Prof. Yuxin Zhao received a Ph.D. in navigation, guidance, and control from Harbin Engineering University (HEU), Harbin, China, in 2005. He completed postdoctorial research in control science and engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology in 2008. From 2012 to 2013, he visited the Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London, as a research scholar. He is currently the Head and Professor of the College of Intelligent System Science and Engineering, HEU. Zhao has served the academic communities in various capacities, including as a fellow of IET, a member of the Royal Institute of Navigation, and a fellow of the Chinese Navigation Institute. In 2004, he was awarded a scholarship of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs for visiting the Levin Institute of the State University of New York. His research interests include artificial intelligence, filtering theory, marine navigation system, and intelligent transportation system.