Dr. Tiancheng Zhang is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Northeastern University, a senior member of the China Computer Society, and an executive member of the China Information System Committee. He received a Ph.D. degree in computer software and theory from Northeastern University (NEU), China. From May 2012 to April 2013, he was a visiting scholar at the University of New South Wales, Australia. His main research interests include artificial intelligence, smart education, big data analysis and mining, and spatiotemporal data management technology. He is a senior member of the China Computer Federation (CCF).