Xiaozhou Hu graduated from Central South University with a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in 2011. In 2017 he was hired as a doctoral supervisor. His main research field is the application of CFD to mechanical engineering, including the launching and retrieval of offshore structures, hydraulic lifting technology of solid liquid two-phase flow and lubrication and thermal analysis of transmission systems. In the last five years, he has undertaken national and provincial research projects and a provincial research and published 20 scientific papers.