I am Guoan Yin, Professor at the College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University. I earned my PhD from Northeast Agricultural University and was a visiting scholar at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (2014–2015). My research focuses on animal behavior, animal welfare, smart farming, and livestock farming systems and management. I have published over 40 papers in journals including Applied Animal Behaviour Science, Poultry Science, Animals, and Frontiers in Veterinary Science. I also serve as an Executive Council Member of the Livestock Environmental Hygiene Branch of the Chinese Association of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, and as an editor for Animal Research and One Health.