Huapeng Wu received a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in machine manufacturing automation from the School of Mechanical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), China, in 1986 and 1993, respectively, and a Dr. Sc. (Tech.) degree from the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT), Finland, in 2001. He is currently working as an Adjunct Professor and an Associate Professor at LUT in the field of mechatronics, robotics, and artificial intelligence.