Xiaosong Hu was a Professor in the College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering at China Agricultural University in 1995-2019. He obtained his Bachelor's degree from Huazhong Agricultural University (1978-1982) and Master's degree from China Agricultural University (1985-1988). He previously worked as a Teaching Assistant (1982-1988) and Lecturer (1988-1995) at the Department of Horticulture at Beijing Agricultural University. From 1996.3 to 1996.9, he worked in the College of Agriculture, University of Boigny. Currently, he is a Director of the National Fruit and Vegetable Processing Engineering Technology Research Center.