Heng Nian (Senior Member, IEEE) received his BEng and MEng degrees in electrical engineering from the Hefei University of Technology, China, in 1999 and 2002, respectively, and a PhD in electrical engineering from Zhejiang University, China, in 2005. From 2005 to 2007, he was a postdoctoral researcher with the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University. In 2007, he was promoted to associate professor. From 2013 to 2014, he was a visiting scholar with the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA. Since 2016, he has been a full professor with the College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University. His current research interests include the optimal design and operation control for wind power generation systems.