Prof. Dr. Jian Deng is a professor at the School of Navigation, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, China. He obtained his master’s degree and a PhD in Traffic Information Engineering and Control from Wuhan University of Technology in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of Florida from 2014 to 2015. Prof. Dr. Jian Deng’s research interests include water transportation safety and emergency response, ship and port pollution prevention and control, and water transportation of hazardous goods.