Hui Liu is a Professor of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, at Central South University, China, as well as a Vice Dean of the Faculty of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, and Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (IAIR). He received a Ph.D. in Automation Engineering, and his habilitation, from Rostock University in Germany. He has published more than 70 papers, and holds over 50 patents. Chao Chen researches Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, at Central South University, China. He has published over twenty papers, and has applications pending for eight national patents in the area of smart metro. Prof. Yanfei Li is Associate Professor, Shennong Chair Professor, Director of Smart Agriculture, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China. Prof. Li published 45 SCI/EI papers, including 27 JCR Q1 journal papers, 2 ESI 1% highly-cited papers. She authorized 10 national invention patents as the first inventor and published one monograph in China communications press. She leaded several important research projects, including China National Key Research and Development Project, Human Natural Science Foundation Project, etc. She won the second prize of the Natural Science Award of Ministry of Education in 2017, the first prize of the Hunan New Energy Science and Technology Progress Award in 2020, the Logistics Technology Innovation Award of China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing in 2021 and the Transportation and Logistics Innovation Award of China Highway and Transportation Society in 2020, etc. Prof. Li is an expert in the smart agriculture and transportation systems. Zhu Duan researches Smart Railway and Engineering, at Central South University, China. He has published over twenty papers, as well as holding 10 national patents on railway engineering. Dr. Ye Li is a Scientist, Leader of Junior Research Group of Smart Robotics, School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, China. Dr. Li published 16 journal and conference papers and authorized 4 China invention patents. He leaded and participated in several important research projects, including Operational management decision support tool for bridges subjected to extreme wind funded by Highway England, Short-term multi-step prediction and spatial correlation of PM2.5 concentrations for smart metro station funded by NSFC of China. Dr. Li is a young expert in the field of smart metro station.
