Prof. Dr. Kevin D. Hyde is a visiting professor at the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also a professor at Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, northern Thailand. Dr. Hyde obtained a PhD in mycology from Portsmouth University in 1988 and received a DSc, which was awarded for significantly advancing the science of tropical microfungi, from the University of Wales in 2001. Dr. Hyde has a strong background in mycology with an emphasis on fungal taxonomy and phylogeny, ecology, and plant pathology. He has received a certificate from Thomson Reuters for being one of the top 1% of cited scientists in his field and was listed as one of the most influential scientists in his field in the Thomson Reuters report from 2014–2024. Dr. Hyde is an internationally respected leading mycologist who works in various mycology disciplines. His current research includes fungi in ecosystem functioning, mycorrhizal fungi, mushroom growing, plant pathology, fungal ecology, and fungal phylogeny.