Prof. Dr. Jianfeng Gu is currently a Professor at the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Materials Laser Processing and Modification, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. From the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he earned a Bachelor's degree in Metal Materials and Heat Treatment (1992), a Master's degree in Metal Materials and Heat Treatment (1995), and a PhD in Metal Materials and Heat Treatment (1998). He completed postdoctoral studies at the Technical University of Troyes (UTT) in France from January to December 2000. He served as a lecturer in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1998 and was promoted to associate professor in 2005 and professor in 2008. In addition, from February 2005 to January 2006, he served as a visiting scholar at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). His research topics mainly include (1) Numerical simulation of material heat treatment process and its engineering application, and (2) Multiscale simulation of material microstructure and mechanical behavior.