He obtained his PhD degree from Tsinghua University. Dr. Hu has been working in the chief engineer’s office of the Xi’an Railway Bureau for more than one year, and has developed a railway information network to improve the exchange of information among departments. His research interests include information sharing and network construction. In addition, Dr. Hu is also interested in device design and development. He has designed more than 10 devices/systems and holds more than 30 patents in China. These designs are related to medical instruments and monitoring devices for railway systems. He was a visiting scholar when he was involved in this study.