Yingchi Mao is a Professor at the School of Computer and Software, Hohai University. She obtained a bachelor's degree in computer and application from 1994.09 to 1999.07 and a master's degree in computer application technology from 1999.09 to 2003.06 from Hohai University. She then obtained a doctorate from Nanjing University in computer software and theory from 2003.09 to 2007.06. She is a member of the Distributed Computing and System Committee of the Chinese Computer Society and a member of the Environmental Perception and Protection Automation Committee of the Chinese Automation Society.