Dr. Liu Chao received a B.Sc. degree from Beijing Institute of Technology in July 2001, an M.Sc. degree from Beijing Institute of Technology in March 2004, and a Ph.D. degree from University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in May 2013. He is a Senior Engineer (Research-level) at the National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a Director of the Plasma Detection Laboratory, National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests mainly focus on space environment detection.