Dr. Guoqing Zhao is a Lecturer in Operations Management at the School of Management, Swansea University. His research focuses on the areas of supply chain risk management, supply chain resilience, knowledge management, and industry 4.0 technologies and their implications on supply chain management. His work has been published in highly regarded journals including Computers in Industry, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, International Journal of Production Research, Production Planning & Control, International Journal of Entrepreneurial & Behavior Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, among others. He received a high citation award, conference attendance award, micro-media grant, Chinese Government award, and best paper award. Currently, he serves as a track chair of the IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS23), Track 8: Intelligent Systems and Supply Chains for Sustainable Development, and program committee of the International Conference on Decision Support System Technology (2023).