Prof. Dr. Jinliang Gao is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, and the deputy director of the Institute of Water Supply and Drainage Systems. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Water Supply and Drainage Engineering from Harbin Institute of Architecture and Engineering, a master's degree in Municipal Engineering from Harbin University of Architecture and Technology, and a PhD in Municipal Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology. He was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration. He has presided over more than 100 national and provincial-level research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) International Cooperation Program, and the National Key Research and Development Program. He has published numerous papers and three monographs and has served as chief editor or co-editor of 15 national and industry standards. He has been granted 22 invention patents, successfully commercialized 9 patents, and has been granted 15 software copyrights.