Prof. Rose Qingyang Hu obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering, (Control Theory) from the University of Science and Technology of China in 1992, her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (Control and Robotics) from New York University Tandon School of Engineering in 1995, and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Communications and Networks) from the University of Kansas in 1998. She is currently a Professor and Associate Dean for Research with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University. Before joining Utah State University, she held various industry and academic positions and actively participated in industry 4G standards/technology development and system-level simulations. She was an Assistant Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Mississippi State University during 2002–2004. During 1998–2002 and 2004–2010, she held several management and senior research positions in the telecommunication industry. Her current research interests include next-generation wireless communications and networking, AI and machine learning, the internet of things, big data and cloud/fog computing, wireless sensor networks, and smart grid communications.