Dr. Hsu received a Bachelor in Music in Piano Performance and in Recording Arts and a Master of Arts in Acoustics at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. Later, he continued his studies with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (acoustics) and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering while studying acoustics at Georgia Tech. Since 2013, he has been a faculty member whose research focuses on acoustics, musical acoustics, instrument design, music education, and architectural acoustics. Collaborating with composers, concert performers, medical professional, and architects, his research embodies an interdisciplinary spirit. In 2016, some of his novel musical instruments have been on exhibition at the Stubbins Gallery and at the Robert Ferst Center for the Arts.