Tsinghua University

1991-1995  Lecture in the department of computer science and engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1996-1998  Associate professor in the department of computer science and engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1997-1998   Visiting Professor in Waseda University
1998-      Professor in the department of computer science and engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Pervasive Learning

1. Shen, R. M., Wang, M. J., Gao, W. P., Novak, D., Tang, L. (In press). Mobile Learning in a large blended computer science classroom: System function, pedagogies, and their impact on learning. IEEE Transactions on Education. 2009
2. Shen, R. M., Wang, M. J., Pan, and X.Y. (In Press), “Increasing interactivity in blended classrooms through a cutting-edge mobile learning system,” British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 39, No. 6. (November 2008), pp. 1073-1086.
3. Heng Luo, Changyong Niu, Ruimin Shen & Carsten Ullrich. A collaborative filtering framework based on both local user similarity and global user similarity. Machine Learning, Volume 72, Number 3, Pages 231-245, 2008.
4. Carsten Ullrich; Kerstin Borau; Heng Luo; Xiaohong Tan; Liping Shen & Ruimin Shen. Why Web 2.0 is Good for Learning and for Research: Principles and Prototypes. Proceedings of the 17th International World Wide Web Conference, ACM, 2008.
5. Fan Yang, Minjuan Wang, Ruimin Shen, and Peng Han, “Community-organizing agent: An artificial intelligent system for building learning communities among large numbers of learners,” Computers & Education, 49(2), p.131-147, 2007.

* National High-Tech Research Program (863) of China under grant No. 2007AA01Z157. Research on Context-aware Multi-modal Interaction Model and Key Technologies. 2008-2009. (Principal Investigator)
* ROLE: Responsive Open Learning Environments, Integrated Project, EUProject FP7. 2008 
* National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under grant No. 60672066. Network Measurement based Overlay Construction Algorithms and its Application. 2007-2009. (Principal Investigator)
* key projects in the national science & technology pillar program during the eleventh five-year plan under grant No. 2007BAH09B05. Interactive Education Application Based on High-performance Broadband Network. 2007-2010. (Principal Investigator).
* US Natural Science Foundation (NSF) under grant No. 0623166. Distributed Learning and Collaboration (DLAC) for Next Generation Educational Settings. 2007. (Participant)
* US Natural Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant No. 0456434. International Collaboration on Web-based Learning: Theory, Research and Practice. 2006. (Participant) 
* National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under grant No. 60372078. Research On E-Learning Collaborative Learning and Personalized Predictive Model. 2004-2006. (Principal Investigator).