Dr. Sheng-Jen (Tony) Hsieh is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, an Affiliate Faculty member in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, and the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory in the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, with a minor emphasis in Computer Science, from Texas Tech University. Dr. Hsieh's research interests include automation and robotics, smart system design, cyber manufacturing, infrared imaging and characterization, and the design of technology for engineering education. He was named Honorary International Chair Professor of the National Taipei University of Technology in Taipei, Taiwan, for 2015–2023. At Texas A&M, he was named Halliburton Faculty Fellow in 2005, Halliburton Professor in 2011, and William and Montine P. Head Fellow in 2014. He received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2003. He serves as an Associate Editor for Industrial Robot and an Editorial Board member for Assembly Automation and Sensor Review.