Prior to his current position, he worked with Prof. Sankaran Mahadevan as a postdoctoral researcher at Vanderbilt University from 2014.09 to 2016.11. Dr.Hu earned his Ph.D. degree from Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla) in 2014. He received his Master of Science degree in Mechatronics engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China in March 2011. He received his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Central South University, Changsha, China in 2008.