Dr. Yongliang Xie received his bachelor’s degree from Shandong University and his doctorate from the School of Energy and Power Engineering of Xi’an Jiaotong University. He was jointly trained at the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently an associate professor and masters supervisor at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University. He is mainly engaged in research on new energy technologies. His research directions are alternative fuel technology, energy storage safety technology, and intelligent operation and maintenance of new energy systems. He has presided over several projects including the Natural Science Foundation Youth Fund, the National Key R&D Program, and the Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Department Project. He has published more than 30 papers in mainstream SCI journals on energy, such as Energy & Fuel, Fuel, and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, with more than a thousand citations on Google Scholar.