Prof. Dr. Dong Liu received his B.Sc. degree from Anhui Normal University in 1998, an M.Sc. degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001, and a Ph.D. degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2005. Since February 2015, Prof. Dr. Liu has been a Professor and a Vice Director in the Center for Atmospheric Optics, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Prof. Dr. Liu's research interests mainly focus on ground-based, airborne and space-borne lidar system development, algorithm development for lidar measurement of aerosol and clouds, and ground and satellite multi-sensor remote sensing of aerosol and clouds.