Haibin Liu received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in aeronautics and astronautics engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 1985 and 1988, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in precision engineering from Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, in 1995. He was a Research Fellow with the Institute of NEC, Foundation of Computer and Communication (C&C) Promotion, Japan. From 1998 to 2004, he was a Principle Scientist with Motorola Japan Ltd., Japan. He was a CTO and a Full Professor with the China Academy of Aerospace Systems Science and Engineering, Beijing, China. He is currently a Full Distinguished Professor with the College of Intelligent Machinery, and the Deputy Director of the Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing. His current research interests include artificial intelligence, smart manufacturing, and hybrid control systems.