Dr. Yu Liu obtained his bachelor’s degree in Material Forming and Control Engineering and master’s degree in Material Processing Engineering from Chongqing University in 2009 and 2012, respectively. Then, he earned his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wollongong, Australia, in 2019. He was selected as the 2022 Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Deputy Director, and he is currently a distinguished associate professor and lecturer at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Nantong University. His research interests include large plastic deformation and surface engineering.