He received his Ph.D. degree from Iowa State University in Ames of USA and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Tsinghua University in Beijing of China. He has published more than 35 papers in high-quality journals, edited one book, written two book chapters, and extensively presented in national/international conferences. He serves onejournal as the editor-in-chief, two journals as an associate editor, and many journals as a referee.