Prof. Maolin Cai is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, and Director of the Beijing Key Laboratory of Pneumatic Thermal Energy Storage and Supply. He obtained his PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology between 1999 and 2002. In addition, he holds other positions, including council member of the Beijing European–American Alumni Association, Vice Chairman of the Beijing Overseas High‑Level Talents Association, Vice Chairman of the Zhongguancun Talent Association, and member of the National Pneumatic Standardization Technical Committee. His research focuses on intelligent manufacturing and large‑scale industrial models, robotics and embodied intelligence, design, simulation and control of compressed‑air systems, energy‑saving optimization, fault detection of pneumatic components, and new energy and energy storage.