Dr. Difei Zhao is an Associate Researcher at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, China. He earned his Ph.D. at the China University of Mining & Technology in 2020. He is also the director of the Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubation Center of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute. His research field focus on the following: (1) interdisciplinary research between artificial intelligence and energy resources (such as smart mines, and energy assessment); (2) innovation and entrepreneurship education and incubation and transformation mechanisms; (3) AI + application of artificial intelligence; (4) unconventional oil and gas geology.