Ji-Hong Li received the B.S. degree in physics from Jilin University, China, in 1991, and the M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electronics engineering from Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Currently, he is a Chief Researcher with the Korea Institute of Robotics and Technology Convergence, Pohang, Republic of Korea; an Adjunct Professor with Pukyong National University, Busan, Republic of Korea; and a Guest Professor with the Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and received several best paper awards in the academic conferences. Also, he is the board member of the Korea Marine Robot Technology Society and the Korea Institute of Unmanned Systems and a member of IFAC TC2.3 and TC7.2. His current research interests include the navigation, guidance, and control of various underwater vehicles.