Prof. Dr. Xin Lu received a PhD degree from the Department of Public Health Sciences at Karolinska Institutet in 2013. He is currently a Professor at the National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, China, and the Co-Founder of the Flowminder Foundation, which focuses on analyzing big data and providing it free of charge to organizations and relief agencies. His research interests include big data analytics, human behavior, complex networks, emergency management, public health, and other related subjects. Prof. Dr. Xin Lu was awarded by the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars.