Haibo Zhu is an Associate Professor of the Agricultural Information Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (AII-CAAS), where he has started his academic career since July 2011. His research concentrates on poverty alleviation, digital economy development, and rural revitalization, and financial inclusion. Haibo Zhu obtained a B.A. degree in Accounting from Huazhong Agricultural University of China (HAU) in 2008, an M.S. degree in Agricultural Economics from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in 2011, and a Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics from Renmin University of China (RUC) in 2018.