Hao Cai (M’74) received his B.S. degree in civil engineering from Centre South University, Changsha, China, in 1997; his M.S. degree in information processing from the University of York, York, UK, in 2001; and his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the University of York, York, UK, in 2005. From 2005 to 2008, he was a Research Associate with the Safety Critical System Laboratory of London Metropolitan University, London, UK. From 2008 to 2012, he was a technical lead with Altran Praxis High Integrity Systems, Bath, UK. He is a technical and scientific director for multiple complex safety critical systems, such as the NATS air traffic control system UK, the Engine Monitoring Unit (EMU) System for Trent XWB, and the Trent 900 jet Engine. Since 2012, he has been a Professor with the Computer Science Department (formerly Department Chair), Shantou University, China. He is the author of 3 books and more than 50 articles. He holds more than 10 patents. His research interests include safety-critical systems, hardware and software architectures for high-integrity real-time systems, and dependable and distributed computing systems for industrial robotics. Dr. Cai was a recipient of the Top-Notch Scientist Award for the Guangdong Province, China, in 2014, and he was elected as the president of the blockchain industry association of Shantou City, China, in 2020.