He received his Ph.D. degree from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2001. After completing his postdoctoral research at Nankai University in 2003, he joined the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Science and Technology Beijing that same year to engage in teaching and research. His primary research interests include risk assessment theories and methods, public safety and emergency management, risk assessment for defects in consumer and automotive products, intelligent early warning systems for safety risks, and the operational safety of industrial equipment.