Liudong Xing received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia, in 2002. She is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts (UMass) Dartmouth, USA. Her current research interests include reliability and resilience modeling, analysis and optimization of complex systems and networks. She has published two books titled Binary Decision Diagrams and Extensions for System Reliability Analysis and Dynamic System Reliability: Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic and Dependent Behaviors. Prof. Xing was a recipient of the 2014 Leo M. Sullivan Teacher of the Year Award, the 2010 Scholar of the Year Award, and the 2011 Outstanding Women Award of UMass Dartmouth. She was a recipient of the 2018 IEEE Region 1 Outstanding Teaching in an IEEE Area of Interest (University or College) Award, and the 2007 IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation (Academic) Award. She was a co-recipient of the Best (Student) Paper Award at several conferences and journals. She has served as an Associate Editor or Editorial Board member of multiple journals including Reliability Engineering & System Safety, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, and International Journal of Systems Science. She is a Fellow of The International Society of Engineering Asset Management and a Senior Member of IEEE.